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.
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Movies (39)
Love Locks
Director of Photography (Camera)
2017
The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains
2014
Duo
Director (Directing)
2006
L’incomparable Mademoiselle C.
Director (Directing)
2004
The Mysterious Miss C.
Director (Directing)
2002
Task Force: Caviar
Director (Directing)
2000
The Last Breath
Director (Directing)
1999
Heritage Minutes: Baldwin & LaFontaine
Director (Directing)
1992
Coyote
Director (Directing)
1992
Heritage Minutes: Valour Road
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad
Writer (Writing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante
Writer (Writing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Superman
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Peacekeepers
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Responsible Government
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Orphans
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Soddie
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Jacques Cartier
Director (Directing)
1991
Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion
Director (Directing)
1991
Hold-up
Director of Photography (Camera)
1985
Secret Weapons
Director of Photography (Camera)
1985
The Guardian
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
Heartsounds
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
The Blood of Others
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
Joy
Director of Photography (Camera)
1983
The Terry Fox Story
Director of Photography (Camera)
1983
Curtains
Director (Directing)
1983
Melanie
Director of Photography (Camera)
1982
Dirty Tricks
Director of Photography (Camera)
1981
Atlantic City
Director of Photography (Camera)
1980
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Director of Photography (Camera)
1980
Yesterday
Director of Photography (Camera)
1980
An American Christmas Carol
Director of Photography (Camera)
1979
Blood Relatives
Camera Operator (Camera)
1978
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
Director of Photography (Camera)
1977
The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck
Director of Photography (Camera)
1975
The Cage
Director (Directing)
1972
