Brian Richard TufanoBSC (1 December 1939 – 12 January 2023) was an Englishcinematographer.

Tufano was admitted to theBritish Society of Cinematographers and won the 2001BAFTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television.^[3]

Tufano began his career at the BBC as a projectionist, working his way up to become a cameraman with the BBC film department in 1963.^[1] During his time at the BBC, Tufano worked with directors includingStephen Frears andAlan Parker. In 1992 he was assigned to the seriesMr. Wroe's Virgins and worked with directorDanny Boyle.^[4]

Tufano went freelance in the mid-1970s - his first feature was the 1978 filmThe Sailor's Return with directorJack Gold.

During the 1980s, Tufano spent time working in the United States,^[5] including additional cinematography forJordan Cronenweth onBlade Runner.^[6]

Boyle worked with Tufano on his feature debut,Shallow Grave,^[7] and continued to work with Tufano on the 1996 filmsTrainspotting and the 1997 filmA Life Less Ordinary. Boyle and Tufano also worked together on the 2008 short filmAlien Love Triangle.^[4]

Tufano worked with directorMenhaj Huda on his first feature film,Jump Boy, in 1999, and they went on to work together on the 2006 feature filmKidulthood.^[8] Tufano also shot the 2008 sequelAdulthood, which was directed byNoel Clarke. Huda and Tufano worked together on the 2011 feature,Everywhere and Nowhere.^[9]

From 2003 to 2016, Tufano was Head of Cinematography at theNational Film and Television School inBeaconsfield.^[10] Before his death, he was a Teaching Fellow at the school.^[11]

Tufano died on 12 January 2023, at the age of 83.^[2][12]

Short film

TV movies

TV series

Miniseries

For his work onLate Night Shopping, Tufano was nominated for theTechnical Achievement Award at theEvening Standard British Film Awards.^[13]

Tufano won theSpecial Jury Prize at the2002British Independent Film Awards.^[14] Tufano received theBSC ARRIJohn Alcott Memorial Award in 2015,^[15] and went on to receive theBritish Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.^[10][16]

BAFTA Awards

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