2026Winner
Best Director
Girls Like Girls
Sonja Tsypin
Director
Biography
Sonja Tsypin is a cinematographer from New York City. Sonja earned her master's degree at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, CA and now works across the U.S. and internationally on narrative, music video and commercial projects. Sonja's work is informed by her background in fine arts as a painter as well as by her upbringing as a first generation Russian-American.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2019Winner
Best Director
Hello, Goodbye
2019Nominee
Best Director
Scare Package
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Director
To Infinity
2021Highlight
Best Director
ZONA
Video
Girls Like Girls
Hello, Goodbye
Scare Package