Biography

Apostolos (Toly A.K.)P. Kouroumalis Works under the pen name Toly A.K. Graduated in 1996 from the film animation department at Concordia University with a scholarship prize and has worked on and off in the film industry. Received his original funding through Filmcore in NYC during an age of transgression artists, this low brow artist, the movement founded by Robert Williams and Coop; the art often borders on the extreme but always has regard for showing the way things are in a given moment in time although often taken as fantasy, and borrows from comic book art-exposing as far away as Zurich(Artbox) 2019& Barecelona 2021. Toly A.K. has had some success in showing in Cannes short film corner with a film called "Ascention"(2006), won best animated short film at Cannes Art Festival with "D-Cum-Pose"(2023)and his book "All Purpose" is being marketed through Writers Branding. You can find his experimental film "Goin Ape" at the Cinematheque Quebecois, other films-distributed through the CFMDC, and Dark Side Releasing. His books are in the Bibliotheque Nationale archives (in Montreal).
- IMDb mini biography by: Toly A.K.

After the murder of a close friend, Toly A.K. moved to B.C. where he worked for about 5 yrs as iatse 891 permittee. After a topsy turvy time in the industry post 9/11 he moved back to Montreal where he found some work as iatse 514 and as an actor. He continues writing, drawing and making music for anyone interested.