Film Portfolio Websites Tips and Examples
Bryan Cooper
Theme used: SkylineBryan Cooper is a Cinematographer and Director based in the states, but works extensively in Japan and is open to working abroad. has worked with Sundance Film Festival, Fujifilm, and the City of Matsumoto
https://bryancooperdp.format.com
Othello Banaci
Theme used: CaptureOthello Banaci is a Liberian-American filmmaker and photographer based in Washington, DC. Known for his composition, clean aesthetic, and passion for human rights, he creates space for people to share their stories with compassion and grace. Recent credits include the Emmy-winning HBO documentary 38 at the Garden, the Paramount+ documentary Lynching Postcards ‘Token of a Great Day,” and the Yale & Slavery Research Project.
https://othellobanaci.format.com
Matt Mawson
Theme used: OffsetMatt Mawson started photography assisting one of London’s top advertising photographers. He left studio photography and began contributing to a number of European press agencies covering many of the world’s conflicts in SE Asia, Africa, Northern Iraq, The Balkans and Eastern Europe. The creative disciplines of the studio and the immediacy of reportage photography have evolved into a distinctive photographic style that's evident in award-winning corporate communications.
https://matt-mawson.format.com
Amina Zadeh
Theme used: PointAmina is a Cinematographer specializing in Analogue and Digital formats. Her clients include Vogue, GQ, Paper Magazine, Flaunt, L'officiel, Saint Laurent, Skims by Kim Kardashian, Gucci, John Varvatos, Lexus, Toyota, Nissan, and more. She creates images that are conceptual, alluring, distinct and honest.
https://aminazadeh.format.com
Guillermo Sánchez-Villarta
Theme used: PeakGuillermo Sánchez-Villarta is a spanish photographer who's currently living in Germany. His work is primarliy documentary, and aims to explore the relationship between people and places, often framing already established imaginaries of other disciplines such as literature, music and general folklore . His focus on using analog cameras and film, links with the idea of intergenerationallity.
https://gsvillarta.format.com
Halle Hirota
Theme used: AmazonHalle Hirota is a photographer currently based in Toronto, Ontario. Halle aims to achieve an other-worldly quality to her work, images that aren't quite reality but similar to a snapshot from a dream. Her work is centred around themes of femininity and sexuality in hopes of changing the way we view the gendered qualities of others.
https://hallehirota.format.comFilmmaker Portfolio Beginner Tip: Keep it Simple
Avoid putting too many examples and include only your best work in your filmmaker portfolio. Aim for a curation of roughly nine filming projects, and don’t overlook the impact of thumbnail images. Make sure they’re eye-catching and entice the viewer to click.
When it comes to site organization, tiles of display videos can be overwhelming for viewers; instead, many professional filmmakers will make a page for each film project and connect them through a collection page. Organizing your filming projects into a collection page will simplify your portfolio, reduce clutter, and enhance viewership experiences.
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Wenxin Yang
Theme used: ObsidianWenxin Yang is a Chinese-born, Columbus, OH based videographer and photographer. His work is informed by an unrelenting sense of nostalgia and a love of calmness. As a result, his work focus on the subtleties of life, displayed through his street photographs and music videos.
https://wenxin-yang-ivtg.format.com
Heins Evander
Theme used: Horizon LeftHeins Evander (he/they, b. 1998) is an NYC-based Chinese-American photographer originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. He loves cycling, sleeping in, and dogs. Evander particularly enjoys photographing people while talking too much and getting inevitably distracted, but he swears that's part of the charm of their work.
https://heinsevander.format.com
Laurent Laughlin
Theme used: FiberLaurent Laughlin is a freelance Journalist, Shooter and Director specializing in the production of long and short format documentaries. He is from California and currently work with Vice in Greece. He has also worked for a number of media outlets including Time, AFP, The Economist, CNN, The International Herald Tribune and others.
https://laurent-laughlin.format.com
Ben Robson
Theme used: ObscuraBen Robson is a photographer from regional Australia with a passion for film photography. He collects old cameras, and use them to shoot various film stocks. Ben loves to develop his own negatives.He is fascinated by people, and the character that film is able to draw out.
https://shootingben.format.com
Giselle Keena
Theme used: SharpGiselle Keena is a youthful and ethereal New York City-based photographer and director specializing in film portrait photography and video content in the fashion and music industries.
https://giselle-keena-pdeh.format.com
Heather Glazzard
Theme used: OraHeather Glazzard's photography is a personal exploration of sexuality, vulnerability and femininity. Shooting exclusively on film, they aim for the imagery to be as egoless as possible, focusing on bringing a minority of people into light. They take intimate portraits of the wide spectrum of gender and sexuality that makes up the queer community of creatives, collaborating regularly with LGBTQIA stylists and designers.
https://jesseglazzard.format.comFilmmaker Website Inspiration
Before you make or update your own film portfolio, it can be helpful to look at some of your favorite filmmaker’s websites for inspiration. Take note of details like how they approach things like their About Me and the organization of their portfolio pages. Make note of what aligns with your brand and aesthetic, and use that information to inform the design choices you make when creating your online film portfolio.
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Nick Prideaux
Theme used: Horizon LeftNick Prideaux is an Australian film photographer and visual storyteller based in Paris. He has worked and collaborated with fashion labels, magazines, and publications, including Konbini, Fisheye Magazine, IGNANT, Phases Magazine, Majestic Casual and The Fader. Nick captures scenes from his life in a diaristic manner guided by his intuition, rather than preconception. The camera gives him a way of looking at every day in a more conscious light.
https://nickprideaux.format.com
The Focalister
Theme used: KilnThe Focalister is a Montreal-based artist whose visual identity is inspired by his past as a pro breakdancer and a youth spent travelling the world. Working primarily with film, his photographic work emphasizes the rawness and authenticity of his subject matter while allowing a certain sensitivity to shine through.
https://thefocalister.format.com
Kenneth Pihl Nissen
Theme used: KilnKenneth Pihl Nissen is a Copenhagen-based photographer who primarily works with film. He likes to combine editorial assignments with alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype, wet-plate collodion, or the like. He loves the craft and process of shooting, developing, and wet-printing his work. For commercial use, he utilizes high-end scanners or a digital/analog camera setup.
https://kennethpihlnissen.format.com
Kunjo
Theme used: Horizon LeftKunjo is a photographer based in Brooklyn, NY. His work is inspired by his investigations of the Black male body, dynamics of Black male relationships, and archival work related to the African American experience surrounding masculinity. Working with film, Kunjo creates intimate portraits that explore the unexamined and unrecorded emotions of Black men. His photography encourages viewers to address past issues that are a result of our current state in time.
https://filmdiddie.format.com
Petros
Theme used: AmazonPetros studied film and He got his BA in Film and TV production from Queen Margaret University and his MA in cinematography from Napier University. His short films have been shown in numerous film festivals including AIFF, AGLIFF, and BUSHO.
https://petros.format.com
William Fielding
Theme used: CaptureWill Fielding is a freelance videographer and motion graphics artist based in Norwich, United Kingdom. Will has shot and edited content for global lifestyle brands, media publications, music artists, and short films. Trained in cinematography, Will’s eye for composition was developed during his film degree at Falmouth University. Will has fine-tuned his distinctive style which elegantly captures detail and embraces a naturalistic use of light to produce sophisticated compositions.
https://willfield.format.comFilmmaker Portfolio Branding Tip: Choose a Clear Domain Name
Professional filmmakers treat their portfolio websites as digital business cards. Having a clear domain name relevant to your filmmaking identity, or one that directly communicates your name, will create a lasting and memorable impression for your audience.
A clear domain name is one that’s easy to remember, write down, or share verbally. This is especially important when it comes to receiving word-of-mouth referrals, since clients are more likely to share your portfolio when they can recall and find it online with minimal effort.
A custom domain name, when used consistently across online profiles and social media, can help you build a strong brand identity. Visitors are more likely to trust, explore, and refer your work to others when they see a portfolio website with a clear, relevant, and memorable domain name.
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ROMAIN REGLADE
Theme used: SlateRomain Reglade is an innovative digital agency. The team of professionals creates digital assets for fashion and luxury brands to help them craft visual tales that can truly tell their story.
https://romain-reglade-mnpu.format.com
Adam Wilkoszarski
Theme used: OffsetAdam Wilkoszarski is a Polish documentary and landscape photographer based in Poznań, Poland, born in 1986. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography from the University of Arts in Poznań. In his works, he concentrates on the ways in which places, which are usually full of people, are changing the very moment when they become abandoned and empty. He tries to find places in which the borders between public and private spheres are blurred.
https://adam-wilkoszarski.format.com
Stéphane Gizard
Theme used: OffsetStéphane Gizard is French photographer, living and working in Paris. Best known for portraits of young people created for his “Modern Lovers” series, photographer Stéphane Gizard’s gentle, kindly eye manages to capture the beauty and fragility of his subjects, which have included many celebrities and strangers. His work reveals their sensuality and brings out the expression of a truth; an intimate questioning. In parallel to working closely with the press and the advertising industry.
https://stephanegizard.format.com
Luuk Walschot
Theme used: OraLuuk Walschot is a director slash creative slash photographer. His style is commercially authentic, which means that the work he creates feels truthful and thus makes a big impact. The truth can be told with humor, love, tension and in various other ways, but in its core it’s about emotion. Contact him if you want to move your audience emotionally and make them act physically. He’s Amsterdam based, but he works all over. He also talks about himself in the third person.
https://luukwalschot.format.comPortfolio Website Ideas for Film Industry Artists
The best portfolios make your contact information easy to find, so prospective clients can effortlessly contact you. Ideally, contact information is both on your homepage, alongside the best examples of your work, and also included in your About page or a separate Contact page within your website, making it readily available for interested viewers to reach out.