After graduating , he shot his first feature film , the Dennis Iliadis-directed '' Hardcore '' ( 2004 ) . His work was praised by Derek Elley of '' Variety '' , who praised its enhancement of the film 's production design , calling Bakatakis ' cinematography " saturated " and " neon-flavored " . This was followed by his first feature collaboration with Lanthimos on the 2005 film '' Kinetta '' , where Bakatakis utilized hand-held cinematography during shooting , saying that " the camera had a role in the film " . Their next collaboration was on the 2009 film '' Dogtooth '' , where Bakatakis instead decided to film the actors primarily with close-ups , embracing more " static and formal " camerawork . '' Dogtooth '' was met with critical acclaim , winning the '' Un Certain Regard '' award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival . Film critic Roger Ebert praised Bakatakis ' cinematography for resembling " a series of family photographs of a family with something wrong with it "
2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Thimios Bakatakis