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Juan Ruiz Anchía

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Editor
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Juan Ruiz-Anchia, ASC was born in the capital of the Basque Province of Spain, Bilbao. He graduated in 1981 from the American Film Institute (AFI in Hollywood, CA) with a Master in Visual Arts as a Director of Photography. Prior to attending AFI, he graduated from the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía in Madrid, Spain in 1972. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and a member of the International Cinematographers Guild. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences of Hollywood and a member of the Directors Guild of America.
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Blackthorn (2011)
    Blackthorn
    6.5
    • Cinematographer(as Juan Ruiz-Anchía)
    • 2011
    Val Kilmer in Spartan (2004)
    Spartan
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Burns in Confidence (2003)
    Confidence
    6.6
    • Cinematographer(as Juan Ruiz Anchia)
    • 2003
    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
    Glengarry Glen Ross
    7.6
    • Cinematographer(as Juan Ruiz Anchia)
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Al Pacino and Helen Mirren in Phil Spector (2013)
      Phil Spector
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2013
    • Outlaw Country (2012)
      Outlaw Country
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Blackthorn (2011)
      Blackthorn
      6.5
      • Cinematographer (as Juan Ruiz-Anchía)
      • 2011
    • Travis Fimmel and Katrina Elam in Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
      Pure Country 2: The Gift
      5.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Josh Hartnett, and Gackt in Bunraku (2010)
      Bunraku
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Madonna in Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
      Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
      8.4
      Video
      • video "Live to Tell"
      • 2009
    • I Come with the Rain (2009)
      I Come with the Rain
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Nick Stahl, and AnnaSophia Robb in Sleepwalking (2008)
      Sleepwalking
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • September Dawn (2007)
      September Dawn
      5.8
      • director of photography (as Juan Ruiz-Anchia)
      • 2007
    • Innocent Voices (2004)
      Innocent Voices
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Val Kilmer in Spartan (2004)
      Spartan
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • Off the Map (2003)
      Off the Map
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Burns in Confidence (2003)
      Confidence
      6.6
      • director of photography (as Juan Ruiz Anchia)
      • 2003
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, and Stellan Skarsgård in No Good Deed (2002)
      No Good Deed
      5.4
      • director of photography (as Juan Ruiz-Anchía)
      • 2002
    • He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production 'The Greatest Story Ever Told'
      7.7
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Darkness Falls (2003)
      Darkness Falls
      5.0
      • prologue & title sequences cinematography: prologue and title sequences: Imaginary Forces (as Juan Ruiz-Anchia)
      • 2003
    • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
      George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
      7.7
      • camera operator (as Juan Ruiz-Anchia)
      • 1984
    • Estado de sitio
      Short
      • second assistant camera (as Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía)
      • 1970

    Editor



    • El Corte Inglés: Protagonista la Moda (2000)
      El Corte Inglés: Protagonista la Moda
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Nana para una nube blanca
      Short
      • Editor (as Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía)
      • 1982

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • J. Ruiz Anchia
    • Born
      • 1949
      • Bilbao, Basque Province, Spain

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    • Trivia
      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1991.
    • Trademark
        Frequently works with David Mamet and James Foley.

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