# Valentin Perko

Valentin Perko (born April 8, 1950, in Ljubljana), Slovenian cinematographer and director of photography. He is the son of the painter Lojze Perko, and brother of painter Tomaž Perko and psychologist Andrej Perko. Perko obtained a degree in photography in 1977 at FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic (Filmová a Televizní Fakulta Akademie Múzických Umění v Praze). His career took off as a cinematographer of documentary and commercial films, while also being active in television production. His works include many short and feature films with various directors. Perko's cinematographical expressive style is especially evident in the following films: Dih (1983), Maja in vesoljček (1988), Do konca in naprej (1990), Triangel (1991), Morana (1993), Ekspres, ekspres (1996), Brezno (1998) and television film Pet majskih dni (1997). He is the cinematographer of awarded experimental film Valcer za Tavžentarjeva dva (1981), followed by Učna leta izumitelja Polža (1982), Nobeno sonce (1984), Sonce za dva (1986), Cpprnica Zofka (1988), Herzog (1995), Napisan list (2000), and Director of Photography in Petelinji zajtrk (2007). Television films include Paralele (1987), Vaški učitelj (1993), Steber (1997) and 5 episodes TV series Novi svet (2003). Since 2009 Valentin Perko has worked as a senior lecturer at AGRFT (Slovenian Academy for Theatre, Television, Radio and Film, Ljubljana, Slovenia) and is also Dean of Camera Department.

## Filmography (Director of Photography)

| Film | type | Year of production | Year of theatrical release | Length (minutes) |
| Oton Župančič | short film | 1978 | 1978 | 019:02 |
| Darilo, ki pomeni upanje - dializa | short film | 1977 | 1977 | 011:13 |
| Monolog Ivana Potrča | short film | 1978 | 1978 | 016:56 |
| V službi socializma in Boga | short film | 1979 | 1980 | 012:15 |
| Pogreb | short film | 1979 | 1979 | 013:28 |
| Venec | short film | 1979 | 1979 | 013:45 |
| Pogled stvari | short film | 1979 | 1979 | 012:40 |
| Prestop | feature film | 1980 | 1980 | 088:54 |
| Ljubezen | short film | 1980 | 1980 | 011:00 |
| Ristanc | short film | 1981 | 1981 | 013:05 |
| Valček za Taužentarjeva dva | short film | 1981 | 1981 | 004:54 |
| Sveča | short film | 1981 | 1981 | 011:00 |
| Učna leta izumitelja Polža | feature film | 1982 | 1982 | 084:32 |
| Too Much | short film | 1982 | 1982 | 009:00 |
| Dih | feature film | 1983 | 1983 | 113:00 |
| Kozolec | short film | 1983 | 1984 | 012:00 |
| Nobeno sonce | feature film | 1984 | 1984 | 095:00 |
| Kasač | short film | 1984 | 1984 | 011:06 |
| Senca | short film | 1984 | 1985 | 009:00 |
| Start | short film | 1984 | 1985 | 003:00 |
| Janoš | feature film | 1984 | 1984 | 092:00 |
| Kolizej | documentary film | 1984 | 1984 | 039:00 |
| Sonce za dva | TV film | 1986 | 1987 | 076:00 |
| Zakladi Slovenije | TV series | 1986 | 1986 | 055:00 |
| Paralele | TV film | 1987 | 1987 | 077:00 |
| Plečnikove Žale | TV documentary | 1987 | 1987 | 044:50 |
| Maja in vesoljček | feature film | 1988 | 1988 | 072:40 |
| Coprnica Zofka | feature film | 1988 | 1988 | 082:49 |
| Ječarji | feature film | 1990 | 1990 | 084:17 |
| Ribištvo | short film | 1991 | 1991 | 025:00 |
| Triangel | feature film | 1991 | 1991 | 083:00 |
| Morana | feature film | 1991 | 1993 | 104:00 |
| Vaški učitelj | TV drama | 1993 | 1993 | 056:00 |
| Povodni mož | short film | 1995 | 1995 | 009:39 |
| Hercog | feature film | 1995 | 1997 | 085:00 |
| Styria | short film | 1995 | 1995 | 012:37 |
| Ekspres, ekspres | feature film | 1996 | 1997 | 074:00 |
| Balkanska ruleta | short film | 1997 | 1997 | 003:00 |
| Črepinjice | short film | 1997 | 1997 | 016:26 |
| Pet majskih dni | TV film | 1997 | 1997 | 067:00 |
| Steber | TV film | 1997 | 1997 | 068:00 |
| Brezno | feature film | 1998 | 1998 | 104:00 |
| Noč v hotelu | short film | 1998 | 1998 | 017:02 |
| Mojstrovine Slovenije | TV series | 1998 | 1999 | 025:00 |
| Nepopisan list | feature film | 1999 | 2000 | 092:00 |
| Obrazi zelene reke | short film | 1999 | 2000 | 019:00 |
| Zadnji utrip | documentary film | 1999 | 2000 | 041:00 |
| Jezero | short film | 1999 | 1999 | 015:10 |
| Vrt | short film | 1999 | 1999 | 011:38 |
| Jabolko | TV film | 2001 | 2001 | 045:00 |
| Portret Urbana Kodra | documentary film | 2002 | 2002 | 052:00 |
| Maribor | documentary film | 2002 | 2002 | 050:00 |
| Novi svet | TV series | 2003 | 2003 | 030:00 |
| No fiesta Paeblo | documentary film | 2003 | 2003 | 050:00 |
| Tisoč let | short film | 2003 | 2003 | 005:45 |
| Zvesti prijatelji | TV film | 2003 | 2004 | 101:02 |
| Desperado Tonic | feature film | 2004 | 2005 | 070:00 |
| Zadnji tovor | documentary film | 2004 | 2005 | 050:00 |
| Zabranjena ljubav | TV series | 2004 | 2004-2005 | 030:00 |
| Zvesti prijatelji | TV series | 2004 | 2007 | 030:00 |
| Poklic Arne | documentary film | 2005 | 2006 | 050:02 |
| Tunel upanja | documentary film | 2006 | 2006 | 053:00 |
| Petelinji zajtrk | feature film | 2007 | 2008 | 125:00 |
| Roki na steni | short film | 2008 | 2008 | 016:18 |
| Morje v času mrka | feature film | 2009 | 2009 | 082:00 |
| Neizstreljeni naboj | TV film | 2011 | 2011 | 055:00 |
| Duhec | feature film | 2012 | 2012 | 092:00 |
| Duhec | TV series | 2012 | 2012 | 030:00 |
| Anina provizija | feature film | 2016 | 2017 | 104:00 |

## List of awards and rewards

* 1980, Special award Metoda Badjura, Celje
* 1988, Award Metoda Badjura with degree, Celje
* 1991, Golden award Metoda Badjura, Celje
* 1993, silver award Metoda Badjura, Portorož
* 1997, Award for cinematography for Herzog and Ekspres, ekspres, Portorož
* 1997, Kodak award for cinematography, Portorož
* 2007, Jože Babič award, RTV Slovenia

## Sources

Enciklopedija Slovenije. (2002). Book 16. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
* "Katedra za kamero". AGRFT. Pridobljeno dne 17.3.2015.
* "sodelavci visokošolski učitelji in sodelavci". 17.3.2015. AGRFT.
* Valentin Perko at IMDb
* Festival evropskega in mediteranskega filma
* Praška filmska škola