Kim Derko
Known For: Camera
Biography
A graduate of The Emily Carr College of Art & Design in Vancouver, Kim Derko c.s.c. studied art history, colour theory and photography before becoming a cinematographer. These studies still drive and inform her artistic approach. She started out shooting music videos and award winning music features. She garnered a Gemini and Much Music Video awards for her early work. Kim Derko’s recent film credits include a remake of Croenenberg’s RABID, a feature film directed by the Soska Sisters. Also, streaming right now is the CBC Gem series Save Me S2. Other Directory of Photography credits include features and series, including: In Contempt, a legal drama for BET, six seasons of The Next Step for Family Channel and Star Falls for Nickelodeon. Second Unit Director of Photography credits include: Anon, Reign S4, Hollywoodland, Schitt’s Creek, Suits S8, The State Within and Murdoch Mysteries. Kim is a full member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, IATSE 667, the International Caucus of Female Cinematographers and the Directors Guild of Canada.
Filmography
2022
- Photo Booth ... (Director of Photography)
2021
- Trigger Point ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- My Soul to Take ... (Director of Photography)
2019
- What We Do in the Shadows ... (Director of Photography)
- Rabid ... (Director of Photography)
- Always and Forever Christmas ... (Director of Photography)
2009
- The Good Times Are Killing Me ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Kissed by Lightning ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- Second Sight ... (Camera Operator)
2007
- Nature of the Beast ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- Hollywoodland ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Kardia ... (Director of Photography)
- Limp ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- Apples and Oranges ... (Director of Photography)
2001
- What Makes a Family ... (Camera Operator)
2000
- The Highwayman ... (Director of Photography)
- The Law of Enclosures ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- The Best Day of My Life ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Uncut ... (Director of Photography)
- It Happened in the Stacks ... (Director of Photography)
- In Living Memory ... (Camera Operator)
1996
- Translating Grace ... (Director of Photography)
1995
- Book Of Knives ... (Director)
1994
- Wasaga ... (Director of Photography)
1991
- Bodies in Trouble ... (Camera Operator)