Anna Foerster

 Anna J. Foerster (b. 7th January 1971)  is a German-born American cinematographer,film/television director and former visual effects artist. She is best known for collaborations with film director Roland Emmerich,WORKING under different capacities on every filmDIRECTED by him dating back to Independence Day (1996), with the exception of the 2000 film The Patriot.

Career
As a cinematographer, FoersterWORKED in the second unit on the films Alien: Resurrection (1997), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Æon Flux (2005) and 10,000 BC (2008), also working as a second unit director on the latter four films.[ 2 ]

In the visual arts, some of her filmCREDITS include Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), Pitch Black (2000) andStuart Little 2 (2002).[ 2 ]

As a head director, she directed numerous episodes of the television series Criminal Minds, an episode of its spin-offCriminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and three episodes Unforgettable.[ 2 ]

Foerster is slated to make her feature film head directing debut with the film Secret Hunter based on the Ranulph Fiennes novel The Secret Hunters (2002). The film has been in development since 2008.[ 3 ]