2024
DAS PHANTOM - AUF DER JAGD NACH NORMAN FRANZ
Sky
Production: argon film -Argon Verlag AVE
Director: Annika Blendl
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Documentary
KAULITZ & KAULITZ
Netflix
Production: Constantin Entertainment
Director: Annika Blendl, Michael Schmitt
DoP: Mateusz Smolka, Johannes Obermaier
8 x 45 min
2022
GEHEIMSACHE KATAR
ZDF
Production: btf
Director: Michael Schmitt
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Documentary
SANTA FU - WAS DER KNAST AUS DIR MACHT
NDR
Production: Pantaleon Films
Director: Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Documentary on the TV Series "Asbest"
DEADLINES - SEASON 2
ZDFneo
Production: Turbokultur
Director: Johannes Boss, Annika Pinske
B-Camera, 1 Episode
JENSEITS DER SPREE
ZDF/SRF
Production: Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Director: Christoph Ischinger
B-Camera, Episode "Alleingang"
2021
BLACK MAMBAS
Cinema (Distributor: Autlook Filmsales, JIP Film und Verleih)
Production: Karbe Film, Day for Night Production, Natives at Large
Director: Lena Karbe
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Cinema documentary
Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Social Justice Documentary Award Winner (2023)
CPH:DOX - F:ACT Award Best Documentary (2022)
Pordenone Docs Fest - Green Documentary Award (2022)
IDFA Amsterdam - Official Selection (2022)
Sydney Film Festival - Official Selection (2022)
DIANAS LETZTE NACHT - LIEBE, LEBEN, LEGENDE
ZDF
Production: MadeFor Film
Director: Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
2020
PRISONERS OF THE BODY
Production: Directorat
Director: Elisa Maria Nadal
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Short film, 30 min
Student Academy Awards - Nomination Alternative/Experimental (2020)
Festival de Cannes - Cannes Court-Métrage (2020)
Kino der Kunst - International Competition (2020)
2019
RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND
Cinema (Distributor: W-Film)
Production: R&B Räuber und Banditen Film UG
Director: Jan Philipp Weyl
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films - Winner "Die Brücke" Newcomer Award (2021)
Academy Awards - Ethiopian Submission "Best International Feature Film" (2020)
ALL I NEVER WANTED
Cinema (Distributor: Cine Global)
Production: Man on Mars Filmproduktion, Karbe Film, BR, HFF München
Director: Annika Blendl, Leonie Stade
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Queen Palm International Film Festival - Best Feature Comedy (2020)
Female Eye Film Festival - Best Show (2019)
Filmfest München - Nominated for Advancement Award "Neues Deutsches Kino" & FIPRESCI Award (2019)
FernsehfilmFestival Baden-Baden - Nominated for MFG-Star (2019)
2018
TATORT - DIE HARTE KERN
MDR
Production: Wiedemann & Berg Television
Director: Helena Hufnagel
B-Camera
2016
TARIQ
Production: HFF München, Gauger Film
Director: Ersin Cilesiz
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
Short film, 30 min
Festival de Cine de l'Alfàs del Pi - Best Cinematography & 2nd Price Best Short Film (2019)
Internationale Hofer Filmtage - Nominated for Best Short Film (2018)
2015
WAS GEHT MICH DAS AN?
WDR
Production: Vydy TV
Director: Ana Zirner
DoP: Mateusz Smolka
TV documentary series, 4 x 60 min
2009
- 2018
Studies - University of Television and Film Munich (HFF)
2007
- 2009
1st AC & Gaffer on various film projects in Europe and USA
2003
- 2007
Photo reportages | India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Ethiopia
Since 2007
Director of Photography