Full Name Apostol Trpeski Name Apostol Trpeski | Years active 1971 – present Occupation Cinematographer Movies To the Hilt | |
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Apostol Trpeski (Macedonian: Aпостол Трпески, 6 September 1948) is a Macedonian cinematographer.
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Biography
Born on September 6, 1948 in Tetovo, SFR Yugoslavia (today Republic of Macedonia). Graduated at the Academy for theater, film and television art – Cinematography Department, the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Career background
From 1971 until 1992 he worked at the Macedonian National Television as Cinematographer and Director of Photography. He shot many series and TV shows of different genres, about a hundred reportages, many documentary films and TV movies and about a hundred more music shows, series, music and commercial videos, using all kinds of technologies.
Since 1992 to the present he has been working as professor and Head of the Film and TV Camera Department at University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius"- Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje. He was vice-dean of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts for ten years.
He is member of the Macedonian Film Professionals Association and member of the Council of the International Cinematographers Film Festival "Manaki brothers". He was member of the Senate of the University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" and of the Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Macedonia. He was Chairman of the Board of the Macedonian Film Fund.
He is author of the book Film and TV camera, book 1 - basis of the cinematography techniques (2000)
He was awarded many prizes for his work.
Films
1984: "Didn't I tell you" („Нели ти реков“) as Focus Puller
1993: "Wonderful world", part of the first Macedonian omnibus "Light gray" („Светло сиво“) as DoP
1997: Gypsy Magic as Director of Photography
2001: Documentary film "Holly Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" („Божествена Литургија на Св. Јован Златоуст“) as Cinematographer
2002: “Heart of the Stone” („Каменот тежи на своето место“) as DoP
2002: “Slander” („Клевета“) as DoP
2003: “A Step ahead the time” (“Чекор пред времето”) as DoP
2003: “When the master of language” (“Кај мајсторот јазичар”) as DoP
2004: “Under” as DoP
2006: “Navi” as DoP
2007: “Temptation” („Искушение“) as DoP
2009: “Delirium” („Бунило“) as DoP
2014: “To the Hilt (Film)” („До балчак“) as DoP
2016: “Golden Five” („Златна петорка“) as DoP
2016: “Love and Betrayal” („Љубов и предавство“) as DoP (TV series)
2016: “The Red Poet” („Црвениот поет“) as DoP (in postproduction)