Of Ukrainian and Indian descent, Andrij studied
cinematography at the FAMU film school in Prague
and at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he
received his MFA in 2003.

Andrij was nominated for the 1998 Eastman
Excellence in Cinematography Award, apprenticed
on “The Yards” (2000) with Harris Savides (Gerry,
The Game), and is a recipient of the 2001 & 2003
ASC Heritage Award for Cinematography.

Andrij has shot fifteen features to date – including
“Half Nelson” (Director Ryan Fleck), “Sonos de Peixe” (Director Kirill Mikhanovsky), “Sugar” (Directors Anna Bowden & Ryan Fleck), “Cold Souls” (Director Sophie Barthes) & “Blue Valentine” (Director Derek Cianfrance).

His films have played at many international festivals,
including Cannes, Sundance, New York Film Festival & New Directors/New Films.

Andrij was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s
“25 New Faces of Independent Film,” was
included as one of Variety magazine’s
“10 Cinematographers to Watch” and was nominated for a 2010 Independent Spirit Award for his cinematography on the film “Cold Souls”.