Peter Biziou (born August 8, 1944) is a retired British cinematographer.

Early life and career

Biziou was born in Bangor, North Wales in 1944; the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shooting ''

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'' in 1980. Biziou began his career in the mid-1960s, where he worked on short films by Norman J. Warren and Robert Freeman. In 1973, he began his collaboration with director

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, shooting the short films ''Footsteps'' (1974) and ''Our Cissy'' (1976), before working on Parker's feature film ''

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'', while sharing credit with

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. He received the

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and

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for Best Cinematography for the 1988 film ''

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'', as well as another BAFTA nomination for the 1998 film ''

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''. After working on '' Derailed'', Biziou retired in 2005, and currently lives in southwest

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.https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/peter-biziou-bsc/

Filmography

Feature film Documentary film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Internet encyclopedia of Cinematographers
1944 births Living people Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners People from Bangor, Gwynedd Welsh cinematographers {{cinematographer-stub