Virginie Saint-Martin

Belgium-born Virginie Saint-Martin began working as a camera operator in the late 1980s, when she worked on two French shorts, including the comedy "Les Vloems." Despite having broken into the industry, Saint-Martin didn't pick up another gig for several years when she worked on the full-length film "Les Sept Péchés Capitaux," which featured seven short stories about the seven deadly sins. Armed with more experience, she had the opportunity to work as a second assistant camera operator for several French films, including "La Partie d'Échecs" and "Mina Tannenbaum." She continued to work steadily, alternating between shorts, full-length features, and documentaries. In the most productive year of her career, 2000, Saint-Martin worked on four films as a cinematographer: "Oedipus Rex," "Holiday," "Thomas in Love," and "Ouvriéres du Monde." While she is known primarily for her work behind the camera, she stepped in front of the lens for a brief role in the 2004 French family drama "Gilles' Wife." Notwithstanding her short-lived foray into acting, she settled into her career as a cinematographer, finding jobs throughout the 2000s. Since then, she has filmed such movies as 2007's "Coquelicots" and 2010's "Special Treatment."