Hubert Taczanowski (1 October 1960 – 4 June 2024) was a Polish-born British and American cinematographer.

Biography

Hubert Taczanowski was born on 1 October 1960. He was the son of Stanisław and Mirosława (née Sadżak) Taczanowski, and a member of the former

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family

Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish feminine: Taczanowska; plural: Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec coat of arms and the motto: ''Plus penser que dire''. They took their name from their ...

from

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. He graduated with

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at the famed

Łódź Film School The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź (), commonly known as the Łódź Film School (), is a Polish film school for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators, and television staff. It was founded on 8 ...

in Poland. Taczanowski was the

director of photography The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

on nineteen feature films and two television series. His films screened at the Sundance, Venice, Toronto, Edinburgh and Berlin Film Festivals. Additionally, he shot over twenty music videos for Sony Music, Atlantic Records, EMI and Chrysalis. In January 2007, he married British costume designer

Stephanie Collie Stephanie Elizabeth Collie (16 November 1963 – 26 October 2024) was an English costume designer, known for her work on the films ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998), ''Layer Cake'' (2004), ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), '' The Hitman' ...

. He resided in New York and London. Taczanowski died on 4 June 2024, at the age of 63. Collie would die five months later on October 26, 2024.

Filmography

Cinematographer

* '' Love, Wedding, Repeat'' (2020) * '' How to Build a Girl'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2019) * '' London Town'' (2016) * '' Spooks: The Greater Good'' (2015) * '' The Face of an Angel'' (2014) * '' The Look of Love'' (2013) * '' National Lampoon's Bag Boy'' (2007) * ''

D-War ''D-War'' (, released in North America as ''Dragon Wars: D-War'') is a 2007 American-South Korean action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Shim Hyung-rae, and starring Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, and Elizabeth Peña, ...

'' (2007) * '' Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj'' (2006) * '' Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough'' '' Wild Things 3'' (2005) * '' Hotel Infinity'' (2004) * '' Deathwatch'' (2002) * ''

My Little Eye ''My Little Eye'' is a 2002 horror film directed by Marc Evans about five adults who agree to spend six months together in an isolated mansion while being filmed at all times. The idea for the film came from reality television shows such as '' ...

'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

Home Movie A home movie is a short amateur film or video typically made just to preserve a visual record of family activities, a vacation, or a special event, and intended for viewing at home by family and friends. Originally, home movies were made on ph ...

'' (2001) * ''

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog ''How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog'' is a 2000 American black comedy film written and directed by Michael Kalesniko. It stars Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright Penn. Plot Peter McGowan is a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac British playwright w ...

'' (2000) * '' Turn It Up'' (2000) * ''

Buddy Boy ''Buddy Boy'' is a 1999 psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Hanlon and starring Aidan Gillen, Emmanuelle Seigner and Susan Tyrrell. The film premiered at the 56th Venice International Film Festival. Rex Reed of ''The New ...

'' (1999) * '' Break Up'' (1998) * '' The Opposite of Sex'' (1998) * ''

Chicago Cab ''Chicago Cab'' is a 1997 American drama film directed by Mary Cybulski and John Tintori. It is based on the play ''Hellcab'' by Will Kern. Synopsis The film follows an unnamed taxi driver (played by Paul Dillon) over one day in Chicago, shor ...

'' a.k.a. '' Hellcab'' (1997) * '' The Maker'' (1997) * '' Eden'' (1996) * '' Last Exit to Earth'' (1996) * '' The Young Poisoner's Handbook'' a.k.a. ''Das Handbuch des jungen Giftmischers'' (1995)

References

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* 1960 births 2024 deaths 20th-century Polish nobility Polish cinematographers

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