Alex Nepomniaschy is an American cinematographer. He was born in

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in what was then the

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. Nepomniaschy graduated from the

AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private non-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on stor ...

's cinematography program with a

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in 1982.

Awards

At the 1988

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

, he won the Best Cinematographer Award for his work on '' Beirut: The Last Home Movie''. In 1995 he was given awards for Best Cinematographer by the

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, and the

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for the film ''

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''. Nepomniaschy was nominated in 1989 for an award from the

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for the television series, ''

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''. And was nominated for Best Cinematography in the 2003

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for '' Narc''.

Filmography

* ''

Poltergeist III ''Poltergeist III'' is a 1988 American supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Gary Sherman, and starring Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke and Zelda Rubinstein with the latter two reprising their roles from the previou ...

'' (1988) * '' The End of Innocence'' (1990) * ''

'' (1995) * ''

The Alarmist ''The Alarmist'', also known as ''Life During Wartime'', is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Evan Dunsky, and starring David Arquette, Stanley Tucci, Kate Capshaw and Ryan Reynolds. It is an adaptation of a 1990 play written by ...

'' (1997) * ''

Never Been Kissed ''Never Been Kissed'' is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell, and starring Drew Barrymore, Jessica Alba, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski, Jeremy Jordan, Molly Shannon, Garry Marshall, and John C. ...

'' (1999) * '' It's the Rage'' (1999) * '' A Time for Dancing'' (2002) * '' Narc'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2011)

References

1955 births Living people Mass media people from Moscow American cinematographers AFI Conservatory alumni Soviet emigrants to the United States {{US-cinematographer-stub