Attila Szalay
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Attila Szalay ASC was born in Budapest, Hungary and
immigrated with his parents to Canada in 1968 where he became interested in filmmaking.
A progressive high school allowed him to delve into
cinematography and he decided to pursue
this as a career. He graduated from Sheridan University with an honors degree in film production and cinematography,
and began working as a camera assistant on National Film Board
documentaries, corporate films and music videos. Between 1990 and 1996,
he worked with his mentor Laszlo George, CSC on more than 30 film
projects as "A Camera Operator." Szalay became a director of
photography in the mid-1990's and has earned CSC nominations for Best Cinematography for the pilot of
Peacemakers and two episodes of Smallville. He won the 2009 Leo Award
and the 2010 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award for Best
Cinematography for the mini-series "Iron Road". In 2011 he received a Prime Time
Emmy nomination for his work on the mini-series "Pillars of the
Earth". In November of 2013, Szalay was invited to join the American
Society of Cinematographers as a full member.
