About me

Timur Tugalev is a National Geographic award-winning travel filmmaker – winner of the prestigious NatGeo Traveller photography competition in the video category for two consecutive years (2017-2018). Timur specialises in travel video with a passion for nature and storytelling. Timur’s latest project “Lost in Malta” created in collaboration with DJI, is the world’s first film shot with DJI’s new Ronin-S technology and has recently received a Vimeo staff pick award.

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Projects

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  Lost in MaltaLost in Malta is my latest travel adventure. Exploring the magnificent Island of Malta in a collaboration with DJI. I was asked by DJI to create the world's first travel video filmed using the new Ronin-S gimbal dji.com/ronin-s This project received a Vimeo Staff Pick in June 2018. See my other work at www.timurtugalev.com
• Lost in Cuba (1st Prize winner National Geographic Traveller 2018 competition)
• Lost in Kyrgyzstan - 1st Prize Winner National Geographic 2017 competition
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  Hola Barcelona - Skyscanner
• Lost in Kazakhstan
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  Beautiful Lisbon

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Work history

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Co-founderThe Lost Avocado
Nov 2014Edinburgh, United KingdomFull Time
TheLostAvocado.com is an award-winning travel and lifestyle blog created by Sara Izzi and Timur Tugalev. Our recent video "Lost in Cuba" won the 1st prize in the National Geographic Traveller competition and we've won this prize for two consecutive years, winning the same prestigious award with our film "Lost in Kyrgyzstan" in 2017. Reviews, events, food, art & design, Video, photography, Travel Reportage, press trips and our ordinary life: that’s what you can find on this colourful project. I Direct, Film and Edit all of the Travel content for The Lost Avocado.
Growth Marketing Manager (Video)Skyscanner
Jun 2016 - Jul 2017Edinburgh, United KingdomFull Time
Leadership in video marketing direction, management of Video Content production for multiple markets worldwide, SEO for video, competitor/trends research & growth optimisation.

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Skills

• Travel
• Filmmaking
• Video Marketing
• SEO
• Director
• Creative Storytelling
• Cinematography
• Aerial Cinematography
• Illustration
• Video Editing

Education

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MDes in 3D Animation and Visual EffectsThe Glasgow School of Art
Sep 2010 - Jul 2011Glasgow, United Kingdom

Awards

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Lost in CubaNational Geographic
1st Prize @ National Geographic Traveller photography competition in the Video Category (2nd Year in a row)
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Lost in MaltaVimeo Staff Pick
Vimeo Staff Pick Award

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