Jo Willems

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Biography

Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer. Growing up in Westerlo outside Antwerp, he studied film at the LUCA School of Arts before relocating to the United Kingdom at 21. He debuted his feature film cinematography with Hard Candy (2005), directed by David Slade, with whom Willems would also collaborate again on 30 Days of Night (2007). Willems would reunite with music video director Francis Lawrence on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), serving as cinematographer on the following instalments of the franchise for Lawrence as well as the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018), the fantasy adventure Slumberland (2022), and three episodes of the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022). For his work on the horror film His House (2020), Willems received a nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jo Willems, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Jo Willems has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Hunger Games with 4 titles. Signature works include The Long Walk, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Camera
Gender
male
Known Credits
25
Birth Place
Antwerp, Belgium

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Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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