‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ & ‘Barbie’ DoP Rodrigo Prieto To Receive Distinguished Filmmaker Award From International Cinematographers Guild

The International Cinematographers Guild will hand its Distinguished Filmmaker Award to Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto at this year’s Emerging Cinematographer Awards.

Born and raised in Mexico, Prieto was at the center of the early 2000’s renaissance of Mexican cinema, working on now-celebrated features like Babel, 21 Grams, and Amores Perros with Alejandro González Iñárritu.

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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.

Also a frequent collaborator of screen legend Martin Scorsese, 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.

This year the ICG will also honor cinematographer M. David Mullen with the ASC Mentor Award.  Mullen’s previous honors include three Emmy Awards for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and two IFP Independent Spirit Awards nominations for Twin Falls Idaho and Northfolk. His other credits include Jennifer’s Body, The Good Wife, and Westworld.

“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. “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.”

The ECA honorees will be celebrated with both an awards event and a luncheon at the ASC Clubhouse on Aug. 27. Mullen will receive his ASC Mentor Award during the luncheon. Prieto will receive the Distinguished Filmmaker Award during the ECA showcase event on Sept. 29 at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center Wolf Theater in North Hollywood.

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