Łukasz Żal
Łukasz Żal | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Łukasz Żal (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ ˈʐal]; born 24 June 1981)[1][2] is a Polish cinematographer, best known for his work on the films Ida (2014), Loving Vincent (2017) and Cold War (2018).[3]
Life and career[]
Żal has said that he "fell in love" with cinema at the age of 16, when he attended a course on filmmaking held at a local gymnasium in his home town of Koszalin, Poland. His interest in photography was sparked by a friend, who asked to use him as a subject and also showed him how to use a camera. He went on to study photography at the Leon Schiller National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź, from which he graduated in 2007. Whilst there, he watched many films and decided to pursue a career as a cinematographer because of the "stronger emotional content" he observed in movies.[3]
When preparing to work on a film, Zal has stated that he reads though the script and tries "to find part of [him]self in the movie".[3]
In 2019 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the British Royal Photographic Society, from whom he also received the annual Lumière Award.[3]
Filmography[]
Feature Films
Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Ida | Paweł Pawlikowski | With Ryszard Lenczewski | [4] |
2015 | The Here After | Magnus von Horn | ||
2016 | Ikona | Wojciech Kasperski | Documentary | |
2017 | Loving Vincent | Dorota Kobiela Hugh Welchman |
With Tristan Oliver | |
2018 | Dovlatov | Aleksei Alekseivich German | ||
Cold War | Paweł Pawlikowski | |||
2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Charlie Kaufman |
Short Films
Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | World Champion | Himself | [4] | |
2011 | Papparazzi | Piotr Bernas | Documentary Short | |
2013 | Joanna | Aneta Kopacz | ||
Arena | Piotr Bernas | |||
Left Side of the Face | Marcin Bortkiewicz | |||
2015 | What Went Down | Niall O'Brien | ||
Polish Legends: The Dragon | Tomasz Baginski | |||
Polish Legends: Twardowsky |
Awards and Nominations[]
Guild Awards[]
Academy Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Ida | Best Cinematography | Nominated | [5] |
2018 | Cold War | Nominated |
British Academy Film Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Ida | Best Cinematography | Nominated | [5] |
2018 | Cold War | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Ida | Spotlight Award | Won | [5] |
2018 | Cold War | Outstanding Cinematography | Won |
Critics Awards[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Łukasz Żal". FilmPolski. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Łukasz Żal". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Łukasz Żal – Lumière Award and Honorary Fellowship". The RPS Journal. Vol. 159 no. 9. Bristol: Royal Photographic Society. September 2019. pp. 614–620. ISSN 1468-8670.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lukasz Zal". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lukasz Zal". IMDb.
- ^ "Gdynia 2013: "Ida" triumfuje na tegorocznym festiwalu". Filmweb.
- ^ "Awards and prizes of MIFF "Listapad-2013"". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "European Film Academy : THE 27TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: WINNERS".
- ^ "The San Francisco Film Critics Circle» Blog Archive » 2014 SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS".
- ^ ""Birdman" Leads 2014 CFCA Nominations". Chicago Film Critics Associated. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 8, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
External links[]
- Łukasz Żal at FilmPolski.pl
- Łukasz Żal at Filmweb.pl
- Łukasz Żal at IMDb
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Polish cinematographers
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners
- People from Koszalin
- Polish people stubs