Thimios Bakatakis

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-12-30 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Atene, Grecia

Thimios Bakatakis

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. Bakatak...

Production

2014

Blind

as Director of Photography

2012

L

as Co-Producer

2018

Time of Day

as Director of Photography

2004

Hardcore

as Director of Photography

2011

Porfirio

as Director of Photography

2011

Alps

as Thanks

1996

Cavafy

as Second Assistant Camera

2012

In Search of Avery Willard

as Additional Photography

2012

L

as Thanks

2002

Uranisco Disco

as Director of Photography

2015

Chevalier

as Thanks

2015

The Family

as Director of Photography

2012

L

as Director of Photography

2018

Pity

as Thanks

2020

Dive

as Director of Photography

2005

The Last Fakir

as Director of Photography

2012

km

as Director of Photography

2013

Necktie

as Director of Photography

2015

The Lobster

as Director of Photography

2012

Keep the Lights On

as Director of Photography

2009

Dogtooth

as Director of Photography

2007

Kinetta

as Director of Photography

2012

The Capsule

as Director of Photography

2010

Attenberg

as Director of Photography

2017

Una

as Director of Photography

2017

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

as Director of Photography

2013

24 Frames per Century

as Director of Photography

2018

Time of Day

as Director

2018

Time of Day

as Still Photographer

2020

The Lodge

as Director of Photography

2020

Dive

as Director

2020

Dive

as Writer

2013

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

as Director of Photography

2025

Fior Di Latte

as Director of Photography

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