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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Selected credits
date | production | director / production company |
drama features: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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Nominated: Golden Tadpole Student Etudes Competition – Camerimage 2012 |
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documentary series: |
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| 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 |
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plus 8 other Primetime Emmy nominations |
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| 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: |
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| 2006 | BLINDSIGHT | Lucy Walker / Robson Entertainment |
