Winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes in 2003 and active member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers.
Date
28 November 2022
Winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes in 2003 and active member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers.
Manuel Alberto Claro was born in Santiago, Chile. In 1974, he moved to Denmark and since that time he lives in Copenhagen. He graduated as a stills photographer from IED Milano in 1994 and then worked as an assistant photographer in Milan, New York City and Copenhagen before enrolling at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997. He is a frequent collaborator of the director Lars Von Trier and he won the Camera d'Or at Cannes in 2003. He also works on commercials for companies like IKEA, Nokia, and Volkswagen, and on music videos for the likes of FKA Twigs, Paloma Faith, and Rhye.