About

Known credits:
33
Birthday:
1969-12-30
Place of birth:
Atene, Grecia
Website:
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Thimios Bakatakis

Overview

Thimios Bakatakis is a Greek cinematographer. He has served as a cinematographer for various feature films, short films, music videos, and commercials, often collaborating with director Yorgos Lanthimos on his projects. He is also working in the theater as a lighting designer.

Bakatakis was born in Athens, Greece in 1970, and attended Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos in the same city. He met director Yorgos Lanthimos while attending Stavrakos, whom he befriended and would later regularly collaborate with after their graduations. Bakatakis said that he and Lanthimos are "like family", and that "in every film we've done we've tried to discover a new style of shooting for it".

Known for

Directing
2020 Dive Directing Director N/A
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2018 Time of Day Directing Director 59
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Writing
2020 Dive Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2012 L Production Co-Producer 58
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Camera
2021 Moments in Love Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2020 Dive Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2020 The Lodge Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2018 Time of Day Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2018 Time of Day Camera Still Photographer 59
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2017 The Killing of a Sacred Deer Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2017 Una Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2015 The Lobster Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2015 The Family Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 Blind Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2013 Necktie Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2013 24 Frames per Century Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 km Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2012 The Capsule Camera Director of Photography 58
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2012 In Search of Avery Willard Camera Additional Photography 59
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2012 Keep the Lights On Camera Director of Photography 58
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2012 L Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2011 Porfirio Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2010 Attenberg Camera Director of Photography 59
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2009 Dogtooth Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
2007 Kinetta Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
2005 The Last Fakir Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2004 Hardcore Camera Director of Photography 58
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2002 Uranisco Disco Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1996 Cavafy Camera Second Assistant Camera 58
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Crew
2018 Pity Crew Thanks 59
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2015 Chevalier Crew Thanks 58
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2012 L Crew Thanks 58
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2011 Alps Crew Thanks 60
Fair