PAPAMICHAEL, Phedon 1962–

PERSONAL

Full name, Phedon Papamichael, Jr.; born February, 1962, in Athens, Greece; immigrated to the United States, 1983; son of Phedon (an art director and production designer) Papamichael, Sr. Education: University of Munich, degree in fine arts, 1982.

Addresses: Agent—Innovative Artists Talent, 1505 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401; Louisa Thompson, PFD, Drury House, 34–43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.

Career: Cinematographer and director. Photographed and directed commercials, including work for Cadillac and Renault. Previously worked as a photojournalist.

Awards, Honors: Cork Festival Award, best cinematography, 1990, for Spud; CableACE Award nomination, best cinematography, Silver Award, best picture, Houston Film Festival, 1992, for The Sketch Artist; American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in miniseries, 1994, for Wild Palms; American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in movies of the week/pilot, 1996, for White Dwarf; Prix Vision Award, Avignon Film Festival, Golden Frog Award nomination, Camerimage, 2000, for 27 Missing Kisses; Golden Frog Award nomination, 2000, for The Million Dollar Hotel.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Stripped to Kill II (also known as Live Girls), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1989.

Dance of the Damned, Virgin Vision, 1989.

Nowhere to Run, 1989.

After Midnight, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1989.

Streets, 1990.

Body Chemistry, Columbia TriStar, 1990.

Driving Me Crazy, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Poison Ivy, 1992.

Cool Runnings, 1993.

Dark Side of Genius, 1994.

Unstrung Heroes, Buena Vista, 1995.

While You Were Sleeping, Buena Vista, 1995.

Bio–Dome, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1996.

Phenomenon, Buena Vista, 1996.

Unhook the Stars (also known as Decroche les etoiles), Miramax, 1996.

The Locusts (also known as A Secret Sin), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Mouse Hunt, United International Pictures, 1997.

Patch Adams, Universal, 1998.

Willie Nelson at the Teatro, 1998.

The Million Dollar Hotel, Kintop, 2000.

27 Missing Kisses (also known as L'ete de mes 27 baisers), Golden Scene, 2000.

America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001.

Viel passiert—Der BAP–Film (also known as Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film), ottfilm GmbH, 2002.

"Twelve Miles to Trona," Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Blue Dolphin, 2002.

Moonlight Mile, Buena Vista, 2002.

Identity, Columbia, 2003.

Who Killed the Idea?, BMW, 2003.

Sideways, Fox, 2004.

Mathilde, Zephyr, 2004.

The Weather Man, Paramount, 2004.

Worked as cinematographer for Spud (short film); Temptation Blues; The Setting Sun; Bukowsky on Barfly; and Cold Chicken (short film).

Film Work:

Second unit cinematography, Deadly Dreams, 1988.

Additional camera assistant, The Jogger, 1988.

Additional cinematography, Prayer of the Rollerboys, 1991.

Additional cinematography, Love Crimes, Millimeter, 1992.

Second unit director and second unit cinematographer, Stranger by Night, 1994.

Director, Dark Side of Genius, 1994.

Second unit cinematography, Shattered Glass, Lions Gate, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Director, The Sketch Artist, Showtime, 1992.

Television Cinematographer; Miniseries:

Wild Palms, ABC, 1993.

Television Cinematographer; Pilots:

White Dwarf, NBC, 1996.

Also worked as cinematographer on The Conversation.