According to Los Angeles' Stage32.com Chris Tangey is "one of the most sought-after Drone Cinematographers in the world." But according to Chris: "you're only as good as your last gig"! He is Owner/Manager of Alice Springs Film and Television, a diverse media production and services company based in the very center of the Australian outback. In the period 2020-2024 inclusive he has won 27 drone cinematography awards globally including the US$5000 award in the coveted "Landscape” category of the Jeju International Drone Film Festival South Korea 2021. 30 years Cinematography and Photography experience.
National executive member Location Managers Guild of Australia, 4K stock footage represented personally and by Overflight stock, New York, in the United States and Canada.
Aerial projects include: BBC's blue-chip nature series "Wonders of the Monsoon", "7 Worlds-One Planet" and soon, "Mammals"•The Universal Pictures feature film "Lee Kernaghan-Boy from the bush"• the Stan feature documentary "the Cape"• Visual material for the new Paramount Plus comedy series "Betoota Advocate" • featured material for "Great Southern Land", a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra and during 2024 Chris is shooting 23 locations Australia-wide for another permanent exhibition at the Australian War Memorial Canberra. He also supplied his aerial skills to the Season 24 2-part finale of the "The Bachelor" (U.S. 2020) for Warner Bros, "Nomad-in the footsteps of Bruce Chatwin" under the direction of film legend Werner Herzog, a global TVC for Tourism Australia "Dundee" under Academy award-winning DOP Russell Boyd ASC, ACS, and all of the Australia footage for Nathaniel Rateliff's music video "Time Stands". Chris is currently shooting for the "From Above" series for National Geographic Channel and continues to license his footage to global clients. Finalist 54th ACS National Awards for Cinematography Brisbane 2024
AWARDS:
Winner 8 gold and 5 silver awards Australian Cinematographers Society
Winner "Drone” 25th annual Moondance International Film Festival Boulder 2024
Winner "Landscape” Detroit Drone Film Festival 2023
Winner "Narrative documentary” AZDroneFest Phoenix 2023
Winner-"Best Drone Film" Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2023
Winner "Best Cinematography-short" Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2022
Winner "Best Cinematography" Tokyo Film Awards 2022
Winner "The American Drone Award" 8th annual American Film Award New York 2021
Winner “Landscape” Jeju International Drone Film Festival South Korea 2021
Winner "Landscape” AZDroneFest Phoenix 2021
Winner "Best Cinematography-short film" Seattle Film Festival 2020
Winner "Best Cinematography" Austria International Film Festival Vienna 2020
Winner "Best Cinematography" Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2020
Winner "Best Drone film" Voce Spettacolo Film Festival Italy 2021
Winner "Best film on nature" Kalakari Film Festival India 2021
Winner inaugural "Best drone film" category 10th annual Paris Art and Movie Awards (PAMA) 2020.
Winner May 2020 "Best Drone film" and "Best Natural Scenography" New York International Film Awards.
Winner "Best Aerial Cinematography" European Cinematography Awards Amsterdam,
Winner "Best Drone film" Orinos® Film Awards New York 2020.
Winner "Best Aerial Cinematography" and "Best cinematography of a documentary short film" Asian Cinematography Awards Manila 2020.
OFFICIAL SELECTION/FINALIST:
Nominee New Media Film Festival Los Angeles 2023
Dual Nominee Siena Awards Italy 2023
Dual Nominee Siena Awards Italy 2022
Official Selection Southern California Drone Film Festival 2022
Nominee 11th annual Paris Art and Movie Awards (PAMA) 2021
Nominee New Media Film Festival Los Angeles 2021
Finalist Boston drone Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Bucharest Film Awards 2021
Official Selection Blue2Blue Drone Film Festival 2021
Official Selection NO AR Drone Fest Brazil 2020
Official Selection Prague Independent Film Festival 2020
Official Selection 180 Berlin FilmFest 2020