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Sherwin Akbarzadeh ACS


Heads Of Department Agent

Andrew Naylor
Agent
anaylor@unitedagents.co.uk
+44 (0) 203 214 0899
Daniel Kostick
Assistant
dkostick@unitedagents.co.uk
Lizzie Quinn
Assistant
lquinn@unitedagents.co.uk
+ 44 (0) 203 214 0911

Heads of Department

Awards

2024 AACTA Nomination for Best Cinematography in Film 

2024 AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary 

2022 ACS accreditation

2022 Silver ACS Vic/Tas Award (Television Serial / Comedy) 

2021 Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Music Video)

2021 Silver ACS Vic/Tas Award (Corporate)

2021 Shots Asia Pacific Silver Award (Cinematography, above 2 minutes)

2021 ACS National Award of Distinction (Advertising, National / International)

2020 Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Advertising, National / International)

2020 Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Corporate)

2019 Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Music Video)

2018 Silver ACS Vic/Tas Award (Advertising, National/ International)

2017 ACS National Award of Distinction (Advertising, Local/ Regional)

2016 Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Advertising, Local/Regional 

2015 Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Web & New Media)

         Gold ACS Vic/Tas Award (Music Video)

         Silver ACS Vic/Tas Award (Corporate)

         Bronze ACS Vic/Tas Award (Short Film)

2014 Silver ACS Vic/Tas Award (Commercial Local / National)

         Silver ACS Vic/Tas Award (Web & New Media

Film

Production

Company

Notes

SHAYDA

2023

Origma 45 / The 51 Fund / Dirty Films / Parandeh Pictures

Dir: Noora Niasari

Winner: 2023 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award (World Cinema Dramatic)

Nominated: 2024 Best Cinematography in a Film

Opening night film at Melbourne International Film Festival and closing night film at Locarno film festival

Submitted by Australia for Best International Feature Film for the Academy Awards

Television

Production

Company

Notes

SWIFT STREET

2024

Magpie Pictures / SBS / Fifth Season

Creator: Tig Terera

AUSTRALIAN EPIC

2021

Princess Pictures

Dir: Max Miller

Short Films

Production

Company

Notes

WHAT DO WE WANT

2022

Film Camp / ACM

Dir: Reko Rennie

Documentaries

Production

Company

Notes

THE GIANTS

2022

Matchbox Pictures

Dir: Laurence Billiet

Winner: 2024 Best Cinematography in a Documentary

Commercials

Production

Company

Notes

DAN MURPHY'S

MOFA

Dir: Yianni Warnock

JAMES SQUIRE

Finch

Dir: Stephen Carroll

ANTI-VAPING

Revolver

Dir: The Glue Society

BUPA

Producers

Dir: Toby Morris

PORTERS PAINTS'PAINT WITH HEART AND SOUL

Photoplay

Dir: Michael Gupta

BAKERS DELIGHT'KEEP IT REAL'

Airbag

Dir: Christopher Hill

MORO

The Sweetshop

Dir: Phoebe Schmidt

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT'LET'S GO'

Finch

Dir: Paola Morabitu

SUPERCHEAP AUTO'MAKE IT SUPER'

Finch

Dir: Sam Hibbard

OFFICEWORKS'START'

Finch

Dir: Paola Morabitu

KENO'PLAY ON'

Finch

Dir: Sam Hibbard

GOOGLE'NEAR ME'

Division

Dir: Sanjay De Silva

MOMENTUM ENERGY'GET HAPPY'

The Pearl Film Company

Dir: Hamish MacGregor

FLY BUYS'GIVE A FLYBUYS'

Division

Dir: Sanjay De Silva

Shots Asia Silver Award

MERCEDES EQS/ LEWIS HAMILTON

Prism

Dir: Nathan Christoffel

OPTUS SPORT'AVOID THE VOID'

Emotive

Dir: Yianni Warnock

THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET'A BALLET OBSTACLE'

The Apiary

Dir: Gavin Youngs

THE WEEKLY TIMES'128K'

Picture Co.

Dir: Nathan Christoffel

Promos

Production

Company

Notes

Ruel:As Long As You Care


Dir: Jeremy Koren

Hiatus Kaiyote:Canopic Jar


Dir: Jeremy Koren

Courtney Barnett:EHHY


Dir: Danny Cohen

Vimeo Staff Pick

Courtney Barnett/ Kurt Vile:Over Everything


Dir: Danny Cohen

Kirin J. Callinan:Big Enough


Dir: Danny Cohen

J Award Nominee

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard:People Vultures


Dir: Danny Cohen

J Award Winner

Total Giovanni:Can't Control My Love


Dir: Sherwin Akbarzadeh

Vimeo Staff Pick

Troye Sivan:Happy Little Pill


Dir: Jeremy Koren