Svetlana Cvetko is a cinematographer/director and winner of the Grand
Prix du Public in Films de Femmes in France. Cvetko's visual talent
has been displayed in several award-winning films including the
Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize winner Inequality For All
and the Academy Award-nominated short subject Facing Fear. She
provided the cinematography for the Academy Award-winning documentary,
Inside Job. Her work has been featured in American Cinematographer
magazine.Cvetko came to the United States as an expatriate of the
former Yugoslavia in the late 1980s to pursue a career in filmmaking.
Originally a still photographer, Cvetko was inspired by the prolific
work of Agnès Godard to become an established female cinematographer.
This inspiration led her to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. While
attending classes at the University of California-Berkeley extension
program, Cvetko met film professor Larry Clark. Clark became Cvetko's
mentor and gave her access to her first production set.Cvetko began
her career with No War, a documentary film about the conflict in
Bosnia. Directed and shot by Cvetko, No War was well received, shown
in over 15 festivals around the world and winning the Grand Prix du
Public in Films de Femmes in 2001.Cvetko's skill in documentary
filmmaking continued to develop through several feature films
including Miss Representation, directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and
premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the documentary
competition and Sundance 2013 Special Jury Prize winner Inequality For
All. She was the cinematographer for Inside Job, directed by Charles
Ferguson. Premiering at Cannes Film Festival in 2010, Inside Job won
the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Red Army, Cvetko's
latest documentary, was screened at 2014 Cannes Film Festival and the
Toronto International Film Festival. She lent her visual talent to
narrative films including (Untitled) directed by Jonathan Parker, On a
Tuesday directed by David Scott Smith, and Dorme directed by Sylvia
Binsfeld.
Prix du Public in Films de Femmes in France. Cvetko's visual talent
has been displayed in several award-winning films including the
Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize winner Inequality For All
and the Academy Award-nominated short subject Facing Fear. She
provided the cinematography for the Academy Award-winning documentary,
Inside Job. Her work has been featured in American Cinematographer
magazine.Cvetko came to the United States as an expatriate of the
former Yugoslavia in the late 1980s to pursue a career in filmmaking.
Originally a still photographer, Cvetko was inspired by the prolific
work of Agnès Godard to become an established female cinematographer.
This inspiration led her to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. While
attending classes at the University of California-Berkeley extension
program, Cvetko met film professor Larry Clark. Clark became Cvetko's
mentor and gave her access to her first production set.Cvetko began
her career with No War, a documentary film about the conflict in
Bosnia. Directed and shot by Cvetko, No War was well received, shown
in over 15 festivals around the world and winning the Grand Prix du
Public in Films de Femmes in 2001.Cvetko's skill in documentary
filmmaking continued to develop through several feature films
including Miss Representation, directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and
premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the documentary
competition and Sundance 2013 Special Jury Prize winner Inequality For
All. She was the cinematographer for Inside Job, directed by Charles
Ferguson. Premiering at Cannes Film Festival in 2010, Inside Job won
the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Red Army, Cvetko's
latest documentary, was screened at 2014 Cannes Film Festival and the
Toronto International Film Festival. She lent her visual talent to
narrative films including (Untitled) directed by Jonathan Parker, On a
Tuesday directed by David Scott Smith, and Dorme directed by Sylvia
Binsfeld.
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