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William Collinson

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Writer
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William Hylton Calder Collinson is a South African cinematographer and director.

He has worked as DOP on a number of South African feature films including Durban Poison, which won Best South African Feature Film at the Durban International Film Festival, as well as a number of other film accolades; Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee (with Oscar-nominated and Peabody Award winning director Darrell Roodt), which was nominated for Best Cinematography at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs)/ "Golden Horns"; and Dis Koue Kos, Skat, which was nominated for Best Cinematography at the KykNet Silwerskerm Film Festival.

William got his start in cinematography through the advertising industry and has won a number of prestigious international awards, including a Gold Clio and a Gold Lion at Cannes.

William has lived in South Africa, Australia, Madagascar, Botswana and Namibia, and is now based in Cape Town, but travels often for both national and international projects and films.
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 11 nominations

Known for

Mr Johnson (2020)
Mr Johnson
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 2020
Broken Darkness (2017)
Broken Darkness
4.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 2017
Anna-Mart van der Merwe in Dis Koue Kos, Skat (2016)
Dis Koue Kos, Skat
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 2016
Verskietende Ster (2015)
Verskietende Ster
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 2015

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Cinematographer

  • Six in the City
    • Cinematographer
  • The Carpenter
    • Cinematographer
    • Completed
  • Old Righteous Blues
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • Kern
    • Cinematographer (2018)
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Unstoppable: The Rebecca Nagel Story (2022)
    Unstoppable: The Rebecca Nagel Story
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Mense van die Wind (2022)
    Mense van die Wind
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Kerkorrel - 'n Dokumentêre Film (2022)
    Kerkorrel - 'n Dokumentêre Film
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Jewel (2022)
    Jewel
    • director of photography
    • 2022
  • Wine - of origin South Africa (2022)
    Wine - of origin South Africa
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Against All Odds: The Alwyn Uys Story (2022)
    Against All Odds: The Alwyn Uys Story
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Twintig Tone in 'n Hangkas (2022)
    Twintig Tone in 'n Hangkas
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Pioneer Jews of Southern Africa (Boerejode)
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
  • En tog die deuntjie draal... Die Koos Du Plessis Verhaal (2021)
    En tog die deuntjie draal... Die Koos Du Plessis Verhaal
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
  • Twisted Christmas (2020)
    Twisted Christmas
    • director of photography
    • 2020
  • Mr Johnson (2020)
    Mr Johnson
    • director of photography
    • 2020
  • From Parow to Parow Fest: The Jack Parow Story (2020)
    From Parow to Parow Fest: The Jack Parow Story
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
  • Kay Sibiya in Agent (2019)
    Agent
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Life's a Drag (2019)
    Life's a Drag
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Skemerson (2019)
    Skemerson
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019

Director

  • Mr Johnson (2020)
    Mr Johnson
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Double Echo (2017)
    Double Echo
    • Director
    • 2017

Writer

  • Mr Johnson (2020)
    Mr Johnson
    • Writer
    • 2020

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  • Alternative name
    • Will Collinson

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    Member of the South African Society of Cinematographers (SASC) since 2017.

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