Andrij Parekh

Andrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer.

Andrij Parekh
Parekh at 44th KVIFF
Born (1971-09-20) September 20, 1971
OccupationCinematographer
Spouse(s)Sophie Barthes

Early life

Parekh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Ukrainian and Indian (Gujarati) descent. Parekh went to high school in Minnesota and attended Carleton College, where he graduated in 1994 with a degree in sociology/anthropology and a minor in media studies.[1][2] He went on to study cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (MFA, 2001) and the FAMU film school in Prague.[3] While at NYU, he was nominated for the 1998 Eastman Excellence in Cinematography award.[4] In 2001, he won an honorable mention from the American Society of Cinematographers in the "Heritage Award" category.[5]

Career

He currently lives and works in New York City, shooting features and music videos, including work for artists such as MGMT (Electric Feel) or The Killers (Spaceman).[6] In 2004 he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film"and was included as one of Variety's "Ten Cinematographers to Watch."[7][8] Recently, he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

References

  1. "C.J.: Carleton-educated Andrij Parekh is eye behind gloriously shot 'Zookeeper's Wife'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. "Andrij Parekh '94 featured in Star Tribune". Carleton Now. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. "Andrij Parekh". Variety. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  4. Coalition, ProVideo (2017-07-18). "This Art Of The Shot: "13 Reasons Why" Director of Photography Andrij Parekh". ProVideo Coalition. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  5. "American Society of Cinematographers, USA (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. "Andrij Parekh | Music_Videos". www.andrijparekh.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  7. "25 NEW FACES OF INDIE FILM 2004 - Filmmaker Magazine - Summer 2004". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. "Andrij Parekh". Variety. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.


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