Brian Tufano: Skillset In Person
Mr Brian Tufano is unwell and will not be able to attend EIFF for his In Person event. He thanks all of those who had been set to attend, and sends his apologies - he would have loved to be here. We very much hope to rearrange this event at a future Festival. EIFF apologies for the inconvenience. Please see Box Office for full refund.
| Date & Time | Cinema | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 23 Jun, 18:00 | Cineworld 2 | £10.50/8.40 | Box Office closed |
A prolific but ever-meticulous cinematographer who has worked on a stunning range of quality films, as well as some of the highest-quality UK television productions, Brian Tufano always adds a touch of class. He has also maintained near-unimpeachable cool. From a succession of TV projects and BBC Plays for Today – including John McGrath’s The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black Black Oil – he went on to serve as director of photography on Franc Roddam’s legendary Quadrophenia, and to provide additional photography on Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (EIFF 1982). The gorgeously visual UK TV mini-series Mr Wroe’s Virgins and Middlemarch helped to affirm his status – and then came Shallow Grave (EIFF 1994) and Trainspotting.
Tufano’s work on these pivotal Danny Boyle projects was energetic, vibrant and imaginative, and helped to make them instant classics. He also shot – to name a mere handful: Boyle’s A Life Less Ordinary; Damien O’Donnell’s East Is East; Steven Daldry’s Billy Elliot (EIFF 2000); Saul Metzstein’s Late Night Shopping; Fred Schepisi’s Last Orders; and Shane Meadows’ Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (EIFF 2002). This diverse list displays the versatility of Tufano’s gift – from the hyperreal, vibrant compositions of A Life Less Ordinary to the washed-out pastels of Schepisi’s elegiac Last Orders – as well as representing a singularly impressive rundown of enduring and significant recent UK productions.
More recently, Tufano has brought things bang up to date by working on Menhaj Huda’s street-smart thriller Kidulthood, and its recent sequel, Noel Clarke’s Adulthood. A rare Hollywood outing saw him shoot Amy Heckerling’s I Could Never Be Your Woman, with Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd and Saorise Ronan: more A-list talent passed before his camera for Anthony Page’s upcoming My Zinc Bed, written by David Hare and starring Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce and Paddy Considine. With a long view of the UK industry and a working style that continues to develop, Tufano is justly idolised by those with a knowledge of cinematography.
