Van Royko is a Canadian cinematographer and filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec.Fanen Chiahemen, "Van Royko CSC: The Fall of the American Empire with the King of Quebec Cinema". Canadian Cinematographer, October 2018. pp. 22-29. He is most noted as a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee, receiving nods for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for Koneline: Our Land Beautiful,"2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017. and Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for Interrupt This Program.Peter Knegt, "10 takes from the Canadian Screen Award nominations, where women rule and Anne leads the way". CBC Arts, January 16, 2018.
As a filmmaker he was co-director with Mila Aung-Thwin of the documentary films The Vote and Let There Be Light,Barry Hertz, "Review: Science doc Let There Be Light is both enlightening and terrifying". The Globe and Mail, September 22, 2017. and with Marie-Philippe Gilbert of the short documentary film Quiet Time.Jordan Pinto, "CBC backs 119 projects through Creative Relief Fund". Playback, June 18, 2020. In 2020 he was one of the creators of Anthologie 2020, a short documentary "chain letter" film about the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec which was screened at the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma."Le Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile les courts métrages de sa 50e édition". Qui Fait Quoi, September 22, 2021. He also directed episodes of Interrupt This ProgramBill Brownstein, "Brownstein: Montreal producers profile artists in hot spots around the planet". Montreal Gazette, October 10, 2017. and Art Is My Country.
His other credits as a cinematographer have included the films Monsoon,Dennis Harvey, "Film Review: ‘Monsoon’". Variety, November 4, 2014. The Fall of the American Empire (La chute de l'empire américain), The Death Tour,Pat Mullen, "How The Death Tour Captures the Artistry and Intensity of Wrestling Up North". Point of View, August 2, 2024. Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom, and The Ultra Runner.Simona Fodor, "Documentary on Romania's 'Ice Man' Tibi Uşeriu to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Romania Insider, August 6, 2026.
Alongside Nicolas Bolduc, Erik Ljung, Tobie Marier Robitaille, Sara Mishara, Alexia Toman and André Turpin, he won a Gémeaux Award for Best Photography in a Documentary or Public Affairs program in 2024 for Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : ceci n’est pas un accident).Élise Jetté, "Le Bye Bye 2023 remporte 6 trophées au Gala de l’industrie des prix Gémeaux 2024". Ici Radio-Canada, September 14, 2024.
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