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   WIT DABAL PSC
   DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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WIT DABAL

was born on September 26th, 1955 in Tarnowskie Gory, Poland. In 1979 he graduated from the Cinematography Department of the National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz. As a director of photography his credit include around 19 feature films and Tv dramas in which he worked with film directors such as: Piotr Andrejew, Filip Bajon, Edward Bennett, Jerzy Domaradzki, Waldemar Dziki, Jerzy Kaszubowski, Jacek Koprowicz, Pawel Pawlikowski, Alexandar Petrovic, Stephen Poliakoff, Jacek Shoen, Kevin Molony, Andrzej Wajda .
He has been also the director of photography for dozens of documentary and short films. Many of them were produced by the BBC and received such prestigious awards like the International EMMY Award, the Royal Television Society Award,  the Broadcasting Press Guild Award and Prix Italia. For years, he has also been involved in shooting commercials for the world of advertising.


Member of the Polish Society of Cinematographers PSC.


Based in Warsaw, Poland.



LINKS :

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IMDB

INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS



AWARDS & INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

● Gdansk 1984 - Polish Feature Films Festival, The Bronze Lions Award for the Best Cinematography for the films “Postcard From A Journey” and “Whirlpool”


● Lagow 1984 - Lagow Film Festival, Golden Vine Award for the Best Cinematography for the film “Postcard From A Journey”


● 1985 – Stanislaw Wyspianski’s Young Artists Award for the Cinematography for the films “Postcard From A Journey” and “Whirlpool”


● 1985 - Special Award of the Ministry of Culture and Art for the Cinematography for the film “Szapito” (together with Krzysztof Ptak)


● Poznan 1988 - Children and Youth Film Festival – Special Award Poznan's Goats in Cinematography for “The Young Magician”


● Cracow Film Festival 1988, Bronze Hobby-Horse Award for the Best Cinematography for the film “I Do See” (together with Krzysztof Ptak)


● Cracow 1995 – CRACKFILM, International Advertising Film Festival – Tytan Award for the Best Cinematography for the commercial “EB- Legs”


● Advertising Film Festival KREATURA 1998 – Award for the Best Cinematography for the commercial “Mobil 1- Hołek”


● Granada International Film Festival, Spain 2001- Best Cinematography Award for “Sylvester”


● Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, Hollywood 2001 - Kodak Cinematography Award for “Sylvester”


SELECTED COMMERCIALS

LECH (Tornado)                                             

MAESTRO CARD (Auto, Fohn)  


PANASONIC (Ice Scatter, The Bar)                

ING BANK (Lion)                                             

CAMPBELL’S (Running)

                                

ANCHOR (Cow temporary)                              

ANDERSEN CONSULTING                            

ST PAULS (Rhino, Matador)

                          

NESTLE LION (Snake , Dogs , Footies)         


LLOYDS-TSB (Corporate)                              

VIENETTA (GI Jane)

                                   

BMW (The Ship)                                             

HEINEKEN (Wilderness)                                  

LIVERPOOL VICTORIA                                  

MANSFIELD BEER (Fashion Show)               


NATIONWIDE (Natural Rhythm)                      


TOYOTA RAV4 (Don't Forget Your Trousers)


TESCO (Young Genius)                                  

NIKE (For Your Country)                                

MARSTON’S BEER (Low-C)                         

AMSTELL BEER (Live, Days Left To Drink)            


DAEWOO (Snake, Take A Slice)                  


EB BEER (Legs)                                             

DURACELL (Punch Bag)                                

MDR RADIO (Love & Hate)



FEATURES & TV SERIES 




Title
Directed / Produced by
 Award




PANDEMONIUM                                                                               
Directed by Filip Bajon, TOR         Unit
*Grand Prix, Koszalin
*The Silver Lions, Gdansk




POSTCARD FROM            
A JOURNEY  
Directed by Waldemar Dziki, K.IRZYKOWSKI's Film Studio
*The Bronze Lions, Gdansk
*Andrzej Munk Prize, Lodz Film School


WHIRLPOOL  

Directed by Jacek Shoen, TOR Unit


*Film Critics Prize, Koszalin


ENGAGEMENT
Directed by Filip Bajon, TOR Unit
                                     

                                                             
THREE WINDMILLS
(TV series)                 
Directed by Jerzy Domaradzki, PERSPEKTYWA Unit
*Grand Prix, Chianciano Terme (Italy)




MEDIUM                               
Directed by Jacek Koprowicz, TOR Unit

(Co-director of photography together with Jerzy Zielinski,asc,psc)
*Best Orginal Story, Mystfest 1986, Cattolica (Italy).
Nominated: *Best Film, Mystfest, Cattolica (Italy)





THE YOUNG MAGICIAN  
Directed by Waldemar Dziki, Les Productions La Fete, Canada/ TOR Unit
*Moscow Film Festival 1987
*Grand Prix of the International Jury, Loan   (France)
*International Award of the Young Audience, Loan (France)
*Griffone di Bronzo, Giffoni (Italy)
*The Silver Lions, Gdansk
                                       



THE ROAD HOME
Directed by Jerzy Kaszubowski, ZED for FILM FOUR, Great Britain / TOR Unit


                                                 

                                                 
ALCHEMIST  
Directed by Jacek Koprowicz, TOR Unit

(Shared  DoP credit with Bogdan Stachurski)
Nominated: *Best Film, Fantasporto 1990, (Portugal)

                                                 

SANDIVIUS
(TV series)   
Directed by Jacek Koprowicz, TOR Unit

(Shared DoP credit with Bogdan Stachurski)

          

SHADOW MAN
Directed by Piotr Andreyev, RIVERSIDE PICTURES (Netherlands)
Nominated: *Golden Leopard, Locarno International Film Festival,1989, (Switzerland)
                                                                 


             
SEOBE / MIGRATIONS  
Directed by Aleksandre Petrovitch, MEDITERANE CINEMA, France
BELGRADE TELEVISION & NOVI SAD TELEVISION, Yugoslavia

(Shared  DoP credit with Igor Luther,BVK)



   
SAUNA   
Directed by Filip Bajon, DOM Unit / TVP
                                   
                                                       

 
YOU, ME & IT 
(TV series)  
Directed by Edward Bennett,
WALL TO WALL TELEVISION for BBC, Great Britain
                                                             


HOLY WEEK 
Directed by Andrzej Wajda, HERITAGE FILMS / CANAL+ / TVP
Nominated: *Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin Film Festival, 1996

                                                                          

THE TRIBE
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff,    DEEP CITY FILMS for BBC FILMS, Great Britain


                    
 
FOOD OF LOVE 
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff,
INTRINISCA FILMS for FILM FOUR, Great Britain, MP PRODUCTIONS, France

(Shared  DoP credit with Denis Lenoir, afc asc)
                                       

                                    
SYLVESTER  
Directed by Kevin Molony, FIRST GUN PRODUCTION,Great Britain, OPUS FILM, Poland


 
THE RESTRAINT
OF BEASTS
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, APOCALYPSO FILMS for BBC FILMS, Great Britain


suspended in mid-production (60% was shot) when Pawlikowski's wife died; film is now in the hands of the insurers.
                                 
                             


DOCUMENTARIES


Title
Directed / Produced by
Award



OLIMPIADA  

Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios


(Co-director of photography together with Krzysztof Ptak)


10 awards in 9 countries, for example:

*Grand Prix Asturias, Gijon International Film Festival, 1979
*The Golden Peacock, New Delhi                                                *Grand Prix, San Sebastian
*Silver Hobby-Horse, Cracow Film Festival, 1979




SKI RACING
AND JUMPING

Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios

(Co-director of photography together with Krzysztof Ptak)
*2nd Prize, Trento Festival (Italy) 
*Best Foreign Film, Telluride
(USA)                                 
*Grand Prix, Colorado Film
Festival (USA)

                                     

 
PILGRIM  
Directed by A. T. Rastawiecki, VATICAN / POLISH EPISCOPATE

(Co-director of photography)

                                                           

                                                               

ARENA OF LIVE    
Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios

(Co-director of photography with Ryszard Lenczewski, Krzysztof Ptak, Piotr  Sobocinski)


 
CREDO   
Directed by A. T. Rastawiecki, VATICAN / POLISH EPISCOPATE

(Co-director of photography among 7 DP’s)
                               

                                                        
THE PICTURE  
Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios
                                                           


SZAPITO  

Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios


Co-director of photography together with Krzysztof Ptak)


*The Silver Hobby-Horse,
Cracow Film Festival

 

FORGET ME NOT  

Directed by Witold Starecki, BBC

*Broadcasting Press Guild
Award 1985
*Royal Television Society       Award  1985
*Most Original Film Technical      Achievement, BBC
Nominated: *Best Single Documentary 1985

                                         

HOMMAGE

A BEKSINSKI  


Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, DMOCHOWSKI PRODUCTION, France

Nominated: *Competition Les Perspectives Cinema Francais, CANNES 1986

                                                          

CANNONS IN FLOWERS

Directed by Witold Starecki, BBC


                                                                                                   
I DO SEE  
Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, K.IRZYKOWSKI's Film Studio

(Shared credit with Krzysztof Ptak
*Bronze Hobby-Horse, Cracow
Film Festival


                                   

MARATHON

Directed by Christoffer Rus, VIDEO BROADCASTING SYSTEM SCANDINAVIA AB, Stockholm

Co-director of photography together with Bogdan Dziworski, Krzysztof Ptak and      Cristoffer Rus)



TRUE BRIT

Directed by Witold Starecki, TURNER BROADCASTIG SYSTEM (USA)


 

FROM MOSCOW
TO PIETUSHKI

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, BBC


(Shared credit with Bogdan Dziworski)


*International Emmy Award. 1990, New York
*Royal Television Society/Arts 1991, Great Britain
*Prix Italia 1991, Italy

                                 

BERLIN WALL
Directed by Witold Starecki, TURNER BROADCASTIG SYSTEM (USA)


                                                        
                                                        

VACLAV HAVEL'S DAY   

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, BBC

*UN Media Peace Prize.
Nominated: * Royal Television Society


PEARS ON A WILLOW TREE  


Directed Witold Starecki, A LOW FLYING PICTURES for BBC

                      
 
THE PRISONER    
Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, ASA FILM for BBC
                                           

 
DOSTOYEVSKI'S
TRAVELS    

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, BBC
*Royal Television Society Award,  Best Documentary, 1992
*Felix - European Film Academy
*Canadian Rocky at Banf Nominated: *Prix Italia


TROUBLE SHOOTER 

Directed by Robert Thirkel, BBC


                        

RUBY TAKES A TRIP  

Directed by Witold Starecki, WAX LYRICAL for BBC



DOG EATS DOG  

Directed by Witold Starecki, GABRIELA PRODUCTION for CHANNEL FOUR


(Shared DoP credit with Krzysztof Ptak)


                       

                                                  
Mark

WIT DABAL, PSC DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY        WARSAW, POLAND