
Jo Willems
Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer. Growing up in Westerlo outside Antwerp, he studied film at the LUCA School of Arts before relocating to the United Kingdom at 21. He debuted his feature film cinematography with Hard Candy (2005), directed by David Slade, with whom Willems would also collaborate again on 30 Days of Night (2007). Willems would reunite with music video director Francis Lawrence on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), serving as cinematographer on the following instalments of the franchise for Lawrence as well as the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018), the fantasy adventure Slumberland (2022), and three episodes of the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022).
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For his work on the horror film His House (2020), Willems received a nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Cinematography.
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Acted in 3
Other credits 20
LearningThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle2025 · Director of Photography
LearningThe Long Walk2025 · Director of Photography
LearningThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023 · Director of Photography
Slumberland2022 · Director of Photography
Finch2021 · Director of Photography
His House2020 · Director of Photography
Nightmare Cinema2018 · Director of Photography
Red Sparrow2018 · Director of Photography
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 22015 · Director of Photography
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12014 · Director of Photography
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013 · Director of Photography
Limitless2011 · Director of Photography
Confessions of a Shopaholic2009 · Director of Photography
30 Days of Night2007 · Director of Photography
Rocket Science2007 · Director of Photography
Hard Candy2006 · Director of Photography
London2005 · Director of Photography
LearningDo Geese See God2004 · Director of Photography
LearningBritney Spears: In the Zone2003 · Director of Photography
LearningThe Dark Side of Love1984 · Director of Photography


