2001

With dir Roman Polanski [left]


               


Born: 26 June 1958, Lódz, Poland.

Education: University of Lódz [Cultural Studies]; PWSFTviT, Lódz, Poland [graduated in 1990]. Among his coaches were ph Mieczyslaw Jahoda, Jerzy Wójcik & Witold Sobocinski.

Career: Ph commercials dir by Joachim Back, a.o. Appeared in the doc's 'Wiecej swiatka. Festiwal Operatorów Filmowych Camerimage '97' [1997, Piotr Lazarkiewicz; ph: Adam Sikora] & 'A Story of Survival: Behind the Scenes of "The Pianist"' [2003].

Awards: Camerimage 'Bronze Frog' Award [1997] & Polish FF 'Best Cinematography Award' [1997] for 'Kroniki domowe'; European Film Award [2002], 'César' Award [2002], BAFTA Film Award nom [2002], 'Oscar' AA nom [2002] & ASC Award nom [2002] for 'The Pianist'; ASC Film Award nom [2004] for 'Ray'; Hollywood FF 'Cinematographer of the Year' [2005].

Website: Pawel Edelman



FILMS AT THE ACADEMY

1984        Amaranta [Ricardo Torres Ramirez] b&w; short/110mtr; co-collab; ph: R.T. Ramirez

1984        Cwiczenie czarno – biale [Pawel Edelman] b&w; short/9m

1984        Z galerii [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] 16mm/b&w; short/105mtr

1984        [Film bez tytulu] [Film without Title] [Jacek Marczewski] b&w; short/230mtr; co-collab; ph: J. Marczewski

1985        Concerto barocco [Piotr Perz] b&w; short/103mtr

1985        Kartkowanie do tylu [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; short/5m

1985        Materialy [Pawel Edelman & Jacek Marczewski] c; short/12m; cph: J. Marczewski

1986        Metna woda [José Luis Perez Morales] tvm/v/11m; co-lightning; ph: Katarzyna Remin & Jakub Wdowicki

1986        Szklanna [Katarzyna Remin] c; short/5m; co-c.asst; ph: K. Remin

1986        Swiatla [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; doc/9m

1986        Wielkie solo Wilhelma T./Orkiestra [Piotr Perz] b&w; doc/8m; cph: Katarzyna Remin

1986        Wlosy. Post scriptum do 'Infantki' [Jolanta Dylewska] c; short/5m; co-c.asst; ph: Jolanta Dylewska

1986        Zaproszenie na egzekucje [Piotr Perz] tvm/v/26m; lightning; ph: Katarzyna Remin & Rafael Marziano Tinoco

1987        Cordelia [Ricardo Torres Ramirez] c; short/9m; co-c.asst; ph: R.T. Ramirez

1987        From Poland [Maria Oberman] b&w-c; short/8m

1987        Jak kochac zycie [Józef Luszpinski] tvm/v/30m; lightning; ph: Katarzyna Remin

1987        Lot Antoniego T./Antoni T. [Andrzej Gajewski] c; doc/7m

1987        Motory [Pawel Edelman] c; short/9m

1987        Palaestra [Jolanta Dylewska] b&w; short/10m; co-c.asst; ph: J. Dylewska

1987        Podróz [Gerhard Thiell] b&w; short/11m; co-c.asst; ph: Katarzyna Remin

1987        Powrót z wyspy torcello [Jaroslaw Falinski] tvm/v/21m; lightning; ph: ?

1987        Romeo I Julia/Truskawkowe pole [Ricardo Torres Ramirez] c; short/8m; co-c.asst; ph: R.T. Ramirez

1987        Zen [Stefan Chazbijewicz] b&w; doc/6m

1987        Zly [Pawel Edelman] c; short/11m

1988        Jest spokojnie [Andrzej Kraszewski] b&w; doc/7m

1988        Matylda [Jolanta Dylewska] b&w; short/7m; co-c.asst; ph: J. Dylewska

1988        Nocne czuwanie [Piotr Perz] b&w; short/14m

1988        Polowanie [Józef Luszpinski] b&w; short/22m

1988        Stasiek [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; short/19m

1988        Szklana góra [Jolanta Dylewska] tvm/v/23m; lightning; ph: ?

1988        Wstega Möbiusa [Lukasz Karwowski] b&w; short/13m; + collab scrpl

1988        Z zycia marionetek [Andrzej Kraszewski] tvm/v/23m; lightning; ph: Pawel Wendorff, a.o.

1989        Kwk – wujek [Andrzej Gajewski] c; doc/14m

1990        Maria [Lukasz Karwowski] tvm/v/26m; lightning; ph: Maciej Odolinski, a.o.

1990        Sal [Lukasz Karwowski] 16mm/c; doc/13m; co-prod NFTS, London

FILMS

1989        Ilinx [Andrzej Kraszewski] c; doc/383mtr

1991        Kroll [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1992        Listopad/November [Lukasz Karwowski] scope/c; + co-scrpl

1992        Psy/Pigs [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1993        The Poison Tasters [Ulrik Theer] b&w

1994        Nastazja [Andrzej Wajda] c

1994        Psy 2: Ostatnia krew/Pigs 2: Last Blood [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; + small part

1995        L'aube ŕ l'envers [Sophie Marceau] c; short/10m; cph: Patrick Blossier

1995        Slodko gorzki/Bitter Sweet [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

With dir Jerzy Stuhr [right] - "Historie milosne"

1997        Historie milosne/Love Stories [Jerzy Stuhr] c

1997        Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku/Happy New York [Janusz Zaorski] c

1997        Kroniki domowe/Family Affairs [Leszek Wosiewicz] c

1997        Demony wojny wedlug goi/Demons of War [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1998        Operacja Samum/Operation Samum [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1998        Pan Tadeusz [: czyli ostatni zajazd na Litwie] [: The Last Foray in Lithuania]/Mr. Tadeusz [Andrzej Wajda] p/c

1999        Prawo ojca [Marek Kondrat] c

2000        Reich [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; + small part

2000        Duze zwierze/Big Animal [Jerzy Stuhr] b&w-c

2000        Edges of the Lord [Yurek Bogayevicz] c

2001        The Pianist [Roman Polanski] c; addph: Sönke Hansen; miniature ph: Britta Mangold

2002        Zemsta/The Revenge [Andrzej Wajda] p/c

[Left] with dir Taylor Hackford - "Ray"

2003        Ray/Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story [Taylor Hackford] c; 2uc: Lukasz Jogalla

2004        Oliver Twist [Roman Polanski] s35/c; 2uc: Marcus Pohlus

2004        All the King's Men [Steven Zaillian] b&w-c

2006        The Life Before Her Eyes [Vadim Perelman] s35/c; 2uc: Richard Henkels

2006        Katyn [Andrzej Wajda] s35/c; ph 1939 seq: Marek Rajca

2008        New York, I Love You [seg dir by Brett Ratner] HD-to-35mm/c; 11 seg; other ph: Adam Kimmel, Declan Quinn, a.o.;

                    2nd film in 'Cities of Love'-series

"Tatarak" - photo by Piotr Bujnowicz

2008        Tatarak/Sweet Rush [Andrzej Wajda] scope/c

2008        The New Tenants [Joachim Back] c; short/20m

2009        The Ghost [Roman Polanski] c; 2uc USA: Richard Rutkowski

TELEVISION

1989        Gluchy telefon/Crossed Lines [Piotr Mikucki] tvm

1993        Taranthriller [Miroslaw Dembinski] tvm/52m; cph: Artur Reinhart

2003        Hamlet [Lukasz Barczyk] tvm

MISCELLANEOUS

1987        Gwiazda piolun/The Star Wormwood [Henryk Kluba] c.op; ph: Jaroslaw Szoda

1989        Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach/The Ball at the Koluszki Junction [Filip Bajon] c.op; ph: Piotr Sobocinski

1989        Lawa. Opowiesz o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza/Forefathers [Tadeusz Konwicki] co-c.op; ph: Piotr Sobocinski

1990        Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc'/Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema [Wojciech Marczewski] c.op; ph: Jerzy Zielinski

1996        Theatre optique [Agnieszka Zuk] b&w; doc/7m; artistic coach; ph: Marek Gajczak; prod PWSFTviT