Glenn Hanns ACS — Director of Photography, Sydney

Glenn Hanns ACS on the set of Moon Rock For Monday

Glenn Hanns ACS
Director of Photography, Sydney

Glenn Hanns ACS is a multi-award winning Sydney-based Director of Photography — known for intimate, visually rich storytelling across feature drama, television, documentary and music.

“A true professional who thrives under pressure and never stops pushing for the most beautiful cinematic outcome — Glenn backs up his creative ideas with action, delivers consistently remarkable, technically excellent images, and does it all on time, on budget, and with a calm that puts the whole crew at ease.”
— From collaborators

His AFTRS film Bleeders was nominated for Best Cinematography at Camerimage, Poland in the Student Etudes category, and screened at Festival de Cannes (des Antipodes). An accredited ACS cinematographer and AACTA member, his films have screened internationally — from Camerimage, Cannes and Zurich to Beijing, Schlingel, Cinemagic, San Sebastian and the Adelaide Film Festival — and have collected multiple Gold ACS Awards at State and National level, IF Awards and an AACTA nomination for Best Cinematography. Works have been distributed worldwide on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Foxtel, Binge, SBS, ABC, Lionsgate and Discovery Channel.

"There's no denying the passion I feel for the moving image. The magic generated when all the elements of film-making come together, creating an engaging cohesive story that transports the audience's reality — that is what I live for."
— Glenn Hanns ACS

Award-winning Sydney-based cinematographer — storyteller, available nationally and internationally for features, television, documentary, commercials and music video.

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