Bojan Bazelli, (born 15 August 1957) is a Montenegrin cinematographer and director of film, commercials, and music videos.
Career
Impressed with one of his student films, director Abel Ferrara hired Bazelli to shoot China Girl in New York City. He subsequently filmed King of New York and Body Snatchers with Ferrara as well.
Bazelli was honored for Best Cinematography in both 1996 and 1998 at the American Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), one of the few cinematographers to have received this honor twice. He also received a Clio Award for Best Cinematography in 1998.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
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| 1987
| China Girl
| Abel Ferrara
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| rowspan="3" |1988
| Tapeheads
| Bill Fishman
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| Patty Hearst
| Paul Schrader
|rowspan=5|Also camera operator
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| Pumpkinhead
| Stan Winston
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| 1989
| Big Man on Campus
| Jeremy Kagan
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| rowspan="2" |1990
| King of New York
| Abel Ferrara
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| A Gnome Named Gnorm
| Stan Winston
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| 1991
| The Rapture
| Michael Tolkin
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| 1992
| Deep Cover
| Bill Duke
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|rowspan=3|1993
| Boxing Helena
| Jennifer Lynch
| With Frank Byers
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| Kalifornia
| Dominic Sena
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| Body Snatchers
| Abel Ferrara
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|rowspan=2|1994
| Sugar Hill
| Leon Ichaso
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| Surviving the Game
| Ernest Dickerson
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| 1998
| Dangerous Beauty
| Marshall Herskovitz
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| 2002
| The Ring
| Gore Verbinski
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| 2005
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith
| Doug Liman
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| 2007
| Hairspray
| Adam Shankman
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| 2009
| G-Force
| Hoyt Yeatman
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|rowspan=2|2010
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice
| Jon Turteltaub
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| Burlesque
| Steve Antin
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| 2012
| Rock of Ages
| Adam Shankman
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| 2013
| The Lone Ranger
| Gore Verbinski
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|rowspan=3|2016
| Pete's Dragon
| David Lowery
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| A Cure for Wellness
| Gore Verbinski
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| Spectral
| Nic Mathieu
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| 2019
| 6 Underground
| Michael Bay
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| 2020
| Underwater
| William Eubank
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| 2021
| Snake Eyes
| Robert Schwentke
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|rowspan=2|2023
| Murder Mystery 2
| Jeremy Garelick
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| Peter Pan & Wendy
| David Lowery
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Short film
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! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
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| 2001
| For the Love of May
| Mary Beth McDonough
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| 2021
| Parking Spot
| Anthony Leonardi III
| With Benjamin Kitchens
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TV movies
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! Title
! Director
! Notes
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|rowspan=2| 1989
| The Comeback
| Jerrold Freedman
| With William F. Carlson
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| The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
| Jerry London
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|rowspan=2| 1990
| Curiosity Kills
| Colin Bucksey
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| Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
| Frank Pierson
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|rowspan=2| 1991
| Fever
| Larry Elikann
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| The Last Prostitute
| Lou Antonio
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| 1992
| The Fear Inside
| Leon Ichaso
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| 2019
| L.A. Confidential
| Michael Dinner
| Unsold pilot
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Awards and nominations
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
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| 1990
| Independent Spirit Awards
| Best Cinematography
| King of New York
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| 1993
| Montreal World Film Festival
| Jury Award for Best Cinematography
| Kalifornia
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| 2016
| Fright Meter Awards
| Best Cinematography
| A Cure for Wellness
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