The French Society of Cinematographers ( French: Association française des directeurs de la photographie cinématographique), or the AFC for short, is France's foremost professional organization of French

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s. Founded in 1990 by

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, Alain Derobe,

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, and Georges Strouvé, who were soon joined by

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, and

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, the AFC today has over one hundred members. The AFC receives financial support from the

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, and is a co-founder of Imago,Imago
(The European Federation of Cinematographers) The European Federation of Cinematographers. Its headquarters are located at 8,

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in the 18e arrondissement of Paris, next to the Fémis cinema academy.

Members of the Board of Directors for 2019

* President: Gilles Porte * Vice-Presidents: Richard Andry, Caroline Champetier, Éric Guichard * General Secretary: Nathalie Durand * Secretary: Vincent Jeannot * Treasurer: Michel Abramowicz * Vice-Treasurer: Jean-Marie Dreujou

Activities

* The AFC publishe
a journal entitled ''Lumières''
* The AFC drew up th

* The AF

with French manufactures of cinematographic equipment. * Every year, the AFC hosts its annual trade fair, th
Micro Salon
in Paris, where equipment manufacturers, service providers, and users gather to discuss cinematographic innovations. * Every year, the AFC hosts th
Journées AFC de la Postproduction
* The AFC participates in the

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, and organizes professional events on an international scale at its stand, the Pavillon de l'Image. * The AFC publishes origina
interviews
granted by cinematographers whose films have been selected by the Festival. * The AFC publishes its monthly l
''AFC Newsletter''
*The AFC has created and maintain
Le CinéDico
a thematic multilingual dictionary for cinematographic and audiovisual terminology, with translations in French, English, German, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian.

Notes

External links

The AFC's official website

Le CineDico
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