about me
My name is Ismael Lotz and I am a filmmaker. I started my own company in 2003 and feel most at home on set as a self-directing cameraman. I work in all kinds of genres and the variety keeps me sharp.

ask me for
Speelfilm, documentaire, dama-series, korte film, bedrijfsfilms

remarks
Cinematographer/Director/Editor/Actor

trackrecord
You can find my work on my website; defilmmakerij.nl

awards
NOVA Best Camerawork, NL Awards Nomination, Finalist nomination best short fiction, Fred's Last Minute | 48 Hour Film Project Best Film, Fred's Last Minute | 48 Hour Film Project Best Script, Fred's Last Minute | 48 Hour Film Project Audience Award, International FICTS Film Festival (Milan) Nomination, Who is Alice | Best Feature Film of the Miami Independent Film Festival (May edition), Any Help Will Help | CINEMAGIC LONDON - Official Selection 2016, Any Help Will Help | EUROVISION PALERMO FILM FESTIVAL - Award Winner 2016, Any Help Will Help | EUROCINEMA FILM FESTIVAL - AWARD WINNER 2016, Any Help Will Help | MALTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection 2016, Any Help Will Help | Cinema New York City - BEST SHORT 2016, Who is Alice | Best Picture Finalist Los Angeles Festigious International Film Festival, Any Help Will Help | BEST SHORT COMEDY FILM AWARD GRAND JURY WINNER, Everything is Love (Short Documentary) | Best Groningen Film Nomination
2015, The Joe Show (Short Documentary) | Golden Sugar Beet Nomination 2016, Bezness as Usual (Feature Documentary), Found (Short Film) | Best Filmmaker Nomination Easterseals Film Challenge 2017, Any Help Will Help | BEST SHORT COMEDY MOVIE AWARD GRAND JURY WINNER, Fred's Last Minute | Best Acting Ensemble, Who is Alice | Best Feature Film, Best Editing, Best Narrative Feature, Best Comedy, Best Cinematography, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, Best Documentary Short, Award of Recognition Documentary, Award of Recognition

equipment
Canon C300 MII
EF lenzen
Canon 5D MarkII

hardware knowledge
Canon C300, C300MII. Canon 5DMII, Arri Alexa, Sony FS7

software knowledge
Final Cut Studio 7, FCPX