PABLO KOURY

BACK / BIO

Rio-born filmmaker, photographer and producer with a background in fashion, based in NYC and Lisbon.

I launched my professional career in the early 2010s when I've had the privilege of assisting and creating videos alongside distinguished photographers such as Rafael Pavarotti in 2012 and 2013, Marcia Ramalho in 2010, and Emmanuelle Bernard in 2011 and 2012.

Throughout my extensive career journey since then, I've undertaken freelance work and contracts for notable companies such as Vice, Vogue, NBC Media, Browns Fashion London, Farfetch Group, as well as smaller enterprises.

In recent years, I've been selected to participate in various artistic residencies across Europe, including Portugal, Iceland, and Sweden. I actively seek experimentation and growth while collaborating with artists and creatives from diverse countries and disciplines. 

I've Also shared my expertise by teaching filmmaking and photography for individual clients (providing mentorship) and academic institution/esteemed locations such as Performact, Second Home Lisbon, Agitlab and IED (Istituto Europeo di Design). My works have been exhibited in galleries in NYC, Venice, and Portugal.

 

 

 

EDUCATION :


• Filmmaking Seminar/UnionDocs (UNDO) – Center for Documentary Art

NYC in collaboration with Doclisboa - Portugal.

October 2021 - Lisbon and NYC - selected artist.

• Filmmaking Degree/ Escola de Cinema Darcy Ribeiro

January 2012 - December 2014 Rio de Janeiro -

• Parque Lage School of Visual Arts

January 2011 - November 2012 Rio de Janeiro - "The creative process"study group on contemporary art led by Professor Charles Watson.

• Graphic Design Degree/ Bond University

February 2008 December 2010, Gold Coast, Australia. 



EXHIBITIONS :


LAMB | Land Art Moving Biennial

September 23 - Agitlab Alta Vila - Portugal 


CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2022 – 11th Edition

October 21 – November 10, 2022  - Palazzo Bembo Venice Italy 


Atlantic Gallery - SHIM/Photographers at Atlantic Gallery.

August 2022 Chelsea NYC



ART RESIDENCES:


LAMB | Land Art Moving Biennial

August 23  - September 23 - Agitlab Alta Vila - Portugal 


•  The memory of Water - selected  artist.

Filmmaker of the art film Halocline. April 2022 - May 2022 - Sweden

• FAUNA collaboration with Malgorzata Sús.  

Videographer and photographer for the project “Plants Dictionary

February 2021 - April 2021 Sintra, Portugal - June 2021, Teatro das Didascália, Guimarães, Portugal.


• “Bleak” COLLAB with Filipa Duarte. 

Videographer and photographer

April 2020 - May 2021 Lisbon and Porto, Portugal.


•  “Manifesto Of The NewClubbing”

At Performact contemporary dance school 

Videographer and visual artist. January 2020 - February 2020 Torres Vedras, Portugal



RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: 


• Director and cinematographer 

HALOCLINE film  April 2022 - September 2023 - Sweden,NYC AND PORTUGAl


• Artistic production for The Memory of Water. 

Art film project.

September 2021 - October 2021 - Iceland.


•  E-commerce freelance photographer at Browns (Farfetch group) 

August 2021 - February 2022 Porto, Portugal.


•  NBC TV Network production assistant NBC News Olympic Games in Rio deJaneiro, local manager responsible for the live broadcast team for thetriathlon, cycling and marathon Olympics. 

June 2016 - September 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


• Video editor for Vice Media Brasil, freelance photographer andcamera. Clients: The beats show (skol) Brahma football, Nike,Converse and Gillette.

June 2015 - February 2016 São Paulo, Brazil.


• Cameraman from the documentary Feature film Landscape Carioca seen
from the hill 

April 2012 - June 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.