---
name: "Jean-Claude Kalache"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-claude-kalache"
fi1m_id: "jean-claude-kalache"
imdb_id: "nm0435457"
tmdb_id: 7894
wikidata_id: "Q82076895"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "17 July 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-01T22:32:50.686475+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jean-Claude Kalache

## Identity

Jean-Claude Kalache

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-claude-kalache
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-claude-kalache
- **IMDb ID:** nm0435457
- **TMDB ID:** 7894
- **Wikidata ID:** Q82076895
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82076895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7894

Cinematographer. Born 17 July 1970 in Hoboken.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 17 July 1970, Hoboken
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Stanton](https://film.one/person/andrew-stanton.md), [Jonas Rivera](https://film.one/person/jonas-rivera.md), [Matt Aspbury](https://film.one/person/matt-aspbury.md), [Patrick Lin](https://film.one/person/patrick-lin.md), [Peter Sohn](https://film.one/person/peter-sohn.md), [Tim Allen](https://film.one/person/tim-allen.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 75 (2), 2020s 65 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 5, Comedy 5, Family 5, Adventure 3, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,185m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82076895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7894

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Up*](https://film.one/film/up.md) (88), [*Toy Story 4*](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) (78), [*Monsters University*](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md) (72), [*Elemental*](https://film.one/film/elemental.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Jean-Claude Kalache is a cinematographer at Pixar Animation Studios. He began his career there in lighting roles on early shorts and features, including Geri's Game (1997), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).

Kalache advanced to director of photography credits on Cars (2006), Up (2009), Monsters University (2013), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Elemental (2023). He is also credited on Toy Story 5 (2026). He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design (1993) and a Master of Science in Visualization (1997) from Texas A&M University.

*Sources: imdb.com, arch.tamu.edu, pixar.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Toy Story 5* (2026), Fi1m 66, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md)
- *Elemental* (2023), Fi1m 64, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/elemental.md)
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *Monsters University* (2013), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md)
- *Up* (2009), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/up.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Toy Story 5* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-5.md)
- *Elemental* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/elemental.md)
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *Monsters University* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md)
- *Up* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/up.md)
- *Cars* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Lighting Supervisor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *Toy Story 2* (1999), Lighting Supervisor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md)
- *A Bug's Life* (1998), as Lighting Technician — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md)
- *Geri's Game* (1997), as Lighting Technician

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