Belgium cinematographer Benoit Debie is to shoot Paul Amlehn's upcoming feature films Jeanne Tripier Jeanne d'Arc and The Tears of Eros. Debie is best known for his work on Gaspar Noé's controversial film Irréversible, as well as on Lucile Hadzihalilovic's Innocence, Dario Argento's The Card Player, and Fabrice Du Welz's The Ordeal (part of Ant Timpson's programme at this year's International Film Festival). "Benoit has an excellent feel for mood and atmosphere. His use of color and texture is exemplery. He is, in my opinion, the finest cinematographer working today," says Amlehn. Jeanne Tripier Jeanne d'Arc will being shooting in France and Italy in 2006.

Paul Amlehn was born in Auckland, 1970. He is a writer, a performance artist, and a director of film and video art. His works in progress have featured previously on Lumière.