Todd MCCARTHY

Cinematographer, Writer, Director

United States

Todd MCCARTHY © Rebecca Sapp

Todd McCarthy is a Cannes veteran – his first was in 1970 – who for decades covered the Festival for Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Among his books are the definitive biography “Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood”, “Kings of the Bs: Working Within the Hollywood System” and “Fast Women” about female race car drivers. He won an Emmy Award for his documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Genius and is currently working on a project set in Hollywood just after World War II.

Jury attendance

  • Member Un Certain Regard, 2024

Feature films

MAN OF CINEMA: PIERRE RISSIENT

Cannes Classics, 2007Cinematography, Director