The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has named eight honorees for the 19th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA). The short films will premiere at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles on September 27, 2015. A New York premiere will follow on October 25 at the School of Visual Arts.
The honorees selected from almost 100 submissions are: Daniel Cotroneo, camera operator (The Other Side); Devin Doyle, 1st assistant (Fish Friend), a previous ECA honoree in 2014; John Garrett, 2nd assistant (Delia); Jason Hafer, operator (Incident On Highway 73); David Kruta, operator (Lullaby), a previous ECA honoree in 2014; Michael Nie, 2nd assistant (Dust), a previous ECA honoree in 2011; Tobin Oldach, 2nd assistant (Thirst); and T.J. Williams Jr., operator (Color TV, No Vacancy), a previous ECA honoree in 2013
The purpose of the ECAs is to nurture talent within the Guild and to give promising cinematographers the crucial exposure they need to succeed in the motion picture industry.
The ECAs are open to any member of the Guild who is not already classified as a DP. Members are asked to submit films they have photographed with a running time of 30 minutes or less.
The films are selected by a panel of ICG members from across the country and can be seen by a wider audience at film festivals.
Steven Poster, president of the ICG, said, “I am continually amazed and delighted by the high standards in these short films. It shows, once again, that our camera crews are the best trained and most professional in the world. And we are grateful to our generous sponsors, who come back year after year, knowing that these young filmmakers are their future customers.”
Jimmy Matlosz, who has been chairman of the Guild’s ECA committee since 2008, added, “Every new year brings about a new crop of potential ECA winners, and every year our members continue to raise the bar and give us hope and inspiration for the art and future of cinematography.”
The event is sponsored entirely by industry manufacturers and vendors including Canon USA, Inc., Tiffen, ARRI, Sony Electronics, Technicolor, CW-Sonderoptic, K 5600, Go Pro, Assimilate, The Rag Place, Anton/Bauer, Litepanels, O’Connor, Carl Zeiss, Panavision, Kodak, Blackmagic Design, AbelCine, J.L. Fisher, Matthews Studio Equipment, Band Pro, Panasonic, Chimera, Cinelease, Cineo Lighting, Clairmont Camera, Rosco, Illumination Dynamics, Kino Flo, Mole-Richardson Co., Sekonic, Sim Digital, Cinemills and Codex.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More