Nikolay

Michaylov

Cinematographer

Nikolay

Michaylov

Cinematographer

Nikolay

Michaylov

Cinematographer

Fail To Appear

2017

Feature Film

67 minutes

1.85:1

Bourges’s Toronto-set debut precisely renders the mechanics and kinks of the Canadian legal system and social services, conferring an element of documentary reality on a droll, touching narrative, which has an elegantly unembellished style that verges on the Bressonian. (Art of the Real, Film Society of Lincoln Center)

Cinematographer

Nikolay Michaylov

Director

Antoine Bourges

Production Company

Medium Density Fibreboard Films, Film Forge

Shooting Location

Toronto

Festivals

UnionDocs, United States

2019

Cinéma du Réel, France

2018

BAFIC, Argentina

2018

Art of the Real, United States

2018

Northwest Film Forum, United States

2018

Human Rights International Film Festival, Uruguay

2018

Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo, Mexico

2018

Rencontre du Documentaire de Montréal, Canada

2018

Cork International Film Festival, Ireland

2018

Novos Cinema, Festival International de Cinema de Pontevedra, Spain

2018

Linea d'Ombra Film Festival, Italy

2018

Eaux-Vives, France

2018

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Information

Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

Contact

Represented by Vanguarde Artists

416-972-9542

Tina Horwitz

tina@vanguardeartists.com

Jay Horwitz

jay@vanguardeartists.com

Bianca Rusu

bianca@vanguardeartists.com

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Information

Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

Contact

Represented by Vanguarde Artists

416-972-9542

Tina Horwitz

tina@vanguardeartists.com

Jay Horwitz

jay@vanguardeartists.com

Bianca Rusu

bianca@vanguardeartists.com

CV

Information

Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

Contact

Represented by Vanguarde Artists

416-972-9542

Tina Horwitz

tina@vanguardeartists.com

Jay Horwitz

jay@vanguardeartists.com

Bianca Rusu

bianca@vanguardeartists.com

CV