Anthony Dod Mantle


Anthony Dod Mantle is an English cinematographer, known as a pioneer of digital filmmaking through his collaborations with directors Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Danny Boyle, and Kevin Macdonald.
During the 1990s, he was a figure in the Dogme 95 movement.
He won the Academy Award for [Best Cinematography|Academy Award] and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, the first digitally-shot film to win an Oscar.
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Early life

Dod Mantle was born to Scottish parents in Witney, Oxfordshire in 1955.
He was partly raised in India, where he developed an interest in photography.
He studied photography at the London College of Communication, before enrolling in the National Film School of Denmark in 1985.

Career

Dod Mantle worked on the photography of three Dogme 95 films. He established a notable collaboration with director Thomas Vinterberg, winning a Robert Award for Best Cinematography for 1998's The Celebration. In 1999, he shot Harmony Korine's Julien Donkey-Boy, the first Dogme 95 film produced outside of Europe.
He is a regular collaborator of director Danny Boyle since 28 Days Later, winning an Academy Award and BAFTA for Slumdog Millionaire.
Dod Mantle is included in the book Conversations with Cinematographers by David A Ellis.
He is a member of the British, Danish, and American Society of Cinematographers.

Style and techniques

A veteran of Dogme 95, he is heavily influenced by the cinéma vérité film movement. He is credited with helping popularize the use of "action-style" handheld digital cameras over traditional, stationary 35mm rigs.
Dod Mantle helped pioneer the use of digital cinematography with his early use of home-quality DV in The Celebration. He eventually won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Slumdog Millionaire, the first time that award went to a film shot digitally. He used the Red One digital camera on Wallander, the first British television production to do so. Nick Newman wrote that "Anthony Dod Mantle has done more to advance digital photography than nearly any artist in any medium."
Dod Mantle has also experimented with extreme slow motion with high speed cameras in films like Antichrist and Dredd. For Dredd, he helped develop a small form-factor 3D camera for shooting the various action setpiece.
On 28 Years Later, Dod Mantle and director Danny Boyle shot the majority of the film on iPhone 15 Pro Max, often several at the same time.

Personal life

Dod Mantle has been a permanent resident of Denmark since 1985. He lives with his family in Copenhagen.

Filmography

Film

Documentary film
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1994OrdJens Loftager
1996Fredens portThomas StenderupDocumentary short
2003KrigJens Loftager
2006Mit DanmarkJens Loftager
2008Trip to Asia – Die Suche nach dem EinklangThomas GrubeWith Stefan Ciupek, René Dame and Alberto Venzago
2018TroJens LoftagerWith Signe Tora Munk Bencke and Lars Reinholdt

Short film
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1998Tre äventyrBirger LarsenSegment "Ska' vi være kærester?/Ska vi bli ihop?"
2000Manden med tubaenAnders Gustafsson
2003Små skredBirgitte Stærmose
2006SophieBirgitte Stærmose
2012FarPer Dreyer

Television

TV movies
YearTitleDirector
2001StrumpetDanny Boyle
2001Vacuuming Completely Nude in ParadiseDanny Boyle

TV series
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2008WallanderPhilip Martin2 episodes
2017The Putin InterviewsOliver Stone4 episodes; with Rodrigo Prieto
2020The UndoingSusanne BierMiniseries
2022PistolDanny BoyleMiniseries

Awards and nominations

Major awards

Academy Awards
YearTitleCategoryResult
2008Slumdog MillionaireBest CinematographyWon

BAFTA Awards
YearTitleCategoryResult
2008Slumdog MillionaireBest CinematographyWon
2009WallanderBest Photography & Lighting: FictionWon
2010127 HoursBest CinematographyNomitated
2023PistolBest Photography & Lighting: FictionNomitated

Bodil Awards
YearTitleCategoryResult
2004Best CinematographerWon
2010AntichristBest CinematographerWon

European Film Awards
YearTitleCategoryResult
200228 Days LaterBest CinematographerWon
2003DogvilleBest CinematographerWon
2005ManderlayBest CinematographerNomitated
2006The Last King of ScotlandBest CinematographerNomitated
2008Slumdog MillionaireBest CinematographerWon
2009AntichristBest CinematographerWon

Independent Spirit Awards
YearTitleCategoryResult
1999Julien Donkey-BoyBest CinematographyNomitated
2005Brothers of the HeadBest CinematographyNomitated

Robert Awards
YearTitleCategoryResult
1996MenneskedyretBest CinematographyWon
1999The CelebrationBest CinematographyWon
2000Bornholms stemmeBest CinematographyNomitated
2000MifuneBest CinematographyNomitated
2004DogvilleBest CinematographyNomitated
2004It's All About LoveBest CinematographyWon
2006ManderlayBest CinematographyNomitated
2010AntichristBest CinematographyWon