Annoucing the winners of the first AFC Awards

During the Awards ceremony for the first-ever AFC Awards, recognizing excellence in cinematography, which took place on Wednesday 7 February 2024, as part of the 24th annual Micro Salon, the Awards winners were revealed by four personalities from the cinema.

At the ceremony introduced by Jean-Marie Dreujou, AFC Co-President, and hosted by Dominique Maillet, the following personalities opened the envelopes containing the names of the winners : actress, director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia ; actor, director, producer and screenwriter Alexandre Astier ; italian cinematographer Daria D’Antonio ; and director Cédric Klapisch.

**Jean-Marie Dreujou and Dominique Maillet**

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The winners

Best Cinematography for a Feature Film
Yves Cape, AFC, for Sundown by Michel Franco

**Yves Cape and Nicole Garcia**

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Best cinematography for a series (episode, pilot or mini-series)
Denis Lenoir, AFC, ASC, ASK and Yorick Le Saux for “Irma Vep” (S.1, Ep.7 The Spectre)

**Denis Lenoir and Alexandre Astier**

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Best Cinematography for a documentary
Paul Guilhaume, AFC, for Paradis, by Alexander Abaturov

**Paul Guilhaume and Daria D’Antonio**

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Best Cinematogarphy for a first or second feature fiction film by a cinematographer residing in France
Benoît Jaoul, for Chien de la casse, by Jean-Baptiste Durand

**Benoît Jaoul and Cédric Klapisch**

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**The Trophy of the AFC Awards sculpted by Myriam Chataignere**

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**The winners and nominees alongside the invited personalities**

Photo by Maxime Turpault

We would like to thanks our Associate Members and all the participates.