Thimios Bakatakis

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-12-30 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Atene, Grecia

Also Known As Θύμιος Μπακατάκης

Thimios Bakatakis

Biography

Thimios Bakatakis is a Greek cinematographer. He has served as a cinematographer for various feature films, short films, music videos, and commercials, often collaborating with director Yorgos Lanthimos on his projects. He is also working in the theater as a lighting designer. Bakatakis was born in Athens, Greece in 1970, and attended Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos in the same city. He met director Yorgos Lanthimos while attending Stavrakos, whom he befriended and would later regularly collaborate with after their graduations. Bakatakis said that he and Lanthimos are "like family", and that "in every film we've done we've tried to discover a new style of shooting for it".

Known For

Camera

2020
Dive

as Director of Photography

2020
The Lodge

as Director of Photography

2018
Time of Day

as Director of Photography

2018
Time of Day

as Still Photographer

2017
Una

as Director of Photography

2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer

as Director of Photography

2015
The Family

as Director of Photography

2015
The Lobster

as Director of Photography

2014
Blind

as Director of Photography

2013
Necktie

as Director of Photography

2013
24 Frames per Century

as Director of Photography

2012
In Search of Avery Willard

as Additional Photography

2012
L

as Director of Photography

2012
km

as Director of Photography

2012
Keep the Lights On

as Director of Photography

2012
The Capsule

as Director of Photography

2011
Porfirio

as Director of Photography

2010
Attenberg

as Director of Photography

2009
Dogtooth

as Director of Photography

2007
Kinetta

as Director of Photography

2005
The Last Fakir

as Director of Photography

2004
Hardcore

as Director of Photography

2002
Uranisco Disco

as Director of Photography

1996
Cavafy

as Second Assistant Camera

Crew

2018
Pity

as Thanks

2015
Chevalier

as Thanks

2012
L

as Thanks

2011
Alps

as Thanks

Director

2020
Dive

as Director

2018
Time of Day

as Director

Producer

2012
L

as Co-Producer

Writer

2020
Dive

as Writer