Ivo Trajkov, (director, producer, screenwriter) was
born in Skopje, Macedonia.

He graduated from the Czech National Film School,
FAMU in Prague, where he received his MFA degree.

For his work he has received numerous awards including:

- THE CZECH CAMERAMEN´S ASSOCIATION AWARD – 1998, Czech
Republic;

- FESTIVAL "FINÁLE PLZEŇ” - FICC Special Jury Prize, 1999, Czech Republic;

- TAORMINA FILM FEST - The Audience award, "Silver Charibdys", 1999,  Italy;

- FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DA FIGUEIRA DA FOZ -Special
Jury Prize,    Portugal;

- IFF CINEMA TOUT ECRAN GENEVA - Award of the Young Jury, Switzerland;

- THE FLAGSTAFF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Theatrical Feature   
Film Award in section „Low Budget“ (under 1 million), USA;

- CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL, Campbell
River - Special Commendation with  judges rating TWO STARS, Canada.

Ivo Trajkov is currently living and working in Prague and also lecturing at FAMU,
the school he graduated from.

Upon graduation he decided to stay in Prague and start his career in the Czech
Republic.
His filmography as a director/ screenwriter includes 5 feature films:
“The Great Water”, The Movie”, “The Past”, “The Canary Connection” and “Jan”.
He worked in a wide range of genres: comedy, docu-drama, experimental, and
historic drama. As a producer Ivo was involved in more than 60 episodes of a
critically acclaimed documentary series, “Unexplained Deaths”.