Michał Sobociński PSC - cinematographer If you re looking for up-and-comers in the cinematography world, Michał Sobociński tops the list. He is one of the most exciting cinematographers working today in Poland. Born August 10th, 1987 in Lodz. Graduate of Cinematography Department of the Film School in Lodz. Member of PSC, Polish Society of Cinematographers. He began work as a camera operator in 2007 - his short feature film Ojciec was awarded Bronze Tadpole in the Student Short Films Competition and Panavision D. Samuelson Special Mention for Best School Short Film at Plus Camerimage International FilmFestival(2007). Since then he stood behind the camera on more than thirty projects, feature films, television series and documentaries in Poland and abroad, working on the films i.a. Konwój, Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wisłockiej, Belle epoque, Bogowie Miasto 44, Carte Blanche, Pod mocnym Aniołem, Drogówka, Papusza, Miłość, 1920 Bitwa Warszawska, Wenecja, tv series: Wataha and Bez tajemnic, British-French production The Tunnel. He was director of photography to films Ojciec, Warsaw by night, Kamczatka, TV series Prawo Agaty and two documentaries. Michał received Andrzej Munk award for cinematography to Kamczatka : for moving translation of characters feelings into images. For the ability to bring camera in places that open us gate to their inner world. And also for the extraction of the main character dark fate and make it visual character of the film. In 2015 Michał was nominated to RMF Classic Award MocARTy for best young cinematographer.
Newest Michał projects have premiered this year: Konwój directed by Maciej Żak and Sztuka kochania. Historia Michaliny Wisłockiej directed by Maria Sadowska and tv series Belle epoque directed by Michał Gazda. Michał comes from cinematographers family he s grandson of Witold Sobociński, son of Piotr Sobociński (nominated to Oscar for cinematography in Trois couleurs: Rouge dir. K. Kieślowski) an brother of Piotr Sobociński Jr. filmography cinematographer 2016 KONWÓJ feature film dir. Maciej Żak SZTUKA KOCHANIA. HISTORIA MICHALINY WISŁOCKIEJ feature film dir. Maria Sadowska SINGIELKA TV series (part 101-105) dir. M. Migas, M. Bochniak, Ł. Wiśniewski, S. Jakimow 2015 OJCIEC feature film dir. Artur Urbański (cinematographer & camera operator) SINGIELKA TV series (part 1-30, 46-55, 76-90) dir. M. Migas, M. Bochniak, Ł. Wiśniewski, S. Jakimow 2014 WARSAW BY NIGHT feature film dir. N. Koryncka - Gruz 2013 KAMCZATKA - feature film dir. Jerzy Kowynia 2012-2015 PRAWO AGATY TV series (part 68-78, 80-93) dir. Jacek Borcuch, Xawery Żuławski, Maciej Migas 2012 SZTETLE ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE - documentary dir. Paweł Gula 2010 OBRAZY Z FABRYKI ŚMIERCI - documentary dir. Małgorzata Imielska POD ŚWIATŁO film dyplomowy 30 dir. Paul Handley 2009 ŻYŁEM SIEDEMNAŚCIE RAZY documentary (wspólnie z P. Sobocińskim jr. i K. Wawrzyniakiem) dir. Tadeusz Bystram ENBREL - film dydaktyczny dir. Michał Sobociński camera operator / cinematographer II unit 2015 WOŁYŃ feature film (in production) DoP Piotr Sobociński jr dir. Wojciech Smarzowski
CARTE BLANCHE feature film DoP Witold Płóciennik dir. Jacek Lusiński 2014 BOGOWIE feature film DoP Piotr Sobociński jr dir. Łukasz Palkowski MIASTO 44 feature film zdj: Marian Prokop reż: Jan Komasa WATAHA TV series DoP T. Augustynek dir. Michał Gazda 2013 THE TUNNEL TV series, prod. W. Brytania-France, part 8,9,10 (& II unit DoP dodatkowe) DoP Wojciech Szepel dir. T. Vincent, H. Macdonalds, U. Prasad, P. Martin, D. Moll POD MOCNYM ANIOŁEM feature film DoP Tomasz Madejski dir. Wojtek Smarzowski CZERWONY PAJĄK feature film (& II unit) DoP Marcin Koszałka dir. Marcin Koszałka DROGÓWKA - feature film DoP Piotr Sobociński jr dir. Wojciech Smarzowski 2012 PAPUSZA feature film DoP Krzysztof Ptak, dir. K. Krauze i J. Kos Krauze WATAHA pilot lu TV DoP T. Augustynek dir. Michał Gazda MIŁOŚĆ - feature film DoP Piotr Szczepański dir. Sławomir Fabicki BEZ TAJEMNIC l fabularny (seria 2) DoP Piotr Sobociński jr dir. J. Borcuch, A. Kazejak, M. Lechki 2011 WYGRANY feature film (& II unit) DoP P.Kukla, P. Sobociński jr dir. W.Saniewski BITWA WARSZAWSKA 1920 - feature film, DoP Sławomir Idziak dir. J.Hoffman BLITZEIS feature short film, prod. Szwajcaria DoP Piotr Sobociński jr dir. Georg Isenmann 2010 WENECJA feature film DoP Arthur Reinhart dir. J.J.Kolski TRICK feature film, (II kamera) DoP Piotr Śliskowski dir. J. Hryniak LATAJĄCA MASZYNA - film animowany DoP K. Ptak dir. Martin Clapp, Geoff Lindsey 2009 MAKBET - TV drama / theatre DoP Marek Rajca dir. A. Wajda 2008 DOM ZŁY - feature film DoP Krzysztof Ptak dir. W. Smarzowski OBCY VI feature short film DoP Bartek Cierlica dir. B.Lankosz
GENERAŁ NIL - feature film DoP Piotr Śliskowski dir. R. Bugajski 2007 ŚRODA CZWARTEK RANO feature film (II kamera, making of, stills) 2006 STRAJK. DIE HELDIN VON DANZIG feature film (stills) PLAC ZBAWICIELA feature film (stills) PWSFTiTV shorts 2009 PERPETUUM MOBILE cast (constructor) 2008 REDEO co-d.o.p. POWRÓT animation cooperation MOJA DZIEWCZYNA DoP, dir., script, Production Manager TUNEL zdjecia, dir., script, Production Manager GROBARI camera operator, dir. i DoP Bartek Cierlica 2007 WIESŁAW WILK realizateur TWARDZIEL co-d.o.p. TANGO cast PUNKT WIDZENIA realizateur OJCIEC realizateur ENE, DUE co-d.o.p.
awards 2014 KAMCZATKA The Munk Prize best cinematography award 2013 KAMCZATKA Camerimage Festival, Cinematographers Debuts Competition nominated 2010 POD ŚWIATŁO Łodzią po Wiśle Festival, Cinematography Award 2007 OJCIEC Camerimage Festival, Łódź D.Samuelson Panavision Outstanding Award for the best short Brązowa Kijanka / Brown Tadpole/ Klaps Student Shorts Review, Turek Special award