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name: "Stéphane Fontaine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephane-fontaine"
fi1m_id: "stephane-fontaine"
imdb_id: "nm0284860"
tmdb_id: 19113
wikidata_id: "Q1392525"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-03T01:03:38.752786+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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# Stéphane Fontaine

## Identity

Stéphane Fontaine

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephane-fontaine
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephane-fontaine
- **IMDb ID:** nm0284860
- **TMDB ID:** 19113
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1392525
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Fontaine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1392525, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0284860/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19113

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/person/jacques-audiard.md), [Martine Cassinelli](https://film.one/person/martine-cassinelli.md), [Thomas Bidegain](https://film.one/person/thomas-bidegain.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 76 (4), 2020s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 75 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Romance 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $200m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Fontaine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1392525, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0284860/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19113

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Ammonite*](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md) (64), [*Captain Fantastic*](https://film.one/film/captain-fantastic.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Elle*](https://film.one/film/elle.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Rust and Bone*](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md) (81)

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

## Biography

Stéphane Fontaine is a French cinematographer. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1985 and began his career as a first assistant camera on films by directors including Arnaud Desplechin, Jim Jarmusch, Leos Carax and Olivier Assayas.

He has worked as director of photography on *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* (2005), *A Prophet* (2009), *Rust and Bone* (2012), *Captain Fantastic* (2016), *Elle* (2016), *Jackie* (2016), *Ammonite* (2020) and *Conclave* (2024). Fontaine won the César Award for Best Cinematography for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* and for *A Prophet*, and received a BAFTA nomination for *Conclave*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, cinematography.world, focusfeatures.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Conclave* (2024), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *Ammonite* (2020), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md)
- *Captain Fantastic* (2016), Fi1m 63, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-fantastic.md)
- *Elle* (2016), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/elle.md)
- *Jackie* (2016), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/jackie.md)
- *Rust and Bone* (2012), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md)
- *A Prophet* (2009), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *Conclave* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *Revoir Paris* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Exterminate All the Brutes* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Ammonite* (2020), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md)
- *My Zoe* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Kill Team* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Jackie* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jackie.md)
- *Captain Fantastic* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-fantastic.md)
- *Elle* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/elle.md)
- *Samba* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Jimmy P.* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Rust and Bone* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md)
- *Goodbye First Love* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Next Three Days* (2010), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *The Other Dumas* (2010), Director of Photography
- *A Prophet* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)
- *Spy(ies)* (2009), Director of Photography
- *What Just Happened* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Talk to Me* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Call Me Elisabeth* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Charlie Says* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Look at Me* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Playing 'In the Company of Men'* (2003), Director of Photography
- *A New Life* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Un atelier de Patrice Chéreau à la Manufacture des Œillets* (1999), Director of Photography
- *My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Nobody Loves Me* (1994), First Assistant Camera
- *Travolta and Me* (1993), First Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2015: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2009: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *A Prophet*

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

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