Gyula Pados
Encyclopedia
Gyula Pados is an award-winning Hungarian cinematographer
and director
. He is notable about working together with Terence Gross, Lajos Koltai
and Nimród Antal
in the movies like Fateless
, Aline & Wolfe, Evening
, Kontroll
, Basic Instinct 2
or Predators.
. As a university student he and his friends founded a company, which is still the third largest Hungarian commercial film studio. His diplom work was the Hajnal, which he was awarded a lot of prizes for. He was also its director. After this movie he made the Dance, but at that time he was only its cinematographer. He got his degree in 1996. After his studies he worked in England
. In a short movie, written by Charles Martin
(and directed by David Moore) he shot the Meter Running. After this movie he made the Angyal utca with totally-Hungarian team. Then he returned to England and in 1996 he shot The Star and The Sin Eater. In 2000 he was the cinematographer of the Hotel Splendide
, which was also awarded. His last movie in England was The Heart of Me
. He came back to Hungary in 2003, when the Kontroll
was filmed. This movie made him famous also in Hungary. After this movie he was the cinematographer of the movie Fateless
in 2005. His newest movie is the Predators.
. He was nominated Best Cinematographer at the European Film Award for Fateless
in 2005. He was awarded best cinematographer at the Sitges Film Festival for Hotel Splendide
in 2000, at the Copenhagen International Film Festival
and the Silver Camera Prize at the Brothers Manaki International Film Festival for Kontroll
in 2003 and at Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
for The Duchess
in 2008.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He is notable about working together with Terence Gross, Lajos Koltai
Lajos Koltai
Lajos Koltai, ASC, HSC, is a Hungarian cinematographer and film director best known for his work with legendary Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, and Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore...
and Nimród Antal
Nimród Antal
Nimród E. Antal is a Hungarian American film director, screenwriter and actor.-Life and career:...
in the movies like Fateless
Fateless (film)
Fateless is a film directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. It was based on the semi-autobiographical novel Fatelessness by the Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertész, who wrote the screenplay. It is the story of a teenage boy who is sent to concentration camps at Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Zeitz.Its...
, Aline & Wolfe, Evening
Evening (film)
Evening is a 2007 German-American drama film directed by Lajos Koltai. The screenplay by Susan Minot and Michael Cunningham is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Susan Minot.-Plot:...
, Kontroll
Kontroll
Kontroll is a Hungarian comedy-thriller released to theatres in 2003. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is a darkly comic thriller set in a Hungarian Metro system....
, Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2, also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, is a 2006 German/British/American/Spanish thriller film and the sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, and Andrew G. Vajna. The screenplay was by...
or Predators.
Cinematographic career
In 1990 he attended to the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest as cinematographer. He worked as camera assistant to Academy Award-winner Vilmos ZsigmondVilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond, A.S.C. is a Hungarian-American cinematographer.In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild placed Zsigmond among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.-Biography:...
. As a university student he and his friends founded a company, which is still the third largest Hungarian commercial film studio. His diplom work was the Hajnal, which he was awarded a lot of prizes for. He was also its director. After this movie he made the Dance, but at that time he was only its cinematographer. He got his degree in 1996. After his studies he worked in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. In a short movie, written by Charles Martin
Charles Martin (writer)
Charles Martin an American novelist and journalist whose novels often explore underground cultures, urban fantasy and, in the case of “Edward and the Island,” the afterlife...
(and directed by David Moore) he shot the Meter Running. After this movie he made the Angyal utca with totally-Hungarian team. Then he returned to England and in 1996 he shot The Star and The Sin Eater. In 2000 he was the cinematographer of the Hotel Splendide
Hotel Splendide (film)
Hotel Splendide is a 2000 British independent dark comedy film, written and directed by Terence Gross and starring Toni Collette and Daniel Craig. The film appeared in a number of British and European film festivals but was not released in the US, although it did appear on cable networks on...
, which was also awarded. His last movie in England was The Heart of Me
The Heart of Me
The Heart of Me is a 2003 British period drama film directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Bettany, and Olivia Williams. Set in London before and after World War II, it depicts the consequences of a woman's torrid affair with her sister's husband...
. He came back to Hungary in 2003, when the Kontroll
Kontroll
Kontroll is a Hungarian comedy-thriller released to theatres in 2003. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is a darkly comic thriller set in a Hungarian Metro system....
was filmed. This movie made him famous also in Hungary. After this movie he was the cinematographer of the movie Fateless
Fateless (film)
Fateless is a film directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. It was based on the semi-autobiographical novel Fatelessness by the Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertész, who wrote the screenplay. It is the story of a teenage boy who is sent to concentration camps at Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Zeitz.Its...
in 2005. His newest movie is the Predators.
Awards
In 1991 he got the first success with the movie Hajnal ('Dawn'): he won the Grand Prix of the Oberhausen Film Festival, the Wim Wenders Prize at the Munich Film Festival, the Grand Prix of the Potsdam Film Festival and the Main Prize of the Hungarian Film Festival. In 1995 he was awarded for Angyal utca ('Angel Street') at the Munich Film Festival. In 1998 he was awarded Kodak Prize for The Sin Eater at the Locarno International Film FestivalLocarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
. He was nominated Best Cinematographer at the European Film Award for Fateless
Fateless (film)
Fateless is a film directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. It was based on the semi-autobiographical novel Fatelessness by the Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertész, who wrote the screenplay. It is the story of a teenage boy who is sent to concentration camps at Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Zeitz.Its...
in 2005. He was awarded best cinematographer at the Sitges Film Festival for Hotel Splendide
Hotel Splendide (film)
Hotel Splendide is a 2000 British independent dark comedy film, written and directed by Terence Gross and starring Toni Collette and Daniel Craig. The film appeared in a number of British and European film festivals but was not released in the US, although it did appear on cable networks on...
in 2000, at the Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival is a film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in 2003, and is held annually. The main award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival is the Golden Swan, which will be awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best...
and the Silver Camera Prize at the Brothers Manaki International Film Festival for Kontroll
Kontroll
Kontroll is a Hungarian comedy-thriller released to theatres in 2003. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is a darkly comic thriller set in a Hungarian Metro system....
in 2003 and at Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
The Satellite Award for Best Cinematography is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.- 1990s :- 2000s :...
for The Duchess
The Duchess (film)
The Duchess is a 2008 British drama film based on Amanda Foreman's biography of the 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It was released in September 2008 in the UK...
in 2008.