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name: "Caroline Champetier"
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imdb_id: "nm0005667"
tmdb_id: 50539
wikidata_id: "Q512673"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "16 July 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-06T04:16:43.280117+00:00"
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# Caroline Champetier

## Identity

Caroline Champetier

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/caroline-champetier
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** caroline-champetier
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005667
- **TMDB ID:** 50539
- **Wikidata ID:** Q512673
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Champetier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512673, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/50539

Cinematographer. Born 16 July 1954 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 16 July 1954, Paris, France
- **Active:** 1982–2012
- **Also known as:** Carolyn Champetier
- **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2010s 84 (2)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $42m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Champetier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512673, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/50539

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Holy Motors*](https://film.one/film/holy-motors.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Caroline Champetier is a French cinematographer. She was born on 16 July 1954 in Paris and trained at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC, now La Fémis). She has worked as director of photography on more than one hundred films since 1979.

Her credits include *Holy Motors* (2012), *Of Gods and Men* (2010), *Annette* (2021), *The Innocents* (2016), *Hannah Arendt* (2012) and *The Guardians* (2017). She received the César Award for Best Cinematography for *Of Gods and Men*. Champetier served as president of the Association Française des directeurs de la photographie cinématographique (AFC) from 2009 to 2012 and was awarded the Berlinale Camera in 2023.

She is the mother of actress Alice de Lencquesaing.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, afcinema.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Holy Motors* (2012), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/holy-motors.md)
- *Of Gods and Men* (2010), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/of-gods-and-men.md)
- *Ponette* (1996), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ponette.md)

## Complete filmography (113)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Becoming* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Rak* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Belle* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Widow Clicquot* (2024), Director of Photography
- *It's Not Me* (2024), Director of Photography
- *A Family* (2024), Director of Photography
- *The Damned Don't Cry* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Man in Black* (2023), Director of Photography
- *By Heart* (2022), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Annette* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Looking for Rohmer* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Guardians* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Napalm* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Pawn Street* (2016), Cinematography, Director of Photography
- *The Innocents* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Nuytten/Film* (2016), Director, Director of Photography
- *Looking for Her* (2016), Director of Photography, Art Direction
- *The Art Dealer* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Being 14* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Price of Fame* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Last of the Unjust* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Claude Lanzmann "On Shoah": A Conversation with Serge Toubiana* (2013), Thanks
- *Les mots comme des pierres* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Berthe Morisot* (2012), Director, Director of Photography
- *Hannah Arendt* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Holy Motors* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/holy-motors.md)
- *Voir la mer* (2011), Cinematography
- *Of Gods and Men* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/of-gods-and-men.md)
- *The White Line* (2010), as La directrice · Director of Photography
- *Premier anniversaire* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Three-way Wedding* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Karski Report* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Villa Amalia* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Heart of a Tiger* (2009), Director
- *Nanayo* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Tokyo!* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Killer* (2008), Director of Photography
- *One Day You'll Understand* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Capri* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Sympathy for the Lobster* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Terror's Advocate* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Beloved* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Untouchable* (2006), as Muriel · Director of Photography
- *Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'* (2006), Director of Photography
- *A Perfect Couple* (2006), Director of Photography, Art Direction
- *Car Wash* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Young Lieutenant* (2005), as Femme dans le train · Director of Photography
- *Quand nous étions punk* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Promised Land* (2004), Director of Photography
- *À tout de suite* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Princess Marie* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *La nuit sera longue* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Hot House* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Dangerous Liaisons* (2003), series, Director of Photography
- *LES VISAGES* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The War in Paris* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.* (2001), Director of Photography
- *H Story* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Cet amour-là* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Carrément à l'ouest* (2001), Director of Photography
- *To Mathieu* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Wind of the Night* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Marée haute* (1999), Director, Writer
- *The School of Flesh* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Alice and Martin* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Dry Cleaning* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Love Reinvented* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Ponette* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ponette.md)
- *The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Don't Forget You're Going to Die* (1996), Director of Photography
- *To Have (Or Not)* (1995), Director of Photography
- *A Single Girl* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Vertige de l'amour* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Écrire* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Oh, Woe Is Me* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Children Play Russian* (1993), Director of Photography, Production Manager, Assistant Director
- *C'est de l'art* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Sentinel* (1992), Director of Photography
- *The Annunciation of Marie* (1991), Director of Photography
- *I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Adrien's Sleep* (1991), Director, Screenplay
- *The Disenchanted* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Les dernières heures du millénaire* (1990), Director of Photography
- *The 15 Year Old Girl* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Gang of Four* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Power of Speech* (1988), Director of Photography
- *On s'est tous défilé* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Quand je serai jeune* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Keep Your Right Up* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Women in Love* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Aria* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Armide* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Double Gentlemen* (1986), Camera Operator
- *Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company* (1986), as Carol · Director of Photography
- *August 15th* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Book of Mary* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Pauline-épaulettes* (1985), Cinematography
- *Class Relations* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Série noire* (1984), series, as Carol
- *Toute une nuit* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Le Pont du Nord* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Too Early / Too Late* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Far from Manhattan* (1982), Actor
- *Alix's Pictures* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Woman Next Door* (1981), Camera Operator
- *Snow* (1981), Lighting Director
- *Paris s'en va* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Evidence* (1979), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- *My Heart Is Red* (1977), as François Villon
- *Leila et la Nuit*, Director of Photography
- *Dialogue entre la cheffe opératrice Caroline Champetier et Wouter Hessels à la Cinémathèque royale de Belgique*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Caroline Champetier at Berlinale 2023](https://film.one/media/person/120194/gallery-2e8a679832da.jpg) Caroline Champetier at Berlinale 2023 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Caroline_Champetier%2C_Berlinale_2023.jpg/1280px-Caroline_Champetier%2C_Berlinale_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Caroline Champetier](https://film.one/media/person/120194/gallery-eaacfe2d2b11.jpg) Caroline Champetier — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Caroline_Champetier_with_Berlinale_2023_Camera_Award.jpg/1280px-Caroline_Champetier_with_Berlinale_2023_Camera_Award.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won

- 2023: Berlinale Camera (won)

### Other awards — 4 won, 2 nominated

- Marburg Camera Award 2025: Marburg Camera Award (won)
- César Award for Best Cinematography 2022: César Award for Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Annette*
- Lumière Award for Best Cinematography 2022: Lumière Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Annette*
- Silver Frog 2012: Silver Frog (won), for *Holy Motors*
- César Award for Best Cinematography 2011: César Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Of Gods and Men*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2010: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Of Gods and Men*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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