ASC Mentor Award will be presented to cinematographer M. David Mullen
Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC will be honored with the Distinguished Filmmaker Award at the International Cinematographers Guild’s (ICG) 26th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA).
Cinematographer M. David Mullen, ASC, will also be presented with the ASC Mentor Award.
“The filmmakers receiving special awards at this year’s ECAs represent the pinnacle of excellence in cinematography, and we’re thrilled to celebrate them,” said ECA chair Steven Poster, ASC. “We’re excited for an event that highlights both the work of our emerging filmmakers as well as the career achievements of our special awards recipients.”
Prieto has been nominated for four Academy Awards® for his work on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Irishman,” “Silence” and “Brokeback Mountain.” Other notable features photographed by Prieto include “Barbie,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Argo” and “8 Mile.” Prieto was nominated for a 2024 MTV Video Music Award for his work on “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift, a music video which he also directed.
Born and raised in Mexico, Prieto helped lead a renaissance of Mexican cinema with “Babel,” “21 Grams” and his breakthrough film, “Amores Perros.” Prieto’s next project–his feature film directorial debut–is an adaptation of the novel “Pedro Paramo” by Juan Rulfo, one of the most revered Mexican novels of the 20th century.
Mullen has been recognized for his striking cinematography with two American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards and three Emmy Awards for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” as well as two IFP Independent Spirit Awards nominations for “Twin Falls Idaho” and Northfolk.” He has built the visual world for films and television shows with enduring legacies, including “Jennifer’s Body,” “The Good Wife” and “Westworld.”
Mullen prioritizes skill sharing and mentorship for emerging cinematographers, and co-authored both the 3rd edition of the classic textbook “Cinematography” by Kris Malkiewicz and the 11th edition of “The American Cinematographer Manual.”
In addition to the special awards, ICG announced eight ECA honorees earlier this summer on the strength of the short films they lensed. The eight winning filmmakers, selected from 118 submissions, are:
–Dominic Bartolone, “Sweet Santa Barbara Brown”
–Adam Carboni, “INCOMPLETE”
–Matthew Halla, “The Unreachable Star”
–Jessica Hershatter, “Pirandello on Broadway”
–Allen Ho, “Iron Lung”
–Nick Mahar, “Sands of Fate”
–Dylan Trivette, “Bearing Witness: A Name & A Voice”
–Andrew Trost, “Bloom”
The ECA honorees will be celebrated with both an awards event and a luncheon–the latter will be held at the ASC Clubhouse on Friday, September 27. Mullen will receive his ASC Mentor Award during the luncheon. Prieto will receive the Distinguished Filmmaker Award during the ECA showcase event on Sunday, September 29, at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center Wolf Theater in North Hollywood.
Sean “Diddy” Combs Is Arrested In NY After Federal Indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault, was arrested late Monday in New York after he was indicted by a federal grand jury.
The indictment was sealed and details of the charges weren't immediately announced by prosecutors, but the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Damian Williams, confirmed in a statement that federal agents had Combs in custody.
"We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time," Williams said in a statement.
Combs was arrested in a Manhattan hotel lobby, according to a person familiar with the arrest who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs had been cooperating with the investigation and had relocated to New York last week in anticipation of charges being brought.
"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Agnifilo said, describing his client as a music icon and a "loving family man."
"He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal," Agnifilo said in a statement, adding "Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."
The criminal charges are a major but not unexpected takedown of one of the most prominent producers and most famous names in the history of hip-hop.
The federal investigation of Combs, 58, was revealed when Homeland Security Investigations agents served simultaneous search warrants and raided Combs' mansions in Los Angeles and Miami... Read More