Canon Sundance 2026 - Curating Your Cinematography Career

Cinematographers just embarking upon their professional careers are wise to seek guidance on the best ways to find their path forward and develop their personal brand. This panel will offer tips and advice from experienced industry pros who can assist new directors of photography in creating a strategic road map to success: Eric Branco, ASC was named one of American Cinematographer magazine’s Rising Stars of Cinematography in 2020 and one of Variety’s “10 Cinematographers to Watch” in 2019. His credits include the features Story Ave. (2023), The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) and Clemency (2019), as well as the Showtime series Let the Right One In (2022). Agent Brian Goldberg of Worldwide Production Agency (WPA) will offer counsel on how to find the right representation. Publicist Ranjinder Hans of EBComs Public Relations, will discuss how agencies help cinematographers draw attention to their work and artistic achievements. Stephen Pizzello, editor-in-chief of American Cinematographer magazine, Will provide input on how coverage of a promising project can become a career-defining moment that introduces a cinematographer’s name to the filmmaking elite. The panel will be moderated by ASC associate member Jay Holben, who also serves as American Cinematographer’s technical editor.