Nelisa Alcalde

Nelisa Alcalde is a UK-based cinematographer born in the south of Spain. She is a member of Illuminatrix-Rising.

She holds a BA in Film & TV from Edinburgh University and an MFA in Cinematography from FAMU. Additionally, she has worked as an assistant camera, where she learned the skills to work professionally.

She directed and lensed "Honey Bunny Duracell," shot on 35mm film, which won the Art of a New Era Award given by the Czech Association of Cinematographers (AČK), the Best Documentary Paper Bird Award at the LJMU MA Festival, and Best Documentary Short at the International Sport Film Festival in Slovenia.

Back in the UK, she lensed and co-directed "Isabel’s Independence" with Inma De Reyes, a BBC Scotland/Scottish Documentary Institute funded mid-length documentary that was broadcast on BBC Scotland in 2020. She also shared a cinematography credit on "The Boy and the Suit of Lights," directed by Inma De Reyes, which won Best International First Feature Film at Sheffield 2024.

Alcalde has also shot narrative shorts such as "All Up There," directed by Bonnie McRae, which won the Best Director Award at the BFI Future Film Festival 2024 and the Silver Award for Passion Project at the Young Directors Festival at Cannes.

Narrative:

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