Semyon Shkolnikov
Born: 1918-01-14 in Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: 2015-07-27
Known For: Camera
Biography
Semyon Semyonovich Shkolnikov (Russian: Семён Семёнович Шко́льников; Estonian: Semjon Školnikov; January 14, 1918 – July 27, 2015) was a Soviet and later Estonian cinematographer, director, screenwriter, and front-line cameraman during the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1978), and was the laureate of three Stalin Prizes (1946, 1947, 1951), the Nika Award (2005), and the Guild of Cinematographers' White Square Prize (2005).
Filmography
1982
- Horse Gate ... (Director)
1977
- Chime ... (Director)
1976
- Distant and Close Skies ... (Director)
1973
- Kunstnik Peeter Linzbach ... (Writer)
1970
- Old Thomas Is Stolen as Theatre Director (uncredited)
1969
- In the Land of the Sun and Winds ... (Director)
1964
- Ice Tram ... (Director)
1961
- Meeting by Chance ... (Director of Photography)
1959
- Underwater Reefs ... (Director of Photography)
1958
- Days of June ... (Director of Photography)
1957
- In the Backyard ... (Director of Photography)
1955
- Yachts at Sea ... (Director of Photography)
- Kui saabub õhtu ... (Second Assistant Camera)
1950
- Soviet Earth Intelligence ... (Director)
1944
- Liberation of Vilnius ... (Camera Operator)
1940
- The Mannerheim Line ... (Camera Operator)