Sławomir Idziak

Born: January 25, 1945 (81 years)

Katowice, Poland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sławomir Idziak (Polish pronunciation: [swaˈvɔmir ˈid͡ʑak]; born 25 January 1945 in Katowice, Poland) is a Polish cinematographer and director who has worked on over forty Polish and foreign films. He has made fourteen films with Krzysztof Zanussi, including Kontrakt (The Contract), The Constant Factor and The 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. 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.

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Movies Directed (6)

Movies as Crew (65)

Sławomir Idziak

Enak

Bajki na dobranoc

Seans

Nauka latania

Papierowy ptak

An old beggar with a hurdy-gurdy

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

The Game

Jowita

13 piętro

A Tale of Love and Darkness

Measuring the World

Battle of Warsaw 1920

Bonnes vacances

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

King Arthur

Black Hawk Down

Proof of Life

LiebesLuder

Paranoid

The Last September

Love & Rage

Men with Guns

I Want You

Gattaca

Commandments

Lilian's Story

Männerpension

Tears of Stone

The Journey of August King

Enak

Three Colors: Blue

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

The Double Life of Véronique

Inventory

Decalogue V

Wherever You Are...

Yasemin

A Short Film About Killing

Sarah

Harmagedon

Power Of Evil

A Year of the Quiet Sun

Der Fall Bachmeier - Keine Zeit für Tränen

Jagger und Spaghetti

Bajki na dobranoc

Imperative

The Contract

Versuchung

From a Far Country

Meta

The Constant Factor

The Conductor

Seans

Nauka latania

Krótka podróż

The Scar

Slate

Niemen

A Woman's Decision

Pedestrian Subway

The Wedding

Papierowy ptak

Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni...

Piżama

Cicha noc, święta noc

There Is No Return, Johnny

Podróżni jak inni

Mountains at Dusk

The Criminal Who Stole a Crime

The Game

Cheerful Ludwika

Heart Attack

Everyone Gets What They Don't Need

An old beggar with a hurdy-gurdy

Napoleon

Dekalog

Departures, Returns