September 2025

Burbank International Film Festival to Present Tony Gaudio, ASC Award for Cinematography

This year, the Burbank International Film Festival — which runs September 23-28 — has partnered with the Tony Gaudio Foundation for the Cinematic Arts to present the festival's cinematography award. The honor has been renamed the Tony Gaudio, ASC Award for Cinematography, to commemorate the early-Hollywood pioneer's contributions to the craft of motion-image making. Gaudio began his journey in the U.S. as an immigrant from Cosenza, Italy. His brother, Eugene Gaudio, co-founded the ASC in 1919 and passed away soon after, while Tony was elected president in 1924 and built a long and impactful career — serving as director of photography on such landmark films as Hell's Angels, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse and The...more