Anka Malatynska, Director of Photography
Anka Malatynska continues to gain international attention and accolade for her keen eye and exquisite composition, and deft maneuvering of light and shadow, color and tone, figure and landscape, all in the interests of a gorgeous shot, a cohesive narrative and a superior completed project.
Malatynska began photographing her way around the world at the young age of fifteen. A distinction for student cinematography from the Academy of Television Arts and Science earned her an apprenticeship with noted cinematographer James Chressanthis, ASC, which has since blossomed into an on-going creative collaboration. She graduated in 2007 at the top of her cinematography class from AFI. After graduation, Chrissanthis nabbed her to shoot his directorial debut, No Subtitles Necessary: The Story of Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond featuring Sharon Stone, Sandra Bullock and John Voigt. The film premiered at Cannes in 2008 and continues to garner acclaim and success at festivals the world over, including a Best Documentary win at the Santa Fe Film Festival.
Malatynska has shot commercials for Ogilvy & Mather, Foote Cone & Belding, and a slew of others. She has operated camera for esteemed directors Ellen Kuras and Michelle Ghondry. Her many documentary experiences have taken her to the shark-riddled waters of Fiji to shoot world-class surfers, as well as to the back alleys of East L.A. to shoot for MTV disenfranchised teens living in poverty. On the feature front, her first full-length film, Camjackers, starring Olivia Wilde, was released in 2004. She filmed her second feature, The Lazarus Papers, starring Danny Trejo, Bai Ling and Tiny Lister, on location in Thailand in 2008.
For The Rescuers, Malatynska traveled to 12 countries spanning three continents.
