ABOUT AUSTIN HOPKINS
An award-winning cinematographer, editor, and storyteller, Austin Hopkins has been on the front lines of action sports and documentary filmmaking worldwide. His work has been consumed globally through various streaming platforms, live film events, television, and social media.
Austin's background combines academia and a passion for the outdoors: he graduated from Quinnipiac University with a BA in Film, Video, and Interactive Media. He then packed everything he owned into a Subaru and drove west to Wyoming for continued adventure in the Tetons. This move led to a full-time position with Teton Gravity Research in the fall of 2013, where he became an essential member of their production and post team for seven years.
In early 2020, he founded his own business and made it his mission to use filmmaking to explore distant terrains and capture the unique personalities of wild spaces. Austin's work is rooted in creativity, quality, and adventure.
He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is allergic to cats.
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RED Digital Cinema | Phantom VEO 4K
Sony Cinema | Blackmagic | DJI | Freefly
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2023 - Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form - HBO: Edge of The Earth Sports Emmy Awards, Nominee
2022 - George Wensel Technical Achievement Award
Sports Emmy Awards, Nominee - Natural Selection Tour
2019 - Most Inspiring, Documentary, "Mountain In The Hallway"
5 Point Film Festival, Carbondale, Colorado
2018 - Best Cinematography "Far Out"
iF3 Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2018 - Best Documentary, "Kissed By God"
Surfer Awards, Oahu, Hawaii
2015 - Film of the Year "Almost Ablaze"
iF3 Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
FAA Part 107 Licensed UAV Pilot
RPA Transport Canada Certified Pilot
Vision Research Phantom VEO Certified Operator
