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'''Sara Mishara''' (born July 8, 1976) is an [[Americans|American]]-[[Canadians|Canadian]] cinematographer.<ref name=ledevoir>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/548615/rendez-vous-quebec-cinema-sara-mishara-lumiere-vivante "Sara Mishara au RVQC: complice de la lumière"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', February 26, 2019.</ref> She has been a three-time [[Canadian Screen Award]] winner for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] at the [[7th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2019 for her work on the film ''[[The Great Darkened Days]] (La grande noirceur)'',<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201903/31/01-5220281-cinq-prix-ecrans-canadiens-a-la-grande-noirceur.php "Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', March 31, 2019.</ref> at the [[10th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2022 for ''[[Drunken Birds]] (Les Oiseaux ivres)'',<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/night-raiders-scarborough-csa-night-five-1.6414141 "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"]. [[CBC News]], April 8, 2022.</ref> and at the [[11th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2023 for ''[[Viking (2022 film)|Viking]]''.<ref>Jenna Benchetrit, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csas-2023-third-night-1.6809964 "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards"]. [[CBC News]], April 13, 2023.</ref>
She was also a dual nominee in 2019 for ''[[Allure (2017 film)|Allure]]'',<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/sara-mishara-s-cinematography-is-so-arresting-that-she-s-competing-against-herself-at-the-csas-1.5070925 "Sara Mishara's cinematography is so arresting that she's competing against herself at the CSAs"]. [[CBC Arts]], March 26, 2019.</ref> and was previously nominated in the same category at the [[28th Genie Awards]] for ''[[Everything Is Fine (film)|Everything Is Fine]] (Tout est parfait)''<ref>[https://voir.ca/manon-dumais/2009/04/03/genie-2009-ca-interesse-t-i-quelquun/ "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?"]. ''[[Voir]]'', April 3, 2009.</ref> and at the [[4th Canadian Screen Awards]] for ''[[Felix and Meira]] (Félix et Meira)''.<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/2462969/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-rookie-blue-vikings-big-brother-canada-nominated/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated"]. [[Global News]], January 19, 2016.</ref>
She won the [[Prix Iris]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] at the [[24th Quebec Cinema Awards]] for ''Drunken Birds'',<ref name=helene>François Lévesque, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/719394/gala-quebec-cinema-helene-florent-aux-oiseaux "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', June 5, 2022.</ref> and received four previous [[Prix Jutra]] nominations for Best Cinematography for her work on ''[[Continental, a Film Without Guns]] (Continental, un film sans fusil)'',<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4554175-sara-mishara-leclat-de-la-nouvelle-vague.php "Sara Mishara : l'éclat de la nouvelle vague"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', April 5, 2008.</ref> ''[[The Legacy (2009 film)|The Legacy]] (La Donation)'',<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4549577-jutra-liste-des-finalistes.php "Jutra : liste des finalistes"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', February 16, 2010.</ref> ''[[All That You Possess]] (Tout ce que tu possèdes)''<ref name=spotlight>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"]. [[CBC News]], March 17, 2013.</ref> and ''[[You're Sleeping Nicole]] (Tu dors Nicole)''.<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/703878/nominations-jutra-2015 "Dolan contre Dolan à la 17e Soirée des Jutra"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]], January 26, 2015.</ref>
Born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], she studied film at [[Concordia University]] and the [[Prague Film School]].<ref name=ledevoir/> She was a cowriter with [[Ivan Grbovic]] of the films ''[[Romeo Eleven]] (Roméo Onze)'' and ''Drunken Birds'', with the duo receiving a Jutra nomination for [[Prix Iris for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] for ''[[Romeo Eleven]] (Roméo Onze)'' at the [[15th Jutra Awards]] in 2013,<ref name=spotlight/> and winning for ''Drunken Birds'' at the [[24th Quebec Cinema Awards]] in 2022.<ref name=helene/>
Alongside [[Nicolas Bolduc]], Erik Ljung, [[Tobie Marier Robitaille]], [[Van Royko]], Alexia Toman and [[André Turpin]], she won a [[Gémeaux Award]] for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for ''[[Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident]] (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident)''.<ref>Élise Jetté, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2104426/bye-bye-2023-trophees-gala-industrie-des-prix-gemeaux-2024 "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]], September 14, 2024.</ref>
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