IEC
#1: From interview [CSC Awards, 2016]
PAUL SAROSSY CSC/BSC/ASC
Born: 24 April 1963, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, as son of ph/artist Ivan Sarossy [1926, Hungary-2008, Canada].
Education: York University, Toronto, Canada [YU] [Film; BFA, 1986].
Career: Married to actress Geraldine O'Rawe.
Appeared in the doc 'The Making of 'Ararat'' [2001, Michele Francis].
Awards [Selection]: 'Gemini' Award nom [1993] for 'Grand Larceny'; 'Genie' Award [1994] for 'Exotica'; 'Gemini' Award nom [1996] for 'Satie and Suzanne'; ASC Award nom [1996] for 'Picture Windows' [ep 'Soir blue']; 'Genie' Award [1997] & BSFC Award 3rd place [1997] for 'The Sweet Hereafter'; CSC Award [1999] for 'Rocky Marciano'; Independent Spirit Award nom [1999] for 'Affliction'; 'Genie' Award [1999] & CSC Award nom [2000] for 'Felicia's Journey'; 'Genie' Award [2002] for 'Perfect Pie'; Kodak New Century Award [2004] for outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography; 'Genie' Award [2004] & CSC Theatrical Feature Award [2005] for 'Head in the Clouds'; 'Gemini' Award nom [2006] & CSC Award nom [2006] for 'Black Widow'; CSC Award [2007] for 'The Wicker Man'; CSC TV Award [2013] & Gemini Award nom [2014] for 'The Borgias'; CSC Film Award nom [2016] for 'Remember'; Camerimage 'Cinematographer-Director Duo Award' [2016; with Atom Egoyan].
| FILMS | |
|---|---|
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1984 |
Frustration [?] ?; prod YU |
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1985 |
Inkwell [?] ?; prod YU |
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1986 |
Passion and Gasoline [Mark Forler] 16mm/c; short/20m; prod YU |
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1988 |
Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter [Craig Pryce] c |
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1988 |
Speaking Parts [Atom Egoyan] c |
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1989 |
Odyssey in August [Stephen Roscoe] 16mm/c; short/24m |
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1989 |
Terminal City Ricochet [Zale Dalen] c |
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1989 |
White Room [Patricia Rozema] c |
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1990 |
Masala [Srinivas Krishna] c |
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1990 |
The Adjuster [Atom Egoyan] p/c |
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1991 |
Montréal vu par… Six variations sur un même thème/Montreal Sextet/Montreal Stories [seg 'Vue d'ailleurs' dir by Denys Arcand] b&w-c; 6 seg; other ph: Éric Cayla, Pierre Mignot, Pierre Letarte, Guy Dufaux, Georges Dufaux & Jean Lépine |
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1991 |
Giant Steps [Richard Rose] c |
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1992 |
Twist [Ron Mann] b&w-c; mus doc/74m; addph; ph: Robert Fresco |
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1992 |
Love and Human Remains/Amour et restes humains [Denys Arcand] c; addph: Daniel Jobin |
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1993 |
Ordinary Magic/Ganesh [Giles Walker] c |
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1993 |
Exotica [Atom Egoyan] c; 2uc: Mark Willis |
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1994 |
Satie and Suzanne [Tim Southam] c; short/53m |
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1994 |
Blood & Donuts [Holly Dale] c; 2uc: Jonathan Freeman & Donna Mobbs |
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1995 |
(Stories from) The Land of Cain [Mark Wihak] c; short/25m; cph: M. Wihak |
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1995 |
Mariette in Ecstasy [John Bailey] c |
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1995 |
Lulu [Srinivas Krishna] c |
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1996 |
Picture Perfect [Glenn Gordon Caron] c |
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1996 |
The Sweet Hereafter/De beaux lendemains [Atom Egoyan] p/c |
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1997 |
Affliction [Paul Schrader] c |
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1997 |
Jerry and Tom [Saul Rubinek] c; 2uc Chicago: Bernd Heinl |
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1997 |
Pete's Meteor [Joe O'Byrne] c |
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1998 |
Felicia's Journey [Atom Egoyan] p/c |
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1999 |
Duets [Bruce Paltrow] c |
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1999 |
Lakeboat [Joe Mantegna] c; + co-assoc prod |
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1999 |
X-Men [Bryan Singer] p/c; co-2uc; ph: Newton Thomas Sigel |
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2000 |
On the Nose/Delaney's Flutter [David Caffrey] c |
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2000 |
Paid in Full [Charles Stone III] c |
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2000 |
The Line [Atom Egoyan] c; short/4m; ep of 'Preludes'-series (celebrating 25 years Toronto IFF) |
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2001 |
Ararat [Atom Egoyan] c |
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2001 |
Perfect Pie/La voie du destin [Barbara Willis Sweete] c |
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2002 |
The Snow Walker [Charles Martin Smith] s35/c; ph British Columbia; ph: David Connell |
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2003 |
Head in the Clouds [John Duigan] c |
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2003 |
Ripley Under Ground [Roger Spottiswoode] p/c |
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2004 |
The River King [Nick Willing] c; 2uc: Martin Kenzie |
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2004 |
Where the Truth Lies [Atom Egoyan] p/c |
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2005 |
Si j'était toi/The Secret [Vincent Perez] scope/c |
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2005 |
The Wicker Man [Neil LaBute] s35/c; 2uc: Andrew D. Wilson; uwph: Ian Seabrook |
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2006 |
One Way/Blaze [Reto Salimbeni] scope/c; ph New York/Vancouver: Christof Wahl |
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2006 |
Charlie Bartlett [Jon Poll] c |
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2006 |
All Hat [Leonard Farlinger] c |
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2007 |
The Deal/Start Shooting [Steven Schachter] c; 2uc: Eric Anderson |
[Right] with dir Atom Egoyan - "Adoration"
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2007 |
Adoration [Atom Egoyan] 35mm+mdv (Canon Optura 30)-to-35mm/c |
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2008 |
A Flesh Offering [Jeremy Torrie] c |
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2008 |
[Anton Chekhov's] The Duel [Dover Koshashvili] c |
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2008 |
The Flicker's Dance [Priyanka Kumar] pre-production |
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2008 |
Act of Dishonour [Nelofer Pazira] c |
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2009 |
Chloe [Atom Egoyan] s35-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: J.P. Locherer; remake of 'Nathalie...' (2002, Anne Fontaine; ph: Jean-Marc Fabre) |
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2010 |
The Devil's Delight [David New] c; mus short/3m |
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2012 |
Devil's Knot [Atom Egoyan] HD (ARRI ALEXA)-to-digital (scope)/c |
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2013 |
The Captive/Queen of the Night [Atom Egoyan] HD (ARRI ALEXA)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Mark Willis |
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2014 |
Remember [Atom Egoyan] HD (ARRI ALEXA & AMIRA)-to-digital/c |
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2015 |
Goon: Last of the Enforcers/Goon 2 [Jay Baruchel] c |
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2016 |
Don't Talk to Irene [Pat Mills] c |
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2017 |
The Padre [Jonathan Sobol] HD/c |
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2018 |
Guest of Honour [Atom Egoyan] c |
| TELEVISION | |
|---|---|
|
1991 |
Grand Larceny [Stephen Surjik] tvm |
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1994 |
Picture Windows [: Language of the Heart] [ep 'Soir blue' dir by Norman Jewison & 'Song of Songs' dir by Peter Bogdanovich] 6-part miniseries; other ph: Miroslaw Baszak (2 ep), Jamie Anderson (1 ep) & Seamus Deasy (1 ep) |
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1994 |
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccomatios [Robert Sherrin] tvm |
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1995 |
Dark Eyes [Nancy Savoca] pilot/60m |
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1996 |
Mistrial [Heywood Gould] tvm |
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1996 |
A Portrait of Arshile [Atom Egoyan] tvm/5m; cph: A. Egoyan; ep BBC-tv series 'Picture House' (1997) |
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1998 |
Rocky Marciano [Charles Winkler] tvm |
With dir Emilio Estevez [right] - "Rated X"
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1999 |
Rated X [Emilio Estevez] tvm |
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2000 |
Krapp's Last Tape [Atom Egoyan] tvm/65m; lighting design; ph: Peter Mettler; ep 'Beckett On Film'-series |
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2002 |
No Night Is Too Long [Tom Shankland] tvm |
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2002 |
Soldier's Girl [Frank Pierson] tvm |
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2002 |
The Man Who Saved Christmas [Sturla Gunnarsson] tvm |
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2002 |
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie [Paul Johansson] tvm |
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2003 |
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart [Jason Ensler] tvm |
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2003 |
The Survivors Club [Christopher Leitch] tvm |
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2004 |
Suburban Madness [Robert Dornhelm] tvm |
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2005 |
Black Widow [David Mortin] tvm/b&w/50m |
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2005 |
Eight Days to Live/North of Hope [Norma Bailey] tvm |
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2006 |
Pictures of Hollis Woods [Tony Bill] tvm; ep #335 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series (2007) |
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2008 |
Abroad [Philip John] pilot/90m/HD; for CBC-tv (2010) |
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2008 |
The Listener [ep #3 'A Voice in the Dark' dir by Clément Virgo] 13-part series/RED, 2009; cph: David Greene; other ph: David Greene, David Moxness & Rudolf Blahacek |
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2009 |
Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town [Kelly Makin] 8-part series/RED, 2010; 2uc: Michael Spicer |
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2010 |
The Borgias [9 ep dir by Neil Jordan, Simon Cellan Jones, Jeremy Podeswa & John Maybury] 29-part series, 2011-13; 1st season/HD (Sony F35), 2011 (9 ep) |
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2011 |
Flashpoint [ep #49 'The Better Man' dir by David Frazee] 75-part series, 2008-12; 4th season/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2011 (18 ep) |
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2011 |
The Borgias [10 ep dir by Neil Jordan, David Leland, John Maybury, Jon Amiel & Kari Skogland] 2nd season/HD (ARRI ALEXA + Canon EOS 5D & 7D + Drift HD)+35mm, 2012 (10 ep); see 2010 |
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2012 |
Copper [10 ep dir by various] 23-part series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2012-13; 1st season, 2012 (10 ep); for BBC America |
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2012 |
The Borgias [ep #22-25, 28 & 29 dir by various] 3rd season/HD, 2013 (10 ep); other ph: Pierre Gill (2 ep) & David Johnson (2 ep); see 2010 |
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2013 |
Reign [various] series/HD, 2013-present; 1st season, 2013-14 (22 ep) |
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2014 |
Reign [various] 2nd season, 2014-15 (22 ep); see 2013 |
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2015 |
Reign [ep #56 'No Way Out' dir by Fred Gerber & #58 'To the Death' dir by Michael McGowan] 3rd season, 2015-16 (18 ep); see 2013 |
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2016 |
Tin Star [ep #2 'The Kid' dir by Marc Jobst] series, 2017 |
| FILMS AS DIRECTOR | |
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2001 |
Mr In-Between/The Killing Kind [feature] ph: Haris Zambarloukos |
