Occupation Cinematographer Name Matthew Libatique | Role Cinematographer Spouse Magela Crosignani | |
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Awards Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer Movies Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Noah, Iron Man, The Fountain Similar People Andrew Weisblum, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Mark Heyman, Clint Mansell | ||
Cinematographers roundtable roger deakins matthew libatique jeff cronenweth and others
Matthew Libatique (born July 19, 1968) is an American cinematographer who is best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on the films π (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014) and Mother! (2017).
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- Cinematographers roundtable roger deakins matthew libatique jeff cronenweth and others
- Mgu interview cinematographer matthew libatique
- Background
- Career
- References
Mgu interview cinematographer matthew libatique
Background
Libatique, a Filipino-American, was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He studied sociology and communications at California State University Fullerton before earning a MFA in cinematography at AFI Conservatory.
Career
Libatique served as director of photography for music videos and teamed with fellow AFI alumnus Aronofsky for the short film Protozoa. The two collaborated on the first three of Aronofsky's feature films. Other frequent collaborators are Julie Dash (music videos including Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason"), Spike Lee (She Hate Me, Inside Man and Miracle at St. Anna), Joel Schumacher (Tigerland, Phone Booth and The Number 23), and Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens).
Libatique's notable films include blockbusters such as Iron Man and Iron Man 2. In 2010, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Black Swan, for which he won his second Independent Spirit award. He has also won best cinematography awards at the LA Film Critics Association, NY Film Critics Online, SF Film Critics, among many others.