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Thimios Bakatakis
Producer, Additional CreditsBorn December 30, 1969 (55 years)
Thimios Bakatakis, born in 1970 in Athens, Greece, is a Greek cinematographer known for his work with director Yorgos Lanthimos. A graduate of the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos. Like most of Lanthimos’ collaborators, Bakatakis knew him from a commercial advertising agency in the 1990s. He shot all Lanthimos’ films before The Favourite (2018), including Kinetta (2005), Dogtooth (2009), Alps (2011), and The Lobster (2015), each with a distinct visual style. His work extends to films like Attenberg (2010), Blind (2014), and Porfirio (2011), plus music videos and commercials. He also works as a theater lighting designer. Bakatakis received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and contributed to Dogtooth’s Un Certain Regard win at Cannes 2009. He emphasizes unique shooting styles for each project.
Thimios Bakatakis Filmography
| 2012 | L · as Co-Producer |
| 2019 | The Lodge · as Director Of Photography |
| 2017 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer · as Director Of Photography |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Master of None (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 2015 | The Lobster · as Director Of Photography |
| 2014 | Blind · as Director Of Photography |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded · as Director Of Photography |
| 2012 | The Capsule · as Director Of Photography |
| 2012 | Keep the Lights On · as Director Of Photography |
| 2012 | L · as Director Of Photography |
| 2011 | Porfirio · as Director Of Photography |
| 2010 | Attenberg · as Director Of Photography |
| 2009 | Dogtooth · as Director Of Photography |
| 2005 | Kinetta · as Director Of Photography |
| 2004 | Hardcore · as Director Of Photography |