Martin Preiss

Martin Preiss (born 18 September 1978) is a Czech cinematographer, writer, director and a teacher.

Life and career

Preiss was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). He studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) and gained a Masters in cinematography in 2008.[1] He is a member of the Czech Society Of Cinematographers (ACK),[2] and was a Member of Presidium of this organisation. He has made a number of feature films, short films and commercials including the 2004 comedy-horror film Choking Hazard, 2008 comedy Grapes, and 2009 comedy Little Knights Tale.[3]

Awards and nominations

• He received the award for Best Cinematography at the California Independent Film Festival in 2010, for A Son's War[4][5]
• He was nominated for the Golden Tadpole at the 2007 Camerimage International Film Festival[6] and Best technical contribution at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards[7] for his work on the short film Cargo.
• He was nominated for a Czech Society of Cinematographers Award[8] for feature film Little Knights Tale.

Family

He is the nephew of Czech actors Viktor Preiss and Jana Preissová.

References

1. Martin Preiss Official Web
2. Czech Society of Cinematographers (ACK) Official Page
3. "Martin Preiss". Czech Television (in Czech). n.d. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
4. California Independent Film Festival
5. CIAFF.org
6. "Konkurs Etiud Studenckich na CAMERIMAGE 2007". Empik (in Polish). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
7. "Nominees for the Qantas Film and Television Awards announced". Throng. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
8. "Nominace na cenu AČK 2009". Czech Society of Cinematographers (in Czech). 18 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2021.