
Filmotechnic Canada was founded in 2007 by Oleksiy Zolotarov (2005 Sci-tech Academy Awards Winner), Alex Chibisov and Mark Cabiddu, in Toronto, Ontario.
Oleksiy is an accomplished Director of Photography and Camera Operator from Kiev Ukraine. In 1986, along with Anatoliy Kokush and Yuriy Popovsky, he co-designed the Russian Arm System and has been an integral part in its success due to his life-long devotion to its constant development. He has operated the Russian Arm in almost every shooting environment and application imaginable in many countries across the globe. Oleksiy has also been instrumental in the design of the Flight Head, Cascade Crane Series and Remote Dolly.
Oleksiy is President of Filmotechnic Canada.
Alex has a life times experience as a mechanical engineer of precision mechanical devices. He heads the Design and Manufacturing Department of the company.
Alex is Vice-president of Filmotechnic Canada.
Mark has many years experience with camera support equipment in Toronto's Film Industry, designing his first camera car crane platform at the age of 25 in Rome, Italy. In 2006 he designed and built the ML55 Chase Car. Mark heads the Rental Department of the company.
Mark is Vice-president of Filmotechnic Canada.
We have brought some of Filmotechnic's most famous camera support equipment to Toronto and serve all of Canada and the Eastern United States. This equipment includes gyro-stabilized remote systems (Flight Head & Flight Head Compact), gyro stabilized camera cranes (Russian Arm), and the mechanical vibration dampener (Shock Absorber). Filmotechnic's equipment holds numerous international patents and inventor's certificates.
Our plan for 2008 is to add Filmotechnic’s lightweight modular 30m camera cranes (Cascade and Traveling Cascade) to our line-up, along with may other surprises.
We at Filmotechnic Canada are very proud offer Filmotechnic’s world class camera support equipment to the world class film production centre of Toronto, Canada. We are excited for what the future holds.
Filmotechnic was founded in 1990 by Sci-tech Academy Awards Winner Anatoliy Kokush in Kiev Ukraine. Anatoliy has a longstanding reputation as a pioneer in Motion Picture Camera Support Engineering Research and Development.
Filmotechnic is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of a comprehensive line of camera support equipment. This equipment has a proven history of use on Film Sets, Television Productions and Sporting Events world wide. Some of Filmotechnic’s most famous camera support equipment includes, gyro-stabilized remote systems (Flight Head), gyro stabilized camera cranes (Russian Arm), lightweight modular 30m camera cranes (Cascade and Traveling Cascade), and the mechanical vibration dampener (Shock Absorber). Filmotechnic's equipment holds numerous international patents and inventor's certificates. Filmotechnic is very proud of its highly qualified personnel that specialize in various disciplines of science and engineering. Filmotechnic would not be where it is today with out their dedication to pushing the envelope to meet the demands of today's ever evolving Film and Television industries.
Filmotechnic Kiev remains the world headquarters for an ever expanding company with branches in Russia, Canada, USA, England, Netherlands, France, Italy, South Africa and United Arab Emirates. Filmotechnic also has various equipment in Argentina and Japan.