Krzysztof Ptak

Krzysztof Ptak (born April 3, 1954 in Sulejów in Poland) is a Polish cinematographer and university lecturer.

He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1980 and began his film career by making documentaries. He has co-operated with the National Film School of Denmark and was the rector of the UK National Film and Television School.

Krzysztof Ptak pioneered the HDTV in Poland with his 2003 film Pornografia and was one of the first Polish cinematographers to use digital camera.

He is the son of Józef Ptak and Alina Ptak née Piotrowicz; brother-in-law of another Polish cinematographer Przemysław Skwirczyński. Krzysztof Ptak and his wife Malgorzata have 3 children: Witold, Aneta and Michal.

Filmography

* Jasminum 2006
* Mój Nikifor 2004
* Pornografia 2003
* Edi 2002
* Istota 2000
* Weiser 2000
* Przeprowadzki 2000
* Historia kina w Popielawach 1998
* Czas zdrady 1997
* Panna Nikt 1996
* Nocne graffiti 1996
* Dzień wielkiej ryby 1996
* Łagodna 1995
* Artysta. Jerzy Kalina 1994
* Podróż 1994
* O przemyślności kobiety niewiernej. Sześć opowieści z Boccaccia wziętych 1994
* Powidok 1993
* Światło w mroku 1993
* Litwo, słyszę Twój głos 1993
* Jan Józef Lipski 1993
* Dekalog - Polska 93 Dekalog - Polska 93 1993
* Lepiej być piękną i bogatą 1993
* Motyw cienia 1993

External links

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* Krzysztof Ptak on The New York Times [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=107186]
* Krzysztof Ptak on MSN Movies [http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=302787]
* Krzysztof Ptak on Channel 4 [http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/person.jsp?id=16257]
* Krzysztof Ptak on 100 Most Significant German Films [http://www.german-films.de/app/filmarchive/film_person_view.php?film_person_id=2320]
* Krzysztof Ptak on Camerimage [http://www.camerimage.pl/index.php?lang=en&pg=807]
* Krzysztof Ptak on Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing [http://www.wajdaschool.pl/52]
* Krzysztof Ptak on Polish Wikipedia [http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Ptak]