# Sławomir Idziak

Sławomir Idziak (Polish pronunciation:; born 25 January 1945) is a Polish cinematographer and director who has worked on over forty Polish and foreign films. He is especially known for his collaboration with director Krzysztof Kieślowski.
In 2019, the American Society of Cinematographers included Three Colours: Blue shot by Idziak on the list of the best-photographed films of the 20th century.

## Life and career

Idziak was born on 25 January 1945 in Katowice, Poland. In 1969, he graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. He has made fourteen films with Krzysztof Zanussi, including Kontrakt (The Contract), The Constant Factor and A Year of the Quiet Sun. He worked on all the early films of Krzysztof Kieślowski, including his television, feature film and foreign debuts, additionally, the two collaborated on A Short Film About Killing, The Double Life of Véronique and Three Colors: Blue.
He has made films with such directors as Ridley Scott, John Sayles, Michael Winterbottom and John Duigan, and has also written and directed two films himself. He worked on Winterbottom's film I Want You, where he won an Honourable Mention at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
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 for 'Best Cinematography' in the film Black Hawk Down.
Idziak 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, directed by David Yates. He is also Director of Photography for Battle of Warsaw 1920, the first ever Polish-language feature film, to be shot in 3D.
Sławomir Idziak teaches at film schools in Berlin, London and Copenhagen, and also conducts seminars in cinematography in other countries. He is currently working on a Virtual Film Studio Web site called Film Spring Open 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.
In 2012, he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta for his "outstanding achievements for the Polish and world culture" and in 2014, he became the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.

## Personal life

Sławomir was married to actress Maria Gładkowska.

## Filmography
### Cinematographer

Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1966 | Każdemu to, czego mu wcale nie trzeba | Grzegorz Królikiewicz | |
| 1967 | Zawał serca | Wojciech Wiszniewski | |
| 1976 | Niemen | Krzysztof Rogulski | With Cezary Makowski |
| 1976 | Klaps | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |

#### Feature film

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1969 | Zbrodniarz, który ukradł zbrodnie | Janusz Majewski | With Antoni Nurzyński |
| 1971 | Jeszcze słychać śpiew i rżenie koni... | Mieczysław Waśkowski | With Zdzisław Borowczyk, Jerzy Klimkiewicz, Edward Kłosiński and Wiktor Skrzynecki |
| 1975 | A Woman's Decision | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1976 | Partita na instrument drewniany | Janusz Zaorski | |
| 1976 | The Scar | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1978 | Nauka latania | Himself | With Andrzej Popławski |
| 1980 | The Orchestra Conductor | Andrzej Wajda | |
| 1980 | The Constant Factor | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1981 | From a Far Country [it] | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1982 | Imperative | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1984 | Jagger und Spaghetti [de] | Karsten Wichniarz | |
| 1984 | No Time for Tears: The Bachmeier Case [de] | Hark Bohm | |
| 1984 | A Year of the Quiet Sun | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1985 | Power of Evil | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1985 | Wie ein freier Vogel | Hark Bohm | Documentary film |
| 1986 | Harmagedon - Erään maailman loppu | Juha Rosma | |
| 1986 | Sarah | Reginald Puhl | With Klaus Beckhausen, Michael Marszalek and Dragan Rogulj |
| 1988 | Yasemin | Hark Bohm | |
| 1988 | A Short Film About Killing | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1988 | Wherever You Are... [pl] | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1989 | Inventory | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1991 | The Double Life of Veronique | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1993 | Three Colours: Blue | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1994 | Weltmeister | Zoran Solomun | |
| 1994 | Traumstreuner | Erwin Michelberger | With Paul Ellmerer |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | John Duigan | |
| 1995 | Tears of Stone | Hilmar Oddsson | With Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson |
| 1996 | Jailbirds | Detlev Buck | |
| 1996 | Lilian's Story | Jerzy Domaradzki | |
| 1997 | Commandments | Daniel Taplitz | |
| 1997 | Men with Guns | John Sayles | |
| 1997 | Gattaca | Andrew Niccol | |
| 1998 | I Want You | Michael Winterbottom | |
| 1999 | The Last September | Deborah Warner | |
| 1999 | Love and Rage | Cathal Black | |
| 2000 | Paranoid | John Duigan | |
| 2000 | Bundle of Joy [de] | Detlev Buck | |
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Taylor Hackford | |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott | |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Antoine Fuqua | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | David Yates | |
| 2011 | Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Jerzy Hoffman | |
| 2012 | Measuring the World | Detlev Buck | |
| 2015 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | Natalie Portman | |

#### Television

TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1969 | Podróżni jak inni | Wojciech Marczewski | |
| 1970 | Cicha noc, święta noc | Marek Piestrak | Also writer |
| 1971 | Piżama | Antoni Krauze | |
| 1977 | Krótka podróż | Krzysztof Rogulski | |
| 1977 | Powrót | Filip Bajon | |
| 1980 | Meta | Antoni Krauze | With Edward Kłosiński |
| 1980 | Kontrakt | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1981 | The Temptation [pl] | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1982 | The Unapproachable [pl] | Krzysztof Zanussi Edward Zebrowski | |
| 1984 | Bluebeard [pl] | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
| 1988 | Erloschene Zeiten | Krzysztof Zanussi | Documentary film |
| 1990 | Liebe und Maloche | Bettina Woernle | |
| 1991 | Long Conversation with a Bird [pl] | Krzysztof Zanussi | |
TV shorts
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1970 | Góry o zmierzchu | Krzysztof Zanussi |
| 1974 | Przejście podziemne | Krzysztof Kieślowski |
Miniseries
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1973 | Odejścia, powroty | Wojciech Marczewski | Episode "Tak bardzo zmęczeni..." |
| 1989 | Dekalog | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Segment "Five" |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | Kommissarin Goedeke | | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Napoléon et l'Europe [fr] | Krzysztof Zanussi Janusz Majewski | Episodes "Marie Walewska" and "Moscou" |

### Director

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1972 | Pan Dziad z lirą | Yes | Yes | Documentary short Co-directed with Andrzej Kotkowski |
| 1976 | Nauka latania | Yes | Yes | |
| 1983 | Bajki na dobranoc | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 1993 | Enak | Yes | Yes | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Nomination | Title | Result |
| 2001 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |
| 2001 | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |
| 1993 | César Awards | Best Cinematography | Three Colours: Blue | Nominated |
| 1996 | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Lilian's Story | Won |
| 1996 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | Lilian's Story | Nominated |
| 1998 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | I Want You | Nominated |
| 1999 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | The Last September | Nominated |
| 2001 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |
| 2004 | Camerimage | Outstanding Achievements in the Art of Cinematography | Outstanding Achievements in the Art of Cinematography | Won |
| 2013 | Camerimage | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 1993 | Venice Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Three Colours: Blue | Won |
| 2001 | American Film Institute Awards | Cinematographer of the Year | Black Hawk Down | Nominated |