- The Face Of Love Abundant closeups by cinematographer Antonio Riestra use the faces of Bening and Harris to ponder the textures and the inevitability of aging. Go to full article >>
- Kathmandu Lullaby Antonio Riestra’s cinematography capitalises on the spectacular scenery of mountains and rivers, while the scenes in the slums have a docu-drama-like realism. Go to full article >>
Dark desires:coping with low light conditions on the set of Angels Gone Riestra is clearly thrilled with the outcome of using VISION3 and has no doubts that it was the only choice for Angels Gone. Go to full article >>
Arrasó Pa negre con nueve Goyas de la Academia de Cine español El mexicano Antonio Riestra, colaborador de la cinta catalana multipremiada, fue galardonado por mejor fotografía (Spanish language) Go to full article >>
Catalan News Agency 'Pa Negre' triumphs at Gaudí Awards with 13 prizes including Best Film and Best Director Go to full article >>
2014 Canadian Screen Awards Feature Film Nominations by Category of Achievement Go to article >>
International Cinematographers Guild Generation Next
5 cinematographers to watch, Antonio Riestra Go to article >>
hollywoodreporter.com "The director cheapens his work's feel by overly relying upon loud and abrupt musical cues to unsettle the viewer, but the enterprise otherwise sports a classy profile thanks to Antonio Riestra's refined cinematography, Michele Conroy's expert editing and generally top production values." Go to article >>
Kiriya Kazuaki's Korean/US Actioner THE LAST KNIGHTS Begins Shooting Visionary Japanese director Kiriya Kazuaki of Casshern and Goemon fame has began filming in Prague, Czech Republic on November 5th for the Korean/US co-production tentatively entitled The Last Knights. Go to article >>
Haunting Pictures with OConnor Burbank, September 2011 Mexican cinematographer Antonio Riestra worked on Agustí Villaronga's successful drama "Pa negre" with the 2575 fluid head from OConnor, a Vitec Group brand. Go to full article >>
bio / cv
Antonio’s love for cinematography has been a long process of self-discovery; Light is invisible and so are emotions. Lenses give you the tool to bring together the world into your eyes with the camera being the vase to pour the image into. Antonio is a self-taught cinematographer who started his career with a Nikkormat, a 50mm lens and an amazing amount of curiosity and involvement. He has shot movies in many languages and different corners of the world with many extraordinary people behind and in front of the camera. Filmmaking is a collaborative process, everything that happens in and around the camera goes onto the screen and makes the movie what it actually is.
Cooperation and mutual understanding have helped him to earn the Spanish Goya and Gaudí awards and nominations in Canada and the Czech Republic. These being countries where he has lived and matured both personally and professionally. He is now based in between Prague and LA.
