Peter Szewczyk is an American film and animation director, cinematographer and music video director.

Peter Szewczyk
Born
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation(s)Director, cinematographer, animator
Websitelightandmathematics.com

Szewczyk began his film career at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and has contributed as an artist on a number of feature films, including the franchises Star Wars, Shrek, Harry Potter, and Avatar.[1][2]

As a writer and director, Szewczyk partnered with the BBC for the short film "ColourBleed".[3] He then cast Disney alumni Naomi Scott for the award-winning short film "Our Lady of Lourdes".[4] He has also directed music videos for The Maccabees, Naomi Scott, and Skunk Anansie.[5] In 2020 he directed his first feature film Behemoth.[6]

He is represented in the UK, USA, Europe and South Africa by NERD Productions.[7]

Awards

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Filmography

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Music videos

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Year Song Artist
2014 Motions Naomi Scott
Tell me Numbers And Letters
2013 Swiftly Siren ÍRiS
2011 Talk To Much Skunk Anansie
2010 Young Lions The Maccabees

Short films

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Year Film Role
2014 Recurring Symptoms Director
2013 Our Lady Of Lourdes Writer, director
2011 Your Crooked Heart Director[14][15]
ColourBleed Writer, director[16]
2009 Dark Clouds Director

Other filmography

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Year Film Role
2015 Zero Additional Content Director
2013 Thor: The Dark World Sequence Supervisor
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Look Development
2009 Avatar Lighting Technical Director
200 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sequence Lead (Light and Compositing)
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Lighting and Compositing Technical Director
2005 Madagascar Lighting and Compositing Technical Director
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Pre-Visualization
2004 Shrek 2 Lighting and Compositing Technical Director
2001 Gary & Mike (tv series) Visual Effects Supervisor

References

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  1. ^ "Avatar, Filmography, Lighting Technical Director". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Peter Szewczyk Directs First Live Action Commercial | LBBOnline". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ "BBC Short Films, Series 3 - ColourBleed directed by Peter Szewczyk".
  4. ^ a b "HOLLYSHORTS BEST VFX-Our Lady of Lourdes by Peter Szewczyk".
  5. ^ "Skunk Anansie 'Talk Too Much' by Peter Szewczyk".
  6. ^ "Peter Szewczyk". MUBI (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ "NERD Talent".
  8. ^ "Film, International Film Craft - TV/Online or Cinema, Best Animation".
  9. ^ "Category: Animation, 2014 Winners".
  10. ^ "Chicago Horror Film Festival - Best Special FX - Our Lady of Lourdes".
  11. ^ "Fantasporto - Best Short Film - ColourBleed (UK)".
  12. ^ "HollyShorts - Best International Short Film - ColourBleed (UK)".
  13. ^ "Sitges Film Festival 2011 - Winners". 15 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Peter Szewczyk - Your Crooked Heart - Short Film". Culture.pl. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Peter Szewczyk - Your Crooked Heart | Drupal". www.poetryfilm-vienna.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  16. ^ "COLOURBLEED by Peter Szewczyk @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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