Petr Cikhart AČK


Director of Photography

Emmy-award winning DoP Petr Cikhart was born in the Czech Republic and is now based in Los Angeles. He’s worked in over a hundred countries, and films he’s worked on have received too many nominations and awards to mention. And with EU as well as US residency, he’s happy to go wherever the work takes him.

* Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 10 nominations *

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Against The Sun

Director of Photography

Selected credits


date
production
director / production company
drama features:
2018
THE NANNY
Joel Novoa / Epic Pictures Group
2018
CONRAD & MICHELLE: IF WORDS COULD KILL
Stephen Tolkin / Culmination Productions
2017
INESCAPABLE VALENTINES DAY
Jeremey Chen / Tencent China
2017
THE DUNNING MAN
Michael Clayton / Dedalus Films
2016
TAMARA
Elia K. Schneider / Joel Films
2016
DAY OF RECKONING
Joel Novoa / Epic Pictures Group
2016
ID2: SHADWELL ARMY
Joel Novoa / The Post Republic
2014
AGAINST THE SUN
Brian Peter Falk / The American Film Company
2013
GOD’S SLAVE (additional cinematographer)
Joel Novoa / Arlequin Films
2013
ZENY, KTERÉ NENÁVIDÍ MUZE
Robert Sedlácek / Czech TV
2009
MAY THE BEST MAN WIN
Adam Fleischhacker / Crossroads Films
drama series:
2024
MONSTROUS DE ECATEPEC
Joel Novoa, Marilu Godinez / Gato Grande for Paramount+
2022
U-BOAT WARGAMERS
Mary Downs, Tim Dunn, Justin Rickett / World Media Rights Productions
2020
MR. BRANDON’S BLOCK
Tara Tucker / Tucker/Hess Productions
drama shorts:
2021
OREGANO
Samantha Dagnino
2020
A SMALL FAMILY AFFAIR
Barbara Stepansky / Imagination 9 Entertainment
2015
ON THE BORDER
Guillermo Polo / Forbes West Productions
2014
HOPSCOTCH
Sheena McCaan
2012
FIRST IN FLIGHT
Brandon Hess / American Film Institute
Nominated: ASC Heritage Award – American Society of Cinematographers, USA 2014
Nominated: Golden Tadpole Student Etudes Competition – Camerimage 2012
documentary series:
2023
RESTAURANTS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Jeremy Simmons / National Geographic
2022
DE LA CALLE
Alexandra Posada / Paramount+
2005-22
THE AMAZING RACE (camera operator)
Bertram van Munster, Phil Keoghan / CBS
Winner: Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming – Primetime Emmy Awards 2007
plus 8 other Primetime Emmy nominations
2021
BOBBY AND GIADA IN ITALY
various / Discovery+
2020
WORLD OF FLAVOUR
Elizabeth Ashe / National Geographic
2019
MEXICAN DYNASTIES
Paulina Williams / Campanario Entertainment
documentary features:
2006
BLINDSIGHT
Lucy Walker / Robson Entertainment