Andrew Stroud NZCS is a Australasian based cinematographer with dual Canadian and New Zealand citizenship, whose work spans feature films, television drama, commercials, and music videos.
His feature film credits include The Changeover (dir. Stuart McKenzie & Miranda Harcourt, starring Timothy Spall), for which he received the New Zealand Cinematographers Society's Gold Award for Cinematography of the Year in 2018, and Millie Lies Low (dir. Michelle Savill), which screened in the Narrative Spotlight at SXSW and competed at the Berlin International Film Festival. Both films represent a long-standing creative partnership with director Michelle Savill, beginning with their acclaimed short Ellen Is Leaving, which won at SXSW and the San Francisco International Film Festival.
On the television side, Andrew's recent credits include Netflix's Sweet Tooth and the upcoming Starz series Spartacus: House of Ashur, as well as the New Zealand drama series One Lane Bridge and A Remarkable Place to Die.
His short film work has earned recognition at major international festivals — 43,000 ft (dir. Campbell Hooper) screened at Tribeca and Chicago, and Echoes (dir. Special Problems) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Andrew has built an equally strong reputation shooting commercials and music videos. He shot Lorde's landmark "Royals" video in 2013 — directed by Joel Kefali, it accumulated over 1 Billion views and won a VMA at the 2014 MTV Awards. He reunited with Lorde and Kefali in 2020 for a suite of five music videos for the album Solar Power, with the single earning a 2022 MTV VMA nomination for Best Cinematography.
Andrew is an accredited member of the New Zealand Cinematographers Society and works internationally across narrative and commercial film projects. His approach favors naturalistic light and emotionally grounded imagery, built through close collaboration with directors
Canadian and New Zealand Citizenship
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