
Person
Kim Derko
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.
Known for

What We Do in the Shadows
Director of Photography

Hollywoodland
Second Unit Director of Photography

Trigger Point
Second Unit Director of Photography

Rabid
Director of Photography

Kardia
Director of Photography

Kissed by Lightning
Director of Photography

What Makes a Family
Camera Operator

Always and Forever Christmas
Director of Photography

The Good Times Are Killing Me
Second Unit Director of Photography

The Highwayman
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2022Photo BoothDirector of Photography
- 2021My Soul to TakeDirector of Photography
- 2021Trigger PointSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2019RabidDirector of Photography
- 2019Always and Forever ChristmasDirector of Photography
- 2019What We Do in the ShadowsDirector of Photography
- 2009Kissed by LightningDirector of Photography
- 2009The Good Times Are Killing MeSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2008Second SightCamera Operator
- 2007Nature of the BeastDirector of Photography
- 2006KardiaDirector of Photography
- 2006HollywoodlandSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2006LimpDirector of Photography
- 2003Apples and OrangesDirector of Photography
- 2001What Makes a FamilyCamera Operator
- 2000The Law of EnclosuresDirector of Photography
- 2000The HighwaymanDirector of Photography
- 1999The Best Day of My LifeDirector of Photography
- 1997In Living MemoryCamera Operator
- 1997UncutDirector of Photography
- 1997It Happened in the StacksDirector of Photography
- 1996Translating GraceDirector of Photography
- 1995Book Of KnivesDirector
- 1994WasagaDirector of Photography
- 1991Bodies in TroubleCamera Operator
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