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Two time Academy Award & BAFTA nominated cinematographer and independent film director
PHEDON PAPAMICHAEL was born in Athens, Greece in 1962.
Working as a photojournalist Phedon moved to NYC, where he began to cross over into directing
and cinematography.
He counts over 50 feature films to his credit as Director of Photography, of which five were
nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award and have premiered at international film festivals
such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto.
Phedon’s directorial debut The Sketch Artist (1991) won the Silver Award for Feature Film at the
Houston International Film Festival, followed by Dark Side of Genius. The award-winning
psychological horror From Within (2008) premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Phedon continued
with Arcadia Lost shot entirely in Greece and starring Nick Nolte, Lost Angeles (2012) and the
short film A Beautiful Day, which screened at over 30 film festivals around the world garnering
multiple international awards.
His latest feature film Light Falls (2023) was also filmed entirely on location in Greece and had
its World Premier at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2023, where it was selected for Best
Film in Critics’ Picks Competition