Hero frame from Director of Photography Liza Gipsova's work

Narrative

Bench Seats

Short Film
Dir. Courtney Destefano
Prod. Melisa Breiner-Sanders
Swandive Productions

Newport Beach Film Festival, SF Queer Film Festival

Wildflower

Short Film
Dir. Tang Wan Xin
Prod. Donovan Tolledo

Run time: 10 minutes
Premiere: Fantasia Film Festival

DP Liza Gipsova's work on Works of Mercy
Works of Mercy

Short Film
Dir. Alex Yarber
Prod. Alex Yarber, Jake Huebner, Tarek Aryani
Starring Catherine Curtin

Run time: 14 minutes
Best Student Film, New Hampshire Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival

The Fisherman's Wife

Short Film
Dir: Jared Watson
Prod: Jess Vogel, Michelle Beck
Curiouser Creative Studio

Run time: 8 min.
Premiere: Woods Hole Film Festival
Best Cinematography Winner - Madeira Fantastic Film Festival
Best Cinematography Nominee - Revolution Me Film Festival

DP Liza Gipsova's work on Rosalie
Rosalie

Short Film
Dir. Erin McGuff-Pennington
Prod. Erin McGuff-Pennington, Adriana Spencer
Ruffled Owl Productions

Run time: 17 minutes
Best Short, Best Cinematography - Blackbird Film Fest

Payment in Kind

Short Film
Dir: David Zax
Prod: Jonathan DiMaio

Run time: 12 minutes
HollyShorts Film Festival; Santa Fe Film Festival
Best Short - DC Independent Film Festival

Dawn

35mm Short Film
Dir: Red Dawn Trio
Prod: Tim Wu
Illium Pictures

Run time: 8min.
Best Cinematography - Brooklyn Women's Film Festival
Best Cinematography - Revolution Me Film Festival
Finalist - Philip K Dick Sci-fi Film Festival
NewFilmmakers NY, NY Latino Film Festival

LINK TO TRAILER
Una Si La Otra No

Short Film
Dir. Juanita Umana
Prod. Anthony Quintero

Sundance Ignite
Premiere: LA Shorts
Run time: 10 minutes

The Only Way Out Is Through

Short Film
Dir: Nicole Catania
Prod: Joe Schermer
Nuclear Family Films

Run time: 17 minutes
Best Cinematography Nominee - Montreal Independent Film Festival
Prague Independent Film Festival; Greenpoint Film Festival

Woodford County

Short Film
Dir. Carolynn Cecilia

Run time: 20min.
Best Cinematography Winner - Revolution Me Film Festival

Commercial, Branded & Doc

Palmer's "Show Your Glow"

Commercial

Director: Aubrey Smyth
Producer: Jeanette Gonzalez
Production: Eva Nosidam Productions / Vayner Media
Agency: Sasha Agency

DP Liza Gipsova's work on Pocono Whitewater Rafting commercial
Pocono Whitewater Rafting "Welcome To Our Backyard"

Commercial

Director: Maple Shipp
Production: Cutter Productions

Ms. Dee

Commercial

Director: Jenny & Andrea
Production: Cutter Productions
Agency: Burson

The Fly Collectors

Documentary
Dir. Jeff Arak
Prod. Yusuf Ahmed
The End Fund

Hamptons International Film Festival, NY African Film Festival

Flaviar "Father's Day"

Commercial

Director: Ayana Barber
Producer: Angela Walker
Production: Keep Productions
Creative: Keith Cecere

Halo "Bassinest 3.0"

Commercial

Creative Director: Lindsay Grodin
Producer: Carol Lee
Director: Andrew Lipovsky

RE:TV "The King's Speeches"

PSA

Director: Anatole Sloan
Production: Atomized Studios
Client: RE:TV

Cosmopolitan Magazine "Lucy Hale"

Editorial

Visual Director: Kristin Giametta
Creative Director: Andy Turnbull
Producer: Abbey Adkison
Hearst Media

LINK TO STORY
Ethos Insurance "Boomer Esiason"

Commercial

Director: Maple Shipp
Production: Cutter Productions

Jose Cuervo "Drinking Buddies"

Branded

Director: Tessa Goode
Producer: Reed Yurman
Within Co

HBO Max "So She Did"

Commercial

Director: JIHYE
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
Production: BLIVE

Animal Sanctuary "Music For The Residents"

Branded Music Video

Director: Ben Patterson
Production: Onslot Media

L'Oreal "Women of Worth"

Branded Doc

Director: Jackie Robbins
Production: Courageous Studios / Warner Bros. Discovery

Dropper "Ok Ok Ok"

Music Video

Director: Leah Faye Caddigan
Producer: Jono Bernstein
Production: Lightbulb

Narrative Reel

About

Liza Gipsova is an award-winning East-Coast based cinematographer working across narrative, commercial, documentary, and the ones in between. Her work has taken her to four continents and played at festivals worldwide, most notably Tribeca, Fantasia and many Academy-qualifying festivals, as well as at venues such as the United Nations, Museum of the Moving Image and Anthology Film Archives. She was selected to participate in the ASC Vision Mentorship and is a member of International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600).

Her multifaceted background spans the gamut of traditional, digital, photographic and theater arts, before coming up in the ranks of the camera department and co-founding Curiouser Creative Studio, a visual media production company that's garnered multiple Telly Awards as well as the recognition of the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA).

Soviet-born and Maryland-raised, in her downtime Liza enjoys dancing enthusiastically, traveling, southern exposure and being near/on/in the water with her partner and kiddos.


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Cinematographer Liza Gipsova working on The Fly Collectors
Filming “The Fly Collectors” documentary on the Gambia River in Senegal - photo credit Jeff Arak
Cinematographer Liza Gipsova working on Bench Seats
Filming “Bench Seats” narrative short - photo credit Kelly McCready

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Awards

Best Cinematography Winner, “The Fisherman‘s Wife” - Madeira Fantastic Film Festival
Best Cinematography Nominee, “The Fisherman’s Wife” - Revolution Me Film Festival
Best Cinematography Nominee, “The Only Way Out is Through” - Montreal Independent Film Festival
Best Cinematography Winner, "Dawn" - Revolution Me Film Festival
Best Cinematography Winner, "Dawn" - Brooklyn Women's Film Festival
Best Cinematography Winner, "Woodford County" - Revolution Me Film Festival
Best Cinematography Nominee, "In the Land of Moonstones" - World Music & Independent Film Festival
Best Cinematography Runner-up, "Tech Bettys" - Queen Palm Film Festival




Member

ASC Vision Mentorship
International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600)
International Collective of Female+ Cinematographers (ICF+C)
The Gotham (Independent Filmmakers' Project)