Hi, I’m Ilia Drobyshevskii. I’m a freelance engineer, cameraman and video editor with over 30 years of experience working with major broadcasters such as Associated Press, Al-Jazeera International, Bloomberg, ARD, NRK, YLE, SVT and TVE. I’ve built countless field setups and studio environments, and I thrive on adapting to different gear and workflows to tell compelling stories.\n\nBased in Riga, Latvia, I’ve filmed news and features from Moscow, covered summits and official events (including Olympics coverage and world cups), and produced in-depth reports from places like Chechnya, Beslan and Afghanistan. I’m comfortable working solo or in a team, proficient in sound, lighting and post-production using Adobe Premiere Pro and other industry tools.

Ilia Drobyshevskii

Hi, I’m Ilia Drobyshevskii. I’m a freelance engineer, cameraman and video editor with over 30 years of experience working with major broadcasters such as Associated Press, Al-Jazeera International, Bloomberg, ARD, NRK, YLE, SVT and TVE. I’ve built countless field setups and studio environments, and I thrive on adapting to different gear and workflows to tell compelling stories.\n\nBased in Riga, Latvia, I’ve filmed news and features from Moscow, covered summits and official events (including Olympics coverage and world cups), and produced in-depth reports from places like Chechnya, Beslan and Afghanistan. I’m comfortable working solo or in a team, proficient in sound, lighting and post-production using Adobe Premiere Pro and other industry tools.

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Hi, I’m Ilia Drobyshevskii. I’m a freelance engineer, cameraman and video editor with over 30 years of experience working with major broadcasters such as Associated Press, Al-Jazeera International, Bloomberg, ARD, NRK, YLE, SVT and TVE. I’ve built countless field setups and studio environments, and I thrive on adapting to different gear and workflows to tell compelling stories.\n\nBased in Riga, Latvia, I’ve filmed news and features from Moscow, covered summits and official events (including Olympics coverage and world cups), and produced in-depth reports from places like Chechnya, Beslan and Afghanistan. I’m comfortable working solo or in a team, proficient in sound, lighting and post-production using Adobe Premiere Pro and other industry tools.

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Work Experience

Cameraman and Video Editor at TV3 Catalonia
December 31, 2023 - October 17, 2025
Cameraman and video editor for TV3 Catalonia's Moscow bureau. Set up the office and studio, cover daily news from Russia, and produce feature reports, including a piece on winter life in Yakutia. Responsibilities included establishing a live position on the Moscow terrace and delivering finished packages for broadcast.
Cameraman at CGTN
December 31, 2018 - October 17, 2025
Cameraman covering major Russian events for CGTN, including the Sochi Olympics, Crimea-related developments, and the 2018 Russian presidential elections.
Cameraman at Associated Press
December 31, 2018 - October 17, 2025
FIFA World Cup in Russia (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Rostov, Volgograd) for KSA - Sport (hired through AP).
Cameraman and Video Editor at TV3 Catalonia
December 31, 2009 - October 17, 2025
Eurovision (2009) – filming full coverage of a European song contest.
Cameraman at Korean Broadcasting System
December 31, 2004 - October 17, 2025
Report from Beslan.
Cameraman / Reporter at SAT1 / Pro7
January 31, 2003 - October 17, 2025
Continuing daily reports from Afghanistan for a month.
Cameraman / Video Journalist at Associated Press
December 31, 1994 - October 17, 2025
Reports from Chechnya.
Cameraman / Video Journalist at Associated Press
December 31, 1995 - October 17, 2025
Reports from Chechnya.
Cameraman / Video Journalist at Associated Press
December 31, 1998 - October 17, 2025
Reports from Chechnya.
Correspondent / Reporter at DW
December 31, 2012 - October 17, 2025
Three-week reporting through Ukraine on the brink of UEFA Euro 2012 with Alexandra von Nahmen.
Documentary Cameraman at SR (Saarländischer Rundfunk)
December 31, 2017 - October 17, 2025
Documentary about two German travellers crossing Lake Baikal from south to north on skis for German SR TV station.
Documentary Filmmaker
December 31, 2007 - October 17, 2025
Titans fight: history of space conquest, competition between Von Braun and Korolev in reaching space.

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