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Lukasz Zal

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  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Lukasz Zal
Lukasz Zal is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer based in Poland. Cold War, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, landed Lukasz Zal not only the Oscar nomination but also ASC Award, the Silver Frog Award for cinematography at the 2018 Camerimage Festival in Poland, as well as a nomination for BAFTA Award.

For the first time, Lukasz was nominated for the Academy Award in 2016 for Pawlikowski's Ida and was one of two cinematographers of an Oscar- nominated animation Loving Vincent (dir. Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman) in 2017.

Cinematographer on Dovlatov (dir. Aleksiej German Jr.), which premiered at the Berlinale 2018 and The Here After (dir. Magnus von Horn), which premiered at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight) at Cannes Film Festival in 2015.

Most recently, Lukasz was responsible for the cinematography in Charlie Kaufman's film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, available on Netflix.
BornJune 24, 1981
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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Lukasz Zal

Known for

Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
Ida
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 2013
Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
Cold War
7.5
  • Cinematographer(photography)
  • 2018
Jessie Buckley in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 2020
World Champion (2006)
World Champion
6.0
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 2006

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Dovlatov (2018)
    Dovlatov
    • (as Lukash Zal)
  • Piotr Gasowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Pawel Wawrzecki, Magdalena Mazur, and Hanna Sleszynska in Daleko od noszy (2003)
    Daleko od noszy
  • Agnieszka 2039 (2007)
    Agnieszka 2039

Cinematographer

  • The Zone of Interest
    • Post-production
  • Celina Ralph in First Light (2020)
    First Light
  • Jessie Buckley in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
    I'm Thinking of Ending Things
  • Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
    Cold War
    • (photography)
  • Dovlatov (2018)
    Dovlatov
  • Robert Gulaczyk in Loving Vincent (2017)
    Loving Vincent
  • Ikona (2016)
    Ikona
  • The High Frontier (2016)
    The High Frontier
  • Robert Wieckiewicz in Legendy Polskie Twardowsky (2015)
    Legendy Polskie Twardowsky
  • Legendy Polskie Smok (2015)
    Legendy Polskie Smok
  • Foals: What Went Down (2015)
    Foals: What Went Down
  • The Here After (2015)
    The Here After
  • Left Side of the Face
  • Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Ida
  • Arena (2013)
    Arena
  • Joanna (2013)
    Joanna

Director

  • World Champion (2006)
    World Champion

Personal details

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    • Lukasz Zal: Director of Photography
    • June 24, 1981
    • Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland

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    Member of PSC (Polish society of Cinematographers).

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