Sławomir Idziak

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Sławomir Idziak (born January 25, 1945 in Katowice, Poland) is a well-known cinematographer, 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 of Krzysztof Kieślowski, including the television, feature film and foreign debuts. The two collaborated on A Short Film About Killing, The Double Life of Véronique and Three Colors: Blue, to name but a few.

He has made movies with such directors as Ridley Scott, John Sayles, Michael Winterbottom and John 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 an Academy Award as well as a BAFTA 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 of J.K. Rowling's popular fantasy series.

Slawomir Idziak is currently working on a Virtual Film Studio website called Film Spring Open (www.filmspringopen.eu) 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.