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Stephen Campanelli is a movie cameraman and film director. He has been a longterm member of Clint Eastwood's film production crew.[1]

Early life

Campanelli's mother emigrated from Italy to Canada. He traces his film interests to his mother sneaking into movies during WWII.[2] Growing up in Montreal, Stephen Campanelli's childhood hero was Clint Eastwood. He named his dog "Clint".[3]

Career

Campanelli graduated from film studies from Concordia University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. During his time there, he won first place in a student film competition that took place in Concordia's Hall Amphitheatre. His first film job was on Meatballs III, which was filmed in the Montreal suburb of Hudson, Quebec.[1][3][2]

He worked with Jack Green, a frequent collaborator of Clint Eastwood's, who recommended him to Eastwood. Eastwood handled all the immigration papers to get Campanelli to be able to legally work in the United States.[2] Campanelli went on to be a cameraman on Clint Eastwood's production film crew, starting as camera operator on The Bridges of Madison County.[4] In 2011, he was nominated for "Camera Operator of the Year" of the Society of Camera Operators, for his work on Hereafter.[5] He worked on the crew for 20 years, ending in the middle of shooting of American Sniper, where he had to depart in mid-filming to pursue his directorial debut on 2015's Momentum.[1]

Campanelli directed his first film in South Africa, with action film "Momentum", starring Olga Kurylenko, with star antagonist James Purefoy, and featuring Morgan Freeman as the heavy. Freeman had offered his services to Campanelli on whatever film he would debut as director on. The film premiered at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival, on 22 July 2015, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, screening in the same Hall Amphitheatre as he had screened his student film in, 30 years earlier.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stephen Campanelli at the Fantasia premiere on 22 July 2015 in Montreal
  2. ^ a b c d From Concordia film school to Clint Eastwood to Fantasia. Homerun. CBC Radio One. 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b Glen Schaefer (13 April 2008). "He makes Clint's day". The Province (Vancouver).
  4. ^ John Hopewell (6 September 2013). "Toronto: 'Momentum' Adds Quartet of Thesps (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  5. ^ "CAMERA OPERATOR OF THE YEAR Nominee Stephen Campanelli for Hereafter". Camera Operator. Vol. 20, no. 2. April 2011. p. 18. Spring/Summer 2011.


[[Category:Canadian film directors]] [[Category:Concordia University alumni]]

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