Peter Biziou (born August 8, 1944) is a retired British cinematographer.
Early life and career Born in Bangor, North Wales, Biziou was the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shooting Foxes (1980).
Biziou began his career in the mid-1960s, where he worked on short films by Norman J. Warren and Robert Freeman. In 1973, he began his collaboration with director Alan Parker, shooting the short films Footsteps (1974) and Our Cissy (1976), before working on his feature film Bugsy Malone along with Michael Seresin.
He received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning (1988), as well as another BAFTA nomination for The Truman Show (1998).
After retiring, Biziou moved to the southwest France.
Filmography Short film Year Title Director Notes 1965 Fragment Norman J. Warren Interior photography 1968 Mini-midi Robert Freeman Documentary short1974 FootstepsAlan Parker Our Cissy 1976 Short Ends Ester Anderson 1983 The Bloody Chamber Nick Lewin Feature film Year Title Director Notes 1969 Secret World Paul FeyderRobert Freeman 1976 Bugsy Malone Alan Parker With Michael Seresin 1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian Terry Jones 1981 Time Bandits Terry Gilliam 1982 Pink Floyd – The Wall Alan Parker 1984 Another Country Marek Kanievska 1986 9½ Weeks Adrian Lyne1988 A World Apart Chris Menges Mississippi Burning Alan Parker 1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard1992 City of Joy Roland Joffé Damage Louis Malle 1993 In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan 1994 The Road to Wellville Alan Parker 1995 Richard III Richard Loncraine 1998 The Truman Show Peter Weir 2002 Unfaithful Adrian Lyne 2004 Ladies in Lavender Charles Dance 2005 Derailed Mikael Håfström
Documentary film Year Title Director Note 2003 Festival Express Bob Smeaton With Robert Fiore
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Ref.1988 Academy Awards Best CinematographyMississippi Burning American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography BAFTA AwardsBest Cinematography 1998 The Truman Show
References
External links
Internet encyclopedia of Cinematographers