Ula Pontikos - Cinematography Urszula Ula Pontikos. London based cinematographer. Drama, Documentary, Commercials. Outlanders, AnDa Union Documentary, China's Wild West, I Do Air...
 
 
ULA STARTED OUT AS A CAMERA ASSISTANT AND CLAPPER LOADER WORKING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF FILMS INCLUDING STEVEN FREARS’ “DIRTY PRETTY THINGS” AND RICHARD EYRE’S “NOTES ON A SCANDAL”. A CINEMATOGRAPHY GRADUATE OF THE UK’S NFTS SHE HAS GONE ON TO PHOTOGRAPH NUMEROUS MUSIC PROMOS, SHORT FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES. ULA RECENTLY COMPLETED PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY IN THE GRASSLANDS OF INNER MONGOLIA ENTITLED “ANDA UNION”. ULA WAS ALSO THE 2ND UNIT DOP AND MAIN UNIT CAMERA OPERATOR ON THE AWARD-WINNING FEATURE “OUTLANDERS”, RELEASED THEATRICALLY IN OCTOBER 2008. HAVING MADE LONDON HER HOME AFTER BEING BORN AND BRED IN POLAND, ULA'S TASTE RANGES FROM MAINSTREAM INDEPENDENT TO ARTHOUSE. MUCH OF HER WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE ABROAD INCLUDING RECENT PROJECTS IN GERMANY, SICILY AND CHINA‘S INNER MONGOLIA AND XINJIANG. THE LATTER, A SHORT DOCUMENTARY WHICH RECEIVED ITS PREMIERE AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2009 ABOUT IMPOVERISHED JADE DIGGERS IN THE REMOTE XINJIANG REGION OF WESTERN CHINA, WAS PARTICULARLY DEMANDING. A HARSH CLIMATE, A SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTER AND 100% COVERT SHOOTING PRESENTED UNIQUE CHALLENGES. THROUGHOUT HER LIFE ULA HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AS A STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER WHICH INFORMS AND SUPPORTS HER CINEMATOGRAPHY CAREER, WHETHER NARRATIVE FICTION OR FACTUAL DOCUMENTARY. ULA ALSO FEATURED AS A NEW TALENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY IN Fuji’s Exposure Magazine. DOWNLOAD CVcontact_files/U%20Pontikos.pdfhttp://www.artsfoundation.co.uk/current_awards/urszula_pontikos.htmlcontact_files/PRcinematography_2010-Pontikos.pdfcontact_files/Pontikos.pdfshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3
Represented by: Casarotto Marsh www.casarotto.co.uk Features: Kate Bloxham kate@casarotto.co.uk Television Drama: Emma Trounson emma@casarotto.co.uk Commercials, Short Film & Documentaries: Lucie Llewellyn lucie@casarotto.co.ukhttp://www.casarotto.co.ukmailto:kate@casarotto.co.ukmailto:emma@casarotto.co.ukmailto:lucie@casarotto.co.ukshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3
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URSZULA PONTIKOS CINEMATOGRAPHYhome_2.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0
SHOWREEL AWARDS CONTACT DRAMA: OUTLANDERS I DO AIR JENNY AND THE WORM CLOSE A GIRL AND A GUN STRANGER THE SPACE YOU LEAVE THE BUTCHER TENDER DOCUMENTARY: ANDA UNION CHINA’S WILD WEST ZERO GRAVITY OTHER: BRANCHAGE FESTIVAL TRAILER CALM - COMMERCIAL TENDAI - “You Make Me Wanna” MENIS - “Kool 2 B Asian” PHOTOGRAPHY: GALLERY INNER MONGOLIA
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