Witold Adamek

Director of photography, director and producer. Born in 1945. Graduate from the Direction of Photography and TV Production Department of the Lodz Film School (1969). As a cameraman, he co-worked with Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Skolimowski, Janusz Zaorski, Wiesław Saniewski, Juliusz Machulski, Janusz Majewski, Radosław Piwowarski, Feliks Falk, Jacek Bromski and Jerzy Stuhr.

Author of stagings for the Polish TV Theatre and director of photography on the set of television spectacles.

Filmography as a director:

1998: Monday (“Młodzi i Film” Film Festival in Koszalin (1999): the Grand Prix Award “Wielki Jantar” in the international competition, “Srebrny Jantar” – the main prize in the Polish films competition, the Youth Award given by the Young Jury); 2002: Tuesday; Wet T-Shirt Miss

Filmography as a director of photography (selected):

1975: Sin of Antoni Gruda; 1976: The Fog; Polish Roads (TV series, episodes 7-11; the Chairman of the Radio and Television Committee 1^st Degree Award); 1980: Olympics 1940; Z biegiem lat, z biegiem dni… (TV series starring Edward Kłosiński); 1981: Spokojne lata; 1982: Mother of the Kings (with Edward Kłosiński); 1983: Custody (the award for the cinematography at the 10^th Polish Film Festival in Gdansk, 1985); It’s Only Rock; The Twenties, The Thirties…; 1984: A Baritone (the award for the cinematography at the 10^th Polish Film Festival in Gdansk, 1985); In the Old Manor House; Yesterday (the award for the cinematography at the 10^th Polish Film Festival in Gdansk, 1985); 1985: The Deserters; Jezioro Bodeńskie (the Chairman of the Cinematography Committee Awardfor the year 1985); 1986: Hero of the Year; 1987: Misja specjalna (with Andrzej Wolf); A Train to Hollywood; 1988: Stricken (the award for the cinematography at the 13^th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia); A Short Film About Love (the award for the cinematography at the 13^th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, the Chairman of the Cinematography Committee Awardfor the year 1989); Citizen Piszczyk (the award for the cinematography at the 13^th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia); The Soccer Poker (the Chairman of the Cinematography Committee Awardfor the year 1989); The Possessed; 1989: How to Make Money in Poland; 1990: Eminent Domain (dir. John Irvin); 1991: 30 Door Key; Maidens and Widows; Yes, Yes; 1992: Who Is Joe Louis? (dir. Juha Rosma); The Squadron; 1993: Sequence of Feelings; 1994: The List of Adulteresses; 1995: Girl Guide; 1996: Seen But Not Heard (the award for the cinematography at the Pyongyang Film Festival 1999); 1998: Monday; Deserter’s Gold; 2000: The Yellow Scarf (TV series); It’s Me, The Thief; 2001: Tuesday; 2002: Wet T-Shirt Miss (TV series)