Van Royko is a Canadian cinematographer and filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted as a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee, receiving nods for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for Koneline: Our Land Beautiful,[2] and Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for Interrupt This Program.[3]
As a filmmaker he was co-director with Mila Aung-Thwin of the documentary films The Vote and Let There Be Light,[4] and with Marie-Philippe Gilbert of the short documentary film Quiet Time.[5] In 2020 he was one of the creators of Anthologie 2020, a short documentary "chain letter" film about the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec which was screened at the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[6] He also directed episodes of Interrupt This Program[7] and Art Is My Country.
His other credits as a cinematographer have included the films Monsoon,[8] The Fall of the American Empire (La chute de l'empire américain)[1] and The Death Tour.[9] Alongside Nicolas Bolduc, Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara, Alexia Toman and André Turpin, he won a Gémeaux Award for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident).[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Fanen Chiahemen, "Van Royko CSC: The Fall of the American Empire with the King of Quebec Cinema". Canadian Cinematographer, October 2018. pp. 22-29.
- ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017.
- ^ Peter Knegt, "10 takes from the Canadian Screen Award nominations, where women rule and Anne leads the way". CBC Arts, January 16, 2018.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "Review: Science doc Let There Be Light is both enlightening and terrifying". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 2017.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "CBC backs 119 projects through Creative Relief Fund". Playback, June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Le Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile les courts métrages de sa 50e édition". Qui Fait Quoi, September 22, 2021.
- ^ Bill Brownstein, "Brownstein: Montreal producers profile artists in hot spots around the planet". Montreal Gazette, October 10, 2017.
- ^ Dennis Harvey, "Film Review: ‘Monsoon’". Variety, November 4, 2014.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "How The Death Tour Captures the Artistry and Intensity of Wrestling Up North". Point of View, August 2, 2024.
- ^ Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.