Oren Soffer

Not to be confused with Oren Soffer (professor).

Oren Soffer (Hebrew: אורן סופר) (born July 2, 1988) is an Israeli-American cinematographer.^[1][2][3] He is best known for his work on the science fiction film The Creator (2023), which he filmed as co-cinematographer with Greig Fraser, as well as Allswell in New York (2022), Fixation (2022), A Nightmare Wakes (2020), and Opera of Cruelty (2017).^[4][5][6][7] In 2024, he was listed on Variety's "10 Cinematographers to Watch."^[8]

Oren Soffer
אורן סופר
Born	(1988-07-02) July 2, 1988 (age 36) Haifa, Israel
Alma mater	New York University (BFA)
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2011 - Present
Notable work	A Nightmare Wakes (2020) Allswell in New York (2022) The Creator (2023)
Website	http://orensoffer.com

Career

Soffer studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Gordon Willis Student Heritage Award in 2015.^[9] He has been an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.^[10] In 2022, he was brought in by Greig Fraser to take over as director of photography for the main production shoot of Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator, which was filmed in Thailand 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."^[11] For their work on the film, Soffer and Fraser were nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards and longlisted in the Best Cinematography category at the 77th British Academy Film Awards.^[12][13]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2015	No Letting Go	Jonathan D. Bucari	Also camera operator
2016	Little Miss Perfect	Marlee Roberts
2017	A Good Dream	Mahum Jamal
	Fail State	Alexander Shebanow	Shared credit with Joel Kingsbury, Alexander J. Hufschmid, Alexander Shebanow and Michael Swaigen
2020	A Nightmare Wakes	Nora Unkel
2022	Allswell in New York	Ben Snyder
	Fixation	Mercedes Bryce Morgan
2023	The Creator	Gareth Edwards	Shared credit with Greig Fraser
TBA	Onslaught	Adam Wingard	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2016	Fallout High	TV short
2021	Action Royale	10 episodes

Music video

Year	Title	Notes
2016	"Burning in Birmingham"	Also producer
2017	"Good Hurt"
	"Pumpkin Pie"
2018	"Come Follow Me Down"
2019	"God Bless Our Souls"
2020	"Pink Pony Club"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2016	FilmQuest	Best Cinematography	Karkass Karts	Nominated	[14]
	American Society of Cinematographers	Heritage Awards	Reservations	Nominated	[15]
	Julien Dubuque International Film Festival	Excellence In Cinematography	No Letting Go	Nominated	[16]
2017	First Run Film Festival	Craft Award - Cinematography	Opera of Cruelty	Won	[17]
	Nordic International Film Festival	Best Cinematography	Far from the Tree	Nominated
	IndieFEST Film Awards	Award of Excellence - Best Cinematography		Won
	Reel East Texas Film Festival	Best Cinematography - Short		Nominated
	Focus International Film Festival	Jury Prize - Best Cinematography in a Short Film		Nominated
	Southampton International Film Festival	Best Cinematography in a Short Film		Won
	Nordic International Film Festival	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival	HIMPFF Award of Recognition - Best Cinematography	A Good Dream	Won
	International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Berlin	Best Cinematography in a Feature Film		Won
	International Independent Film Awards	Platinum Award - Best Cinematography		Won
2023	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Cinematography (Shared with Grieg Fraser)	The Creator	Nominated	[12]