Mauro Fiore


Mauro Fiore is an Italian-American cinematographer.
He was born in Marzi, Calabria and moved to the US with his family in 1971.
He attended Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois, and graduated in 1982. He went on to receive his B.A. from Columbia College Chicago in 1987.
He is most notable for his work in the 2009 film Avatar for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 82nd Academy Awards. Other prior films that he worked on before Avatar are Training Day, The Hire: Ticker, Tears of the Sun, Smokin' Aces and The Kingdom. Fiore worked as cinematographer for the television series Tracey Takes On....

Personal life

Fiore married Christine Vollmer in 2000 and they have three children, son Luca and daughters Olivia and Tessa.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1986AutomatonDavid Bazant
Jeff Economy
1995DominionMichael G. Kehoe
1995Soldier BoyzLouis Mourneau
1996An Occasional HellSalomé Breziner
1997Breaking UpRobert Greenwald
1998Love from Ground ZeroStephen Grynberg
1998Billboard DadAlan Metter
2000Get CarterStephen Kay
2000Lost SoulsJanusz Kamiński
2001DrivenRenny Harlin
2001The Center of the WorldWayne Wang
2001Training DayAntoine Fuqua1st collaboration with Fuqua
2002HighwayJames Cox
2003Tears of the SunAntoine Fuqua
2005The IslandMichael Bay
2006Smokin' AcesJoe Carnahan-
2007The KingdomPeter Berg
2009AvatarJames CameronAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer
Nominated- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
2010The A-TeamJoe Carnahan
2011Real SteelShawn Levy
2013Runner RunnerBrad Furman
2014The EqualizerAntoine Fuqua
2015SouthpawAntoine Fuqua
2016The Magnificent SevenAntoine Fuqua
2019Dark PhoenixSimon Kinberg
2019MosulMatthew Michael Carnahan
2021InfiniteAntoine Fuqua

Short films

Television