Łukasz Żal worked in film at a period when the medium itself was still changing shape.
The record lists Łukasz Żal as Polish cinematographer.
Łukasz Żal was born at Koszalin in 1981. His recorded nationality is Poland.
By this period cinema was global and fragmented: independent finance, festival circuits and television drama competing for the same talent.
Łukasz Żal is credited as cinematographer and film director.
His name is attached above all to work on the films Ida, Loving Vincent, Cold War and The Zone of Interest. The screen flattens effort: a performance that took months reads as a few unhurried minutes.
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
That the work was made from Poland shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Łukasz Żal is still working, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Worked as cinematographer and film director
