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

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- Name
- Andrij Parekh
- Born
- 20 September 1971
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Education
- Carleton College (BA) New York University (MFA)
- Spouse
- Sophie Barthes
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- cinematographer · director
- Fields
- film production
- Honours
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Languages
- English
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Andrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer and television director.
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Andrij Parekh (born 1971) is an American cinematographer, director and film director. The cinematographer was born in Cambridge.
Andrij Parekh studied at Carleton College and New York University Tisch School of the Arts. The cinematographer lived in New York City. Andrij Parekh is active in film production. Languages used include English.
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Biography
Biography
Andrij Parekh studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Carleton College. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film production. Residence is recorded at New York City. Distinctions recorded are Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Andrij Parekh • Born — 20 September 1971 • Birthplace — Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. • Education — Carleton College (BA) New York University (MFA) • Spouse — Sophie Barthes
Early life
Early life
Parekh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Ukrainian and Indian descent. Parekh went to high school in Minnesota at The Blake School and attended Carleton College, where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in sociology/anthropology and a minor in media studies. He went on to study cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (MFA, 2001) and the FAMU film school in Prague. While at NYU, he was nominated for the 1998 Eastman Excellence in Cinematography award. In 2001, he won an honorable mention from the American Society of Cinematographers in the "Heritage Award" category.
Career
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). 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." 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. More recently, he signed a deal with HBO.
Director
Director
Television • Year — Title — Episode(s) • 2018–2023 — Succession — "Which Side Are You On?" • "Vaulter" • "Hunting" • "What it Takes" • "Kill List" • "America Decides" • 2019 — Watchmen — "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own" • 2020 — Brave New World — "Monogamy & Futility" (Part 1 and Part 2) • 2024–2026 — House of the Dragon — "Smallfolk" • "The Treasons at Tumbleton" • 2027 — Superfakes — TBA
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Episodes • 2017 — 13 Reasons Why — Tom McCarthy — "Tape 1 Side A" • "Tape 1 Side B" • 2018 — Succession — Adam McKay — "Celebration" • Mark Mylod — "Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory" • "Lifeboats" Miniseries • Year — Title — Director — Notes • 2015 — Show Me a Hero — Paul Haggis • 2019 — Watchmen — Nicole Kassell — Episode "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" • 2021 — Scenes from a Marriage — Hagai Levi
Identity
Identity
Andrij Parekh is recorded as having received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
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Andrij Parekh is recorded as having studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Carleton College.
Film
• Year — Title — Director • 2004 — Speak — Jessica Sharzer • Messengers — Philip Farha • 2006 — Half Nelson — Ryan Fleck • The Treatment — Oren Rudavsky • Fish Dreams — Kirill Mikhanovsky • The Favor — Eva Aridjis • 2007 — Noise — Henry Bean • 2008 — Sugar — Anna Boden Ryan Fleck • August — Austin Chick • The Toe Tactic — Emily Hubley • 2009 — Cold Souls — Sophie Barthes • 2010 — Blue Valentine — Derek Cianfrance • It's Kind of a Funny Story — Anna Boden Ryan Fleck • 2011 — Dark Horse — Todd Solondz • 2012 — Greetings from Tim Buckley — Daniel Algrant • 2014 — Madame Bovary — Sophie Barthes • 2015 — Mississippi Grind — Anna Boden Ryan Fleck • 2017 — The Zookeeper's Wife — Niki Caro • 2018 — The Catcher Was a Spy — Ben Lewin • 2021 — Naked Singularity — Chase Palmer • 2023 — The Pod Generation — Sophie Barthes • 2025 — Roofman — Derek Cianfrance
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result — Notes • 2001 — American Society of Cinematographers — Heritage Award - Honorable mention • 2003 • Camerimage — Golden Tadpole — Empty • 2010 — Independent Spirit Awards — Best Cinematography — Cold Souls • 2019 — Primetime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series — Succession — For episode "Hunting" • 2023 — For episode "America Decides" • 2021 — Directors Guild of America — Outstanding Directing – Drama Series — For episode "What It Takes" • 2023 — For episode "America Decides"
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- 1.Andrij Parekh. www.andrijparekh.com.
- 2.C.J.: Carleton-educated Andrij Parekh is eye behind gloriously shot 'Zookeeper's Wife'. Star Tribune.
- 3.Andrij Parekh '94 featured in Star Tribune. Carleton Now.
- 4.Andrij Parekh. Variety. 2006-11-02.
- 5.This Art Of The Shot: "13 Reasons Why" Director of Photography Andrij Parekh. ProVideo Coalition. 2017-07-18.
- 6.American Society of Cinematographers, USA (2001). IMDb.
- 7.Andrij Parekh Music_Videos. www.andrijparekh.com.
- 8.25 NEW FACES OF INDIE FILM 2004 - Filmmaker Magazine - Summer 2004. filmmakermagazine.com.
- 9.Andrij Parekh. Variety. 2006-11-02.
- 10.Emmys Toast 'Watchmen' and 'Schitt's Creek' as Stars Stay Home. New York Times. 2020-09-20.
- 11.Petski, Denise. 'Succession' Director-Cinematographer Andrij Parekh Inks Deal With HBO. Deadline. 2020-10-21.
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