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'''Richard Ciupka''' (born 1950) is a Belgian-Canadian film director and cinematographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/richard-ciupka/credits/188363/|work=TV Guide|title=Richard Ciupka - List of Movies and TV Shows|accessdate=January 22, 2017}}</ref> He is perhaps best known for his 1983 horror film ''[[Curtains (1983 film)|Curtains]]'', and for his collaboration with [[Louis Malle]] on ''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'' (1980).
'''Richard Ciupka''' Canadian cinematographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/richard-ciupka/credits/188363/|work=TV Guide|title=Richard Ciupka - List of Movies and TV Shows|accessdate=January 22, 2017}}</ref> He is perhaps best known for his 1983 horror film ''[[Curtains (1983 film)|Curtains]]'', and for his collaboration with [[Louis Malle]] on ''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'' (1980) Claude Chabrol on 3 feature films in France and Alexandre Arcady on a Belmondo film .Richard photographed and directed over 520 TV commercials in Canada and the US.


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]], Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six.<ref>"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HD7-B2J : 3 October 2015), Richard Ciupka, 1956; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).</ref>
Born in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]], Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six.<ref>"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HD7-B2J : 3 October 2015), Richard Ciupka, 1956; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).</ref>


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 film)|Curtains]]'' (1983); however, Ciupka left the production midway through over creative differences with producer Peter R. Simpson.<ref name="synapse">"The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of ''Curtains''" (2014). ''Curtains'' [[Blu-ray]]. Synapse Films.</ref> The film was completed over an ensuing two years with reshoots by Simpson.<ref name=synapse/>
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 film)|Curtains]]'' (1983); however, Ciupka left the production midway through over creative differences with producer Peter R. Simpson.<ref name="synapse">"The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of ''Curtains''" (2014). ''Curtains'' [[Blu-ray]]. Synapse Films.</ref> Since 2013 Richard has worked as a Cinematographer on TV series and Feature films.

==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Revision as of 21:46, 10 March 2017

Richard Ciupka Canadian cinematographer.[1] He is perhaps best known for his 1983 horror film Curtains, and for his collaboration with Louis Malle on Atlantic City (1980) Claude Chabrol on 3 feature films in France and Alexandre Arcady on a Belmondo film .Richard photographed and directed over 520 TV commercials in Canada and the US.

Career

Born in Liège, Belgium, Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six.[2]

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.[3] Since 2013 Richard has worked as a Cinematographer on TV series and Feature films.

Filmography

Director

Year Title Notes
1983 Curtains As Jonathan Stryker
1991–92 Heritage Minutes Series; 14 episodes
1992 Coyote
1998 Emily of New Moon Episode: "The Book of Yesterday"
1998 The Hunger Episode: "The Face of Helene Bournouw"
1999 Le dernier souffle English: The Last Breath
2000 Task Force Television film
2002 The Mysterious Miss C.
2004 L'incomparable mademoiselle C.
2006 Duo

Cinematographer

Year Title Notes
1975 The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck
1977 Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
1979 An American Christmas Carol Television film
1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980 Atlantic City
1981 Yesterday
1981 Dirty Tricks
1982 Melanie
1983 The Terry Fox Story Television film
1983 Joy
1984 The Blood of Others
1984 Heartsounds Television film
1984 The Guardian Television film
1985 Secret Weapons Television film
1985 Hold-Up
2014–15 Nouvelle adresse Series; 34 episodes
2017 Love Locks Television film

References

  1. ^ "Richard Ciupka - List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HD7-B2J : 3 October 2015), Richard Ciupka, 1956; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ^ "The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains" (2014). Curtains Blu-ray. Synapse Films.