Van Royko

Van Royko is a Canadian cinematographer and filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. 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'', and Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for ''Interrupt This Program''.

As a filmmaker he was co-director with Mila Aung-Thwin of the documentary films ''The Vote'' and ''Let There Be Light'', and with Marie-Philippe Gilbert of the short documentary film ''Quiet Time''. 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. He also directed episodes of ''Interrupt This Program'' and ''Art Is My Country''.

His other credits as a cinematographer have included the films ''Monsoon'', ''The Fall of the American Empire (La chute de l'empire américain)'' and ''The Death Tour''. 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)''. Provided by Wikipedia