Josef Vaniš

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Josef Vaniš (born January 6, 1927 in Vysoký Chlumec , Czechoslovakia ; † February 12, 2009 in Prague , Czech Republic) was a Czech cameraman and photographer who was still in his homeland from the 1950s until after the political change was active in the 1990s.

Life

Vaniš worked as a camera assistant from 1942 to 1946 and finished his apprenticeship in film and photography at the graphic school in Prague. In the years up to 1957 he was a freelance cameraman and worked on documentaries and short films. He was first known for his work on the documentary Cesta vede do Tibetu and the book The Road to Lhasa , which was produced at the same time . The documentary took part in the 1958 Venice Film Festival. He then started working as a cameraman in the Czechoslovak film industry. His pictures from Tibet have been exhibited both in his home country and abroad from 1956 to the present day.

Vaniš worked as a permanent employee in the Barrandov film studios in Prague . He worked with Karel Kachyňa on the films Závrať (1963; German: vertigo) and Vysoká zeď (1964; Afternoon in the Park). He worked behind the camera in several films for Dušan Klein . This also included three pentalogy films about the poets . He also worked with Zbyněk Brynych , for example in 1970 on Oh, Happy Day and Angels Burning Their Wings . In the 1970s he was in the films Leť ptáku, leť German: Flieg, Vogel, flieg! (1978) , director: J.Hanibal and seven parts of the TV series Pan Tau by director Jindřich Polák . In 1976 he worked with Jaroslav Balik in the film Jeden střibrený (One Silver Piece) and in 1977 he directed the camera in Tychý američan v Praze (German: A Silent American in Prague), directed by Josef Mach .

After the political change in 1989, Vaniš worked as a freelance cameraman for another five years. In 1993 he directed the camera for the film The End of the Poets in Bohemia (Konec básníků v Čechách).

Josef Vaniš was a member of the Czech Cameramen Association and a lecturer in film and television at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts , Prague.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1959: A life in danger (Zivot per Jana Kaspara)
  • 1960: With us in Mechov (U nás v Mechové)
  • 1961: The marksman (Ledoví muzi)
  • 1962: Aktion Kalimantan (Akce Kalimantan)
  • 1963: dizziness (Závrat)
  • 1964: Hope (Nadeje)
  • 1964: Afternoon in the park (Vysoká zed)
  • 1965: Stories about children (Povídky o detech)
  • 1966: pipes, beds, lovebirds (Dýmky)
  • 1967: The House of Lost Souls (Dum ztracených dusí)
  • 1967: Grandfather, Kilian and I (Dedecek, Kylián a já)
  • 1968: When Hitler survived the war (Já, spravedlnost)
  • 1969: America or the Missing (TV Movie)
  • 1969: A Star (Hvezda)
  • 1970: Angels Burning Their Wings
  • 1970: O Happy Day
  • 1972: LEGION - Sahara Hell's Gate; aka The Oasis (Oáza)
  • 1972: Easter holiday (Velikonocní dovolená)
  • 1973: Rally against Reason (Známost sestry Aleny)
  • 1973: Two things for life (Dve veci pro zivot)
  • 1975–1978: Pan Tau (TV series, 20 episodes)
  • 1976: Anna, Jana's sister (Anna, sestra Jany)
  • 1976: One silver coin (Jeden stribrny)
  • 1976: Hello, town (Dobrý den, mesto)
  • 1977: The Pianist's Night (Noc klavíristy)
  • 1978: A Quiet American in Prague (Tichý American v Praze)
  • 1978: Fly, bird, fly! (Let, ptáku, let!)
  • 1978: Mr Tau says goodbye (Od zítrka necaruji)
  • 1979: Pan Tau - Alarm in the Clouds (Poplach v oblacích)
  • 1979: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Death (Smrt stoparek)
  • 1980: Luzie, the horror of the street (Lucie, postrach ulice) (TV series, 6: episodes)
  • 1981: A bride to be kissed (Nevesta k zulíbání)
  • 1982: Have a nice weekend (Zelená vlna)
  • 1983: The Blue from Heaven (Modre z nebe)
  • 1984: Love with the scent of the resin (Láska s vuní pryskyrice)
  • 1984: Luzie, the horror of the street (Lucie, postrach ulice)
  • 1984: Death on the outskirts (Radikální rez)
  • 1985: How poets lose their illusion (Jak básníci pricházejí o iluze)
  • 1986: Young wine (Mladé víno)
  • 1987: Papilio
  • 1988: How poets enjoy life (Jak básníkum chutná zivot)
  • 1988: Good pigeons always return (Dobří holubi se vracejí)
  • 1993: The end of the poets in Bohemia (Konec básníku v Cechách)

Publications

  • 1956: with Vladimír Sís : Cesta vede do Tibetu , Artia, Prague.
    • 1956: German by M. Vaníčková: The way to Lhasa. Pictures from Tibet , Artia publishing house, Prague.
  • 1997: New edition in English: Recalling Tibet , Práha Press, Prague and Oslo, ISBN 80-85809-74-5 .
  • 1958: with Vladimir Sis and Lumir Jisl : Tibetan Art , Artia, Prague.

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personal data
SURNAME Vaniš, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech cameraman and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Vysoký Chlumec , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 2009
Place of death Prague , Czech Republic