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Anup Kulkarni

  • Cinematographer
  • Editorial Department
  • Visual Effects
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Meet Anup Kulkarni, celebrated Hollywood Cinematographer, VFX supervisor & colorist, who's happy to be called a globe trotter. In his film journey, he has had the opportunity to work in some prestigious and award-winning projects like Life of Pi, Thor 2, Percy Jackson, R.I.P.D, and many more. His work speaks loud, and it is this magic and experience that has won him many Best Cinematography awards and accolades. Anup was also the lead judge for many prestigious film festivals in the US.

Over his distinguished career, he has worked on projects in seven languages - English, Hindi, Spanish, Korean, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Romanian. His cinematography, photography & VFX knowledge has taken him all over the world, working on a variety of formats, like features, TV-shows, short films, international documentaries, music videos, etc.
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    • Awards
      • 25 wins & 18 nominations total

    Known for

    Alberto Danuzio and Thaila Ayala in A Touch of Aurora (2018)
    A Touch of Aurora
    7.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D. (2013)
    R.I.P.D.
    5.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2013
    Pascal Shin in The Sea Was Never Blue (2022)
    The Sea Was Never Blue
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
    Fate's Shadow: The Whole Story (2021)
    Fate's Shadow: The Whole Story
    8.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Dead Deer High
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • 22 Dollar Eggs/2020
      • Cinematographer
      • Short
    • Shattered
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Journey Woods in Just-As-Poetic (2025)
      Just-As-Poetic
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • San Francisco Bae (2024)
      San Francisco Bae
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Nirmalya (2024)
      Nirmalya
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Welcome Home (2024)
      Welcome Home
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Anna Jane Jackson, Louis Tomeo, and Sarah Reasons in The Crest (2022)
      The Crest
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Pascal Shin in The Sea Was Never Blue (2022)
      The Sea Was Never Blue
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • And the Dream That Mattered (2022)
      And the Dream That Mattered
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Roshaniya: A Nomad River (2021)
      Roshaniya: A Nomad River
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • The Cage (2021)
      The Cage
      5.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Midori's Parachute (2021)
      Midori's Parachute
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • A Nomad River (2021)
      A Nomad River
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi in Break Point (2021)
      Break Point
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (Filming for United States of America.)
      • 2021
    • En la ciudad de Esmeralda (In the city of Emerald)
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Rompiendo Olas/Breaking Waves (2021)
      Rompiendo Olas/Breaking Waves
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • About Nelson (2021)
      About Nelson
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021

    Editorial Department



    • 22 Dollar Eggs/2020
      • colorist
      • Short



    • George Hobbs: Stick Figure Wisdom (2023)
      George Hobbs: Stick Figure Wisdom
      • colorist
      • 2023
    • Pascal Shin in The Sea Was Never Blue (2022)
      The Sea Was Never Blue
      7.5
      • colorist
      • 2022
    • Aventurine: Safe (2022)
      Aventurine: Safe
      Music Video
      • colorist
      • 2022
    • What You Will (2022)
      What You Will
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2022
    • Midori's Parachute (2021)
      Midori's Parachute
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2021
    • A Nomad River (2021)
      A Nomad River
      7.0
      • colorist
      • 2021
    • En la ciudad de Esmeralda (In the city of Emerald)
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2021
    • Rompiendo Olas/Breaking Waves (2021)
      Rompiendo Olas/Breaking Waves
      • colorist
      • 2021
    • Our Daily Bread: The Last Panadero (2021)
      Our Daily Bread: The Last Panadero
      • colorist
      • 2021
    • El espíritu de las danzas (The spirit of dances) (2020)
      El espíritu de las danzas (The spirit of dances)
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2020
    • Loss of Grace (2020)
      Loss of Grace
      4.3
      • colorist
      • 2020
    • Open Mic (2019)
      Open Mic
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2019
    • Iyana Leshea in Jasmine Star (2019)
      Jasmine Star
      7.8
      • colorist
      • 2019
    • Mojave Shadows (2019)
      Mojave Shadows
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2019
    • Fate's Shadow (2019)
      Fate's Shadow
      9.2
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2019

    Visual Effects



    • Missing Rhythms (2025)
      Missing Rhythms
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2025
    • The Dual Nature of His Seductive Wife (2024)
      The Dual Nature of His Seductive Wife
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects
      • 2024
    • Lawrence Kim, Peter Moffatt, Christin Muuli, Tina Tran, Magnea Helgadottir, Isadora Verissimo, A.J. Pitre, and Mack Bates in Ha: Na (2019)
      Ha: Na
      Short
      • Visual effects
      • 2019
    • Into the Mirror (2018)
      Into the Mirror
      2.5
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2018
    • Alberto Danuzio and Thaila Ayala in A Touch of Aurora (2018)
      A Touch of Aurora
      7.8
      Short
      • visual effects artist
      • 2018
    • A Most Unwelcome Guest: The Housefly
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Valeria Silva, Marinah Moser, and Paula Soveral in Red Souls (2016)
      Red Souls
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • A Truth in the Sand (2015)
      A Truth in the Sand
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2015
    • Red House by the Crossroads (2015)
      Red House by the Crossroads
      8.6
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2015
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Tom Hiddleston, Zachary Levi, Chris Hemsworth, and Jaimie Alexander in Thor: The Dark World (2013)
      Thor: The Dark World
      6.7
      • matchmove technical director
      • 2013
    • Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
      Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
      5.7
      • matchmover: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2013
    • Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D. (2013)
      R.I.P.D.
      5.6
      • matchmover
      • 2013
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • match mover: Rhythm & Hues Studios (as Anup Shrikant Kulkarni)
      • 2012
    • Alivea Disney in The Train That Never Stops
      The Train That Never Stops
      Short
      • visual effects producer

    Personal details

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      • Anup Shrikant Kulkarni
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      • 1 Interview

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