Jay Kamal is an award-winning cinematographer based in Vancouver, Canada. He works worldwide on feature films, television series, commercials, and music videos.
Jay holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film Production from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Film and Theatre from the University of Alberta.
While travelling around the world, living in unusual places, and interacting with reclusive societies including North Korea, Jay developed a passion for diverse storytelling and incorporates unique cultural elements into his films. Jay speaks English, French, Arabic, Japanese, and Spanish, and enjoys working with international crews in their native languages.
A member of the International Cinematographers Guild and the Canadian Society of Cinemtatographers, Jay works as a Director of Photography and Steadicam Operator and has led camera teams on feature films and television series for Netflix, Warner Brothers, Disney, and other networks.
Jay’s work has screened and won awards at international film festivals including Cannes and on streamers and networks such as The CW, Amazon Prime, and Lifetime Channel. He is experienced with visual effects, stunts, 35mm film, drone, on-ice, and underwater cinematography as well as practically every camera technique and system in existence.
Jay recently completed filming “Blue Skies”, a police procedural television series set in a national park that will premiere on UpTV and Pixel in the United States and CityTV in Canada. He also completed “Taken at the Truck Stop”, a feature film that recently had its theatrical premiere in Los Angeles and aired on Lifetime Channel. He is currently preparing to shoot Season 2 of “Blue Skies”, Season 1 of “One Baby, Please”, and the feature film version of “I Can’t Go On”, which won him a Leo Award for Best Cinematography.
