Krzysztof Ptak is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 cinematographer

Cinematographer

A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...

 and university lecturer.

He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1980 and began his film career by making documentaries. He has co-operated with the National Film School of Denmark

National Film School of Denmark

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 and was the rector of the UK National Film and Television School

National Film and Television School

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Krzysztof Ptak pioneered the HDTV in Poland with his 2003 film Pornografia

Pornografia (film)

Pornografia is the name of a number of films, with the 2003 version being the best known one. In 1992, a short film with the same name was made in Brazil. The 2003 version was a collaboration of the Polish and French film industries.-2003 version:...

and was one of the first Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 cinematographer

Cinematographer

A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...

s to use digital camera

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He is the son of Józef Ptak and Alina Ptak née Piotrowicz; brother-in-law of another Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 cinematographer

Cinematographer

A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...

 Przemysław Skwirczyński. Krzysztof Ptak and his wife Malgorzata have 3 children: Witold, Aneta and Michal.

Filmography

• Jasminum 2006
• Mój Nikifor 2004
• Pornografia
  Pornografia (film)
  Pornografia is the name of a number of films, with the 2003 version being the best known one. In 1992, a short film with the same name was made in Brazil. The 2003 version was a collaboration of the Polish and French film industries.-2003 version:...
  
  2003
• Edi 2002
• Istota 2000
• Weiser 2000
• Przeprowadzki 2000
• Historia kina w Popielawach 1998
• Czas zdrady 1997
• Panna Nikt 1996
• Nocne graffiti 1996
• Dzień wielkiej ryby 1996
• Łagodna 1995
• Artysta. Jerzy Kalina 1994
• Podróż 1994
• O przemyślności kobiety niewiernej. Sześć opowieści z Boccaccia wziętych 1994
• Powidok 1993
• Światło w mroku 1993
• Litwo, słyszę Twój głos 1993
• Jan Józef Lipski 1993
• Dekalog - Polska 93 Dekalog - Polska 93 1993
• Lepiej być piękną i bogatą 1993
• Motyw cienia 1993

External links

• Krzysztof Ptak on The New York Times
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  http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=107186
• Krzysztof Ptak on MSN Movieshttp://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=302787
• Krzysztof Ptak on Channel 4
  Channel 4
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  http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/person.jsp?id=16257
• Krzysztof Ptak on 100 Most Significant German Films http://www.german-films.de/app/filmarchive/film_person_view.php?film_person_id=2320
• Krzysztof Ptak on Camerimage
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  The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE is a festival dedicated to cinematography and its creators cinematographers.The first seven events were held in Toruń, Poland. The next ten events were held in Łódź...
  
  http://www.camerimage.pl/index.php?lang=en&pg=807
• Krzysztof Ptak on Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directinghttp://www.wajdaschool.pl/52
• Krzysztof Ptak on Polish Wikipedia :pl:Krzysztof Ptak