ETIENNE LEUNG

Director of photography

“I know a lot of DPs who do photography and their photography just seems a literal copy of their cinematography where everything looks like a movie still. Her work is very photographic, displaying an understanding of each mediums’ strength.”

- Japan Camera Hunter

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Etienne has a background in illustration and Chinese ink painting. After completing a BA course in graphic design at Central Saint Martins, she then furthered her studies with an MA in Cinematography at the Met Film School, and a masterclass in documentary filmmaking with Oscar-winning documentarian Kirsten Johnson at The University of Hong Kong.

As a freelance cinematographer, Etienne has been collaborating with filmmakers of various creative backgrounds. Her films have been screened in competition at film festivals such as Lift-Off Film Festival, Freshwave and Microfilm Production Support Scheme.

// RESIDENCIES
Shiro Oni Studio シロオニスタジオ(March 2017)

// AWARDS

Tomorrow Is Not Promised
WINNER of 8th Microfilm Production Support Scheme (Music) - Gold

GNMA: In the Mountains of Japan's Gunma Prefecture
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017 - Editorial-Personality / Silver
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017 - Book-Documentary / Honorable Mention

LUCKY BOY (2017)
Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Amsterdam - Special Mention Winner
Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Paris

// BOOKS

The New Luxury: Defining the Aspirational in the Age of Hype
Publisher: Highsnobiety

Prologue: Hong Kong Street (2019)
Ménos

GNMA: In the Mountains of Japan's Gunma Prefecture (2017)
Publisher: Brownie Publishing

// CLIENTS REFERENCE