Samuel Kostevc is an ACS Gold award winning documentary and commercial cinematographer based in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. His work specialises in intimate, human stories, prioritising the perspectives first and foremost of those on the other side of the lens. Working extensively in documentary and not-for-profit productions, Samuel is interested in crafting films that see a diverse range of stories presented in a dignifying and empowering way, where the human experience is front and centre, told in beautiful, moving frames. Samuel’s documentary and commercial work has been screened across television and festivals internationally. His self-directed series Stories of Power premiered on SBS, SBS Food and SBS On Demand in 2024. Numerous documentary shorts and national TVC campaigns such as Tinning Street, A Most Solemn Ramadan and First Nations at the Forefront have reached critical acclaim with recognition from Director’s Library, 1.4 Longlist Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking and more.…

Samuel Kostevc

Samuel Kostevc is an ACS Gold award winning documentary and commercial cinematographer based in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. His work specialises in intimate, human stories, prioritising the perspectives first and foremost of those on the other side of the lens. Working extensively in documentary and not-for-profit productions, Samuel is interested in crafting films that see a diverse range of stories presented in a dignifying and empowering way, where the human experience is front and centre, told in beautiful, moving frames. Samuel’s documentary and commercial work has been screened across television and festivals internationally. His self-directed series Stories of Power premiered on SBS, SBS Food and SBS On Demand in 2024. Numerous documentary shorts and national TVC campaigns such as Tinning Street, A Most Solemn Ramadan and First Nations at the Forefront have reached critical acclaim with recognition from Director’s Library, 1.4 Longlist Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking and more.…

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Samuel Kostevc is an ACS Gold award winning documentary and commercial cinematographer based in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. His work specialises in intimate, human stories, prioritising the perspectives first and foremost of those on the other side of the lens.

Working extensively in documentary and not-for-profit productions, Samuel is interested in crafting films that see a diverse range of stories presented in a dignifying and empowering way, where the human experience is front and centre, told in beautiful, moving frames.

Samuel’s documentary and commercial work has been screened across television and festivals internationally. His self-directed series Stories of Power premiered on SBS, SBS Food and SBS On Demand in 2024. Numerous documentary shorts and national TVC campaigns such as Tinning Street, A Most Solemn Ramadan and First Nations at the Forefront have reached critical acclaim with recognition from Director’s Library, 1.4 Longlist Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking and more.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Cinematographer at Freelance
December 1, 2016 - Present
Director and Cinematographer at Love in the Walls (Feature Documentary) / Independent
January 1, 2025 - Present
Director and Cinematographer for the debut feature Love in the Walls; national TV release on SBS planned for late 2025.
Cinematographer at Do With This What You Will
January 1, 2025 - Present
Cinematography for the documentary short (20 minutes) produced in 2025.
Cinematographer at Myth of Monsters
January 1, 2025 - Present
Cinematography for the feature documentary (Malaysia) in 2025.
Cinematographer at In Focus
January 1, 2025 - Present
Cinematography for the feature documentary in 2025.
Cinematographer / Director at A Most Solemn Ramadan
January 1, 2024 - Present
Cinematography for the 15-minute documentary short (2024).
Cinematographer at Elegy
January 1, 2024 - Present
Cinematography for the 90-minute feature (In Production; release 2025).
Cinematographer at WEHI - The Impact of Research
January 1, 2024 - Present
Branded documentary (3 minutes) for WEHI.
Cinematographer at The Katanning Model
January 1, 2024 - Present
Documentary Short (10 minutes) produced by Momentary.
Director and Cinematographer at Songs by Uncle Vince
January 1, 2023 - Present
Music documentary (12 minutes) directed and shot; post work coordinated with Jed Goodluck.
Director and Cinematographer at For the Love of Good
January 1, 2023 - Present
Documentary Short (5 minutes) directed and shot.
Director and Cinematographer at Tinning Street
January 1, 2022 - Present
Documentary Short (11 minutes); produced by Lillian Yau.
Cinematographer at First Nations at the Forefront (The Salvation Army) / Salvos Studios
January 1, 2022 - Present
National campaign project across multiple regions.
Cinematographer at Jetstar WhereNext - Great Ocean Road
January 1, 2022 - Present
Content for Jetstar campaign.
Cinematographer at ASRC World Refugee Day
January 1, 2021 - Present
TVC National Campaign.
Cinematographer at Red Shield Appeal 2021
January 1, 2021 - Present
TVC National Campaign.
Director and Cinematographer at Songs by Uncle Vince
January 1, 2023 - Present
Music documentary (12 minutes) – listed above; included here for completeness.
Cinematographer at Safer in the Home
January 1, 2021 - Present
Dramatised documentary (7 minutes).

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    paper Stories of Power - Niro 'Tuka Tuka Kothu Roti Man'

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