Vladimír Smutný (born 13 July 1942) is a Czech

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. He is an eight-time winner of the Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography. He was also a cinematographer of

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

winner ''

Kolya ''Kolya'' ( cs, Kolja) is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. ''Ko ...

'' (1996). His father was a photographer. His sister,

Jitka Smutná Jitka is a Czech female given name. It is nickname of Hebrew name Judith, meaning ''He will be praised'' or ''woman of Judea''. The old Czech form is Jutka, derived the German name Jutta. Name day celebrate 5 December. Pronounced "YIT-kah". Famou ...

, is an actress. After graduating from FAMU in Prague, he worked as an advertising photographer for Tesla Holešovice and as a camera operator for Krátký film Praha. From 1974 he worked as an assistant cinematographer. His first projects as director of photography 1980s when he worked primarily with directors Jiří Svoboda and

Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1920, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother ...

. Since mid-1990s he works primarily with directors

Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák () (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award, ...

and

Václav Marhoul Václav Marhoul (; born 30 January 1960 in Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film ''Mazaný Filip'', based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In ...

. Since 1997 he teaches at FAMU in Prague.

Selected Filmography

* ''

Scalpel, Please ''Scalpel, Please'' ( cs, Skalpel, prosím) is a 1985 Czech psychological drama film directed by Jiří Svoboda. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the Best For ...

'' (1985) * ''

When the Stars Were Red ''When the Stars Were Red'' ( sk, Keď hviezdy boli červené) is a 1991 Czech drama film directed by Dušan Trančík. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Václav Koubek as Josef Brezík * Alena Ambrová ...

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

Lea Lea or LEA may refer to: Places Australia * Lea River, Tasmania, Australia * Lake Lea, Tasmania, from which the Lea River flows * RAAF Base Learmonth, IATA airport code "LEA" England * Lea, Cheshire, a civil parish * Lea, Derbyshire, a set ...

'' (1997) * '' Love Lies Bleeding'' (1999) * ''

Dark Blue World ''Dark Blue World'' ( cs, Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák, the Academy Award-winning director of ''Kolya'', about Czech pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The scre ...

'' (2001) * ''

Mazaný Filip ''Mazaný Filip'' is a Czech comedy film released in 2003 and based on a stage play by Sklep Theatre. Cast and characters *Philip Marlowe .... Tomáš Hanák *Velma Hatfield .... Vilma Cibulková *Paolo Perrugini .... Oldřich Kaiser *Jules ...

'' (2003) * '' King of Thieves'' (2004) * ''

The Headsman ''The Headsman'' (aka ''Shadow of the Sword'', Au. ''Henker'') is a 2005 film directed by Simon Aeby. Set in early 16th century Tyrol, it is set before the background of the turmoils of the Lutheran Reformation. It was filmed in Austria and Hun ...

'' (2004) * ''

Empties ''Empties'' ( cs, Vratné lahve) is a 2007 film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars in the film. It was released first in the Czech Republic in March 2007. The film is a comedy from the same team w ...

'' (2007) * ''

Tobruk Tobruk or Tobruck (; grc, Ἀντίπυργος, ''Antipyrgos''; la, Antipyrgus; it, Tobruch; ar, طبرق, Tubruq ''Ṭubruq''; also transliterated as ''Tobruch'' and ''Tubruk'') is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near th ...

'' (2008) * ''

Kooky ''Kooky'' ( cs, Kuky se vrací, literally "Kuky returns", a pun on '' Lassie se vrací'') is a 2010 Czech action comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film combines techniques of puppet animation, stop motion and live action. It tells the st ...

'' (2010) * ''

Flower Buds ''Flower Buds'' ( cs, Poupata) is a 2011 Czech drama film written and directed by Zdeněk Jiráský. Cast * Vladimír Javorský as Jarda * Malgorzata Pikus as Kamila * Marika Šoposká as Agáta * Miroslav Pánek as Honza * Natalie Řehořov� ...

'' (2011) * '' Viy'' (2014) * '' Three Brothers'' (2014) * ''

Po strništi bos Po strništi bos (English - Barefoot, or Barefoot on Stalks) is a 2017 Czech war comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. It is a prequel to '' The Elementary School''. Plot The film follows the young boy Eda Souček and his extended family during ...

'' (2017) * ''

Golden Sting ''Golden Sting'' ( cs, Zlatý podraz) is a 2018 Czech sport romantic drama directed by Radim Špaček. Cast * Filip Březina as František Prokeš * Ondřej Malý as Hrabal * Stanislav Majer Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanis ...

'' (2018) * '' The Painted Bird'' (2019) * ''

The Last Aristocrat ''The Last Aristocrat'' ( cs, Poslední aristokratka) is a 2019 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Vejdělek. It is based on a book by Evžen Boček of the same name. Cast * Hynek Čermák as Frank Kostka * Tatiana Vilhelmová as Vivien * Y ...

'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

* Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography wins: ''

'' (1997), ''

'' (2001), ''

'' (2003), '' King of Thieves'' (2004), ''

'' (2008), ''

'' (2011), ''

'' (2017), '' The Painted Bird'' (2019) *Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography nominations: ''

'' (1996), ''

'' (2007), ''

'' (2010), '' Three Brothers'' (2014), ''

'' (2018)

References

External links

* 1942 births Living people Czech cinematographers Mass media people from Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague {{Cinematographer-stub