Bojan Bazelli
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Bojan Bazelli

Born 15 August 1957 · Herceg Novi, Crna Gora, Yugoslavia [now Montenegro]
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Bojan Bazelli, ASC (born 15 August 1957) is a Montenegrin cinematographer and director of film, commercials, and music videos. His credits include collaborations with filmmakers like Abel Ferrara, Gore Verbinski, Doug Liman, Paul Schrader, Adam Shankman, and Michael Bay. Bazelli studied at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Impressed with one of his student films, director Abel Ferrara hired Bazelli to shoot China Girl in New York City. He also filmed King of New York and Body Snatchers with Ferrara. Bazelli received an Independent Spirit Award in 1990 for his work on King of New York. He was honoured for Best Cinematography in 1996 and 1998 at the American Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), one of the few cinematographers to have received this honour twice. Bazelli also received a Clio Award for Best Cinematography in 1998, and the film Kalifornia was awarded Best Cinematography at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Known for

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Ring
The Lone Ranger
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
6 Underground
A Cure for Wellness
Underwater
Hairspray
Burlesque
Pete's Dragon
Spectral
Murder Mystery 2
Crawl 2
Peter Pan & Wendy
Murder Mystery 2
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Underwater
6 Underground
A Cure for Wellness
Pete's Dragon
Spectral
The Lone Ranger
Rock of Ages
Burlesque
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
G-Force
Hairspray
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Ring
Dangerous Beauty
Sugar Hill
Surviving the Game
Kalifornia
Body Snatchers
Boxing Helena
Deep Cover
The Fear Inside
The Rapture
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Fever
The Last Prostitute
King of New York
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Curiosity Kills
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Big Man on Campus
The Comeback
Patty Hearst
Pumpkinhead
Tapeheads
China Girl
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