Born in Bulgaria Vesselin Krastev (Vesso) is an experienced director od photography, director, editor and producer. In 1983 he earned his bachelor degree with honors in cinematography at The National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. After his first feature film "Stradivarius" (shot in 1983) he has worked for the major film production studio in Bulgaria: Boyana Film Studio for seven years in more than 18 feature and documentary films. In 1990 Vesselin Krastev moved to Canada and since then he worked on variety of projects as a director of photography, editor, director and producer. He has shot feature films, music videos, documentaries and hours of television programming for clients such as CBC, TQS, NFB, Astral Media etc. He formed VR Media Productions in 2007 as a production and distribution company. In 2011 he co-produced and edited a documentary The Caravans of the Last Vagabond Gypsies.
Canada