About Peter Biziou
Born 1944. Peter Biziou is a British cinematographer.
Peter Biziou (born August 8, 1944) is a retired British cinematographer.
Early life and career Born in Bangor, North Wales, Biziou was the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shooting Foxes (1980).
Biziou began his career in the mid-1960s, where he worked on short films by Norman J. Warren and Robert Freeman. In 1973, he began his collaboration with director Alan Parker, shooting the short films Footsteps (1974) and Our Cissy (1976), before working on his feature film Bugsy Malone along with Michael Seresin.
He received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning (1988), as well as another BAFTA nomination for The Truman Show (1998).
After retiring, Biziou moved to the southwest France. American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
1998 The Truman Show
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