Alwin H. Kuchler earned a British Independent Film Award for his first feature as cinematographer for Lynne Ramsay's award-winning feature film debut Ratcatcher. The duo began their collaboration at the National Film and Television School in London, where they made a number of award-winning shorts including Gasman, Small Deaths and Kill the Day. Küchler collaborated with Kevin Macdonald on the documentary Marley and shot Divergent, for director Neil Burger.
Following Ratcatcher, Küchler's feature film work as director of photography has included Kevin Macdonald's One Day in September, which won an Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature; Michael Winterbottom's The Claim, which won Best Cinematography at the Valladolid International Film Festival, and Code 46; Joe Wright's Hanna; Roger Michell's The Mother and Morning Glory; Stephen Frears' telefilm The Deal; John Madden's Proof; Danny Boyle's Sunshine; Peter Cattaneo's Lucky Break; Damien O'Donnell's Heartlands; Brian Koppelman and David Levien's Solitary Man; and Ramsay's Morvern Callar, for which his cinematography earned him a BIFA for Best Technical Achievement, a European Film Award nomination, and awards from the Stockholm and Dinard film festivals.
Küchler is also an award-winning director of photography in commercials. His commercial work includes high-profile Super Bowl ads, as well as spots for major Fortune 500 companies, including Audi, Nike and Coca-Cola. He won the prestigious Creative Circle Silver Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the Carling commercial "Rescue," which was directed by Fredrik Bond.
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