From Variety · Jazz Tangcay · · 1m 10s
Shooting 'Angh' in the dark, at sea, off grid
A cinematographer heading to TIFF for the Variety Artisan Award, reached between a Baltic crossing and a Polish port.
In brief
A cinematographer heading to TIFF for the Variety Artisan Award, reached between a Baltic crossing and a Polish port. Adam Pietkiewicz wins the Variety TIFF Artisan Award for 'Angh', only his second feature. Originally reported by Variety.
Found at sea
Adam Pietkiewicz has been sailing the Baltic with his crew, dealing with patchy internet the whole way. They have just docked in northeastern Poland.
“dealing with patchy internet over the past few days”
An undisclosed port
The exact docking spot stays unnamed. It is a fitting pause before he trades the Baltic for a festival red carpet.
Toronto is next
In a few weeks he heads to the Toronto International Film Festival to collect the Variety TIFF Artisan Award.
The film is 'Angh'
The award recognises his camerawork on 'Angh', a film built around difficult nighttime sequences.
A chief, a border, the 1960s
'Angh' follows the last surviving chief of a village in India near the Burma border, set in the 1960s.
“about the last surviving chief of a village in India near the Burma border in the 1960s”
Only his second feature
He has a run of shorts behind him, but 'Angh' is just his second feature film. The award lands early in his career.
“this is only his second feature film”
What matters most
Adam Pietkiewicz wins the Variety TIFF Artisan Award for 'Angh', only his second feature.
