GrantMcKinnon
- Cinematographer
Grant McKinnon is a New Zealand cinematographer with a hands-on background in lighting and camera operating. His screenography includes a prolific slate of celebrated short films, including Sparrow and Ross & Beth, which both won awards for cinematography. In 2002 he shot his first feature film, Harry Sinclair's romantic comedy Toy Love. He juggles film work with a variety of television series, including comedy (Super City), drama (Vegas, Head High) and documentary (Funny As). McKinnon was the cinematographer on big screen rural drama Bellbird and Ka Whawhai Tonu, which dramatises a key battle in the New Zealand Wars.
Screenography
Awards
2018 Diversity in Cannes - Short Film Showcase (France)
Best Cinematography: for Sparrow
2015 New Zealand International Film Festival/NZ Cinematographers Society
Allen Guilford Prize for Best Cinematography: for Not Like Her
Nominated for the same award: for Ow What!
“The ability to evoke the full spectrum of emotions by using pictures is the art of cinematography. I believe the choice of these pictures is what sets great cinematographers apart.”