Van Royko | cinematographer & co-director

Van Royko, MA, CSC is a filmmaker and director of photography from Montreal, Qc. He is best known for his award winning cinematography for the feature documentaries ‘Monsoon’ and ‘Koneline’. With these films among others, Van has consistently employed an expanded vision of cinematography, using novel technologies and aesthetic techniques to tell truly cinematic stories. Over the course of his career Van has collaborated with world renowned directors and producers Yung Chang, Daniel Cross, Nettie Wild, Sturla Gunnarsson and the Oscar-winning Denys Arcand on projects ranging from advertising campaigns and music videos to art installations and feature documentaries. In the past year Van has shot and directed for several new films and TV series including the highly regarded CBC series Interrupt the Program and his debut feature doc, Pipe Dreams.