George Koblasa, A.S.C.  -  Cont.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Music videos, documentary films, corporate communication films and TV commercials in the director/cinematographer capacity for many major corporations, including:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, ARCO, ANHEUSER BUSH, ACURA, ITT, BRISTOL-MYERS, AT&T, COCA COLA, GENERAL MILLS, Du PONT, GENERAL FOODS, KODAK, HONDA, GENERAL MOTORS, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, GOOD YEAR, NISSAN, PORSCHE, MERCEDES, PENZOIL, SEARS, GENERAL TIRE, PEPSI COLA, TWA, VOLKSWAGEN, TOYOTA, SHELL OIL, McDONALD’S . . . .

MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS

1992 ASC NOMINATION "Outstanding Achievement Award in Cinematography"
LION D’OR The Venice Film Festival

DIPLOME The Cannes Film Festival
GOLD MEDAL The Art Director’s Club of New York
ANDY AWARD OF MERIT (four) The American Advertising Club of New York
BEST IN THE WEST American Advertising Federation of San Francisco
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE (two) The American Institute of Graphic Arts
CLIO FINALIST (two times)
CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION The Art Direction Magazine
THE TELLY AWARD
THE SANDI AWARD OF EXCELLENCE San Diego Communications Arts Group
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE The Creative Advertising Club of Detroit

 

"OVERSEAS" WORKING EXPERIENCES

GREECE PORTUGAL JAPAN GERMANY
DENMARK HONG KONG ITALY SWITZERLAND
BAHAMAS MEXICO CANADA CZECH REPUBLIC
MALTA YOUGOSLAVIA (former)

George Koblasa was born in Prague, the Czech Republic, where he received his formal education at the Film School in Prague, a division of Charles University. He also worked at the Barrandov Film Studios in Prague as a camera assistant before emigrating to America. In Hollywood he is a member of International Photographers Guild Local 600, Directors Guild of America, American Society of Cinematographers, and the Screen Actors Guild.

He can speak and communicate in the following languages:

ENGLISH & CZECH fluently, some RUSSIAN, GERMAN & GREEK