AWARDS
2023 Israeli Television Academy (Emmy equivalent):
Best Cinematography in a Narrative Series (Carthago)
2021 European Independent Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Cinematography (Letters to God)
2021 Reading Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Cinematography (Duet)
2020 Israeli Film Acacemy (Oscar equivalent):
Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature (Asia)
2020 Tribeca Film Festival:
Best Cinematography in an International feature (Asia)
2020 Jerusalem Film Festival:
Best Cinematography in an Israeli feature (Asia)
2020 Gawad Urian (Oscar equivalent nomination):
Best Cinematography in a Filipino feature (Watch LIst)
ABOUT
Daniella is an American cinematographer working internationally. She began her career as a still photographer, publishing work in the National Geographic, Condé Naste, the Guardian and other prominent publications.
As a cinematographer, Daniella made history by becoming the first woman to win the Israeli Academy Award (Ophir) for cinematography (ASIA, 2020). She also went on to win the Israeli Emmy for Cinematography (CARTHAGO, 2023). The show also premiered at Cannes Series where it garnered multiple awards.
Other notable works in television are BAD BOY, from the creator of Euphoria, Ron Leshem and director, Hagar Ben Asher. The series premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival and will have its international release in 2024. Daniella also lensed the International Emmy-nominated, NORMAL, directed by Asaf Korman which premiered at the 2020 Series Mania and aired on HBO Max.
In film, notable works are ASIA (2020) directed by Ruthy Pribar and starring Shira Haas, which garnered nine Israeli Academy Awards and three more awards at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, including Best Cinematogarphy in an International Feature. ASIA also won the cinematography award at the 2020 Jerusalem Film Festival. WATCH LIST, the Filipino political thriller directed by Ben Rekhi, was nominated for a Gawad Urian (Filipino Oscar) for cinematography. LIVE CARGO premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Fim Festival where it received accolades for its cinematography, Variety calling it “one of the most evocatively shot films in recent memory”.
Daniella has shot narrative features and television in four continents and speaks five languages. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute.
press
IMDB
FREE THE WORK
international collective of female cinematographers
DIRECT CONTACT
daniella.nowitz@gmail.com
AGENCY CONTACT
tami@tamigur.co.il