#2: With dir Roman Polanski [left]

 

   


PAWEL EDELMAN   PSC

 

Born: 26 June 1958, Lódz, Poland.

Education: University of Lódz [Cultural Studies]; PWSFTviT, Lódz, Poland [graduated in 1990; among his coaches were ph Mieczyslaw Jahoda, Jerzy Wójcik & Witold Sobocinski].

Career: Ph commercials dir by Joachim Back, a.o.

Appeared in the doc's 'Wiecej swiatla. Festiwal Operatorów Filmowych Camerimage '97' [1997, Piotr Lazarkiewicz; ph: Adam Sikora] & 'A Story of Survival: Behind the Scenes of "The Pianist"' [2003].

Awards: Camerimage 'Bronze Frog' Award [1997] & Polish FF 'Best Cinematography Award' [1997] for 'Kroniki domowe'; European Film Award [2002], 'César' Award [2002], BAFTA Film Award nom [2002], 'Oscar' AA nom [2002] & ASC Award nom [2002] for 'The Pianist'; ASC Film Award nom [2004] for 'Ray'; Hollywood FF 'Cinematographer of the Year' [2005]; Award of the European Cinematographers Federation [2011].

Website: Pawel Edelman


 FILMS AT THE PWSFTviT

1984

Amaranta [Ricardo Torres Ramirez] b&w; short/110mtr; co-collab; ph: R.T. Ramirez

1984

Cwiczenie czarno – biale [Pawel Edelman] b&w; short/9m

1984

Z galerii [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] 16mm/b&w; short/105mtr

1984

[Film bez tytulu] [Film without Title] [Jacek Marczewski] b&w; short/230mtr; co-collab; ph: J. Marczewski

1985

Concerto barocco [Piotr Perz] b&w; short/103mtr

1985

Kartkowanie do tylu [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; short/5m

1985

Materialy [Pawel Edelman & Jacek Marczewski] c; short/12m; cph: J. Marczewski

1986

Metna woda [José Luis Perez Morales] tvm/v/11m; co-lightning; ph: Katarzyna Remin & Jakub Wdowicki

1986

Szklanna [Katarzyna Remin] c; short/5m; co-c.asst; ph: K. Remin

1986

Swiatla [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; doc/9m

1986

Wielkie solo Wilhelma T./Orkiestra [Piotr Perz] b&w; doc/8m; cph: Katarzyna Remin

1986

Wlosy. Post scriptum do 'Infantki' [Jolanta Dylewska] c; short/5m; co-c.asst; ph: Jolanta Dylewska

1986

Zaproszenie na egzekucje [Piotr Perz] tvm/v/26m; lightning; ph: Katarzyna Remin & Rafael Marziano Tinoco

1987

Cordelia [Ricardo Torres Ramirez] c; short/9m; co-c.asst; ph: R.T. Ramirez

1987

From Poland [Maria Oberman] b&w-c; short/8m

1987

Jak kochac zycie [Józef Luszpinski] tvm/v/30m; lightning; ph: Katarzyna Remin

1987

Lot Antoniego T./Antoni T. [Andrzej Gajewski] c; doc/7m

1987

Motory [Pawel Edelman] c; short/9m

1987

Palaestra [Jolanta Dylewska] b&w; short/10m; co-c.asst; ph: J. Dylewska

1987

Podróz [Gerhard Thiell] b&w; short/11m; co-c.asst; ph: Katarzyna Remin

1987

Powrót z wyspy torcello [Jaroslaw Falinski] tvm/v/21m; lightning; camera: Katarzyna Remin & Maciej Odolinski

1987

Romeo I Julia/Truskawkowe pole [Ricardo Torres Ramirez] c; short/8m; co-c.asst; ph: R.T. Ramirez

1987

Zen [Stefan Chazbijewicz] b&w; doc/6m

1987

Zly [Pawel Edelman] c; short/11m

1988

Jest spokojnie [Andrzej Kraszewski] b&w; doc/7m

1988

Matylda [Jolanta Dylewska] b&w; short/7m; co-c.asst; ph: J. Dylewska

1988

Nocne czuwanie [Piotr Perz] b&w; short/14m

1988

Polowanie [Józef Luszpinski] b&w; short/22m

1988

Stasiek [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; short/19m

1988

Szklana góra [Jolanta Dylewska] tvm/b&w/23m/v; lightning; camera: Pawel Wendorff, Mariusz Michalik & Bartlomiej Frykowski

1988

Wstega Möbiusa [Lukasz Karwowski] b&w; short/13m; + collab scrpl

1988

Z zycia marionetek [Andrzej Kraszewski] tvm/23m/v; lightning; ph: Pawel Wendorff & Rafael Marziano-Tinoco

1989

Kwk – wujek [Andrzej Gajewski] c; doc/14m

1990

Maria [Lukasz Karwowski] tvm/b&w/26m/v; lightning; ph: Maciej Odolinski & Romuald Lewandowski

1990

Sal [Lukasz Karwowski] 16mm/c; doc/13m; co-prod NFTS, London

 

 FILMS

1989

Ilinx [Andrzej Kraszewski] c; doc/13m

1991

Kroll [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1992

Listopad/November [Lukasz Karwowski] scope/c; + co-scrpl

1992

Psy/Pigs [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1993

The Poison Tasters [Ulrik Theer] b&w

1994

Nastazja [Andrzej Wajda] c

1994

Psy 2: Ostatnia krew/Pigs 2: Last Blood [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; + small part

1995

L'aube à l'envers [Sophie Marceau] c; short/10m; cph: Patrick Blossier

1995

Slodko gorzki/Bitter Sweet [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

 

With dir Jerzy Stuhr [right] - "Historie milosne"

 

1997

Historie milosne/Love Stories [Jerzy Stuhr] c

1997

Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku/Happy New York [Janusz Zaorski] c

1997

Kroniki domowe/Family Affairs [Leszek Wosiewicz] c

1997

Demony wojny wedlug goi/Demons of War [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1998

Operacja Samum/Operation Samum [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

1998

Pan Tadeusz [: czyli ostatni zajazd na Litwie] [: The Last Foray in Lithuania]/Mr. Tadeusz [Andrzej Wajda] p/c

1999

Prawo ojca [Marek Kondrat] c

2000

Reich [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c; + small part

2000

Duze zwierze/Big Animal [Jerzy Stuhr] b&w-c

2000

Edges of the Lord [Yurek Bogayevicz] c

2001

The Pianist [Roman Polanski] c; addph: Sönke Hansen; miniature ph: Britta Mangold

2002

Zemsta/The Revenge [Andrzej Wajda] p/c

 

[Left] with dir Taylor Hackford - "Ray"

 

2003

Ray/Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story [Taylor Hackford] c; 2uc: Lukasz Jogalla

2004

Oliver Twist [Roman Polanski] s35/c; 2uc: Marcus Pohlus

2004

All the King's Men [Steven Zaillian] b&w-c

2006

The Life Before Her Eyes [Vadim Perelman] s35/c; 2uc: Richard Henkels

2006

Katyn [Andrzej Wajda] s35/c; ph 1939 seq: Marek Rajca

2008

New York, I Love You [seg dir by Brett Ratner] HD (Genesis)+35mm-to-35mm/c; 10 (originally 12) seg + transitions; other ph: Declan Quinn, a.o.; 2nd film in 'Cities of Love'-series

2008

Tatarak/Sweet Rush [Andrzej Wajda] scope/c

2008

The New Tenants [Joachim Back] scope/c; short/20m

2009

The Ghost Writer/The Ghost [Roman Polanski] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; ph plate unit USA: Richard Rutkowski

2010

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir [Laurent Bouzereau] b&w-c; doc/90m; + appearance

2010

Krec! Jak kochasz, to krec! [Andrzej Wajda] c; doc/46m; cph: Jacek Petrycki; posthumous homage to doph Edward Klosinski (1943-2008)

2011

Carnage [Roman Polanski] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph: Pierre-Hugues Galien

2011

The Song of Names [Vadim Perelman] pre-production

2011

Poklosie/Aftermath [Wladyslaw Pasikowski] c

2011

Walesa. Czlowiek z nadziei/Walesa. Man of Hope [Andrzej Wajda] scope/c; filmed 2011-12 + April 2013

2012

Weekend of a Champion [Frank Simon & (uncred) Roman Polanski] c; doc/93m (original doc/80m); cph: Bill Brayne (ph original doc in May 1971)

2012

La Vénus à la fourrure/Venus in Fur [Roman Polanski] HD (Sony F65)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; filmed 2012-13

2013

Kamienie na szaniec/Stones for the Rampart [Robert Glinski] c

2013

Obywatel/Citizen [Jerzy Stuhr] c

 

 TELEVISION

1989

Gluchy telefon/Crossed Lines [Piotr Mikucki] tvm

1993

Taranthriller [Miroslaw Dembinski] tvm/52m; cph: Artur Reinhart

2003

Hamlet [Lukasz Barczyk] tvm

 

 MISCELLANEOUS

1987

Gwiazda piolun/The Star Wormwood [Henryk Kluba] c.op; ph: Jaroslaw Szoda

1989

Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach/The Ball at the Koluszki Junction [Filip Bajon] c.op; ph: Piotr Sobocinski

1989

Lawa. Opowiesz o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza/Forefathers [Tadeusz Konwicki] co-c.op; ph: Piotr Sobocinski

 

"Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc'"

 

1990

Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc'/Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema [Wojciech Marczewski] c.op; ph: Jerzy Zielinski

1996

Theatre optique [Agnieszka Zuk] b&w; doc/7m; artistic coach; ph: Marek Gajczak; prod PWSFTviT

2012

44 [Kamil Walesiak] b&w; short/8m; co-mentor; ph: K. Walesiak; prod PWSFTviT