Fusion Award Nomination
Best Cinematography in Short Film for "In Orbit"
North Europe International Film Festival, 2020
JARO WALDECK
Cinematographer
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 a number
of narrative and documentary features, shorts, music videos, and TV reality and documentary series.
CONTACT
jarodp@gmx.com
MEMBERSHIP
Czech Society of Cinematographers
Vice Chair Women in Film and TV Ireland
Screen Directors Guild of Ireland
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Cinematography FAMU Prague, Czech Republic
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video Columbia College Chicago, USA
Associate of Arts in Photography Columbus State C. College, USA
OTHER TRAINING
DAWN lighting workshop at Kerry EBT Training Centre
FÁS 3D CINEMA at Ardmore Studios
PADI Diving Course for Camera Operators (2009)
MIDPOINT screenwriting workshop for feature film writers
SHORT FILM/EPIC STORIES screenwriting by Screen Training Ireland
FINAL CUT PRO X / ADOBE PREMIERE training at Filmbase
My IMDb
INTERNSHIPS
2012 - Susie Lavelle, BSC
2008 - Phedon Papamichael, ASC
AWARDS
Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
Flikkers Queer Film Festival, Birmingham, UK, 2021
Best Cinematography for "Refuge"
Scottish Independent Film Festival, Edinburgh, UK, 2018
Best Cinematography for "The Donor"
7th Underground Cinema Awards Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, 2016
Best Cinematography for "After Anca"
48Hour Film Project Dublin, Ireland, 2014
NOMINATIONS
Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
12th Underground Cinema Awards Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, 2021
Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
East Europe International Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 2020
Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
South Europe International Film Festival, Valencia, Spain, 2020
Best Cinematography for "In Orbit"
North Europe International Film Festival, London, UK, 2020