Petra is an award-winning feature film and commercial cinematographer, based in the US as well as in Europe. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she received her MFA in Cinematography from the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles. Since then, Petra has shot a vast array of high-end TV shows and commercials, as well as numerous American and international feature films: both, for major studios and independent. Petra is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) – Hollywood, BAFTA (UK) and the Austrian Association of Cinematographers (AAC). She is represented by Innovative Artists agency in Los Angeles and holds an EU passport in addition to a US work visa.

Languages

Bilingual in English and German | fluent in French and Spanish

Special Skills

Analog film | VP Volume | Large Format | VFX- and action-heavy films | high-end commercials (car, beauty,
telecom etc)