Mateusz Smolka Director of Photography

Contact

Overview

LanguagesGerman (mother tongue), English (fluent), Polish (fluent)

Place of residenceBerlin - Berlin (Germany)

Contact

Above the Line GmbH

Contact: Ulrike Weis-Wulfes

Alternative contact details:

http://www.abovetheline.de

mail@abovetheline.de

+49 89 59 90 84 21

Theresienstr. 31

80333 München
Germany

Skills/Talents

Languages German (mother tongue), English (fluent), Polish (fluent)

Appearance

Twin No

Training

2009 - 2018 Studium - Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
2007 - 2009 1. AC & Gaffer an diversen Filmprojekten in Europa und den USA
2003 - 2007 Fotoreportagen | Indien, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Kambodscha, Philippinen, Äthiopien
Seit 2017 DoP

Awards/Nominations

2023 BLACK MAMBAS Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Social Justice Documentary Award Gewinner - Award

2022 BLACK MAMBAS Sydney Film Festival - Official Selection - Award

2022 BLACK MAMBAS IDFA Amsterdam - Official Selection - Award

2022 BLACK MAMBAS Pordenone Docs Fest - Green Documentary Award - Award

2022 BLACK MAMBAS CPH:DOX - F:ACT Award Bester Dokumentarfilm - Award

2021 RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films - Gewinner "Die Brücke" Nachwuchspreis - Award

2020 PRISONERS OF THE BODY Kino der Kunst - Internationaler Wettbewerb - Award

2020 PRISONERS OF THE BODY Festival de Cannes - Cannes Court-Métrage - Award

2020 PRISONERS OF THE BODY Student Academy Awards - Nominierung Alternative/Experimental - Award

2020 RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND Academy Awards - Äthiopiens Oscar-Beitrag "Bester Internationaler Film" - Award

2020 ALL I NEVER WANTED Queen Palm International Film Festival - Best Feature Comedy - Award

2019 ALL I NEVER WANTED FernsehfilmFestival Baden-Baden - Nominierung MFG-Star - Award

2019 ALL I NEVER WANTED Filmfest München - Nominierung Förderpreis "Neues Deutsches Kino" & FIPRESCI Preis - Award

2019 ALL I NEVER WANTED Female Eye Film Festival - Best Show - Award

2019 TARIQ Festival de Cine de l'Alfàs del Pi - Best Cinematography & 2nd Price Best Short Film - Award

2018 TARIQ Internationale Hofer Filmtage - Nominierung Bester Kurzfilm - Award

CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film


CV - Television & Streaming

2024
KAULITZ & KAULITZ

Constantin Entertainment

Network/Distributor: Netflix

Annika Blendl, Michael Schmitt
Directed by


2022
JENSEITS DER SPREE

Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion

Network/Distributor: ZDF/SRF

Christoph Ischinger
Directed by


2022
DEADLINES - STAFFEL 2

Turbokultur

Network/Distributor: ZDFneo

Johannes Boss, Annika Pinske
Directed by


2022
SANTA FU - WAS DER KNAST AUS DIR MACHT

Pantaleon Films

Network/Distributor: NDR

Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade
Directed by


2022
GEHEIMSACHE KATAR

btf

Network/Distributor: ZDF

Michael Schmitt
Directed by


2021
DIANAS LETZTE NACHT - LIEBE, LEBEN, LEGENDE

MadeFor Film

Network/Distributor: ZDF

Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade
Directed by


2018
TATORT - DIE HARTE KERN

Wiedemann & Berg Television

Network/Distributor: MDR

Helena Hufnagel
Directed by


2015
WAS GEHT MICH DAS AN?

Vydy TV

Network/Distributor: WDR

Ana Zirner
Directed by


CV - Film

2021
BLACK MAMBAS

Karbe Film, Day for Night Production, Natives at Large

Network/Distributor: Autlook Filmsales, JIP Film und Verleih

Lena Karbe
Directed by


2020
PRISONERS OF THE BODY

Directorat

Elisa Maria Nadal
Directed by


2019
ALL I NEVER WANTED

Man on Mars Filmproduktion, Karbe Film, BR, HFF München

Network/Distributor: Cine Global

Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade
Directed by


2019
RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND

R&B Räuber und Banditen Film UG

Network/Distributor: W-Film

Jan Philipp Weyl
Directed by


2016
TARIQ

HFF München, Gauger Film

Ersin Cilesiz
Directed by