Peter Biziou | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1944-08-08)8 August 1944 (age 80) |
| Years active | 1965–2005 |
| Parent | Leon Bijou |
Peter Biziou (born 8 August 1944 inWales) is a British cinematographer.[1]
He received theAcademy Award andBAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for 1988s filmMississippi Burning, as well as another BAFTA nomination for the 1998 filmThe Truman Show.
Peter Biziou is the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shootingFoxes in 1980.
He began his career in the mid-1960s where he worked on short films byNorman J. Warren andRobert Freeman.
In 1973 he began his collaboration with director Alan Parker, shooting the short filmsFootsteps (1974) andOur Cissy (1976), before working on Parker's feature filmBugsy Malone, while sharing credit withMichael Seresin.
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Fragment | Norman J. Warren | Interior photography |
| 1968 | Mini-midi | Robert Freeman | Documentary short |
| 1974 | Footsteps | Alan Parker | |
| Our Cissy | |||
| 1976 | Short Ends | Ester Anderson | |
| 1983 | The Bloody Chamber | Nick Lewin |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Secret World | Paul Feyder Robert Freeman | |
| 1976 | Bugsy Malone | Alan Parker | WithMichael Seresin |
| 1979 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | Terry Jones | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Terry Gilliam | |
| 1982 | Pink Floyd – The Wall | Alan Parker | |
| 1984 | Another Country | Marek Kanievska | |
| 1986 | 9½ Weeks | Adrian Lyne | |
| 1988 | A World Apart | Chris Menges | |
| Mississippi Burning | Alan Parker | ||
| 1990 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | |
| 1992 | City of Joy | Roland Joffé | |
| Damage | Louis Malle | ||
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father | Jim Sheridan | |
| 1994 | The Road to Wellville | Alan Parker | |
| 1995 | Richard III | Richard Loncraine | |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Peter Weir | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Adrian Lyne | |
| 2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Charles Dance | |
| 2005 | Derailed | Mikael Håfström |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Festival Express | Bob Smeaton | With Robert Fiore |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Mississippi Burning | Won | [2] |
| American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated | |||
| BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | [3] | ||
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Nominated | [4] |
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