Peter Szewczyk

Peter Szewczyk is an American film and animation director, cinematographer and music video director.

Szewczyk began his film career at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and has contributed as an artist on a number of feature films, including the franchises Star Wars, Shrek, Harry Potter, and Avatar.

As a writer and director, Szewczyk partnered with the BBC for the short film "ColourBleed". He then cast Disney alumni Naomi Scott for the award-winning short film "Our Lady of Lourdes". He has also directed music videos for The Maccabees, Naomi Scott, and Skunk Anansie. In 2020 he directed his first feature film Behemoth.

He is represented in the UK, USA, Europe and South Africa by NERD Productions.

Awards 2015 "Freederm Goose, Part 2" commercial wins Bronze for Best Animation at Kinsale Shark Awards 2015 in Ireland. 2014 "Freederm Goose" commercial wins Bronze for Best Animation at Epica Awards 2014. 2013 "Our Lady of Lourdes", HollyShorts Film Festival, Best VFX. 2012 "ColourBleed", Fantasporto, Best Short Film. 2011 "ColourBleed", HollyShorts Film Festival, Best International Short. 2011 "ColourBleed", Sitges Film Festival, Special Jury Prize.

Filmography

Music videos

Short films Year Film Role 2014 Recurring Symptoms Director 2013 Our Lady of Lourdes Writer, director 2011 Your Crooked Heart Director ColourBleed Writer, director 2009 Dark Clouds Director

Other filmography Year Film Role 2015 Zero Additional Content Director 2013 Thor: The Dark World Sequence Supervisor 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Look Development 2009 Avatar Lighting Technical Director 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sequence Lead (Light and Compositing) 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Lighting and Compositing Technical Director 2005 Madagascar Lighting and Compositing Technical Director Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Pre-Visualization 2004 Shrek 2 Lighting and Compositing Technical Director 2001 Gary & Mike (tv series) Visual Effects Supervisor