Matěj Piňos AČK is a experienced cinematographer based in Prague. He is an active member of the Czech Society of Cinematographers. After graduating from the Camera Department at Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, he went on to earn his master's from the prestigious Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU).
With experience as a Director of Photography in both fiction and documentary films, Matěj's work has taken him to renowned festivals like Berlinale, Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand, and the European Film Awards. He’s had the privilege of contributing to docsshowcased at DOK Leipzig and Jihlava, among others. While he’s proven his technical skills, what drives him most is the opportunity to tell meaningful stories—especially those that highlight pressing social and enviromental issues.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
BOHEMIAN PARADISE
feature film, dir. Adam K. Rybanský, prod. Bratři
(IN DEVELOPMENT)
VOLVER Y VOLVER
feature doc, dir. Valerio Mendoza & Jorge Sanchez, prod. Negativ (2025)
REFUGEES WELCOME
feature doc, dir. Markéta Ekrt Válková, prod. Negativ (2025)
CALL MY AGENT
czech adaptation of french television serie Dix Pour Cent, dir. Michal Blaško, prod. Now Productions, serie 1 - episodes 1,2,7,8 (2024)
KRIMINÁLKA ANDĚL
popular tv crime serie, dir. Michal Blaško, prod. DNA, serie 5 - episodes 5,6,7,8 (2023)
SOMEWHERE OVER THE CHEMTRAILS
feature debut premiered at Berlinale Panorama 2022, dir. A. Rybanský, prod. Bratři (2022)
INVISIBLE LANDSCAPES
mid-length documentary film, Jihlava IDFF, dir. Ivo Bystřičan (2022)
DOE
short (2022)
MEAT
mid-length awarded by Best Cinematography Award at FAMUFEST 2021, dir. V. Hlinková (2021)
LOVE, DAD
anidoc, dir D. Cam Van Nguyen - screening at Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand, European Film Awards 2022, DOK Leipzig, awarded by Czech Lion (2021)
DESERTER
short, Czech Lions short film nominee, dir. Sasha Stelchenko (2019)
APPARATUS OF HONOR
short, Special Mention FAMUFEST 2020, dir. Jiří Matoušek (2019)
HOME SLEEP HOME
short, Czech Lions short film nominee, dir. Adam Koloman Rybanský (2018)
Moravia, O Fair Land III.
feature experimental film, dir. Petr Šprincl, prod. Xovafilm (2018)