Simona Weisslechner
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
She - Hero (2023) by the Slovak director Mira Fornay is Simona's feature debut as a cinematographer. Premiered at the Berlinale Festival 2023 in the Generation Kplus section and was awarded The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Film. Simona is a member of the Association of Slovak Cinematographers and has wrapped her second feature road movie, Caravan, directed by Czech director Zuzana Kirchner.
She has over ten years of extensive experience as a first camera assistant and camera operator on several Slovak, Czech, and international productions - features, TV series, and commercials by acclaimed directors such as Guy Richie or Michael Gondry...
She was born in Slovakia and studied photography at the School of Applied Arts and cinematography at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, both in Bratislava.
She has collaborated as a cinematographer on several short films, most notably Green Wave (2015) by Martina Buchelová, which was screened at the Future Frames section at the Karlovy Vary IFF, an initiative to present new European talents organized by the European Film Promotion.