Ryszard Lenczewski (; born 5 June 1948) is a Polish film and television cinematographer with more than thirty feature film credits. Lenczewski has been the cinematographer for four of director Paweł Pawlikowski's feature films. His work (with Łukasz Żal) on Pawlikowski's '' Ida'' (2014) has been widely recognized, garnering nominations for both the

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and the

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Biography

In 1974 he graduated from the Cinematography Department of the

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. In 2005 he obtained a postdoctoral degree in film art, and on 7 October 2010 he was awarded the title of professor. From 2008-2014 he was the deputy dean of the Cinematography Department at the National Film School in Łódź. He has been a member of the

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, the

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and since 2015 the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He began working in the film industry as a cinematographer for school etudes and documentaries. In later years he collaborated with such directors as Bogdan Dziworski,

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, Lech Majewski,

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, Tadeusz Junak, Laco Adamik,

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, Juliusz Machulski, Izabella Cywińska, Zbigniew Kamiński, Wiesław Saniewski, Grzegorz Królikiewicz, Ryszard Ber,

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, Jacek Bromski, John Crowley,

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, Uri Barbash,

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, Rowan Joffé,

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, Charles Beeson and others. In 1980 he received an award at the Polish Feature Film Festival in

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for cinematography for the film ''Pałac''. In 1997 he was awarded a

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for ''Wojenna narzeczona'', and in 2001 he was nominated for the BAFTA Film Awards for the miniseries ''Anna Karenina''. '' My Summer of Love'' brought him the nomination for the

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. In 2004 he received the TV Award of the British Academy in the category of photography and lighting for the movie '' Charles II: The Power and the Passion''. In 2013, he worked with Łukasz Żal on the award-winning film ''Ida''. The authors of the photographs for this production have been honored, among others Oscar nominations in the category "Best photos" and the British Film Academy Award, as well as the European Film Award, the prize for cinematography at the

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, prizes at festivals in

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and

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, and Golden Frog at Camerimage. He also received the Spotlight Award from the

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. He was decorated with the Medal for Merit to Culture –

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in 2013. A member of the American Film Academy since 2015. In the same year he received the "Golden Camera 300" award for lifetime achievement at the International Festival of Cinematographers in

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Awards (selection)

This list of Lenczewski's nominations and awards is based on the listing at the Internet Movie Database.

''Ida''

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in the category of Best Cinematography. Nomination shared with Łukasz Żal. * European Film Award for Best Cinematographer

''Charles II: The Power & the Passion''

* BAFTA TV Award, Best Photography and Lighting

''My Summer of Love''

* European Film Award for Best Cinematographer, nomination

References

External links

Filmweb database information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lenczewski, Ryszard 1948 births Living people European Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners People from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish cinematographers