Nikolay

Michaylov, csc

Cinematographer

Nikolay

Michaylov, csc

Cinematographer

Nikolay

Michaylov, csc

Cinematographer

Measures For A Funeral

2024

Feature Film

140 minutes

2.40:1

Measures For A Funeral follows a young woman named Audrey Benac on a research odyssey of ghostly possession in which she endeavours to restore the legacy of the forgotten Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow.

Cinematographer

Nikolay Michaylov

Director

Sofia Bohdanowicz

Production Company

Green Ground

Shooting Location

Toronto, London, Cambridge, Oslo, Montreal

Festivals

Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden

2025

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada

2024

Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada

2024

Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada

2024

*WINNER – COMPÉTITION NATIONALE - GRAND PRIX

Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada

2024

Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden

2025

Berlin Critics Week, Germany

2025

Museum of Moving Image, United States

2025

Kosmorama, Norway

2025

Bengalaru International Film Festival, India

2025

Tunsind Sole, Denmark

2025

Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Argentina

2025

Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkiyë

2025

Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea

2025

Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival, Brazil

2025

Cinema Jove, Spain

2025

Acropolis Cinema, United States

2025

Taormina Film Festival, Italy

2025

FIDMarseille, France

2025

New Horizons, Poland

2025

DokuFest, Kosovo

2025

Institute of Contemporary Arts, Off Circuit, United Kingdom

2025

Cambridge Film Festival, United Kingdom

2025

Jōvenes Realizadores: Granada Film Festival, Spain

2025

FICValdivia, Chile

2025

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.