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Richard Ciupka

Richard Ciupka

Director · Born January 1, 1950 · Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

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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.

Directed 22

2000s

  1. 2006

    Duo

    Director

  2. 2004

    L’incomparable Mademoiselle C.

    Director

  3. 2002

    The Mysterious Miss C.

    Director

  4. 2000

    Task Force: Caviar

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Last Breath

    Director

  2. 1997

    The Hunger

    Director

    62
  3. 1992

    Heritage Minutes: Baldwin & LaFontaine

    Director

  4. Coyote

    Director

  5. 1991

    Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad

    Director

  6. Heritage Minutes: Valour Road

    Director

  7. Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante

    Director

  8. Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout

    Director

  9. Heritage Minutes: Superman

    Director

  10. Heritage Minutes: Peacekeepers

    Director

  11. Heritage Minutes: Responsible Government

    Director

  12. Heritage Minutes: Soddie

    Director

  13. Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung

    Director

  14. Heritage Minutes: Orphans

    Director

  15. Heritage Minutes: Jacques Cartier

    Director

  16. Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion

    Director

  17. Heritage Minutes

    Director

1980s

  1. 1983

    Curtains

    Director

    56

Camera 17

1980s

  1. 1985

    Hold-up

    Director of Photography

  2. Secret Weapons

    Director of Photography

    55
  3. 1984

    The Guardian

    Director of Photography

  4. Heartsounds

    Director of Photography

  5. The Blood of Others

    Director of Photography

  6. 1983

    Joy

    Director of Photography

  7. The Terry Fox Story

    Director of Photography

    66
  8. 1981

    Dirty Tricks

    Director of Photography

  9. 1980

    Atlantic City

    Director of Photography

    80

  10. It Rained All Night the Day I Left

    Director of Photography

  11. Yesterday

    Director of Photography

1970s

  1. 1979

    An American Christmas Carol

    Director of Photography

    66
  2. 1978

    Blood Relatives

    Camera Operator

  3. 1977

    Angela

    Camera Operator

  4. Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

    Director of Photography

  5. 1975

    The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck

    Director of Photography

Wrote 3

1990s

  1. 1992

    Coyote

    Writer

  2. 1991

    Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad

    Writer

  3. Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante

    Writer