Sławomir Idziak
Sławomir Idziak | |
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Idziak in 2010 | |
Born |
Katowice, Poland | 25 January 1945
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1980 – present |
Sławomir Idziak (Polish pronunciation: [swaˈvɔmir ˈid͡ʑak]; born 25 January 1945) is a Polish cinematographer and director who has worked on over forty Polish and foreign films.
Idziak was born in Katowice, Poland. He has made fourteen films with Krzysztof Zanussi, including Kontrakt (The Contract), The Constant Factor and A Year of the Quiet Sun. He worked on all the early films of Krzysztof Kieślowski, including his television, feature film and foreign debuts, additionally, the two collaborated on A Short Film About Killing, The Double Life of Véronique and Three Colors: Blue.
He has made films with such directors as Ridley Scott, John Sayles, Michael Winterbottom and John Duigan, and has also written and directed two films himself. He worked on Winterbottom's film I Want You, where he won an Honourable Mention at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
He moved to more mainstream films such as Gattaca (1997), Proof of Life (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), and King Arthur (2004). In 2002, he was nominated for an Academy Award as well as a BAFTA for 'Best Cinematography' in the film Black Hawk Down.
Idziak was the director of photography for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's popular fantasy series, directed by David Yates. He is also Director of Photography for Battle of Warsaw 1920 - the first of his films, and the first ever Polish-language feature film, to be shot in 3D.
Sławomir Idziak teaches at film schools in Berlin, London and Copenhagen, and also conducts seminars in cinematography in other countries. He is currently working on a Virtual Film Studio Web site called Film Spring Open which gives users an opportunity to present work to global audiences and to make films online. Participants can share ideas, exchange equipment or write scripts together. The aim is to create an international community of filmmakers who will support each other, make films together and will care about the advertising and distribution of their films.
Personal life
Slawomir was married to actress Maria Gładkowska.[2]
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1966 | Kazdemu to czego mu wcale nie trzeba | Grzegorz Królikiewicz | Short film |
1967 | Zawal serca | Wojciech Wiszniewski | Short film |
1969 | Zbrodniarz, który ukradl zbrodnie | Janusz Majewski | Short film |
Podrózni jak inni | Wojciech Marczewski | TV short | |
1970 | Cicha noc, swieta noc | Marek Piestrak | TV short |
Góry o zmierzchu | Krzysztof Zanussi | TV short | |
1971 | Jeszcze slychac spiew i rzenie koni | Mieczyslaw Waskowski | |
Pizama | Antoni Krauze | TV short | |
Meta | TV movie Co-cinematographer with Edward Kłosiński | ||
1973 | Odejscia, powroty | Wojciech Marczewski Andrew Zmijewski |
TV mini-series, 3 episodes |
1974 | Przejscie podziemne | Krzysztof Kieslowski | TV short |
1975 | Bilans kwartalny | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
1976 | Partita na instrument drewniany | Janusz Zaorski | |
Blizna | Krzysztof Kieślowski | ||
Niemen | Krzysztof Rogulski | Documentary short | |
Klaps | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Documentary short | |
1977 | Krótka podróz | Krzysztof Rogulski | TV movie |
Powrót | Filip Bajon | TV movie | |
1978 | Nauka latania | Himself | Directorial Debut Co-screenwriter with Zbigniew Brzozowski |
1980 | Dyrygent | Andrzej Wajda | |
The Constant Factor | Krzysztof Zanussi | ||
Kontrakt | TV movie | ||
1981 | From a Far Country | ||
1982 | Die Unerreichbare | Krzysztof Zanussi Edward Zebrowski |
TV movie |
Imperativ | Krzysztof Zanussi | ||
Versuchung | TV movie | ||
1984 | Jagger und Spaghetti | Karsten Wichniarz | |
Der Fall Bachmeier - Keine Zeit für Tränen | Hark Bohm | ||
Blaubart | Krzysztof Zanussi | TV movie | |
Rok spokojnego slonca | |||
1985 | Paradigma | ||
Wie ein freier Vogel | Hark Bohm | Documentary | |
1986 | Harmagedon - Erään maailman loppu | Juha Rosma | |
Sarah | Reginald Puhl | ||
1987 | Wygasle czasy | Krzysztof Zanussi | Documentary |
1988 | Yasemin | Hark Bohm | |
Krótki film o zabijaniu | Krzysztof Kieślowski | ||
Wherever You Are... | Krzysztof Zanussi | ||
1989 | Stan posiadania | ||
Dekalog | Krzysztof Kieślowski | TV series, 1 episode | |
1990 | Kommissarin Goedeke | TV series, 2 episodes | |
1991 | Napoléon et l'Europe | TV series, 2 episodes | |
La double vie de Véronique | Krzysztof Kieslowski | ||
1992 | Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel | Krzysztof Zanussi | TV movie |
1993 | Three Colours: Blue | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Nominated- César Award for Best Cinematography |
1994 | Weltmeister | Zoran Solomun | |
Traumstreuner | Erwin Michelberger | ||
1995 | The Journey of August King | John Duigan | |
Tár úr steini | Hilmar Oddsson | ||
1996 | Männerpension | Detlev Buck | |
Lilian's Story | Jerzy Domaradzki | ||
1997 | Commandments | Daniel Taplitz | |
Men with Guns | John Sayles | ||
Gattaca | Andrew Niccol | ||
1998 | I Want You | Michael Winterbottom | |
1999 | The Last September | Deborah Warner | |
Love & Rage | Cathal Black | ||
2000 | Paranoid | John Duigan | |
LiebesLuder | Detlev Buck | ||
Proof of Life | Taylor Hackford | ||
2001 | Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott | Nominated- Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography |
2004 | King Arthur | Antoine Fuqua | |
2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | David Yates | |
2011 | Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Jerzy Hoffman | |
2012 | Measuring the World | Detlev Buck | |
2015 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | Natalie Portman | |
References
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1998 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ Slawomir Idziak on IMDb , Retrieved July 2016
External links
- Slawomir Idziak on IMDb
- Sławomir Idziak at Culture.pl