---
name: "Pierre Aïm"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierre-aim"
fi1m_id: "pierre-aim"
imdb_id: "nm0044545"
tmdb_id: 5431
wikidata_id: "Q3610"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "31 January 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-22T02:15:03.025953+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."
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# Pierre Aïm

## Identity

Pierre Aïm

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pierre-aim
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pierre-aim
- **IMDb ID:** nm0044545
- **TMDB ID:** 5431
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3610
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5431

Cinematographer. Born 31 January 1959 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 31 January 1959, Paris, France
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Pierre Aim
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 89 (2), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Documentary 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $15m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5431

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88)
- **Netflix:** [*The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable*](https://film.one/film/the-disciple-2026.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Pierre Aïm is a French cinematographer. Born in Paris on 31 January 1959, he graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1981. He began his career as a camera assistant and operator on feature films before working as director of photography on short films, including early collaborations with Mathieu Kassovitz.

Aïm is best known for his work on Kassovitz’s *Métisse* (1993) and *La Haine* (1995). He has since photographed more than seventy feature films across a range of genres, including *Paris, je t'aime* (2006), *Welcome to the Sticks* (2008), *Polisse* (2011) and *The Contractor* (2022). He is a member of the Association Française des Directeurs de la Photographie Cinématographique (AFC) and has received several César nominations for cinematography.

*Sources: imdb.com, operandimgmt.eu, britishcinematographer.co.uk, fr.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable* (2026), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disciple-2026.md)
- *La Haine* (1995), Fi1m 90, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/la-haine.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

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

- *Permis de détruire* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disciple-2026.md)
- *Eagles of the Republic* (2025), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Saw the Bear* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Survive* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Queens* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Inestimable* (2023), Director of Photography
- *La Plus belle pour aller danser* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Cairo Conspiracy* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The Contractor* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Song Express* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Love Song for Tough Guys* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Sympathy for the Devil* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Street Flow* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Adopt a Daddy* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Little Tickles* (2018), Director of Photography
- *MILF* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Blessed* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Nile Hilton Incident* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Like Mother, Like Daughter* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The New Adventures of Aladdin* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Macadam Stories* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Des lendemains qui chantent* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Grad Job* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Un voyage* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Adulteen* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Life Sentence* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Big is Beautiful* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Polisse* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Prey* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Nothing to Declare* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Jaffa* (2009), Director of Photography
- *All About Actresses* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Special Correspondents* (2009), Director of Photography
- *I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Welcome to the Sticks* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Parallel Parking* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Family Hero* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Twice Upon a Time* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Wah-Wah* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Camping à la ferme* (2005), Director of Photography
- *J'me sens pas belle* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Mariages!* (2004), Director of Photography
- *I've Been Waiting So Long* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Janis and John* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Monsieur N.* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Samouraïs* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Life Kills Me* (2002), Director of Photography
- *He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Mischka* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Love Bites* (2001), Cinematography
- *In July* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Mad Cows* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Le sourire du clown* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Monsieur le député !* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Madeline* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Man Is a Woman* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Resurrection Man* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer* (1997), as Max
- *Assassin(s)* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Shabbat Night Fever* (1997), Cinematography
- *House of America* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Salut cousin !* (1996), Director of Photography
- *La Haine* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/la-haine.md)
- *ER* (1994), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Métisse* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Premier abord* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Voleur d'images* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Adrenaline* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Wedding morning* (1989), Camera Operator
- *Japanam* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Jeudi moins le quart*, Director of Photography
- *La Dalle*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Officer of Arts and Letters 2021: Officer of Arts and Letters (won)

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

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