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Pauli Bessonoff

Experienced Cinematographer with feature film, TV series, commercial, and documentary skills. Pauli Bessonoff is co-founder of Cinea Aesthetics Studios and co-founder of Palma Media production company. Bessonoff is the last camera assistant for cinematographer Georg I. Rerberg. (Rerberg is known as Tarkovsky's cinematographer, e.g., for the films "Mirror" and "Stalker.") Bessonoff is a Cinematographer, known for the movies "Siivoton Juttu" (I Hired Two Contract Cleaners, 1997), "Viisi Tytärtäni" (1997), "Viimeiset Mitalit" (2000), "Tuulikaappimaa" (2003), "Jäät" (2010), and the television series "Kotikatu" (1998-2012). Bessonoff has filmed many documentaries, such as "Siegh Heil Suomi" (1994) and "Karen & Grigori" (2014). Bessonoff also created a TV spot, "Thunderheart," which won GOLD (main award) at Promax Global Excellence, Los Angeles, in the category of Best Sports Program General Image Spot (2013). Education: Master of Arts in Cinema, UIAH (Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu), 1997, and Bachelor's degree in Vocational Teaching, Haaga-Helia School of Professional Teacher Education, 2023. Bessonoff is an independent filmmaker and teaches cinema at Stadin Ammattiopisto, Helsinki, Finland, Stadin Ammattiopisto (Elokuvan- ja videon polku). He is a teacher of cinematography. Since 2008, he has been a member of the Finnish Society of Cinematographers (F.S.C).

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