Mihai Mălaimare Jr.

Mihai Mălaimare Jr. (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj məlajˈmare];^[1] born 1975) is a Romanian cinematographer.^[2] Born in Bucharest, he is the son of the Romanian actor and former politician Mihai Mălaimare [ro]. He studied at the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.^[3]

Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
Born	1975 (age 49–50) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
Alma mater	Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Occupation	Cinematographer
Father	Mihai Mălaimare [ro]

He has been the cinematographer on films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Taika Waititi, among others.^[4] Mălaimare Jr. was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards in 2008, for Youth Without Youth.

In 2023, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.^[5]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2003	18:36	Ionuț Giurgiuca
2005	A Lineman's Cabin	Constantin Popescu
2009	Sunset	Oana Marian
2011	Take This Lollipop	Jason Zada
2020	Two for Dinner	Eleanor Coppola	Segment of Love Is Love Is Love

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
2004	Lotus	Ioan Cărmăzan [ro]
2006	Păcală se întoarce [ro]	Geo Saizescu
2007	Youth Without Youth	Francis Ford Coppola
2009	Tetro		[6]
2011	Twixt
2012	The Master	Paul Thomas Anderson
	The Time Being	Nenad Cicin-Sain
	Little Red Wagon	David Anspaugh
2013	+1	Dennis Iliadis
2014	A Walk Among the Tombstones	Scott Frank
2016	Distant Vision	Francis Ford Coppola
	Nina	Cynthia Mort
2017	Sleepless	Baran bo Odar
	November Criminals	Sacha Gervasi
2018	Delirium	Dennis Iliadis
	The Hate U Give	George Tillman Jr.
2019	Jojo Rabbit	Taika Waititi
2021	The Harder They Fall	Jeymes Samuel
2024	Megalopolis	Francis Ford Coppola	[7]

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
2015	Hitchcock/Truffaut	Kent Jones	[8]

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2012	The Super Dimensional Quantum Learning's Problems and Solutions Gametime Spectacular!!	Jon M. Gibson	Episodes "Slo-Mo" and "Anti-Gravity"
2015	Pariah	Rob McElhenney	TV movie
2020	For Life	George Tillman Jr.	Episode "Pilot"
2022	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty	Damian Marcano Payman Benz	4 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award/Nomination
2007	Youth Without Youth	Nominated- Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
2012	The Master	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Washington D.C. Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
2019	Jojo Rabbit	Hollywood Film Award for Cinematography

References

1. "Cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare Jr. on Making Taika Waititi's Anti-Hate Satire, Jojo Rabbit". American Cinematographer. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
2. Dargis, Manohla (2007-12-14). "The Folks You Meet on the Border Between Consciousness and Dreams". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
3. Madelyn Most (April 28, 2013). "Mihai Malaimare Jr. speaks about his work on Paul Thomas Anderson's last movie "The Master"". www.afcinema.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
4. Scott, A. O. (2012-09-13). "There Will Be Megalomania". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
5. Williams, David E. (March 30, 2023). "ASC Welcomes Mălaimare as New Member". American Cinematographer. American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
6. "Tetro". ComingSoon.net. Coming Soon Media, L.P. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
7. Williams, David E. (March 30, 2023). "ASC Welcomes Mălaimare as New Member". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
8. Roger Ebert

External links

• Mihai Mălaimare Jr. at IMDb