Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC to receive Distinguished Filmmaker Award at ICG’s Emerging Cinematographer Awards

The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) announced cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC will be honoured with the Distinguished Filmmaker Award at the 26th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA).

Cinematographer M. David Mullen, ASC, will also be awarded 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,” says 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.”

One of the most acclaimed cinematographers working today, 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, who also directed the music video.

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 recognised 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 prioritises 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.

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In addition to the special awards, ICG announced eight honorees earlier this summer. The eight winning filmmakers, selected from 118 submissions, are:

Name, Film Title

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”