Angenieux Lenses

08/26/2026

Cinematographer Alex De Pablo looks back on his experience with the Optimo Ultra 12x on the set of “El Ser Querido,” the new film from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen starring Javier Bardem and Vicky Luengo.

The story follows an international director returning to Spain to shoot a film about the Spanish Sahara, all while trying to rebuild his relationship with the daughter he once left behind. A film about family, memory, and the illusions we build around our own narrative.

To match this vision, Alex mixed an unusually wide range of formats over 9 weeks of shooting: black and white and color film in 65mm, Super 35, Super 16 and Super 8, alongside digital in Full Frame, Super 35 and 1/3 inch, combining spherical and anamorphic lenses throughout. One of the most demanding sequences involved an outdoor day scene shot over a full week with 6 cameras running simultaneously, with Alex himself operating one of them.

In the middle of this technical complexity, the Optimo Ultra 12x became a natural choice for its compatibility across formats. Alex highlights its stability throughout the zoom range, along with a look he describes as “sharp but not too much,” with natural color reproduction and pleasing skin tones.

The result is a visual language he calls “simultaneously minimalist and baroque,” shaped through close collaboration with director Rodrigo Sorogoyen.

The film premiered in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival and hits Spanish cinemas today !

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Cinematographer: Alex De Pablo
Writers: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña
Producers: Caballo Films, Movistar Plus+, Le Pacte
Rental companies: EPC EPC Panavision Agent Spain , Cinelux CINELUX 
Gaffer: Pedro Sánchez
Steadicam & Camera A/B: Álvaro Carla 
Camera assistant: Joaquín Bernal
DIT: Juan Luis Nuñez
Colorist: Paulino (Luciérnaga) LUCIERNAGA COLOR GRADING
Head grip: Marcelo Clemares (Mundo Crane) MundoCrane 
Camera C: Sules García Sules García

07/10/2026

Online Now: The Akiko Ashizawa Masterclass

Available to watch via the link in our bio!

During the 79th Cannes Film Festival, 2026 Pierre Angénieux Tribute laureate Akiko Ashizawa, JSC joined us for an inspiring masterclass moderated by Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter.

🎥 Across more than 70 films and three decades behind the camera, Akiko has built a singular visual language shaped by natural light and patience across Japanese seasons. A sensibility forged through her long collaboration with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa on films like “Tokyo Sonata” and “Journey to the Shore.”

From drama to horror, discover the eye behind some of Japan’s most unforgettable images.

07/06/2026

In our latest interview, New Zealand-born cinematographer Callan Green ACS NZCS ( ) takes us behind the scenes of “P.O.N.I.E.S.”, Peacock’s new Cold War espionage thriller directed by Susanna Fogel and starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson.

Callan’s path into cinema started young: a second-hand stills camera at six years old, a 2nd AC role on The Lord of the Rings trilogy at seventeen, and a Masters in Cinematography from AFTRS that launched over a decade shooting music videos and commercials across Australia and beyond.

To capture the show’s 1970s-inspired visual language, Callan shot on the Sony VENICE in 3:2 full frame. He relied on the Angénieux Optimo Ultra 12x for the show’s most ambitious shot, a 21-foot techno crane move at the CIA Memorial Wall in Langley, starting on an extreme close-up of the memorial’s engraved stars before gradually revealing the two characters, ending on a wide shot. He also used the Optimo 19.5-94mm for intimate character moments and car-to-car work, alongside the Angénieux EZ-2.

For Callan, the zoom itself is part of the storytelling:
“A zoom can reveal information, bring us closer to a character or simply add energy to a scene.”

From a rehoused 1960s 12-120mm S16 to now owning his own Optimo Ultra 12x, Callan’s relationship with Angénieux has spanned his entire career.

👉 Read our full interview with Callan Green via the link in bio!

— Executive Producer
Susanna Fogel — Writer / Director / Executive Producer
David Iserson — Showrunner / Executive Producer
— Anastasia Magoutas, Costume Designer
Sara K White — Sara K. White, Production Designer
Márton Balázs — Balázs Marton, A Camera Operator
Krisztián Paluch — Krisztián Paluch, Gaffer
WPA — WPA Agency (Representation)

06/05/2026

For Belarusian-born cinematographer Nadzeya Mikhalchenkava, visual storytelling is inseparable from rhythm, movement, and emotion.

Based in Toronto, her path has taken her across France, Australia, China, Cambodia, the UK, and Canada, and her background as a musician and dancer shapes everything about the way she sees through a lens.

Her latest project, the music clip “A Cure For Loneliness” by CIGAR CLUB, gave her the rare opportunity to wear every creative hat at once: writing, directing, and shooting a world she describes as psychological, fragmented, and slightly surreal.

To navigate between sweeping exterior landscapes and intimate, stylised night scenes, Nadzeya chose the RED Komodo-X with the Angénieux EZ-1 and EZ-2 zooms, a pairing that kept the image polished and fluid across the video’s shifting visual worlds.

More than a technical challenge, this was a deeply personal project: “It was honestly a dream project for me, because I love magical realism and creating worlds that feel slightly dreamy or heightened, while still staying connected to real emotions.”

👉 Read our full interview with Nadzeya via the link in bio!

CIGAR CLUB .club //A CURE FOR LONELINESS
Production company: DARK EMU PRODUCTIONS
Written & Directed: Nadzeya Mikhalchenkava

Song Credits:
Written by: Cigar Club .club
Produced by: Graham Shaw and Cigar Club
Mixed by: Graham Shaw
Mastered by: Noah Mintz
Equipment:
Shot on RED KOMODO X
Production Manager: Isalyne Hebert
Production Coordinator: Felipe da Costa .zip
1AD: Min
Director of Photography: Nadzeya Mikhalchenkava
1AC: Leonor Silvério Marques
2AC: Han Liu Art
Gaffer: Bobby
Set Dresser / Art: Huiru Shi
Props: Karianne Taklo , Huiru Shi
HMU: Mariia Nazarenko .mua, Ava - Marie Andrushko
Key Grip / BTS photographer: Jeremy Luo Guan Fa Lorin .
Edit & Colour: Dark Emu Productions

06/03/2026

Introducing the EZ65 Series by Angénieux.
The EZ experience, now in 65.

Designed to bring the EZ Series experience to the 65 format, unlocking the full potential of cameras like the URSA Cine 17K and the GFX Eterna, while preserving what makes EZ lenses a reference in cinema: ergonomics, resolution, look and feel.

EZ-2 65 : 27–72mm | T3.6 |

06/02/2026

We are looking forward to meeting you at the Cine Gear Expo 2026 at the Universal Studios Lot.

Stop by BandPro booth to explore our latest optical innovations and discover our brand new product launch.

Our team will be delighted to welcome you and discuss your upcoming projects!

See you there !

📍 Universal Studios Lot, Los Angeles | Booth 22

🗓 June 5th & 6th, 2026

06/01/2026

05/25/2026

🎆🎥 Last week, the 13th edition of the Pierre Angenieux Tribute brought together artists, partners, and friends to celebrate the art of cinematography.

🎬 This year, Angénieux paid tribute to Japanese director of photography Akiko Ashizawa JSC, honoring her distinguished career, her mastery of natural light, and her atmospheric visual language.

🎞️ The evening also recognized rising Vietnamese talent Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan, recipient of the Angenieux Special Encouragement, reflecting Angénieux’s continued commitment to supporting the next generation of cinematographers.

✨ Our deepest gratitude to everyone who helped make this edition such a special moment of cinema, creativity, and shared vision.

📷 Photo credit: Pauline Maillet and Olivier Vigerie

05/22/2026

🎆 Tonight in Cannes, the spotlight turns to Japan for a special celebration of cinematography, artistry, and light.

🎥 As an official partner of the Festival de Cannes, Angénieux is honored to gather once again at the Palais des Festivals to pay tribute to the art of cinematography.

🎬 This year, we celebrate Akiko Ashizawa JSC as the 13th laureate of the Pierre Angénieux Tribute, honoring a remarkable career shaped by atmosphere, natural light, and visual subtlety.

🎞️ We also welcome Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan as the recipient of the Angénieux Special Encouragement, recognizing a promising young cinematographer whose images bring together painting, light, and storytelling.

✨ Through the lens of cinema, we continue to honor the past, celebrate the present, and look toward the future of visual storytelling.

05/20/2026

🌟 The Pierre Angénieux Tribute is getting closer! As an official partner of the Festival de Cannes, Angénieux is proud to honor, for the 13th time, the remarkable directors of photography whose images have shaped the language of cinema.

🎥 This year’s laureate, Akiko Ashizawa JSC, will receive an engraved Optimo Ultra Compact 37-102 mm in its Full Pack version, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography.

🎞️ This edition’s promising young director of photography, Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan, will receive the Angénieux Special Encouragement, giving her access to Angénieux technology to support the images of her next project.

✨ See you at the Pierre Angénieux Tribute on May 22!