Oren Soffer (; born July 2, 1988) is an Israeli-American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the science fiction film '' The Creator'' (2023), which he filmed as co-cinematographer with

Greig Fraser Greig Fraser is an Australian cinematographer. He received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for ''Dune'' (2021) and two other nominations for ''Lion'' (2016) and '' Dune: Part Two'' (2024). He is also known for ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (20 ...

, as well as '' Allswell in New York'' (2022), ''Fixation'' (2022), '' A Nightmare Wakes'' (2020), and ''Opera of Cruelty'' (2017). In 2024, he was listed on ''

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''s "10 Cinematographers to Watch." In 2025, he became a member of the

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Career

Soffer studied at

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, and was nominated for the

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Gordon Willis Student Heritage Award in 2015. He has been an adjunct professor at NYU's

. In 2022, he was brought in by

to take over as director of photography for the main production shoot of

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' science fiction film '' The Creator'', which was filmed in

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from January to May of that year, while Fraser worked on the film's pre-production before moving to a remote role due to his commitment to '' Dune: Part Two''. This would mark Soffer's first film production for a major film studio. Edwards praised the talent and expertise Soffer brought to the film's production, calling him a "real future rising star in the DoP world. He’s super-smart. He’s got a great eye." For their work on the film, Soffer and Fraser were nominated for Best Cinematography at the

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and longlisted in the

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category at the 77th British Academy Film Awards.https://www.bafta.org/film/longlists-2024-ee-bafta-film-awards

Filmography

Feature film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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* * Living people American cinematographers American people of Israeli descent Israeli cinematographers New York University alumni 1988 births {{US-cinematographer-stub