Vladimír Smutný

Vladimír Smutný (13 July 1942 – 7 June 2025) was a Czech cinematographer. He was an eight-time winner of the Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography. He was also a cinematographer of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner Kolya.

His father was a photographer.

Selected filmography Scalpel, Please (1985) When the Stars Were Red (1991) Kolya (1996) Lea (1997) Love Lies Bleeding (1999) Dark Blue World (2001) Mazaný Filip (2003) King of Thieves (2004) The Headsman (2004) Empties (2007) Tobruk (2008) Kooky (2010) Flower Buds (2011) Viy (2014) Three Brothers (2014) Po strništi bos (2017) Golden Sting (2018) The Painted Bird (2019) The Last Aristocrat (2019)

Awards and nominations Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography wins: Lea (1997), Dark Blue World (2001), Mazaný Filip (2003), King of Thieves (2004), Tobruk (2008), Flower Buds (2011), Po strništi bos (2017), The Painted Bird (2019)

Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography nominations: Kolya (1996), Empties (2007), Kooky (2010), Three Brothers (2014), Golden Sting (2018)

Medal of Merit (2024)