Valentina Caniglia

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Role

Director | Writer

Place of birth

Naples, Italy

Valentina Caniglia

Biography

Valentina Caniglia was recently selected by the ASC vision committee to receive the prestigious ASC Vision Mentorship Award program. In 2019, she won three Best Cinematography awards, one for "Little Sicily" and two "Fire In Water" and was included in the TeenVogue article among the cinematographers behind some of the biggest movies. Valentina is known for her work on the film "The Stand", her astonishing lighting and camera work caught the attention of American Cinematographer magazine which featured an exclusive article in March 2017 issue. She also known for her 2nd unit Cinematography work on the Netflix original series Gypsy starred Naomi Watts, for her Cinematography work on "Without Grace" with Emmy award winner Ann Dowd, a period film "Madeline's Oil" where she won Best Cinematography award at the Louisiana International film festival, and "Pomegranates and Myrrh", winner of the Golden Dagger for Best Cinematography, premiered in USA at Sundance film Festival, the film received the Audience Award at Doha Tribeca Film Festival handed out by Robert De Niro. "Fred Won't Move Out" nominated for best cinematography by the AIC IMAGO award starring Elliott Gould. In addition, Valentina Caniglia has been filming as a Director of Photography for HBO, Amazon Prime, Channel Plus, RAI and Netflix. As well as numerous nationally aired commercials for British Airways, Ford, Nike, Novomatic, GBX Shoes all received the Telly Award. Valentina's other work includes the film "Return To Sender" starring Bill Cobbs, directed by Oscar winning producer Ravi Malhotra. Valentina's work on the film was the subject of an article featured in American Cinematographer. Valentina made also her mark in the music video world where she lensed music videos for The Roots, Aesop Rock, Fast Cars, which achieved the first position on the MTV Music Videos Awards. In 2012, Valentina Caniglia was bestowed the honor of being invited to join the European Federation of Cinematographers IMAGO, the Association of Cinematographers (AIC). Valentina Caniglia is a EU and USA citizen.

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