Canon USA has posted up a discussion panel from Sundance 2026 that gives useful tips and information to cinematographers who are just embarking upon their professional careers. A panel of industry professionals, including Eric Branco, ASC, Brian Goldberg of Worldwide Production Agency (WPA), Ranjinder Hans of EBComs Public Relations, and Stephen Pizzello, editor-in-chief of American Cinematographer magazine, all give their individual takes on how to build a successful career in the industry.
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) offers counsel on how to find the right representation. Publicist Ranjinder Hans of EBComs Public Relations discusses how agencies help cinematographers draw attention to their work and artistic achievements. Stephen Pizzello, editor-in-chief of American Cinematographer magazine, provides 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 was moderated by ASC associate member Jay Holben, who also serves as American Cinematographer’s technical editor.
