Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1983 horror film Curtains, as well as his collaborations with Louis Malle on the 1980 film Atlantic City, Alexandre Arcady on the 1985 film Hold-Up and Claude Chabrol on three feature films in France. Ciupka also filmed or directed over 520 television commercials in Canada and the United States. His work on the Canadian drama series Nouvelle adresse garnered him a Gémeaux award for "Best Cinematography (Dramatic)."
Career Born in Liège, Belgium, Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six."New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HD7-B2J : 3 October 2015), Richard Ciupka, 1956; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). His first work as a cinematographer was on the Canadian film The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck (1975) followed by Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia (1977) and the television film An American Christmas Carol (1979). He made his directorial debut with the horror film Curtains (1983); however, Ciupka left the production midway through over creative differences with producer Peter R. Simpson and is credited as Jonathan Stryker."The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains" (2014). Curtains Blu-ray. Synapse Films. Since 2013, Richard has worked as a cinematographer on TV series and feature films. Richard also produced and Directed/Photograohed over 520 TV commercials in Canada and the USA.
Filmography Director Year Title Notes 1983 Curtains As Jonathan Stryker 1991–92 Heritage Minutes Series; 14 episodes 1992 Coyote 1998 Emily of New Moon Episode: "The Book of Yesterday" 1998 The Hunger Episode: "The Face of Helene Bournouw" 1999 The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle) 2000 Task Force TV movie 2002 The Mysterious Miss C. (La mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.) 2004 The Incomparable Miss C. (L'incomparable mademoiselle C.) 2006 Duo
Cinematographer Year Title Notes 1975 The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck1977Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia 1979 An American Christmas Carol TV movie 1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left 1980 Atlantic City 1981 Yesterday 1981 Dirty Tricks 1982 Melanie 1983The Terry Fox Story TV movie 1983Joy 1984 The Blood of Others 1984 Heartsounds TV movie 1984 The Guardian TV movie 1985 Secret Weapons TV movie 1985 Hold-Up 2014–15 Nouvelle adresse series; 34 episodes 2017 Love Locks TV movie 2021 Un Lien Familial TV movie
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