Vladimír Smutný

Vladimír Smutný (born 13 July 1942) is a Czech cinematographer.[1][2] He is an eight-time winner of the Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography. He was also a cinematographer of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner Kolya (1996).

Vladimír Smutný
Born13 July 1942  (age 78)
Prague 
Alma mater
OccupationCinematographer 
FamilyJitka Smutná 
Awards

His father was a photographer.[2] His sister, Jitka Smutná, is an actress. After graduating from FAMU in Prague, he worked as an advertising photographer for Tesla Holešovice and as a camera operator for Krátký film Praha.[2] From 1974 he worked as an assistant cinematographer.[2] His first projects as director of photography 1980s when he worked primarily with directors Jiří Svoboda and Karel Kachyňa. Since mid-1990s he works primarily with directors Jan Svěrák and Václav Marhoul.[2][1] Since 1997 he teaches at FAMU in Prague.[1]

Accolades

Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography wins:

Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography nominations:

References
  1. "FAMU katedra kamery - prof. MgA. Vladimír Smutný". FAMU katedra kamery (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. Prokopová, Alena (2017-07-14). "Vladimír Smutný". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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