Evelin van Rei
Dutch cinematographer
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Evelin van Rei is a Dutch cinematographer and photographer based in London, formerly credited as Ann Evelin Lawford.
Career
Van Rei graduated with first-class honors from the Cambridge School of Art in 2012.[1] Initially working as a camera trainee and clapper loader, she transitioned to lighting for short films, music videos and commercials by late 2014.[1] In 2018, she was nominated for the BSE Emerging Cinematographer Award for her work on Innozenz and Cinematography Carbon Award at Frēsh 18 for I'll Probably Never See You Again.[2] In 2022, van Rei received the Angénieux Special Encouragement award, becoming the first cinematographer without formal film school training to be honoured with it.[1]
Mark Pellington was impressed by van Rei's cinematography, which she shared on her Instagram, and subsequently invited her to collaborate on The Severing in the United States.[3]