{{Short description|Canadian writer and filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Jared Raab | birth_place = [[Millbrook, Ontario|Millbrook]], Ontario | education = [[York University]] | occupation = Cinematographer | years_active = 2007–present | known_for = ''[[Nirvanna the Band the Show]]''<br />''[[BlackBerry (film)|BlackBerry]]''<br />''[[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie]]'' }} '''Jared Raab''' is a Canadian writer and cinematographer,<ref>Ian Sandwell, [https://www.screendaily.com/the-dirties-evan-morgan-jared-raab/5058723.article "The Dirties: Evan Morgan, Jared Raab"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', July 29, 2013.</ref> best known for his collaborations with [[Matt Johnson (director)|Matt Johnson]] on the television series ''[[Nirvanna the Band the Show]]'' and the films ''[[BlackBerry (film)|BlackBerry]], [[Operation Avalanche (film)|Operation Avalanche]],[[The Dirties]],'' and ''[[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie]].''<ref>Nick Douglas, [https://www.vulture.com/2017/02/how-to-make-a-tv-show-backwards-with-nirvanna-the-band.html "How to Make a TV Show Backwards with ‘Nirvanna the Band’"]. ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', February 8, 2017.</ref>
==Early life and education == Originally from [[Millbrook, Ontario|Millbrook]], [[Ontario]], Raab studied film at [[York University]].<ref>"University film project shown at Cinema 379". ''[[Peterborough Examiner]]'', June 22, 2005.</ref>
==Career== Raab made a number of short films before breaking through to wider attention with his 2011 short ''The Revenge Plot'', which won the Fan Favorite award at the 2011 RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition.<ref>Melissa Leong, "'I thought our cinema was insular.Boy was I wrong'; RBC prize announces top emerging talent". ''[[National Post]]'', September 8, 2011.</ref> For a number of years thereafter he was a director of music videos<ref>[[Ben Rayner]], "Colin Medley, Jared Raab - Music Video Directors". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 2, 2011.</ref> for artists such as [[Born Ruffians]], [[Arkells]], [[Ohbijou]], [[Diamond Rings (musician)|Diamond Rings]], [[PS I Love You (band)|PS I Love You]], [[Snailhouse]], [[Young Rival]] and [[Fast Romantics]]. He received two [[Prism Prize]] nominations as a director of music videos, in 2017 for [[July Talk]]'s "Picturing Love"<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/prism_prize_2017_reveals_top_10_finalists "Prism Prize Reveals 2017's Top 10 Finalists"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', April 4, 2017.</ref> and in 2021 for [[Andy Shauf]]'s "Clove Cigarette".<ref>Alex Nino Gheciu, [https://www.complex.com/music/prism-prize-2021 "These Are the Top 20 Canadian Music Videos Nominated for the 2021 Prism Prize"]. ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'', April 29, 2021.</ref>
He was cinematographer on [[Matt Johnson (director)|Matt Johnson]]'s films ''[[The Dirties]]''<ref>James Adams, "A bravura debut for an up-and-coming Canadian". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 4, 2013.</ref> and ''[[Operation Avalanche (film)|Operation Avalanche]]''<ref>Calum Marsh, "Matt Johnson's space odyssey: How the Toronto director tricked NASA into helping him film his Sundance-bound epic". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 1, 2016.</ref> prior to Johnson and [[Jay McCarrol]] creating ''Nirvanna the Band the Show'', for which Raab was both a cinematographer and one of the writers.
He is a two-time [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominee for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for ''Nirvanna the Band the Show'', receiving nods at the [[6th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2018 for "The Bean" and at the [[7th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2019 for "The Book",<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215433/https://etcanada.com/news/436472/2019-canadian-screen-awards-complete-list-of-winners-from-televised-gala/ "2019 Canadian Screen Awards: Complete List Of Winners From Televised Gala"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', March 31, 2019.</ref> and a nominee for Best Direction in a Documentary Series at the [[10th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2022 for ''[[This Is Pop (TV series)|This Is Pop]]''.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', February 15, 2022.</ref>
He won the award for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] at the [[12th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2024, for ''[[BlackBerry (film)|BlackBerry]]''.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-winners-cinematic-arts-2/ "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', May 30, 2024.</ref>
In 2025, Raab was credited as cinematographer for ''[[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie]]''. The film began principal photography in 2023 and premiered in 2025 at [[SXSW]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2206297 |website=Sxsw}}</ref>
==Filmography== === Cinematography === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title |- |2013 |''[[The Dirties]]'' |- |2016 |''[[Operation Avalanche (film)|Operation Avalanche]]'' |- |2023 |''[[BlackBerry (film)|BlackBerry]]'' |- |rowspan=2|2025 |''[[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie]]'' |- |''[[Middle Life]]'' |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2910091}}
{{ACCT Best Cinematography}}
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