| Mihai Mălaimare Jr. | |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Alma Mater: | Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film |
Mihai Mălaimare Jr. (pronounced as /ro/;[1] born 1975) is a Romanian cinematographer.[2] Born in Bucharest, he is the son of the Romanian actor and former politician . He studied at the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.[3]
He has been the cinematographer on films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Taika Waititi, among others.[4] Mălaimare Jr. was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards in 2008, for Youth Without Youth.
In 2023, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[5]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18:36 | Ionuț Giurgiuca | ||
| 2005 | A Lineman's Cabin | Constantin Popescu | ||
| 2009 | Sunset | Oana Marian | ||
| 2011 | Take This Lollipop | Jason Zada | ||
| 2020 | Two for Dinner | Eleanor Coppola | Segment of Love Is Love Is Love |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Lotus | |||
| 2006 | Geo Saizescu | |||
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth | Francis Ford Coppola | ||
| 2009 | Tetro | [6] | ||
| 2011 | Twixt | |||
| 2012 | The Master | Paul Thomas Anderson | ||
| The Time Being | Nenad Cicin-Sain | |||
| Little Red Wagon | David Anspaugh | |||
| 2013 | +1 | Dennis Iliadis | ||
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Scott Frank | ||
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | Kent Jones | Documentary film[7] | |
| 2016 | Distant Vision | Francis Ford Coppola | ||
| Nina | Cynthia Mort | |||
| 2017 | Sleepless | Baran bo Odar | ||
| November Criminals | Sacha Gervasi | |||
| 2018 | Delirium | Dennis Iliadis | ||
| The Hate U Give | George Tillman Jr. | |||
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Taika Waititi | ||
| 2021 | The Harder They Fall | Jeymes Samuel | ||
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Francis Ford Coppola | [8] |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Super Dimensional Quantum Learning's Problems and Solutions Gametime Spectacular! | Jon M. Gibson | Episodes "Slo-Mo" and "Anti-Gravity" | |
| 2015 | Pariah | Rob McElhenney | TV movie | |
| 2020 | For Life | George Tillman Jr. | Episode "Pilot" | |
| 2022 | Damian Marcano Payman Benz | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Award/Nomination | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth | Nominated- Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2012 | The Master | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Washington D.C. Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Hollywood Film Award for Cinematography |