Artur Zurawski

Artur Zurawski is a Cinematographer. He is also a Director and Photographer. He is originally from Poland but uses his skills as a Cinematographer and a DOP worldwide. He has also worked in the Hindi Cinema world, along with the work he has done internationally. The Polish Cinematographer can be seen in many Indian films as the Director of Photography aka DOP. He was born in the year 1972 and is a native of the port city of Szczecin called Baltic. He grew up in Poland.

He has stated his love for his homeland in various interviews as he specifically admires the Baltic Sea and the beautiful coasts of Szczecin. He currently is settled in the Polish capital of Warsaw. He is fluent in the languages Polish, English and Russian. He was sure about his ambition to enter the movie business and hence decided to do it the traditional way by studying in an ace film school first. He completed his graduation from the Academy of Visual Arts in Poznan city of Poland.

He was in the Academy from the year 1993 to the year 1996. Following his graduation, he joined the National Film School in the city of Lodz which is also situated in Poland. He completed his studies there in the year 2000. According to him, his education in these two institutions set his base as a Director of Photography and also helped him in his Cinematography career. Artur Zurawski has been involved in photography stills since the year 1986. He is working in a venture called ‘Z Project’ since 2001.

According to the project, he has to take one still picture every day. He started his career as an Assistant Director and an Assistant Animator in the year 1995 for the Polish National TV. The project was called Piet Mondrian. Since then, he has done fictions, short series, documentaries, TV series and commercials as the Director or the Director of Photography (DOP). He has worked internationally for a long time but he was selected to work in Indian Cinema in the year 2014.

He received his break in the Hindi Film Industry with the movie of Director Pradeep Sarkar – ‘ Mardaani Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ which was produced under Aditya Chopra Aditya Chopra is an Indian film director, scriptwr >> Read More... ’s name. He got a chance to be the Director of Photography in the flick. Not only did he contribute his skills for the movie, he also gave a platform for the film’s release in Poland. A Question-Answer interview with Artur Zurawski and Indian Actress Rani Mukerji at the Polish capital, Warsaw, went viral in Poland.

A screening was also held there. In the year 2015, Artur was nominated for the Best Cinematographer Award for the Filmfare Awards. Artur Zurawski is also an active member of the Polish Filmmakers Association and the Polish Society of Cinematographers. He has given blockbusters like ‘ Sultan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in the Indian Cinema.