# Bojan Bazelli

Bojan Bazelli, ASC (born 15 August 1957) is a Montenegrin cinematographer and director of film, commercials, and music videos. His credits include collaborations with filmmakers like Abel Ferrara, Gore Verbinski, Doug Liman, Paul Schrader, Adam Shankman, and Michael Bay.
Bazelli studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Impressed with one of Bazelli's student films, director Abel Ferrara hired Bazelli to shoot China Girl in New York City. He subsequently filmed King of New York and Body Snatchers with Ferrara as well.
Bazelli received an Independent Spirit Awards in 1990 for his work on King of New York. He was honored for Best Cinematography in both 1996 and 1998 at the American Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), one of the few cinematographers to have received this honor twice. Bazelli also received a Clio Award for Best Cinematography in 1998, and the film Kalifornia was awarded Best Cinematography at the Montreal World Film Festival.

## Filmography

Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1987 | China Girl | Abel Ferrara | |
| 1988 | Tapeheads | Bill Fishman | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Paul Schrader | Also camera operator |
| 1988 | Pumpkinhead | Stan Winston | Also camera operator |
| 1989 | Big Man on Campus | Jeremy Kagan | Also camera operator |
| 1990 | King of New York | Abel Ferrara | Also camera operator |
| 1990 | A Gnome Named Gnorm | Stan Winston | Also camera operator |
| 1991 | The Rapture | Michael Tolkin | |
| 1992 | Deep Cover | Bill Duke | |
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | Jennifer Lynch | With Frank Byers |
| 1993 | Kalifornia | Dominic Sena | |
| 1993 | Body Snatchers | Abel Ferrara | |
| 1994 | Sugar Hill | Leon Ichaso | |
| 1994 | Surviving the Game | Ernest Dickerson | |
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty | Marshall Herskovitz | |
| 2002 | The Ring | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Doug Liman | |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Adam Shankman | |
| 2009 | G-Force | Hoyt Yeatman | |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Jon Turteltaub | |
| 2010 | Burlesque | Steve Antin | |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Adam Shankman | |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | David Lowery | |
| 2016 | A Cure for Wellness | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2016 | Spectral | Nic Mathieu | |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Michael Bay | |
| 2020 | Underwater | William Eubank | |
| 2021 | Snake Eyes | Robert Schwentke | |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 | Jeremy Garelick | |
| 2023 | Peter Pan & Wendy | David Lowery | |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2001 | For the Love of May | Mary Beth McDonough | |
| 2021 | Parking Spot | Anthony Leonardi III | With Benjamin Kitchens |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1989 | The Comeback | Jerrold Freedman | With William F. Carlson |
| 1989 | The Haunting of Sarah Hardy | Jerry London | |
| 1990 | Curiosity Kills | Colin Bucksey | |
| 1990 | Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Frank Pierson | |
| 1991 | Fever | Larry Elikann | |
| 1991 | The Last Prostitute | Lou Antonio | |
| 1992 | The Fear Inside | Leon Ichaso | |
| 2019 | L.A. Confidential | Michael Dinner | Unsold pilot |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Title | Award/Nomination |
| 1990 | King of New York | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography |
| 1993 | Kalifornia | Montreal Film Festival Jury Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2016 | A Cure for Wellness | Fright Meter Award for Best Cinematography |