Jiří Macháně

Not to be confused with Jiří Macháček.
Jiří Macháně
Born(1940-12-27)27 December 1940
Nové Město nad Metují, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died3 February 2023(2023-02-03) (aged 82)
Prague, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech

Jiří Macháně (27 December 1940 – 20 January 2023) was a Czech cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in Nové Město nad Metují, Macháně graduated in cinematography at FAMU in 1964 and started working as a cameraman with the Czechoslovak Army Film production company.[1] He made his debut as a cinematographer in 1969, in Jan Schmidt's Czech-Soviet co-production The Lanfier Colony.[1][2]

Macháně's filmography consists of over 50 films and a number of television series.[2] He is best known for his association with director Juraj Herz, with whom he worked in 15 films.[2] His last work was the mystery-horror film T.M.A., released in 2009.[1] In 2015, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Czech Cinematographers.[1][2] He died on 20 January 2023, at the age of 82.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Zemřel kameraman Jiří Macháně (†82)". Blesk (in Czech). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Zemřel kameraman Jiří Macháně". Novinky (in Czech). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.