Jump to content

Ivan Gekoff

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ivan Gekoff is a Bulgaria-born Canadian cinematographer,[1] and a member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers,[2] His experience comprises feature films, movie-of-the-weeks, TV programs, short films, TV commercials, music videos, as well as a number of projects for the National Film Board of Canada. He collaborates frequently with Canadian filmmaker B. P. Paquette.[3] In total, Gekoff has worked on over 50 fiction and documentary films.[4]

Background

[edit]

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1948, Gekoff has worked extensively in the film industry since 1971. He has a Master's degree in cinematography from the National Academy of Arts. Before emigrating to Canada, Gekoff worked as a camera operator using a self-designed camera stabilizer mount, much like a Steadicam, on Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker that allowed for the film's acclaimed smooth shots over uneven surfaces.[5][6] He has taught cinematography at Concordia University in Montreal, and at the Department of Media Production and Studies, University of Regina. In 2005, Gekoff became part of a research team of consultants for Kodak film company, and has collaborated on a number of projects, preparing the industry for the transition to digital.[4]

Gekoff has collaborated on five of the six feature films directed by indie Canadian filmmaker B. P. Paquette, three as cinematographer and two as visual consultant.

Acclaim

[edit]

When Hathi was reviewed in Variety, the headline of film critic Godfrey Cheshire's review proclaimed that the film features photography "that is so gorgeous, and occasionally startling, that few viewers will soon forget its images. While pic's poetically spare narrative may prove too slight and undramatic for some, limiting its broader commercial chances, sheer visual magic alone should make it a strong contender in tube and fest situations."[7] Later in the same review, Cheshire noted the "extraordinary impact by Ivan Gekoff’s exquisite lensing."[7]

The documentary Out In the Cold (2008) brought him the prestigious SaskFilm award for Best Cinematography.[4]

Filmography

[edit]
Title Year Cinematographer Visual Consultant notes
Unknown Icons[4] 1982 Yes No feature documentary
The Salvation[8] 1984 Yes No feature fiction
Eshelonite[8] 1986 Yes No feature fiction
Transports of Death[8] 1987 Yes No feature fiction
Obstruction of Justice[9] 1994 Yes No feature fiction
La fabrication d'un meurtrier[10] 1996 Yes No feature fiction
Hathi[11][12] 1998 Yes No feature fiction
Violet [13][14] 2000 Yes No feature fiction
Women Without Wings [15] 2002 Yes No feature fiction
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards 2004 No Yes feature fiction
The Descendant[16][17] 2007 Yes No feature fiction
La lâcheté[18][19] 2007 Yes No feature fiction
The Woman of Ahhs: A Self-Portrait by Victoria Fleming 2008 Yes No feature fiction
Perspective 2012-2020 Yes No feature fiction
Your Name Here 2018 No Yes feature docufiction
The Anonymous Rudy S. 2018 Yes No feature fiction

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ramsay, Christine (1 August 2012). Making It Like a Man: Canadian Masculinities in Practice. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. ISBN 9781554582792 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Canadian Cinematographer February 2010" (PDF). Canadian Society of Cinematographers.
  3. ^ "Perspective".
  4. ^ a b c d "404 Страница не найдена - Фестиваль Дух Огня" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ^ "Stalker (1979)". IMDb.
  6. ^ "UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BOLOGNA LA FEDE NEL CINEMA - PDF".
  7. ^ a b Cheshire, Godfrey (28 September 1998). "Review: 'Hathi'".
  8. ^ a b c "Eshelonite (1986)". IMDb.
  9. ^ "Obstruction of Justice (1994)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  10. ^ "Résumé détaillé du film La fabrication d'un meurtrier".
  11. ^ "Hathi (2000)". IMDb.
  12. ^ "Hathi - San Francisco Film Festival".
  13. ^ Varga, Darrell (30 October 2015). Shooting from the East: Filmmaking on the Canadian Atlantic. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780773546288 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Violet (2000) at IMDb
  15. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (17 September 2002). "Review: 'Women Without Wings'".
  16. ^ "Descendant, The – Film de Philippe Spurrell".
  17. ^ "The Descendant (2007)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  18. ^ "Lâcheté, La – Film de Marc Bisaillon".
  19. ^ "La lâcheté (2007)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Gekoff&oldid=1138911518"