Peter Biziou
British cinematographer (born 1944)
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Peter Biziou (born August 8, 1944) is a retired British cinematographer.[1]
Peter Biziou | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1944 Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1965–2005 |
Early life and career
Born in Bangor, North Wales, Biziou was the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shooting Foxes (1980).
Biziou began his career in the mid-1960s, where he worked on short films by Norman J. Warren and Robert Freeman. In 1973, he began his collaboration with director Alan Parker, shooting the short films Footsteps (1974) and Our Cissy (1976), before working on his feature film Bugsy Malone along with Michael Seresin.
He received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning (1988), as well as another BAFTA nomination for The Truman Show (1998). [citation needed]
Filmography
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 |
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| 1976 | Bugsy Malone | Alan Parker | With Michael 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 |
Awards and nominations
| 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] |
