Fusion Award Nomination
Best Cinematography in Short Film for "In Orbit"
North Europe International Film Festival, 2020
JARO WALDECK
Director of Photography
Contact: jarodp@gmx.com IMDb
Jaro earned her Bachelors degree in film and video from Columbia College Chicago in 2008, with specialization in cinematography. Upon her graduation she was placed on a coveted internship with Phedon Papamichael, ASC on a feature film "W." directed by Oliver Stone.
She then moved to Prague and was accepted into the Masters in cinematography degree program at Film and TV Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), which accepts only four students per year.
Jaro graduated in 2011 and was invited into the Czech Society of Cinematographers.
In 2012 she moved to Ireland. Since then she's worked on over fifty narrative and documentary features, shorts, music videos, TV reality and documentary series.
Jaro just wrapped on her first live-action feature "Dreamtown" shot in Dublin, Ireland,
and is set to start production on a feature documentary in April 2023.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
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WON: Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
Flikkers Queer Film Festival, Birmingham, UK, 2021
WON: Best Cinematography for "Refuge"
Scottish Independent Film Festival, Edinburgh, UK, 2018
WON: Best Cinematography for "The Donor"
7th Underground Cinema Awards Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, 2016
WON: Best Cinematography for "After Anca"
48Hour Film Project Dublin, Ireland, 2014
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NOMINATED: Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
12th Underground Cinema Awards Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, 2021
NOMINATED: Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
East Europe International Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 2020
NOMINATED: Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
South Europe International Film Festival, Valencia, Spain, 2020
NOMINATED: Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
North Europe International Film Festival, London, UK, 2020
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INTERNSHIPS
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2012 - Susie Lavelle, BSC
2008 - Phedon Papamichael, ASC
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MEMBERSHIP
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Czech Society of Cinematographers
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Vice Chair Women in Film and TV Ireland
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Screen Directors Guild of Ireland
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
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Master of Arts in Cinematography FAMU Prague, Czech Republic
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Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video Columbia College Chicago, USA
Associate of Arts in Photography Columbus State C. College, USA
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OTHER TRAINING
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DAWN lighting workshop at Kerry EBT Training Centre
FÁS 3D CINEMA at Ardmore Studios
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PADI Diving Course for Camera Operators (2009)
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MIDPOINT screenwriting workshop for feature film writers
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SHORT FILM/EPIC STORIES screenwriting by Screen Training Ireland
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FINAL CUT PRO X / ADOBE PREMIERE training at Filmbase