TristanOliver
Director of Photography, United Agents
Head Judge – Cinematography
A cinematographer for 30 years, it has been stop-frame animation that has defined his work. His long collaboration with director Nick Park includes Academy award winners, ‘Wrong Trousers’, ‘A Close Shave’ and ‘Curse of the Wererabbit’. His work with other directors has produced BAFTA winners ‘Stage Fright’ and ‘The Big Story’ as well as the popular feature films ‘Chicken Run’ and the Academy award nominated feature film, ‘ParaNorman’
In recent years Tristan has developed a close relationship with Wes Anderson acting as Director of Photography on the Academy Award nominated ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ and ‘Isle of Dogs’. He has also acted as model unit DOP on ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘The French Despatch’ and has recently completed work on the feature films ‘Coppelia’, ‘Where is Anne Frank?’ and ‘The Trouble with Jessica.’
Tristan is a member of the BSC and AMPAS.