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Lukasz Zal

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 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
      • 24 wins & 82 nominations total

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    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
    • 2018
    La Zone d'intérêt (2023)
    La Zone d'intérêt
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2023
    Jessie Buckley in Je veux juste en finir (2020)
    Je veux juste en finir
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Dovlatov (2018)
      Dovlatov
      6.4
      • director of photography (as Lukash Zal)
      • 2018
    • Piotr Gasowski, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Pawel Wawrzecki, Magdalena Mazur, and Hanna Sleszynska in Daleko od noszy (2003)
      Daleko od noszy
      5.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2010–2011
    • U Pana Boga w ogródku
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008–2009
    • Agnieszka 2039 (2007)
      Agnieszka 2039
      7.7
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2007

    Cinematographer



    • 1949/Vaterland
      • Cinematographer
      • Filming



    • Hamnet (2025)
      Hamnet
      8.1
      • Cinematographer (as Łukasz Żal)
      • 2025
    • Sky Bet: Not for Everyone. For the Fans (2025)
      Sky Bet: Not for Everyone. For the Fans
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Nike: Fly Vini (2025)
      Nike: Fly Vini
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Nike: The Dream Is Real (2025)
      Nike: The Dream Is Real
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Lexus: Rise to It (2024)
      Lexus: Rise to It
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Circus Maximus (2023)
      Circus Maximus
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • La Zone d'intérêt (2023)
      La Zone d'intérêt
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Celina Ralph in First Light (2020)
      First Light
      6.1
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Jessie Buckley in Je veux juste en finir (2020)
      Je veux juste en finir
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in Cold War (2018)
      Cold War
      7.5
      • photography
      • 2018
    • Dovlatov (2018)
      Dovlatov
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Robert Gulaczyk in La passion Van Gogh (2017)
      La passion Van Gogh
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Ikona (2016)
      Ikona
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Na granicy (2016)
      Na granicy
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Robert Wieckiewicz in Legendy Polskie Twardowsky (2015)
      Legendy Polskie Twardowsky
      7.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015

    Director



    • Mistrz swiata (2006)
      Mistrz swiata
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Zielony
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005

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      • Lukasz Zal: Director of Photography
    • Alternative names
      • Lukash Zal
    • Born
      • June 24, 1981
      • Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland

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