Andrij Parekh

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

Andrij Parekh
Parekh at 44th KVIFF
Born (1971-09-20) September 20, 1971
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationCarleton College (BA)
New York University (MFA)
Spouse(s)Sophie Barthes

Early life

Parekh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Lemko and Indian 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.

On September 20, 2020, at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was announced as the winner of that year's Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work directing “Hunting”, an episode of that year's Outstanding Drama Series winner, Succession.[9] More recently, he signed a deal with HBO.[10]

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. "This Art Of The Shot: "13 Reasons Why" Director of Photography Andrij Parekh". ProVideo Coalition. 2017-07-18. 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.
  9. "Emmys Toast 'Watchmen' and 'Schitt's Creek' as Stars Stay Home". New York Times. 2020-09-20.
  10. Petski, Denise (2020-10-21). "'Succession' Director-Cinematographer Andrij Parekh Inks Deal With HBO". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-23.


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