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I am Dimo Popov

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I am a cinematographer from Macedonia.

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When I was 24, back then I studied mechanical science for over five years and my head was filled with math equations, physics, and the laws of fluids. I was restless though, as if something was missing, and I couldn’t grasp what it was. One foggy winter night, I went to watch Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Blue". As I left the cinema, I felt a desperate need to abandon my engineering career to become a filmmaker.​

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A few months later, I was standing at the front door of the Faculty of Drama Arts. All I could see was a completely white, burned-out image before my eyes. It was pure happiness… This lasted for about ten seconds, but I remember it as the happiest day of my life. I saw my name listed on the acceptance list!

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My first feature film, Punk’s Not Dead, won the “East of the West” award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2011. Since then, I have worked on nine feature films as a cinematographer, a dozen short films, several series, and a few documentaries. My brother Darko and I co-founded the film production company Focus Pocus Films.

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After 25 years of working as a freelance cinematographer, I consider the space in front of my lens the only comfortable place.​

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