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    Eric Cayla

    Cinematographer,camera Department·Active 2000–2008
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    Career at a glance

    4Hallmark films

    1 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.5 / 10

    across 4 rated films

    Weirdness4.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Silent Night7.5

    Most recent

    The Christmas Choir2008

    Everything Eric has done for Hallmark, from The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000) right through to The Christmas Choir (2008).

    Follow & about Eric

    Éric Cayla is a Canadian cinematographer. He is most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving nods at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996 for A Cry in the Night and at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997 for Karmina, and a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving nods at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000 for Babel and at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003 for The Baroness and the Pig.
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    On-screen partners

    John Dunn-Hill headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Eric’s most frequent on-screen partner is John Dunn-Hill, with 2 films together.

    • The Christmas Choir (2008)·
    • The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
    • Kenneth Welsh2
    • Matt Frewer2

    All 4 movies

    Newest first

    2000s

    4 films
    • 2008The Christmas ChoirCinematographer · Christmas6.7Weird 3/10
    • 2002Silent NightCinematographer · Christmas7.5Weird 4/10
    • 2001The Sign of FourCinematographer · Big City5.9Weird 3/10
    • 2000The Hound of the BaskervillesCinematographer · Royal/Estate5.9Weird 7/10

    Eric’s standouts

    • Silent Night poster
      Highest ratedSilent Night (2002)

      Best-reviewed of the 4, at 7.5/10

      7.5
    • The Sign of Four poster
      Most divisiveThe Sign of Four (2001)

      Lowest-rated of the 4 — every filmography has one

      5.9
    • The Hound of the Baskervilles poster
      WeirdestThe Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)

      The strangest of the bunch — 7/10 on our weirdness scale

      5.9

    In pictures

    A quick look at Eric’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Eric Cayla headshotEric Cayla
    • The Christmas Choir poster
    • Silent Night poster
    • The Sign of Four poster
    • The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

    Eric’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Rodney Gibbons3 films

    Most written by

    • Arthur Conan Doyle2 films
    • Joe Wiesenfeld2 films

    Who Eric works with

    The cast and crew Eric keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Eric Cayla's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAndrea Kenyon: 3 films togetherAndrea Kenyon3 filmsIrene Litinsky: 3 films togetherIrene Litinsky3 filmsJean-Baptiste Tard: 3 films togetherJean-Baptiste T…3 filmsRodney Gibbons: 3 films togetherRodney Gibbons3 filmsVidal Béïque: 3 films togetherVidal Béïque3 filmsArthur Conan Doyle: 2 films togetherArthur Conan Do…2 filmsJames Gelfand: 2 films togetherJames Gelfand2 films

    Movies by year

    Eric Cayla Hallmark movies by release year1200012001120022003200420052006200712008

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Eric Cayla been in?
    We have 4 Hallmark movies on file for Eric Cayla, spanning 2000–2008.
    What is Eric Cayla's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Silent Night (2002) has more audience votes than any other Eric Cayla Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Eric Cayla usually star with?
    Eric has shared 2 films with John Dunn-Hill, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Eric Cayla still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Eric Hallmark credit we have is from 2008; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Eric Cayla made?
    Eric Cayla turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Eric Cayla's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Eric Hallmark title we have is The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000).
    What does Eric Cayla do in Hallmark movies?
    Eric Cayla works on Hallmark films as cinematographer,camera department.

    Data & sources

    Eric’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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