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Peter Biziou

Peter Biziou (born August 8, 1944) is a retired British cinematographer.

Early life and career

Born in Bangor, North Wales, Biziou was the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shooting Foxes (1980).

Biziou began his career in the mid-1960s, where he worked on short films by Norman J. Warren and Robert Freeman. In 1973, he began his collaboration with director Alan Parker, shooting the short films Footsteps (1974) and Our Cissy (1976), before working on his feature film Bugsy Malone along with Michael Seresin.

He received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning (1988), as well as another BAFTA nomination for The Truman Show (1998).

After retiring, Biziou moved to the southwest France.

Filmography

Feature film

Documentary film

Awards and nominations

References

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