László Baranyai

László Baranyai was born in Budapest and began his career as a camera assistant for the Hungarian Film Company MAFILM. He studied at the Academy of Dramatic and Cinematic Art, Film and Television in Budapest, and worked on a number of features, shorts and documentaries before he immigrated to Perth in 1988. Since moving to Melbourne in 1992, he has been the DOP on a number of Australian features, shorts and television series, including True Love and Chaos and Soft Fruit and Roy Höllsdotter Live.
In 1996 The Hungarian Government awarded him with the "Tribute to Excellence", a prize awarded to filmmakers living abroad for their contribution to the art of film making.

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