--- name: "Piotr Sobociński" canonical: "https://film.one/person/piotr-sobocinski" fi1m_id: "piotr-sobocinski" imdb_id: "nm0811834" tmdb_id: 33238 wikidata_id: "Q1566683" roles: ["Cinematographer"] born: "3 February 1958" died: "26 March 2001" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-05T00:10:17.536901+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Piotr Sobociński ## Identity Piotr Sobociński - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/piotr-sobocinski - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** piotr-sobocinski - **IMDb ID:** nm0811834 - **TMDB ID:** 33238 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1566683 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piotr_Soboci%C5%84ski, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1566683, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811834/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33238 Cinematographer. Born 3 February 1958 in Łódź, Poland. Died 26 March 2001. ## Details - **Work:** Cinematographer - **Born:** 3 February 1958, Łódź, Poland - **Died:** 26 March 2001 - **Active:** 1994–1996 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 crew - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piotr_Soboci%C5%84ski, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1566683, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811834/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33238 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Three Colors: Red*](https://film.one/film/three-colors-red.md) (90) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Piotr Sobociński was a Polish cinematographer. He was born on 3 February 1958 in Łódź and died on 26 March 2001 in Vancouver, Canada. He was the son of cinematographer Witold Sobociński and studied at the National Film School in Łódź, graduating in 1987. Sobociński collaborated with director Krzysztof Kieślowski on *Dekalog* (1988–89) and *Three Colours: Red* (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. He later worked on several Hollywood productions, including *Ransom* (1996), *Marvin's Room* (1996), *Twilight* (1998) and *Hearts in Atlantis* (2001). He was married to actress Hanna Mikuć. Two of his sons, Piotr Sobociński Jr and Michał Sobociński, also became cinematographers. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, culture.pl.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Wrote (1) - *Three Colors: Red* (1994), Fi1m 90, Director of Photography, Story Consultant, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/three-colors-red.md) ### Crew (1) — the average rests on these - *Ransom* (1996), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md) ## Complete filmography (26) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Magic Hour* (2026), Director of Photography - *Trapped* (2002), Director of Photography - *Hearts in Atlantis* (2001), Director of Photography - *Angel Eyes* (2001), Director of Photography - *Twilight* (1998), Director of Photography - *Marvin's Room* (1996), Director of Photography - *Ransom* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md) - *The Seventh Room* (1996), Director of Photography - *Three Colors: Red* (1994), Director of Photography, Story Consultant — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/three-colors-red.md) - *Die Wildnis* (1993), Director of Photography - *The Great Post Office Robbery* (1992), Director of Photography - *Potyatusok* (1990), Director of Photography - *Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach* (1990), Director of Photography - *Dekalog* (1989), series, Director of Photography, Camera Operator - *Lava* (1989), Director of Photography - *Biała wizytówka* (1989), series, Director of Photography - *Decalogue III* (1989), Director of Photography - *Decalogue IX* (1989), Director of Photography, Camera Operator - *The Magnate* (1987), Director of Photography - *Cheap Money* (1986), Director of Photography - *Miłość z listy przebojów* (1985), Director of Photography - *Remis* (1984), Director of Photography - *An Uneventful Story* (1983), Camera Operator - *Hamadria* (1981), Director of Photography - *The Arena of Life* (1979), Director of Photography - *Planeta - Ziemia* (1970), as Piotruś ## Gallery - ![Grób Piotra Sobocińskiego (1958-2001) i Bohdana Mikucia (1930-2015) na Wojskowych Powązkach. (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/84206/gallery-3a986621c299.jpg) Grób Piotra Sobocińskiego (1958-2001) i Bohdana Mikucia (1930-2015) na Wojskowych Powązkach. (2017) — Lukasz2, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Piotr_Sobici%C5%84ski_i_Bohdan_Miku%C4%87_gr%C3%B3b.jpg/1280px-Piotr_Sobici%C5%84ski_i_Bohdan_Miku%C4%87_gr%C3%B3b.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![== Licencja: ==](https://film.one/media/person/84206/gallery-19e838ec4b18.jpg) == Licencja: == — Original uploader was Cezary p at pl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Piotr_Soboci%C5%84ski_-_grave.jpg/1280px-Piotr_Soboci%C5%84ski_-_grave.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Grób Piotra Sobocińskiego na Powązkach (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/84206/gallery-a01c35055c46.jpg) Grób Piotra Sobocińskiego na Powązkach (2006) — Hiuppo, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Powazki_Piotr_sobocinski.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1995: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Three Colours: Red* ### Other awards — 2 won - Bronze Frog 2001: Bronze Frog (won), for *Hearts in Atlantis* - Silver Frog 1994: Silver Frog (won), for *Three Colours: Red* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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