William Collinson
William Hylton Calder Collinson is a South African cinematographer and director.
He has worked as DOP on a number of South African feature films including Durban Poison, which won Best South African Feature Film at the Durban International Film Festival, as well as a number of other film accolades; Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee (with Oscar-nominated and Peabody Award winning director Darrell Roodt), which was nominated for Best Cinematography at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs)/ "Golden Horns"; and Dis Koue Kos, Skat, which was nominated for Best Cinematography at the KykNet Silwerskerm Film Festival.
William got his start in cinematography through the advertising industry and has won a number of prestigious international awards, including a Gold Clio and a Gold Lion at Cannes.
William has lived in South Africa, Australia, Madagascar, Botswana and Namibia, and is now based in Cape Town, but travels often for both national and international projects and films.