Peter Suschitzky | |
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 Peter Suschitzky at Louis Lumière's ciné-club in January 2018 | |
| Born | 25 July 1941 London, England, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer and photographer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Organization | American Society of Cinematographers |
| Spouse | Ilona Suschitzky |
| Parent | Wolfgang Suschitzky |
| Awards | |
| Website | http://petersuschitzky.com |
Peter Suschitzky, A.S.C. (born 25 July 1941) is a British cinematographer and photographer.[1] Among his most known works as director of photography are The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Empire Strikes Back, and Mars Attacks! and the later films of David Cronenberg. Suschitzky succeeded Mark Irwin as Cronenberg's regular cinematographer when Irwin left during the pre-production of Dead Ringers (1988), and has been the cinematographer for all of Cronenberg's films since, with the exception of Crimes of the Future (2022).[2] He has also collaborated with directors John Boorman, Ken Russell, Bernard Rose, and Tim Burton.
Suschitzky has been the recipient of four Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Cinematography, and a David di Donatello Award for Best Cinematography. He is featured in the book Conversations with Cinematographers, published by Scarecrow Press. He is married to Ilona Suschitzky.
In 2015 he was selected to be a member of the jury for the Critics' Week section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
- ^ "PETER SUSCHITZKY". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Burgess, Steve, Salon.com (30 November 1999). "David Cronenberg".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ronit Elkabetz, President of the 2015 Critics' Week Jury". Semaine de la Critique de Cannes. Retrieved 24 March 2015.