Elizabeth Vasarhelyi

Education

Princeton University.

Career

Vasarhelyi has received grants from the Sundance Institute, the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Bertha Britdoc, the William and Mary Greve Foundation and the National Endowment of the Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. Vasarhelyi is a graduate of The Brearley School and Princeton University where she majored in Comparative Literature.

She worked as assistant to director Mike Nichols on the film Closer and has worked extensively with Emmy-Award winning cinematographer Scott Duncan documenting events such as The Dakar Rally.

Films and Meru (2015).

Achievements

• Meru (2015) Oscar Shortlist for Best Documentary Feature Sundance Audience Award Winner Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Documentary DGA Award Nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Professional Golf Association Award Nomination for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures Cinema Eye Honors Audience Choice Prize Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Cinema Eye Honors Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Production Cinema Eye Honors Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score New York Times Critics" Pick Incorruptible (2015) Independent Spirit Truer Than Fiction Award Winner Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award for Best Feature Documentary One World Film Festival Václav Havel Jury Award Touba (2013) SXSW Special Jury Prize for Best Cinematography Youssou North"Dour: I Bring What I Love (2008) Middle East International Film Festival Special Jury Prize International Documentary Association Pare Lorentz Award Nomination Bahamas International Film Festival Audience Award Bahamas International Film Festival Spirit of Freedom Award District of Columbia International Film Festival Audience Award São Paulo International Film Festival Audience Award Nashville Film Festival Music of Impact Award Toronto International Film Festival Special Presentation A Normal Life (2003) Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Feature.