2025 Emerging Cinematographer Awards

Local 600 celebrated this year's Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECAs) honorees at Sunday, September 28's gala and reception held at the Television Academy Saban Media Center Wolf Theatre. 

The event also celebrated the artistic achievements of Local 600 Director of Photography Johanna Coelho, recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Filmmaker Award, as well as Local 600 Director of Photography Sandra Valde-Hansen, ASC, LPS, recipient of the 2025 ASC Mentor Award. 

Thank you to all of our 2025 sponsors, including Panavision (Premier Sponsor), Local 600 leadership, senior staff, MaryAnne MacDougall and the Events staff, and all those who made the ECAs come to life.

The eight filmmakers feted this year were:

Isaac Banks
The Trophy King
           
John B. Barrett
Recall

Daniel Cotroneo
Yae: Blind Samurai Woman

Eythan Maidhof
Class Clown

Mariscela Beatríz Méndez
The Middle

Josh Pickering
Boundless | HomeAid

Steven Jacob Russell
Hammer

Alexa Wolf
To Fade Away

To learn more about this year's honorees and sponsors, please visit ecawards,net.