MICHAEL RAGEN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Nominated for best cinematography in a music video at Plus Camerimage 2009 & 2011

Selected Exhibitions

2010 Your Lucky Day, Portable Film Festival
2010 Annie Goes Boating, Raindance (London, England)
2010 Your Lucky Day, 1 Reel Film Festival (Seattle, WA)
2010 Your Lucky Day, DC Shorts Film Festival (Washington D.C.)
2010 The Drug, Pitchfork.tv (online curatorial collection)
2010 Annie Goes Boating, Barbican Film Short & Sweet 3D (London, England)
2010 Golden Prize, Born Shorts International Short Film Festival (Bornholm, Denmark)
2010 Your Lucky Day, Seattle International Film Festival (Seattle, WA)
2010 Your Lucky Day, Big Island Film Festival (Kohala Coast, Hawaii, USA)
2010 Your Lucky Day, Ashland Independant Film Festival (Ashland, Oregon, USA)
2010 Golden Prize, SXSW Film Festival (Austin, Texas, USA)
2010 Annie Goes Boating (S3D), SXSW Film Festival (Austin, Texas, USA
2010 Golden Prize, Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, Utah, USA)
2009 Caskets, Plus Cameraimage International Festival of Cinematography (Lodz, Poland)
2009 Do You, MTV2, broadcast TV (USA)
2009 Do You, Youtube Featured Video (online premiere)
2009 Albatross, Albatross, Albatross, Stereogum (online premiere)
2009 MSG of Hope, OHGE Ltd. video installation (Seattle, WA)
2009 Sophia + Anna, Seattle International Film Festival (Seattle, WA)
2009 Jerk It, MTV, broadcast TV (USA)
2009 Jerk It, 49th Krakow Film Festival (Krakow, Poland)
2009 Jerk It, CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)
2009 Jerk It, SXSW Film Festival (Austin, Texas, USA)
2009 Jerk It, Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, Utah, USA)
2008 Jerk It, Méribel Ad-festival (Méribel, France)
2008 Jerk It, MTV, broadcast TV (UK)
2008 Jerk It, Nöos ResFest São Paulo Art Biennial (São Paulo, Brazil)
2008 Jerk It, New Media Meeting (Norköping, Sweden)
2008 Jerk It, Vimus International Music Video Festival (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
2008 Jerk It, Director's Notes @ Reading and Leeds Festival (Reading, UK)
2008 Jerk It, Born Shorts International Short Film Festival (Bornholm, Denmark)
2008 Jerk It, Pitchfork.tv (online curatorial collection)
2008 Caskets, MTV2, broadcast TV (USA)
2008 Caskets, Pitchfork.tv (online curatorial collection)
2008 Lolita, MTV2, broadcast TV (USA)
Awards and selected press

2011 The Drug, Spellemann Best Music Video Nominee (Norway)
2010 Your Lucky Day, 1 Reel Film Festival, Jury Award Best Film
2010 Annie Goes Boating, InvaZion, 2nd place in Best Stereoscopic Storytelling
2010 Your Lucky Day, Big Island Film Festival, Best Short Film
2009 Caskets, Plus Camerimage, Nominated for Best Cinematography in a Music Video
2009 Jerk It, SXSW Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize for Music Videos
2009 Jerk It, Cahiers du Cinéma "Top Videos 2008"
2008 Jerk It, Hustlerworld "Our Favorite Sex Crazed Music Videos of 2008"
2008 Jerk It, Spin Magazine "The 20 Best Music Videos of 2008"
2008 Jerk It, VH1 Best Week Ever "Best 25 Music Videos of 2008"
2008 Jerk It, Pitchfork Media "Top 40 Music Videos of 2008"
2008 Jerk It, BornShorts Film Festival, Music Video Runner-up
2008 Caskets, Antville Music Video Awards, Best Cinematography Winner


Röyksopp
Thunderheist
Damien Jurado
Short Film
Portugal. The Man
Arctic Monkeys
"Senior"
"Jerk It"
"Caskets"
"Your Lucky Day"
"Sleep Forever"
"Suck It and See"

Emeli Sandé
Adidas
Brite Futures
Portugal. The Man
Gil Scott-Heron
The Do
"Daddy"
"Women Go All In"
"Too Young to Kill"
"Guns and Dogs"
"I'll Take Care of You"
"Slippery Slope"


CV - Selected Projects

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