Paul Sarossy

 ( 1963 Births ) 

Paul Sarossy, , , (born April 24, 1963) is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with director Atom Egoyan, serving as his director of photography on fourteen feature films ( Speaking Parts, The Adjuster, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Felicia's Journey, Ararat, Where the Truth Lies, Adoration, Chloe, Devil's Knot, The Captive, Remember, Guest of Honour, and Seven Veils). Paul Sarossy CSC/BSC, Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers.

He has won five Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Cinematography, a Gemini Awards, and five Canadian Society of Cinematographers awards, as well as being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an Independent Spirit Award. He made his directorial debut with the British crime drama Mr In-Between, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2001, and received a British general release in 2003. Mr In-Between, Total Film, 2003.

Sarossy is married to the Northern Irish actress Geraldine O'Rawe. He is the son of Hungarian-born cinematographer Ivan Sarossy. Executive Reports from the CSC Annual General Meeting , Canadian Society of Cinematographers, April 2009. He is a member of the Canadian, British, and American Society of Cinematographers. He has cited the work of cinematographers Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist, and Néstor Almendros and director Bernardo Bertolucci as an overarching influence on his oeuvre.

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Filmography

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Film

1988	Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter
1989	Speaking Parts
1989	Odyssey in August	Short film
1990	Terminal City Ricochet
	White Room
1991	The Adjuster
	Montreal Stories	Segment: "En passant"
	Masala
1993	Love & Human Remains
	Ordinary Magic
1994	Exotica	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
	Satie and Suzanne	Short film
1995	Blood and Donuts
1996	Lulu
	Mariette in Ecstasy	Unreleased film
1997	Picture Perfect
	Affliction	Seminci Nominated- Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
	The Sweet Hereafter	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography Csapnivalo Golden Slate for Best Cinematography Seminci Nominated- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
1998	Jerry and Tom
	Pete's Meteor
1999	Felicia's Journey	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography Seminci Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2000	Lakeboat
	Duets
	The Line	Short film
2001	On the Nose
	Mr In-Between	Also director Cinequest Maverick Spirit Award for Best Feature Cognac Festival New Blood Award for Best Debut Feature Raindance Jury Award for UK Feature Nominated- Douglas Hickox Award Nominated- Tokyo Grand Prix
2002	Paid in Full
	Perfect Pie	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography
	Ararat
2003	Soldier's Girl
	The Snow Walker	Co-cinematographer with David Connell
2004	Head in the Clouds	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2005	The River King
	Ripley Under Ground
	Where the Truth Lies
2006	The Wicker Man	CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
	One Way
2007	Charlie Bartlett
	All Hat
	The Secret
2008	The Deal
	Adoration
2009	Chloe	Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature Nominated- Chlotrudis Award for Best Cinematography
2010	Act of Dishonour
	The Devil's Delight	Short film
	The Duel	Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2013	Devil's Knot
2014	The Captive
2015	Remember	Nominated- Camerimage Nominated- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
2016
2017	Don't Talk to Irene
2018	The Padre	Nominated- Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography
2019	Guest of Honour
2023	Irena's Vow
	Seven Veils
2024	Longing
	The Silent Planet

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Television

Television series { class="wikitable"
1994-95	Picture Windows	Miniseries; 2 episodes Nominated- ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Limited Series
2009	The Listener	Episode: "A Voice in the Dark"
2010		Miniseries; 8 episodes Gemini Awards
2011	Flashpoint	Episode: "The Better Man"
2011-13	The Borgias	24 episodes Canadian Screen Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Programme CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated- BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
2012	Copper	10 episodes
2013-16	Reign	37 episodes

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Television films

1991	Grand Larceny
1995	Dark Eyes	Failed pilot
1996	Mistrial
1999	Rocky Marciano	CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
2000	Rated X
	Krapp's Last Tape
2002	The Man Who Saved Christmas
	No Night Is Too Long
2003
	The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004	The Survivors Club
	Suburban Madness
2005	Black Widow	Nominated- Gemini Awards
2006	Eight Days to Live
2007	Pictures of Hollis Woods
2010	Abroad
2018	Her Stolen Past

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Awards and nominations

1994	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Exotica
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography
1996	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series	Picture Windows
1997	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best Cinematography	The Sweet Hereafter
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Cinematography	Affliction
	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Director of Photography	The Sweet Hereafter Affliction
1999	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in TV Drama	Rocky Marciano
	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Felicia's Journey
	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Director of Photography
2000	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography
2001	Tokyo International Film Festival	Grand Prix	Mr. In-Between
2002	Cinequest Film Festival	Maverick Spirit Award
	Raindance Film Festival	Jury Prize for UK Feature
	Festival du Film Policier de Cognac	New Blood Award
	British Independent Film Awards	Douglas Hickox Award
2003	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Perfect Pie
2004	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Kodak New Century Award
2005	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Head in the Clouds
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Achievement in Cinematography
2006	DVD Exclusive Awards	Best Cinematography in a DVD Premiere Feature	The Snow Walker
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program	Black Widow
2007	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	The Wicker Man
2010	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Chloe
	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	The Duel
	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program	Death Comes to Town
2011	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series	The Borgias
2013	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Dramatic Programme
	British Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in TV Drama
2014	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Photography in a Dramatic Programme
2015	Canadian Society of Cinematographers	Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature	Remember
2016	Camerimage	Golden Frog
	Camerimage Festival	Cinematographer-Director Duo Award
2019	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Best Cinematography	The Padre

2022 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography in 1/2 hour television "Guilty Party" (won)

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External links

• Paul Sarossy's Home Page - DEAD LINK
• Paul Sarossy - KM Reps

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