# 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.
- Title: Shooting 'Angh' in the dark, at sea, off grid · Variety
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: cinematography, tiff, film awards, angh, filmmaking, entertainment, culture, Shooting, 'Angh', dark, sea, grid
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/artisans/news/angh-cinematography-adam-pietkiewicz-1236846097
- Author: Jazz Tangcay
- Published: 2026-09-13T15:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cinematography, tiff, film awards, angh, filmmaking, entertainment, culture
## 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
## Key takeaway

Adam Pietkiewicz wins the Variety TIFF Artisan Award for 'Angh', only his second feature.