Semjon Školnikov
- Camera
- January 14, 1918 · Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
- July 27, 2015
Biography
Semyon Semyonovich Shkolnikov (Russian: Семён Семёнович Шко́льников; Estonian: Semjon Školnikov; January 14, 1918 – July 27, 2015) was a Soviet and later Estonian cinematographer, director, screenwriter, and front-line cameraman during the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1978), and was the laureate of three Stalin Prizes (1946, 1947, 1951), the Nika Award (2005), and the Guild of Cinematographers' White Square Prize (2005).
Known for
Filmography
- Horse Gate · Director, Cinematography
- Chime · Director, Cinematography
- Distant and Close Skies · Director, Cinematography
- Kunstnik Peeter Linzbach · Director, Writer
- The Old Thomas was Stolen · Theatre Director (uncredited), Director
- In the Land of the Sun and Winds · Director, Cinematography
- Ice Tram · Director, Cinematography
- Meeting by Chance · Cinematography
- Underwater Reefs · Cinematography
- Days of June · Cinematography
- In the Backyard · Cinematography
- Yachts at Sea · Cinematography
- Kui saabub õhtu · Second Assistant Camera
- Soviet Earth Intelligence · Cinematography, Director
- Liberation of Vilnius · Camera Operator
- The Mannerheim Line · Camera Operator