Martin Preiss
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Martin Preiss (born 18 September 1978) is a Czech cinematographer, writer and director.
Life and career[]
Preiss was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). He studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) and gained a Masters in cinematography in 2008.[1] He is a member of the Czech Society Of Cinematographers (ACK),[2] and was a Member of Presidium of this organisation. He has made a number of feature films, short films and commercials including the 2004 comedy-horror film Choking Hazard, 2008 comedy Grapes, and 2009 comedy Little Knights Tale.[3]
Awards and nominations[]
- He received the award for Best Cinematography at the in 2010, for A Son's War[4][5]
- He was nominated for Golden Tadpole at Camerimage[6] and Best technical contribution at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards[7] for his work on the short film .
- He was nominated for a Czech Society of Cinematographers Award[8] for feature film Little Knights Tale.
Family[]
He is the nephew of Czech actors Viktor Preiss and Jana Preissová.
References[]
- ^ Martin Preiss Official Web
- ^ Czech Society of Cinematographers (ACK) Official Page
- ^ "Martin Preiss". Czech Television (in Czech). n.d. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ California Independent Film Festival
- ^ CIAFF.org
- ^ IMDB
- ^ "Nominees for the Qantas Film and Television Awards announced". Throng. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Nominace na cenu AČK 2009". Czech Society of Cinematographers (in Czech). 18 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Czech cinematographers
- Czech film directors