Gia Coppola, Edward Lachman Win Big: Kodak Honors Top Film Industry Talent

Gia Coppola, the director behind “The Last Showgirl,” is set to receive the prestigious Auteur Award at the 7th Kodak Film Awards.

Veteran cinematographer Ed Lachman, known for his work on “Maria,” will be honored with the Kodak Career Achievement Award for his significant contributions to the world of cinema. Lachman has an impressive history of collaborations with high-profile directors, including Todd Haynes, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Ulrich Seidl, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean-Luc Godard, and Pablo Larraín. His recent work on “Maria” has brought him his fourth Oscar nomination, and he is also in contention for an award at the ASC.

The 7th Kodak Film Awards is scheduled for February 27 at the Kodak House in Hollywood, and will be an exclusive, invite-only ceremony.

Additional honorees at the event include Lol Crawley, Greg Kwedar, and Ramez Silyan.

Vanessa Bendetti, who leads Motion Picture and Entertainment at Kodak, commented on the significance of this award season for film and independent cinema. She highlighted that productions shot on film garnered twenty-nine Oscar nominations this year, including for Best Picture contenders like ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ and ‘I’m Still Here.’ She expressed excitement about celebrating some of the year’s most acclaimed films and filmmakers at Kodak’s intimate awards gathering.

This award season saw numerous films shot on Kodak film stock, including “A Different Man,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Challengers,” “I’m Not a Robot,” “I’m Still Here,” “Nosferatu,” “Queer,” and “Sing Sing.”

Crawley, who previously clinched the award for best cinematography in a feature film at the British Society of Cinematographers, notably employed VistaVision for “The Brutalist.” He discussed the benefits of this choice, explaining, “Using a larger format allows you to avoid wider angle lenses for a broader field of view, giving you more flexibility in how you frame your shots.”