Nelisa Alcalde

Nelisa Alcalde is a UK-based cinematographer, born in the south of Spain. She is a member of Illuminatrix Rising and completed the BSC Mentoring Programme with Benjamin Kračun BSC. She holds an MFA in Cinematography from FAMU in Prague, where she specialised in 16mm and 35mm. She was one of the cinematographers on The Boy and the Suit of Lights, directed by Inma de Reyes, which won International First Feature Competition at Sheffield 2024. She lensed and co-directed Isabel's Independence with Inma de Reyes, a BBC Scotland and Scottish Documentary Institute funded documentary broadcast on BBC Scotland in 2020. Honey Bunny Duracell, which she directed and shot on 35mm, won the NEW ERA award from the Czech Association of Cinematographers, the Best Documentary Paper Bird Award at the LJMU MA Festival and Best Documentary Short at the International Sport Film Festival in Slovenia.

In narrative, she shot All Up There, directed by Bonnie McRae which won Best Director at the BFI Future Film Festival 2024 and the Silver Award at the Young Director Award in Cannes. Her most recent short, Bubbles, was made on the Sean Connery Talent Lab with the NFTS and screened at EIFF 2026.

Narrative:

Bubbles
Role: Director of Photography
Director: Jagoda Tlok
Producer: Lea Ruiz De Oliveira
Produced by the Sean Connery Talent Lab and the NFTS Screened at EIFF 2026 as part of the NFTS Sean Connery Lab and Bolton Film Festival 2026

Wolf Bay / Loch Nam Madadh
Role: B camera operator and second unit Director of Photography
Production company: Storyboard Studios
Directed by Alasdair MacLean
Director of Photography: Karlo D'Alessandro
Produced by Misha McCullag and Penny Davies

Achtsam Morden (Murder ), series 3
Role: C camera operator
Netflix
Produced by Constantine Films
Directed by Martina Plura
Director of Photography: Monika Plura

The Key (2023)
Dir Theo Panagopoulos
Produced Smashing Pictures
Funded by Creative Scotland, BFI NETWORK

Working Differently (2023)
Dir Hannah Currie
Produced Blazing Griffin

Safe Home (2023)
Dir Jolly Jack
Produced Smashing Pictures
HONOURABLE MENTION SUNDERLAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dinard Film Festival 2023
HB Film Festival 2023
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2023
Partick Film Festival
Poppy Jasper 2023

All Up There (2022)
Dir Bon MacRae
Produced Jolly Jack. Funded by Little Pictures
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Silver Prize Young Director Award 2024. (Pasion Project) BFI Future Film Festival 2024
Glasgow Film Festival 2023
Scotish Filmmaker Prize (nominated) 2023

Documentary:

Elevated (2022)
Dir. Gustav Littorin
Produced by Sisyfos (postproduction)
Co-cinematographer: Julian Schwandner

The Boy and The Suit of Lights (2022)
The Boy And The Suit Of Lights
Dir. Inma de Reyes (Feature film)
Produced by Aconite/Rusticcanyonpics
Co-cinematographers:
Theodor Solin
Alana Mejia Gonzalez
The Grand Jury Award for the International First Feature Competition

Honey Bunny Duracell
Director/ Cinematographer
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY STUDENT AWARD BY THE CZECH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHER (AČK)

City of Hope (2021)
Dir. Hannah Currie
Produced by STV/Bullion
Co-cinematographer: Steve Cardo

Killing Myself Laughing (2021)
Dir. Maria Viola
Produced and funded by Little Pictures
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Toronto International Women Film Festival
SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ART FESTIVAL WINNER: VOICES OF EXPERIENCE 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Toronto International Women Film Festival
Women Over 50 Film Festival

Growing Up Green
Dir. Maria Viola
BBC | Co-cinematographer: Tom Duncan

Isabel’s Independence (2021)
Co-dir. Inma de Reyes
Produced by SDI and Creative Scotland