Nigel Walters, IMAGO Präsident von 2008 bis 2015 ist verstorben. Er war nicht nur sehr wichtig für IMAGO, sondern auch ein Freund des AAC.
Nigel arbeitete über 30 Jahre als Kameramann und drehte einige der kultigsten Fernsehproduktionen der 1980er und 1990er Jahre, von „In 80 Tagen um die Welt“ mit Michael Palin (für den er für einen BAFTA nominiert war) bis hin zur bahnbrechenden Serie „Queer as Folk“. Nigel engagierte sich leidenschaftlich für die Kameraleute und die Filmgemeinschaft allgemein. Er war sowohl als Vorstandsmitglied der BSC als auch einige Jahre als Präsident von IMAGO aktiv.
Während seiner Präsidentschaft bei IMAGO förderte Nigel die Vernetzung verschiedener Kameraverbände und konnte die Mitgliederzahl von IMAGO um 13 neue Mitgliedsländer steigern, darunter die ACS (Australien), die JSC (Japan) und die ISC (Irland).
Hier ein Nachruf von Paul Rene Roestard FNF:
In memory of Nigel Walters BSC
The news of Nigel´s passing was received with great sorrow among his so many friends World-wide. Not many people has the same extraordinary ability as Nigel had, to connect and to so warmheartedly make close and lasting friendships with so many people, whatever nationality, language or culture, all around the World.
What stood his heart close was to prepare the ground for cinematographers to work for each other, to aid and support each other, internationally.
Nigel Walters was for several significant years (2008 to 2015) the President of IMAGO, the International Federation of Cinematographers. Under his Presidency, IMAGO expanded significantly, it transferred from a European Federation to being truly International, and IMAGO´s connecting network expanded greatly thanks to Nigel´s personal and diplomatic abilities. Today IMAGO has members on all continents and it was under Nigel´s presidency the words “The Spirit of IMAGO” really came to life. IMAGO honoured Nigel in 2015 by awarded him the prestigious IMAGO Honorary Membership Award.
But working ideally and internationally for cinematographers and colleagues were one thing. Where ever in the World we were, however important meetings we were in, we were all immediately updated when the Welsh National Rugby Team scored. Wales was always an integrated and important part of Nigel. As was of course also all of Great Britain, and Finland, the country of his wife.
As a person – with his humanity, sense of humour, curiosity and so many other qualities, Nigel was truly exceptional.
In our sorrow of having lost an important friend, our special thoughts goes to Nigel´s family, which meant so much to him, and to all his colleagues in the British Society of Cinematographers, where Nigel played a significant role for several years.
Nigel Walters will always be remembered by all his friends in IMAGO, with sincere warmth and with sincere and deep gratitude!
Paul René Roestad FNF
Former President and former General Secretary of IMAGO
