Award-winning cinematographer James Klopko csc has built a solid portfolio of dramatic work including the internationally acclaimed Canadian independent drama SLEEPING GIANT, winner of 11 international awards and nominee for the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Golden Camera at the Cannes Film Festival. His other works include I PUT A HIT ON YOU starring Aaron Ashmore and Sarah Canning, Vimeo Staff Pick short film FLANKERS, and winner of the Canadian Society of Cinematography (CSC) award for Best Documentary Cinematography KAHA:WI : THE CYCLE OF LIFE.
James received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University. He has studied under the master cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond ASC (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, THE DEER HUNTER, THE BLACK DAHLIA) and Elemer Ragalyi HSC (JAKOB THE LIAR, AN AMERICAN RHAPSODY, NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS) as part of the Budapest Cinematography Masterclass in Hungary.
He has recently branched out to commercials, which earned him a nomination for Best Commercial Cinematography by the CSC for his work on the 'WHERE AM I?' campaign for Ontario Tourism.
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Photography, Drama Series for Essex County (TV Series CBC / iTV) [Nominee] 2024
Best Achievement in Cinematography for A Fire In The Cold Season (Feature Film) [Nominee] 2021
Best Photography, Comedy for Kim’s Convenience (TV Series CBC/Netflix) [Winner] 2021
Best Photography, Comedy for Kim’s Convenience (TV Series CBC/Netflix) [Nominee] 2022
Canadian Society of Cinematography Awards
Best Pilot Episode Cinematography for Essex County (TV Series CBC / iTV) [Nominee] 2024
Robert Brook Award for Documentary Cinematography for ‘Kaha:Wi : The Cycle of Life’ [Winner] 2014
Fritz Speiss Award for Commercial Cinematography for ‘Ontario Tourism ‘Where Am I?’ [Nominee] 2017
Best Comedy Series Cinematography for Kim’s Convenience (TV Series CBC/Netflix) [Nominee] 2021
James Klopko
james@jamesklopko.com
Canadian Representation:
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