By Dyana Carmella

The Art of Cinematography was the night’s focal point at the 12th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards that took place at the Directors Guild of America this past Sunday.

Steven Poster, The National President of the International Cinematographers Guild, kicked off the evening by welcoming guests and introducing the new chairman, Jim Matlosz. Without hesitation the films began and each honored cinematographer walked the red carpet to the podium to accept their award after the screening of their film. 

The event was titled “Launching Careers.” The name itself say’s it all. The talent of seven winning cinematographers and three honorable mentioned, were recognized and able to showcase their work. Each film could not exceed thirty minutes in length and could be originated in any format.

The honored cinematographers included, Gerry O’Malley for his work on the violent thriller, Demption,Eduardo Mayen for Singularity, Rachael Levine for the surrealistic comedy, Jesus Cooks Me Breakfast, Layton Blaylock for Spring Cleaning, Michael Svitak for his sci-fi/Western, Noisemaker, Aaron Medick for is supernatural thriller, Para-Normal, Josh Ellis for  The 17th Man, and the honorable mentions given to Saud Kutlug for Lola, Mark Williams for Love and James O’Keeffe for Cruel Logic. 

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