DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Filmography
FEATURES & TV
PANDEMONIUM Directed by Filip Bajon, TOR Unit
Awards: *Grand Prix, Koszalin
*The Silver Lions, Gdansk
POSTCARD FROM Directed by Waldemar Dziki, K.IRZYKOWSKI's Film Studio
A JOURNEY Awards: *The Bronze Lions, Gdansk
*Andrzej Munk Prize, Lodz Film School
WHIRLPOOL Directed by Jacek Shoen, TOR Unit
Awards: *Film Critics Prize, Koszalin
ENGAGEMENT Directed by Filip Bajon, TOR Unit
THREE WINDMILLS Directed by Jerzy Domaradzki, PERSPEKTYWA Unit
(TV series) Awards: *Grand Prix, Chianciano Terme (Italy)
MEDIUM Directed by Jacek Koprowicz, TOR Unit
Awards: *Best Orginal Story, Mystfest 1986, Cattolica (Italy)
Nominated: *Best Film, Mystfest, Cattolica (Italy)
(Co-director of photography together with Jerzy Zielinski,asc,psc)
THE YOUNG MAGICIAN Directed by Waldemar Dziki, Les Productions La Fete, Canada/ TOR Unit
Awards: *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
Nominated: *Best Film, Fantasporto 1990, (Portugal)
(Shared credit with Bogdan Stachurski)
SANDIVIUS Directed by Jacek Koprowicz, TOR Unit
(TV series) (Shared 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 credit with Igor Luther,BVK)
SAUNA Directed by Filip Bajon, DOM Unit / TVP
YOU, ME & IT Directed by Edward Bennett,
(TV series) 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 credit with Denis Lenoir, afc asc)
SYLVESTER Directed by Kevin Molony, FIRST GUN PRODUCTION,Great Britain, OPUS FILM, Poland
THE RESTRAINT Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, APOCALYPSO FILMS for BBC FILMS, Great Britain
OF BEASTS
suspended in mid-production ( 60% was shot) when Pawlikowski's wife died; film is now in the hands of the insurers ).
to be CONT.
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 been also involved shooting commercials in the world of advertising. 1
DOCUMENTARIES
OLIMPIADA Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios
Awards: 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
(Co-director of photography together with Krzysztof Ptak
SKI RACING
AND JUMPING Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios
Awards: *2nd Prize, Trento Festival (Italy)
*Best Foreign Film, Telluride (USA)
*Grand Prix, Colorado Film Festival (USA)
(Co-director of photography together with Krzysztof Ptak)
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)
THE PICTURE Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios
SZAPITO Directed by Bogdan Dziworski, Lodz Documentary Studios
Award: *The Silver Hobby-Horse, Cracow Film Festival
Co-director of photography together with Krzysztof Ptak)
FORGET ME NOT Directed by Witold Starecki, BBC
Awards: *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
Award: *Bronze Hobby-Horse, Cracow Film Festival
(Shared credit with Krzysztof Ptak)
MARATHON Directed by Christoffer Rus, VIDEO BROADCASTING SYSTEM SCANDINAVIA AB, Stockholm Co-director of photography together with Bogdan Dziworski, Krzysztof Ptak and
Christoffer Rus)
TRUE BRIT Directed by Witold Starecki, TURNER BROADCASTIG SYSTEM (USA)
FROM MOSCOW
TO PIETUSHKI Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, BBC
Awards: *International Emmy Award 1990, New York
*Royal Television Society/Arts 1991, Great Britain
*Prix Italia 1991, Italy
(Shared credit with Bogdan Dziworski)
BERLIN WALL Directed by Witold Starecki, TURNER BROADCASTIG SYSTEM (USA)
VACLAV HAVEL'S DAY Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, BBC
Award: *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
Awards: *Royal Television Society Award, Best Documentary, 1992
*Felix - European Film Academy
*Canadian Rocky at Banff
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 credit with Krzysztof Ptak)
SELECTED COMMERCIALS
LINKS
Internet Encyklopedia 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”
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)