Arkadiusz Tomiak
One of the most talented and most interesting directors of photography of the young generation. Born in 1969 in Koszalin, in 1995 he completed his studies in the Cinematography Department on the PWSFTViT in Łódź. His career started on sets of Jan Jakub Kolski's films such as "Cudowne miejsce", "Grający z talerza" and "Szabla od Komendanta". His debut as an independent director of photography took place in Jan Hryniak's "Przystań". He was the author of photography in "Cisza" by Michał Rosa, "Zero" by Paweł Borowski and "Case Unknown" by Feliks Falk. Last months he spent working on foreign productions: with Marleen Gorris he shot "Within the Whirlwind" and with U-Wei Haji Saari "Hanyut, Almayers Folly" in Malaysia. In 2000 he was awarded as Best Cinematographer on XXV Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, for Jan Jakub Kolski's "Daleko od okna". He was one of the younger cinematographers ever to get this award. Once again he was awarded there in 2006 for Michał Kwieciński's "Statyści" and Konrad Niewolski's "Palimpsest" .
