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Richard Ciupka

Richard Ciupka

Director · Born 1950-01-01 · Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

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Biography

Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1983 horror film Curtains, as well as his collaborations with Louis Malle on the 1980 film Atlantic City, Alexandre Arcady on the 1985 film Hold-Up and Claude Chabrol on three feature films in France. Ciupka also filmed or directed over 520 television commercials in Canada and the United States. His work on the Canadian drama series Nouvelle adresse garnered him a Gémeaux award for "Best Cinematography (Dramatic)." Born in Liège, Belgium, Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six. His first work as a cinematographer was on the Canadian film The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck (1975) followed by Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia (1977) and the television film An American Christmas Carol (1979). He made his directorial debut with the horror film Curtains (1983); however, Ciupka left the production midway through over creative differences with producer Peter R. Simpson and is credited as Jonathan Stryker. Since 2013, Richard has worked as a cinematographer on TV series and feature films. Richard also produced and Directed/Photograohed over 520 TV commercials in Ca…

Directed

  1. Curtains (1983) — Director
  2. The Hunger (1997) — Director
  3. L’incomparable Mademoiselle C. (2004) — Director
  4. The Mysterious Miss C. (2002) — Director
  5. Coyote (1992) — Director
  6. The Last Breath (1999) — Director
  7. Duo (2006) — Director
  8. Heritage Minutes (1991) — Director
  9. Task Force: Caviar (2000) — Director
  10. Heritage Minutes: Superman (1991) — Director
  11. Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad (1991) — Director
  12. Heritage Minutes: Valour Road (1991) — Director
  13. Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante (1991) — Director
  14. Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout (1991) — Director
  15. Heritage Minutes: Peacekeepers (1991) — Director
  16. Heritage Minutes: Responsible Government (1991) — Director
  17. Heritage Minutes: Soddie (1991) — Director
  18. Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung (1991) — Director
  19. Heritage Minutes: Orphans (1991) — Director
  20. Heritage Minutes: Jacques Cartier (1991) — Director
  21. Heritage Minutes: Baldwin & LaFontaine (1992) — Director
  22. The Cage (1972) — Director
  23. Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion (1991) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains (2014)