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# Richard Ciupka

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1950 in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
- **Also known as:** Jonathan Stryker

## Biography

Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. Born in 1950 in Liège, Belgium, he immigrated to the United States at the age of six.

He worked as cinematographer on the 1980 film *Atlantic City*, directed by Louis Malle. His directorial debut was the 1983 horror film *Curtains*, on which he is credited as Jonathan Stryker after leaving the production midway through due to creative differences with the producer. He has also directed episodes of television series including *The Hunger* (1998) and French-language Canadian features such as *La mystérieuse mademoiselle C.* (2002).

Ciupka has worked extensively in television, including as cinematographer on the series *Nouvelle adresse* (2014–2015), for which he received a Gémeaux award for best cinematography in a dramatic series. He has also produced and directed or photographed numerous television commercials in Canada and the United States.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Atlantic City* (1980), Fi1m 86, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/atlantic-city.md)

## Also known for

- *Curtains* (1983), Director
- *The Hunger* (1997), Director

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