Thomas Vámos
Thomas Vámos | |
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| Born | September 21, 1938 Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Thomas Vámos (born September 21, 1938) is a Hungarian-Canadian cinematographer.[1] He is most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving nominations at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 for The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes)[2] and at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992 for Being at Home with Claude.[3]
Vámos was born in Budapest, Hungary. His other film credits have included This Is No Time for Romance (Ça n'est pas le temps des romans), Kid Sentiment, Q-Bec My Love, O.K. ... Laliberté, Mario, The Dame in Colour (La dame en couleurs), The Peanut Butter Solution, The Gate, Captive Hearts, A Hero's Life (La vie d'un héros), The Sleep Room, On Your Head (Le Ciel sur la tête) and Summer with the Ghosts.
He directed a number of films in the 1970s and 1980s, including the feature films Exile (L'Exil) and The Flower Between the Teeth (La fleur aux dents).[4] In 1983 the short film The Plant (La plante), which Vámos codirected with Joyce Borenstein, won the Montreal Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Schnurmacher, "Couple held captive in Laurentians - but it's only for a film". Montreal Gazette, December 3, 1986.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1989.
- ^ H. J. Kirchhoff, "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Fleur aux dents, La – Film de Thomas Vamos". Films du Québec, February 5, 2009.
- ^ Ina Warren, "The World Film Festival: The Go Masters wins festival's Grand Prize". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1983.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Vámos at IMDb
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