Martin Preiss Explained

Martin Preiss (born 18 September 1978) is a Czech cinematographer, writer, director and a teacher.

Life and career

Preiss was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). He studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) and gained a Masters in cinematography in 2008.^[1] He is a member of the Czech Society Of Cinematographers (ACK),^[2] and was a Member of Presidium of this organisation. He has made a number of feature films, short films and commercials including the 2004 comedy-horror film Choking Hazard, 2008 comedy Grapes, and 2009 comedy Little Knights Tale.^[3]

He received the award for Best Cinematography at the California Independent Film Festival in 2010, for A Son's War^[4] ^[5]
He was nominated for the Golden Tadpole at the 2007 Camerimage International Film Festival^[6] and Best technical contribution at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards^[7] for his work on the short film Cargo.
He was nominated for a Czech Society of Cinematographers Award^[8] for feature film Little Knights Tale.

He is the nephew of Czech actors Viktor Preiss and Jana Preissová.

http://www.martinpreissdp.com/#!about/cjg9 Martin Preiss Official Web
http://www.ceskam.cz/clenove/preiss-martin Czech Society of Cinematographers (ACK) Official Page
Web site: Martin Preiss. Czech Television. cs. n.d.. 29 September 2021.
http://www.caiff.org/#!awards/cwcr California Independent Film Festival
http://www.caiff.org/#!12.png/zoom/cwcr/image_e3s CIAFF.org
Web site: Konkurs Etiud Studenckich na CAMERIMAGE 2007. pl. Empik. 15 November 2007. 15 July 2023.
Web site: Nominees for the Qantas Film and Television Awards announced. Throng. 13 August 2008. 3 June 2012. https://archive.today/20130223070348/http://dev.throng.co.nz/awards/nominees-for-the-qantas-film-and-television-awards-announced. 23 February 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Nominace na cenu AČK 2009. cs. 18 December 2009. Czech Society of Cinematographers. 29 September 2021.