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Christopher Guilford Tufty is an Emmy award-winning Director of Photography working in the motion picture industry in Los Angeles, California. He has shot eleven feature-length movies and over a dozen TV dramatic episodes on National networks as DP. He was President of the Society of
Camera Operators for two years (2013 and 2014) and is currently a member of the International Cinematographer’s Guild as a Director of Photography. Chris is currently listed in the 1st who in entertainment. Chris has appeared as a guest lecturer for film classes at UCLS and Northridge Universities.
AWARDS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY CHICAGO SILVER PLAQUE AWARD FOR “JIMMY ZIP” (2003)
INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD SHOWCASE FOR “SPIRIT OF YOSEMITE” (2002)
EMMY AWARD FOR "RIVER IN DISGUISE" (1987)
CINDY AWARD FOR "RIVER IN DISGUISE" (1986)
HONORABLE MENTION IN CINEMATOGRAPHY AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR "CANYON CONSORT" (1986)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINATION FOR MTV’s ANNUAL AWARDS FOR "I WANT A NEW DRUG" (1985)
SILVER AWARD AT N.Y. FILM AND TV FESTIVAL FOR "I WANT A NEW DRUG" (1985)
Chris has also worked on several films that won awards for Best Direction, Best Musical Score, Best of Category, Best Production, Best Writing, Best Art Direction, Gold Plaques, Clios, other Emmys, and the Grand Prize at the Padua Italian film festival