Thimios Bakatakis
- Camera
- December 30, 1969 · Atene, Grecia
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Spectacle · Cinematography
- Atlantic · Cinematography
- PERFUMANIA · Cinematography
- Dive · Cinematography, Director
- The Lodge · Cinematography
- Pity · Thanks
- Time of Day · Cinematography, Director
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer · Cinematography
- Una · Cinematography
- Chevalier · Thanks
- The Lobster · Cinematography
- The Family · Cinematography
- Blind · Cinematography
- Venice 70: Future Reloaded · Cinematography
- km · Cinematography
- The Capsule · Cinematography
- Keep the Lights On · Cinematography
- In Search of Avery Willard · Additional Photography
- L · Co-producer, Thanks
- Porfirio · Cinematography
- Alps · Thanks
- Attenberg · Cinematography
- Dogtooth · Cinematography
- The Last Fakir · Cinematography
- Kinetta · Cinematography
- Hardcore · Cinematography
- Uranisco Disco · Cinematography
- Cavafy · Second Assistant Camera