Andrew Mageto
- Cinematographer + Photographer
- Kenya
- Member since 2022
Andrew Mageto is a Director of Photography based in Nairobi Kenya.
Having grown up with access to different cameras at home, he began his career while still in film school in Cape Town around 2012 in South Africa shooting music videos. His father was a photo and video enthusiast which made him follow in his footsteps having access to cameras at home. He remembers his first films being shot at home with his brother during his teenage years
In high school, he picked up editing as an extracurricular activity. It is here where his passion for filmmaking came to light. He first joined Daystar University in Kenya for a year before dropping out to look for an institution that would be better suited for this passion hence moving to Cape Town for almost 4 years to join and finish film school at AFDA in South Africa
He then came back to Kenya shortly after university, starting work in the commercial industry in which to date he has shot over 50 commercials locally and internationally primarily around Africa for brands such as Guinness, Uber, Coca Cola, Heineken, IBM, Aakoset, Google, MTN , Smirnoff, Absolut Vodka, Park Hyatt Hotels and Weetabix on location in places like Ghana, Zanzibar, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia.
On occasion he dabbles as a Photographer and Director and has directed for brands like Nikon, Minute Maid, Sanlam, Heineken and a couple of music videos. In 2018, his first shot feature received a Kalasha Award (Kenya TV and Film Awards) for Best Cinematography in a film for film ‘Disconnect’ as well as the film making it on Netflix.
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