Viral shoots, “A” camera operator for various brands including:

Selected awards and festivals:

‘Talk’ short film (selected awards)

The Los Angeles Art-house Film Festival (win. Best Cinematography, win. Best Short Film)

Cannes Film Festival short film corner 2011, FRA

London Independent Short Film Festival, UK

Arizona International Film Festival, USA

American International Film Festival, USA (win. Best Short Film, Best Director – April)

‘The Date’ short film

City of London Festival, UK

National Film Competition, USA (win. Best Cinematography, nom. Grand-prix)

‘The Stranger’ short film

Cannes Film Festival short film corner 2011, FRA

AT&T – The Visitor Mofilm commercial

Shortlisted at Barcelona Film Festival commercial competition 2011, ESP

‘Magician’s Wife’ short film (selected awards)

No Limits Film Festival, UK (nom. Best Screenplay)

The National Student Film Festival, UK (nom. Best Comedy, Best Performances)

‘Playing Nurse’ short film

Limelight Film Award 2011 (win, Best Drama)

‘Ashes’ short film

New York City International Film Festival (nom. Best Short)

‘If, Love…’ short film

Royal Television Society Award – Student category (nom. Best Short Fiction)

Screentest Awards Bristol Film Festival (nom. Best Drama)

‘Train of Thoughts’ short film

City of London Festival, UK

‘Robinsons – Be Natural’ commercial

Kodak Student Commercial Awards 2010, UK (win. Best Animation, Best Writing, 3rd Overall)

‘Tetley, Everyone’s Cup of Tea’ commercial

Twin Rivers Media Festival, USA (2nd place, commercials category)

National Tetley Moving Image Competition, UK (Grand-prix, Overall Winner)

‘You Act Like a Baby – Tribes of the City’ music video (selected awards)

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films, USA (nom. Best Music Video)

Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, USA (nom. Best Music Video)

Top-10 Most Visual Music Videos of the Year, Latvia

Other selected awards

WESTPhoto Photography Competition, UK (1st prize)

‘Young photographer of the Year 2006’, The Observer newspaper, UK

‘Green Exhibition’ for young photographers age 18-25 at the age of 14, Latvia

Have shot in UK, Italy, Turkey, Morocco, Latvia, Germany, USA

Clean UK driving license, car, EU passport, valid USA I-Visa

Visiting lecturer at University of Westminster (BA Film and TV Production, cinematography elective)