Apostolos (Toly A.K.)P. Kouroumalis

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BIO:

Works under the name pen name TOLY A.K.

Graduated in 1996 from the film animation department and has worked on and off in the film industry.

The paintings below are an example of what you can expect from this low brow artist, the movement founded by Robert Williams and Coop, the art often borders on the extreme

But always has regard for showing the way things are in a given moment in time although often taken as fantasy, and borrows from comic book art.

Toly A.K. has had some success in showing in Cannes short film corner with a film called “Ascention” and his film work is currently part of a two year tour across Canada in a program called “Under New Management”.

You can find his experimental films at the Cinematheque Quebecois and his books at the Bibliotheque Nationale archives.

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

2022 “All Purpose” Book-Honorable mention Los Angeles Book festival

2022 series of animation awards various festivals from Toronto Cult Festival to Paris Indie fest

2022 Goin Ape-Best film overall GOLD prize Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival

2021 Goin’ Ape-24 hr film fest in India-best experimental, best editing, best concept & theme

2021 “Happy Ever After Life” best overall short script bridge fest 2020

2021 “Tears of the Fallen King” best overall screenplay bridge fest 2020

2021 “Horror”Best picth overall bridge fest 2020

2021 “Diakids”Best overall film for kids bridge fest 2020

2021 “Orb of reality” Universal film awards festival, Tokyo Twilight film fest-best experimental film

2021 “Streaks in the Mirror” Universal film awards festival

2021 “Horror” feature screenplay, semi-finals, Zed Fest(L.A.)

2021 “To Kill The Lizard King” short screenplay, semi finals Zed Fest(L.A.)

2020 “Zombie Curse 1313, feature screenplay Runner up Bridge Fest(B.C)

2020 “Dcumpose” semi finals, Best microfilm animation, IndieX fest.(L.A.)

2020 “Streaks in The Mirror” Best Director, nomination-creator in crisis(Korea),

Tokyo Twilight fest –outstanding achievement

2020 “Squeegee Nation” Best short screenplay-Bridgefest

2020 “The loveless” Best short screenplay-Bridgefest

2020”Goin’ ape 2” Best screenplay&writer Prix royale(France), Honourable mention- Rome International awards

2020 “Detour” award of excellence. INDIESHORT international Los Angeles

2020 “Detour” award of excellence . LIAFF

2019 “One Dead Hussy” scenario semi finalist at ZEDFEST

2019 “Tekisui” award of excellence. LIAFF

2019"50 Shades of grey matter"award recognition indieFEST L.A.

2018 “Her Little Black Book”award recognition bestshorts L.A.

2018 "Band Aid Solutions" Award of recognition IndieFEST in Los Angeles (may season)

2017 “A Fable” award of recognition Best shorts competition

2017Awarded free submission fee entry TIFF

2017 “The Casting Couch” screening at BESTSHORTS L.A.

2017 "The Longing"screened at pro 8 fest denver

2017 ""the gameshow" screened animation fest denver

2016 "Million Dollar Deals" Award recognition. Accolade Global film competition in Los Angles

2016 "Velvet Dreams" award recognition. indieFEST in Los Angeles

2015 “one foot in the grave” screened at bestshorts.net in l.a.

2014 “process” screened in L.A. film fest

2013 under new management Canadian tour of films with the cfmdc

2010 cfmdc member

2008 C.a.l..q recipient of grant for goin ape

2006 screened at cannes short film corner

2006 Best experimental short(Paradise Lost) New York Independent International film festival

2001 BC Arts Council Grant (Monolethea), 2001 NFB FAP Grant (Monolethea), 2004 NFB FAP grant(Streaks in the Mirror)

2000 Cineworks Post-Production Grant (Monolethea), 1999 Regina Film Festival Honourable Mention,

1998 New York Film Academy Filmcore Grant, 4th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival,

27th Canadian Annual Film Festival 3rd in Best Animation Category,

1996 Concordia University Kodak Award, 1996 Vancouver International Film Festival

REFERENCES

Main Film co-op 514-845 7442

UNIONS

Iatse 514 acfc west - film editor/story boards

EDUCATION

Studied Meisner acting style with Vanessa Rancourt /2 parts.

MONTREAL CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

B.F.A. in Cinema, 1999

Major in Animation

CAPILANO COLLEGE

BC Film Orientation Course, and WHMIS, 1999

MONTREAL DAWSON COLLEGE

Diploma in 3yr Illustration and Design Career Program, 1992

FILM EXPERIENCE

Production Design

Shattered Souls (feature) Angelang pictures Dir. Dave Langlois

Jan.-March / 2002 Production Design

Art Department Assistant

Freddie Got Fingered (feature) New Regency Pictures Art dir. Katherine Keith Szalay

Sept / 2000 Art Department Assistant

Production Assistant

40 North main unit p.a

Flarsky seth rogan

main unit p.a.

Arrival sony Dir. Denis Vileeneuve main unit-p.a.

Scary Movie 3 Regency Pictures 2nd unit p.a.

July 03

Paycheck Dir. John Woo

July 03 main unit p.a.

Acting experience:

In the Bag Damascus prod. Dir. Richard condo

Actor-prisoner

Heads Are Gonna Roll-opposite b-movie scream queen Brinke Stevens

(Principal-short) Creepy Six Films Mob hit man

Director

Goin’ Ape(feature) 21 Production Producer/ Director/writer

July 2008

Paradise Lost(Short) 21production

Screened at New York Indie Intl

Best experimental short 06

Ascention(short) 21 production Prod.A.Kouroumalis

2003 Director/ writer/ actor

Screened in New York Indie Int 05

Screened at Cannes short film corner 06

“Cerce:Last Caress” DVD for rent at Boite Noire(and other underground stores in Mtl) and for sale as art house picture at www.custiomflix.com

Haunted Lake Gutter Demons www.21production.com

June2006 Producer , Director, Camera, Editor

Moto Ride 2003/04(23:30) Kahnawake Band Council Editor

Jan. 20004

-Killer Creature Double Feature Mr.Underhill Producer / Co-Director

Nov / 2002 A.Kouroumalis

-Jet Boy, Jet Girl Belle Bete Producer / Co-Director

Dec. 2003 A.Kouroumalis

Blue Flame Tricky Woo Dir.Anthony Seth

Nov / 1997 Dir. Assistant, Dolly Grip

Writer

All books are in the bibliotheque nationale in mtl.

Scripts 1- 9 toly ak writer

2-008-2013

Do you want me to cry toly ak writer

Series about ww2

Horror (feature) 21 Production Writer

Sept. / 2001

Mack On (feature) 21 Production Writer

March / 2001

“ Goin’ Ape” (feature) 21 Production Writer

Dec - 2003

Phatter Pussykat-Supah Cah(Feature) 21 Production Writer

Jan. 2004

The Zombie Nuns(feature) 21 Production Writer

Feb. 2004

Curse of the Black Dahlia(Short) 21production Writer

June 2005

Gun Flowered Turtledoves (short) 21production Writer

June 2006

-Compilation-