Miroslav Ondříček

Biography

Miroslav Ondříček (4 November 1934 – 28 March 2015) was a Czech cinematographer who worked on over 40 films, including Amadeus, Ragtime and If..... Miroslav Ondříček was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Prague, Czech Republic). He studied filmmaking at the Barrandov Studio Training School and began making movies during the Czech New Wave. His first feature film work was on Miloš Forman's Talent Competition. He continued his long working relationship with Forman in the US on such films as Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981) and Amadeus (1984). He also collaborated with the British film director Lindsay Anderson on two films: If.... (1968) and O Lucky Man! (1973). Ondříček died in Prague at the age of 80. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miroslav Ondříček, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★Czech Medal of Merit · 2006
• ★Annual award ACFK · 2002
• ★BAFTA Award — Best Cinematography · 1986
• ☆Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1985 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1982 · nominated