Born: 24.03.1980. Budapest / Hungary
Education:
2011-2014 University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest, DLA (Doctor of Liberal Arts) course
2000-2005 University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest, cinematography department
1999-2000 H.S.C. (Hungarian Society of Cinematographers) camera assistant, focus-puller course
1998-1999 Hungarian National Television, cameraman course
1994-1998 College of Fine and Applied Arts of Budapest, photography department
Filmography:
2024 The Brutalist feature, dir: Brady Crobet; DP: Lol Crawley; 2nd Unit dir: Mona Fastvold; 2nd Unit DP/B-camera operator: Ádám Fillenz
2024 The Killer's Game feature, dir: J.J. Perry; DP: Flavio Labiano; 2nd Unit dir: Justin Yu; 2nd Unit DP/C-camera operator: Ádám Fillenz
2024 Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch feature, dir: Felipe Rodriguez; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2024 Alien: Romulus (camera operator) feature, dir: Fede Álvarez; DP: Galo Olivares; 2nd Unit DP: Pedro Luque
2023 Spy/Master series, dir: Christopher Smith; DPs: Ben Wheeler, Ádám Fillenz
2023 Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale Series
2022 Vienna Blood - Season III. series, dir: Robert Dornhelm; DPs: Ádám Fillenz, Máté Herbai
2022 The Continental - Night One (B-camera operator) mini series, dir: Albert Hughes; DP: Pål Ulvik Rokseth
2022 Battle: Freestyle feature, dir: Ingvild Søderlind; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2022 Jack Ryan - Season III. (B-camera operator) series, dir: Jann Turner, Kevin Dowling, David Petrarca; DPs: Richard Rutkowski, Jeffrey Greely, Jacques Jouffret
2021 Black Widow (camera operator: 2nd Unit, Budapest) feature, dir: Cate Shortland; DP: Gabriel Beristain; 2nd Unit dir: Darrin Prescott; 2nd Unit DP: Carlos De Carvalho
2022 Halo (B-camera operator) series, dir: Otto Bathurst, Roel Reiné; DPs: Karl Walter Lindenlaub, Eric Kress
2019 Seveled feature, dir: Dénes Orosz; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2019 GUO4 short, dir: Peter Strickland; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2019 76th Venice International Film Festival - Orizzonti Short Films
2019 BFI London Film Festival
2019 The Witcher (Camera operator) series, dir: Marc Jobst, Alik Sakharov; DPs: Jean-Pierre Gossart, Gavin Struthers
2019 A Tanár (The Teacher) TV series, dir: Dániel Kovács, Tamás Dömötör, Zsolt Anger, Péter Herz; DPs: Ábris Gosztola, Ádám Fillenz, András Másik Szőke
2019 Terminator: Dark fate (camera operator: 2nd Unit) feature, dir: Tim Miller; 2nd Unit DP: Bruce McCleery
2018 Tegnap (Yesterday) feature, dir: Bálint Kenyeres; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2019 Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival - Nomination for best cinematography in feature film
2018 Locarno International Film Festival – Golden Leopard Competition
2018 Marrakech International Film Festival – 11th Continent Selection
2018 Robin Hood (Camera operator) feature, dir: Otto Bathurst; DP: George Steele
2018 Homeland - Season VII. (Camera operator) directors: Alex Graves, Lesli Linka Glatter; DPs: Giorgio Scali, David Klein
2018 The Last Kingdom - Season III. (Camera operator) directors: Jan Matthys, Ed Bazalgette; DPs: Chas Bain, Richard Donnelly
2018 The Alienist (B-camera operator) TV series, directors: Jacob Verbruggen, Jamie Payne, David Petrarca, Paco Cabezas, James Hawes; DPs: PJ Dillon, Chris Seager, Larry Smith, Gavin Struthers
2018 The Terror (Camera operator) TV series, dir: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan; DP: Kolja Brandt
2017 Blade Runner 2049 (2nd Unit camera operator) feature, dir: Denis Villeneuve; DP: Roger Deakins; 2nd Unit DP: Pierre Gill
2017 Maigret in Montmartre (Camera operator) TV-film, dir: Thaddeus O'Sullivan; DP: Dirk Nel
2017 Night at the crossroads (Camera operator) TV-film, dir: Sarah Harding; DP: Dirk Nel
2017 Testről és Lélekről (On Body and Soul) (B-camera operator) feature, dir: Ildikó Enyedi; DP: Máté Herbai
2018 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
2017 Berlin Film Festival – Golden Bear
2017 Terápia (In Treatment) - Season III. TV-series, directors: Attila Gigor, Ildikó Enyedi, Mihály Schwechtje, Orsi Nagypál; DPs: Ádám Fillenz, Máté Herbai
2017 The Last Kingdom - Season II. (Camera operator) dir: Richard Senior; DP: Chas Bain
2016 Spectral (Camera operator) feature, dir: Nic Mathieu; DP: Bojan Bazelli
2016 Inconvenient Comfort short, Writer/Director/DP: Ádám Fillenz
2018 European Cinematography Awards - Best Cinematographer
2017 ARFF Berlin - International Film Fest – Best Cinematography Award
2016 Short to the point Film Fest – Best Screenplay Award
2016 Inferno (Camera operator: 2nd Unit) feature, dir: Ron Howard; DP: Salvatore Totino
2016 Marco Polo - Season II. (Camera operator) TV-series, directors: James McTeigue, Alik Sakharov, David Petrarca, Dan Minahan, Jon Amiel; DPs: Gavin Struthers, Romain Lacourbas, Vanja Cernjul
2016 Kút (Well) feature (Camera operator) dir: Attila Gigor; DP: Máté Herbai
2015 The Last Kingdom - Season I. (Camera operator; 2nd Unit DP) TV-series, directors: Nick Murphy, Anthony Byrne, Ben Chanan; DP: Chas Bain
2015 Cycles short, dir: Miloushka Bokma; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2015 Noabers (Neighbours) short, dir: Niels Bourgonje; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2014 Hercules (Camera operator) feature, dir: Brett Ratner; DP: Dante Spinotti
2013 Coming Out feature, dir: Dénes Orosz; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2014 Goldeneye Film Festival – Nomination for Best Cinematography in feature film
2014 Film Festival Cottbus / National hits
2014 Hungrian Film Festival in San Francisco - Best Actor, Audience Award
2013 The Borgias - Season III. (Camera operator, VFX cinematographer) TV series, directors: Neil Jordan; Kari Skogland; David Leland; DPs: Paul Sarossy, David Johnson
2013 Aan de overkant (Across the street) short, dir: Wouter Stoter; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2010 Pál Adrienn (Adrienn Pal) feature, dir: Ágnes Kocsis; DP: Ádám Fillenz
63rd. Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard competition - FIPRESCI Award
2011 Hungarian Film Week – Main Prize, Audience Award
2010 Sarajevo Film Festival in competition
2010 Cinefest, Critics Award
2010 Zurich Film Festival: Critics Choice Award
2010 International Cinematographers’ Film Festival ’Manaki Brothers’, Bitola – Award for Artistic Achivement in Cinematography
2009 Poligamy feature, dir: Dénes Orosz; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2010 Long Island International Film Expo - Best Foreign Language Film Award
2010 Breckenridge Festival of Film - Best Comedy; Best Screenplay
2010 Los Angeles Comedy Festival
2010 Palic International Film Festival
2010 New Jersey Shore Film Festival
2010 International Cinematographers’ Film Festival – Ostrava Kamera Oko Czech Republic
2008 A nyomozó (The Investigator) feature (2nd Unit DP), dir: Attila Gigor; DP: Máté Herbai
2008 Bewick’s mambo short, dir: Peter Snowdon; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2010 Kansas City FilmFest: Best Short Film
2010 Buster Film Festival in competition
2008 Tejút (Milky Way) feature, dir: Benedek Fliegauf; DPs: Ádám Fillenz, Gergely Pohárnok
2007 Locarno International Film Festival, Filmmakers of the present competition: Golden Leopard Award
2007 Barcelona l'Alternativa: Feature Film Prize
2007 Moscow Tomorrow: Special Prize of the Bloggers' Jury
2008 Ciklus 1.0 (Cycle 1.0) short, dir: Norbert Komenczi; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2008 Három hiányzó oldal (Three missing pages) documentary, dir: Richárd Schuster, Ádám Fillenz
2008 Hungarian Film Week: Schiffer Pal Award
2008 Hungarian Film Critic’s Awards: Best documentary film
2008 Dialektus European Documentary Film Festival: Special Prize
2007 Breather short, dir: Peter Snowdon; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2006 Friss levegő (Fresh Air) feature, dir: Ágnes Kocsis; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2007 San Jose Cinequest: Global Vision Award
2007 Hong Kong International Film festival: Special Mention2006 Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Camera D’Or
2006 European Film Academy Awards: Nominated for European Discovery
2006 Brussels Festival of European Film: Main Prize (Iris Award ex-aequo for Best Film)
2006 Hungarian Film Week: Sándor Simó Prize for the Best First Feature
2006 Reykjavik International Film Festival: Honorable Mention
2006 Warsawa International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Award
2006 Hét hónappal később (Seven months later) short, dir: Dániel Béres; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2006 Szupermosás (Superwash) short, dir: Zoltán Gergely; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2007 UPC-AXN Film Festival: Main Prize
2006 Busho Budapest Shortfilm Festival: Grand Prize
2006 Melletted (Beside You) short, dir: Dénes Orosz; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2006 Cinefest Intenational Festival of Young Filmmakers: Best screenplay
2005 Csibész (Buddy) short, dir: Zoltán Gergely; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2005 Ember a tükörben (Man in the Mirror) short, dir: Attila Gigor; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2005 Mediawave International Film Festival: Best cinematography, Kodak Prize
2004 Páternoszter (Pater-noster) short, dir: Dániel Béres; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2005 Roma MedFilm Festival
2004 Sarajevo International Film Festival: in competition
2004 Madrid Experimental Cinema Week: in competition
2004 Bristol Brief Encounters: in competition
2004 Cork Film Festival: in competition
2004 Cinefest International Festival of Young Filmmakers: Kodak Prize for Best Cinematography
2004 Pronunciation short, dir: Peter Strickland; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2004 3 mp short, dir: Dénes Orosz; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2003 18 kép egy konzervgyári lány életéből (18 Pictures from the Life of a Conserve Factory Girl) short, dir: Ágnes Kocsis; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2003 Siena Cortoitaliacinema: Special Prize
2002 VI. International DOP Masterclass documentary, dir: Ágnes Kocsis; DP: Ádám Fillenz
2001 Agyagba öntött forma (Form moulded in clay) documentary, dir: Áron Mátyássy; DP: Ádám Fillenz
Commercials:
For clients such as ING Bank, Ikea, Honda, Essent, Beemster cheese, Megafon, D-reizen, Kraft Foods, Everydayfairytale, T-Online, Viva TV, HOT Magazin, Matáv, Frazer, MKB Bank, Soproni 1895, RTL Klub, Malev – Hungarian Airlines, MKB Bank, Wienerberger, Danubius Radio, OTP bank, Soteria, K&H Bank, Soproni beer, CIB Bank, Algoflex Baby
Requested by different production companies for advertising agencies like: JWT Amsterdam, Doom&Dickson, Lemz, Ogilvy, Akcio-NSX, DDB, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Mediaunio, CarnationGroup, ACG-Hey, etc.
Music videos:
The Junction - Crazy (as Dir/DP)
I am Oak - Palpable
Bery feat. Váczi Eszter - Gyere
Kozma Orsi - Igazi Szerep
Bery - Velednélküled
Eat me - White Noise Song
Váczi Eszter Quartet - Mit tennél a helyemben
Cinematography Awards & Nominations:
2019 Best Cinematographer in feature film nomination for Tegnap (Yesterday) (dir: Bálint Kenyeres)
Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival
2019 Best Cinematographer in feature film nomination for Tegnap (Yesterday) (dir: Bálint Kenyeres)
László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond National Cinematography Awards
2018 Best Cinematograper for Inconvenient Comfort
European Cinematography Awards, March 2018.
2017 Best Cinematography Award for Inconvenient Comfort
ARFF - Berlin International Film Festival
2014 Best Cinematography nomination in Feature film for Coming Out (dir: Dénes Orosz) and in Music video for The Junction - Crazy (dir/DP: Ádám Fillenz)
Goldeneye National Cinematography Film Festival
2012 Balazs Bela Prize for Outstanding Achievement in the Art of Film
2011 Best Cinematographer for Adrienn Pál (dir: Ágnes Kocsis)
Hungarian Film Critics Awards
2010 Award for Artistic Achivement in Cinematography for Adrienn Pál (dir: Ágnes Kocsis)
International Cinematographers’ Film Festival (ICFF - Manaki Brothers) New Visions section
2009 Best Cinematography Nomination in Music Video for Bery – Velednélküled(dir: Katalin Mészáros)
Goldeneye National Cinematography Film Festival
2007 Best Cinematography Nomination in Feature film and in Music Video for Fresh Air (dir: Ágnes Kocsis) & Kozma Orsi – Igazi szerep music video (dir: Norbert Komenczi)
Goldeneye National Cinematography Film Festival
2007 Best Cinematography Nomination for Fresh Air (dir. Ágnes Kocsis)
Voxcar Awards
2005 Best Cinematography Nomination in Shortfilm and in a Commercial for Superwash (dir: Zoltán Gergely) & Soteria ad (dir: Zoltán Gergely)
Goldeneye National Cinematography Film Festival
2005 Best Cinematography, Kodak Prize for Man in the mirror (dir: Attila Gigor)
Mediawave International Film Festival
2004 Best Cinematography Nomination in Shortfilm for Pater-noster (dir: Dániel Beres)
Goldeneye National Cinematography Film Festiva
2004 Kodak Prize for Best Cinematography for Pater-noster (dir: Dániel Beres)
Cinefest International Festival of Young Filmmakers
Other qualifications:
Member of the Hungarian Cinematographers Association (H.C.A.)
Fluent in english