November 2025

ASC/AC Book Fair Hosts Signings and Conversation With Team Deakins

On November 12, ASC members, associates and staff, local crew and guests gathered at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood for the ASC/American Cinematographer Book Fair. The event was sponsored by Nanlux, Cinelease and Band Pro. The Nanlux team delivered their own announcement, regarding Lending Library — a program which, for the past two years, has allowed local film students from USC, UCLA, AFI and Chapman to rent out the company’s entire equipment catalog free of charge. Nanlux Americas’ Amanda Fritz, who founded Lending Library, was on hand to explain that the program is now open to anyone with a COI — “professionals and newcomers alike,” she noted — who are looking to access its unique offerings. Kicking off the day was a conversation...more