Marcin Laskawiec

Biography:

Marcin Laskawiec is a Warsaw-based cinematographer. He graduated from the Krzysztof Kieslowski Film Radio and Television Faculty’s Cinematography and Photography programme at the University of Silesia in Katowice. He obtained expertise as a camera operator working with some of the top Polish directors of photography (Pawel Edelman, Marcin Koszalka, Piotr Sliskowski, Lukasz Zal) and as a second unit director of photography with Marian Prokop. He has worked as an independent cinematographer on a variety of commercials, short films, documentaries, and music videos. He took first place in the 14th Kodak Student Commercial Competition. Among others, he directed the music video “Krzyzowka Dnia” for Polish musician Brodka, which was nominated for best video at Yach 2011 and won the Fryderyk Award in 2012.(The most prestigious awards in the Polish music industry). Marcin has also worked on international productions in Poland, such as The Accidental Rockstar (Norway, doc/feature, camera operator), Saleem 3 (Arabic TV Series Dubai, camera operator), Salem 4 (DoP), 24 (India, feature, camera operator and 2nd unit DoP), Story of Adam (USA, doc/ESPN, DoP and camera operator), and Boniek et Platini (France and Poland, short film, DoP and camera operator). Ruda, his wolf-dog, is his companion. Leb Prosiaka plays electric guitar in the grind/crust band. Traveller, sailor, and photographer in my spare time.