The Department of Communications would like to invite you to a guest lecture on “The Art of Cinema Today”  by Steven Bernstein, world-renowned director, scriptwriter and cinematographer.

Steven Bernstein became known as a cinematographer in the early 1980s. After winning several awards for his work in commercials, including the prestigious Cannes Golden Lion and the DA&D award, he began shooting independent films as a cinematographer. He was commissioned in 1988 to write a book about film production methods, which became the best seller on the subject for ten years and was translated into many languages. Bernstein’s success naturally meant that Hollywood became interested and, after he shot the beautiful landmark film Like Water for Chocolate, Bernstein moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s. His subsequent body of work includes an extraordinarily eclectic range of narrative film credits, including Monster (which won an Oscar for Charlize Theron), huge action films like S.W.A.T. and Murder at 1600, important studio films like Dolores Claiborne, independent art films like future Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach’s first three films and comedies.

Steven Bernstein will also give a Masterclass on Thursday, 26 April, 15:30-17:30, at ZENA PALACE Cinema, followed by a screening of his latest film Dominion starring John Malkovich and Rhys Ifans. The Masterclass is part of the collaboration between our University and Cyprus Film Days International Festival.