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Birthday:
1971-01-01
Place of birth:
Germany
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Anna Foerster

Overview

Anna J. Foerster (born 1971) is a German-born American film and television cinematographer and director. She is best known for collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, working under different capacities on every film directed by him dating back to Independence Day (1996), with the exception of the film The Patriot (2000).

As a second unit cinematographer, Foerster worked on the films Alien Resurrection (1997), Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Æon Flux (2005), and 10,000 BC (2008), also working as a second unit director on the latter four films.

She was the cinematographer for the visual effects and/or miniature unit on Independence Day)Day (1996Godzilla (1998), Pitch Black (2000), and Stuart Little 2 (2002).

As a director, she directed five episodes of the television series Criminal Minds, an episode of its spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour, three episodes of Unforgettable, and four episodes of the Starz series Outlander.

In 2008, she was reported to be developing a film, Secret Hunter, based on the Ranulph Fiennes novel The Secret Hunters (2002).

Foerster made her feature film directing debut with the action horror film Underworld: Blood Wars (2016).In 2016, J. J. Abrams and his production company, Bad Robot, hired Foerster to direct Lou, a thriller about a mother trying to recover her abducted child.

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Known for

Directing

2024 Dune: Prophecy - Lincoln Centre Premiere Directing Director 58
Average
2022 Lou Directing Director 62
Fair
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Directing Director 58
Average
2008 10,000 BC Directing Second Unit Director 55
Average
2005 Æon Flux Directing Second Unit Director 56
Average
2004 The Day After Tomorrow Directing Second Unit Director 64
Fair
2004 Johnson Family Vacation Directing Second Unit Director 57
Average

Production

2024 Dune: Prophecy Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Production Executive Producer 58
Average

Camera

2013 White House Down Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2011 Anonymous Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2009 2012 Camera Aerial Director of Photography 58
Average
2008 10,000 BC Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 55
Average
2008 10,000 BC Camera Aerial Director of Photography 55
Average
2005 Æon Flux Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 56
Average
2004 The Day After Tomorrow Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 64
Fair
2004 Johnson Family Vacation Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 57
Average
2003 Coronado Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 52
Average
2002 Eight Legged Freaks Camera Additional Photography 58
Average