Sławomir Idziak
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Born 1945-01-25
Katowice, Poland
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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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Filmography
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Black Hawk Down
Gattaca
King Arthur
Dekalog
Three Colors: Blue
Proof of Life
The Double Life of Véronique
Napoleon
Departures, Returns
Decalogue V
I Want You
A Short Film About Killing
Heart Attack
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Battle of Warsaw 1920
Paranoid
Measuring the World
The Scar
The Constant Factor
Männerpension
Der Fall Bachmeier - Keine Zeit für Tränen
Pedestrian Subway
Commandments
A Year of the Quiet Sun
Inventory
The Journey of August King
A Woman's Decision
The Last September
Yasemin
Lilian's Story
The Conductor
Men with Guns
The Contract
Wherever You Are...
From a Far Country
Love & Rage
Power Of Evil
Jagger und Spaghetti
Harmagedon
Tears of Stone
LiebesLuder
Imperative
Podróżni jak inni
Slate
Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni...
Mountains at Dusk
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
Versuchung
Acting
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Dekalog
Three Colors: Blue
Decalogue V
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
The Wedding
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
Meta
The Game
Jowita
Everyone Gets What They Don't Need
Directing
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