Manuel Dacosse

Manuel "Manu" Dacosse is a Belgian cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani on the films Amer (2009), The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (2013), and Let the Corpses Tan (2017), the last two of which earned him the Magritte Award for Best Cinematography.^[1]

Manuel Dacosse
Born	1977 (age 47–48) Uccle, Belgium
Occupations	Cinematographer camera operator
Years active	2001–present
Website	manudacosse.com

He collaborated with director François Ozon on L'Amant double (2017) and By the Grace of God (2019); the latter received five nominations at the 25th Lumière Awards, including Best Cinematography for Dacosse.^[2] His film credits also include Torpedo (2012), Mobile Home (2012), Tasher Desh (2012), Alleluia (2014), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015), Evolution (2015), Axolotl Overkill (2017), Adoration (2019), and The Silencing (2020).^[3]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Notes
2009	Amer	Nominated—Camerimage Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
2012	Torpedo
2012	Mobile Home
2012	The ABCs of Death	Segment: "O is for Orgasm"
2012	Tasher Desh
2013	The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears	Magritte Award for Best Cinematography Nashville Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
2014	Alleluia	Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
2015	The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
2015	Evolution	San Sebastián Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—ICS Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—UK Horror Award for Best Editing/Visual Style
2016	Odd Job
2017	Let the Corpses Tan	Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
2017	Axolotl Overkill	Sundance Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
2017	L'Amant double
2018	The Emperor of Paris
2019	By the Grace of God	Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Cinematography
2019	Adoration	Sitges Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
2020	The Silencing
2021	Inexorable
2022	Peter von Kant
2023	Vincent Must Die
2024	Maldoror
2025	Reflection in a Dead Diamond