- Sławomir Idziak
Sławomir Idziak (born
January 25 ,1945 inKatowice ,Poland ) is a well-knowncinematographer , working on over forty Polish films.He has made fourteen movies with
Krzysztof Zanussi , including "Kontrakt " ("The Contract"), "The Constant Factor " and "The Year of the Quiet Sun ". He worked on all the early films ofKrzysztof Kieślowski , including the television, feature film and foreign debuts. The two collaborated on "A Short Film About Killing ", "The Double Life of Véronique " and "", to name but a few.He has made movies with such directors as
Ridley Scott ,John Sayles ,Michael Winterbottom andJohn Duigan . He has also written and directed two movies. 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 anAcademy Award as well as aBAFTA award for 'Best Cinematography' in the film "Black Hawk Down". He teaches at film schools in Berlin, London and Copenhagen, and also conducts seminars in cinematography in other countries. He was the director of photography for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the fifth film adaptation ofJ.K. Rowling 's popular fantasy series.Slawomir Idziak is currently working on a Virtual Film Studio Web site called [http://www.filmspringopen.eu 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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