Richard Ciupka

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1950-01-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Also Known As Jonathan Stryker

Richard Ciupka

Biography

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)." Born in Liège, Belgium, Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six. 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. 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. Source: Article "Richard Ciupka" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Camera

2017
Love Locks

as Director of Photography

2017
Love Locks

as "A" Camera Operator

1985
Secret Weapons

as Director of Photography

1985
Hold-up

as Director of Photography

1984
The Blood of Others

as Director of Photography

1984
The Guardian

as Director of Photography

1984
Heartsounds

as Director of Photography

1983
The Terry Fox Story

as Director of Photography

1983
Joy

as Director of Photography

1982
Melanie

as Director of Photography

1981
Yesterday

as Director of Photography

1981
Dirty Tricks

as Director of Photography

1980
It Rained All Night the Day I Left

as Director of Photography

1980
Atlantic City

as Director of Photography

1979
An American Christmas Carol

as Director of Photography

1978
Blood Relatives

as Camera Operator

1977
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

as Director of Photography

1975