- Born
- Jost Vacano was born on March 15, 1934 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Das Boot (1981), Starship Troopers (1997) and RoboCop (1987).
- In December 2017, after a 12-year-long legal battle, a Bavarian court granted cinematographer Jost Vacano over $720,000 in deferred compensation and interest for the years 2002 to 2017 and a higher share in the future profits for his contribution to the Oscar-nominated war drama. It had taken him more than a decade, but an appeals court in Munich finally ruled in favor of Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jost Vacano, saying he should be better compensated for his contribution to the success of Wolfgang Petersen's anti-war classic "Das Boot". (OLG Munich Az. 29 U 2619/16).
- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1991.
- During his long career, he shot 7 feature films for director Paul Verhoeven, more than any other cinematographer.
- Member of A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematography).
- Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th Camerimage International Film Festival in 2021.
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