Director

Thimios Bakatakis

Camera

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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 0All crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 1128434

IMDb ID: nm1531046

Known for: Camera

Born: December 30, 1969

Age: 56

Place of birth: Atene, Grecia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2025

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.07

Wikidata: Q43406097

Also known as

Θύμιος Μπακατάκης

Frequent jobs

Director of Photography (21)Thanks (3)Additional Photography (1)Cinematography (1)Second Assistant Camera (1)

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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.

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