CHRIS HERZFELD

After winning the inaugural Kodak Nikon Supershot Award in 1984, Chris embarked on a career as a lighting cameraman. He has worked with Channel 10 and 7 in South Australia on a wide range of programs from lifestyle shows to documentaries. He has also worked on a number of commercials, film clips and news services as both a cameraman and lighting director for many local, interstate and international production companies.

He won a number of Australian Cinematographer Society awards, including two gold awards in 2005 for the Channel 7 News promo campaign and two gold awards in 2006 for the Australian Dance Theatre television campaign for Devolution. His work on the Devolution tvc was awarded a Highly Commended at the National Australian Cinematographer Society Awards in May, 2007.

Chris has also worked on five feature movies including The Big Steal; Bad Boy Bubby and Power Rangers.

He is currently the Managing Director of Camlight Productions. He works with a number of companies including the Kojo Group, Spirit Films, ZuluMu Post, Channel 7 and Australian Dance Theatre.