LAJOS KOLTAI, ASC, HSC
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURE FILMS:

BEING JULIA – Director: Istvan Szabo – Sony Pictures Classics 
MAX – Director: Menno Meyjes – Lions Gate Films
EMPEROR’S CLUB – Director: Michael Hoffman – Fine Line Films
TAKING SIDES – Director: Istvan Szabo – Maecenas Film
jMALENA – Director: Giuseppe Tornatore – Miramax Films
°SUNSHINE – Director: Istvan Szabo – Paramount Classics
°THE LEGEND OF 1900 – Director:  Giuseppe Tornatore – Fine Line Films
OUT TO SEA – Director: Martha Coolidge – 20th Century Fox
MOTHER – Director: Albert Brooks – Paramount Pictures
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – Director: Jodie Foster – Polygram
JUST CAUSE – Director: Arne Glimcher – Warner Bros.
MARIO AND THE MAGICIAN – Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer – Provobis
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN – Director: Luis Mandoki – Buena Vista Pictures
WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY – Director: Randa Haines – Warner Bros.
BORN YESTERDAY – Director: Luis Mandoki – Buena Vista Pictures
SWEET EMMA, DEAR BOBE (Edes Emma, draga Bobe) – Director: Istvan Szabo – Objektiv Studio
MEETING VENUS – Director: Istvan Szabo – Warner Bros.
MOBSTERS – Director: Michael Karbelnikoff – Universal Pictures
WHITE PALACE – Director: Luis Mandoki – Universal Pictures
SEVEN MINUTES (Georg Elzner) – Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer – Mutoscop Studio
HOMER AND EDDIE – Director: Andrei Konchalovsky – Kings Road
HANUSSEN – Director: Istvan Szabo – Objektiv/CCC Studios
EARLY MORNING OVER THE ROOFS (Hajnali haztetok) – Director: Janos Domolky – Budapest Studio
GABY – Director: Luis Mandoki – TriStar Pictures
COLONEL REDL (Redl ezredes) – Director: Istvan Szabo – Orion Classics
SNOB (Sznob) – Director: Wolfgang Staudte – BRD Studio
CAT’S GAME (Macskajatek) – Director: Istvan Szabo – BRD Studio
ARMIES OF HEAVEN (Mennyei seregek) – Director: Ferenc Kardos – Budapest Studio
BALI – Director: Manfred Durniok – ZPF Studio
GIVE ME SOLDIER KING (Adj kiraley katonat) – Director: Pal Erdos – Tarsulas Studio
GUERNICA - Director: Ferenc Kosa – Objektiv/ZDF Studio
TIME STANDS STILL (Megall az ido) – Director: Perer Gothar – Budapest Studio
´MEPHISTO – Director: Istvan Szabo – Objektiv/Manfred Durniok Studio
I DREAM ABOUT COLORS (Szines tintakrol almodom) – Director: Laszlo Ranody – Budapest Studio
NOT YET THE DAY (Haladek) – Director:  Lajos Fazekas – Hunnia Studio
STRATEGM (Harcmodor) – Director: Istvan Darday – Dialog Studio
CONFIDENCE (Bizalom) – Director: Istvan Szabo – Budapest Studio
A PRICELESS DAY (Ajandek ez a nap) – Director: Peter Gothar – Budapest Studio
ANGI VERA – Director: Pal Gabor – Objektiv Studio
JUST LIKE AT HOME (Olyan, mint otthin) – Director: Marta Meszaros – Hunnia Studio
THE STUD FARM (Menesgazda) – Director: Andras Kovacs – Objektiv Studio
AMERICAN CIGARETTE (Amerikai Cigaretta) – Director: Janos Domolky – Budapest Studio
FILM NOVEL (Film regeny) – Director: Istvan Darday – Budapest Studio
RAIN OR SHINE (Veri az ordog a feleseget) – Director: Andras Ferenc – Hunnia Studio
FLARE OR FLICKER (Teketoria) – Director: Gyula Maar – Hunnia Studio
EPIDEMIC (Jarvany) – Director: Pal Gabor – Budapest Studio
ON THE SIDE-LINE (Szepek es bolondok) – Director: Peter Szasz – Hunnia Studio
WHERE ARE YOU MRS. DERY? (Deryne, hol van?) – Director: Gyula Maar – Budapest Studio
ADOPTION (Orokbefogadas) – Director: Marta Meszaros – Hunnia Studio
HOLIDAY IN BRITAIN (Jutalomutazas) – Director: Istvan Darday – Budapest Studio                                        
THE CAR (Auto) – Director: Geza Boszomenyi – Hunnia Studio
ON THE RUN (Amokfutas) – Director: Lajos Fazekas – Hunnia Studio
AT THE END OF THE ROAD (Vegul) – Director: Gyula Maar – Hunnia Studio
WAIT A SEC! (Alljon meg a menet) – Director: Livia Gyarmthy – Hunnia Studio
RIDDANCE (Szabad lelgzet) – Director: Marta Meszaros – Hunnia Studio

TELEVISION MOVIES:

DESCENDING ANGEL – Director:  Jeremy Kagan – HBO
PERFECT WITNESS – Director: Robert Mandel – HBO

 

j           Academy Award Nomination, Best Cinematography
´       Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Film
°      European Film Award Winner, Best Cinematography