Director of Photography
Valentina is an award-winning Italian DoP whose work includes films and series for Netflix, Amazon, and other major platforms. Named in Vogue’s “Meet the Cinematographers Behind Some of the Biggest Movies” feature, Valentina was recently selected by the ASC Vision Committee for its prestigious Vision Mentorship Award. Based between Los Angeles and New York, she is now expanding her collaborations across Europe and the UK. Valentina speaks English, Italian, Spanish and holds US and EU Citizenship.
* *Multiple Award-Winning Cinematographer* *
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
Selected credits
date | production | director / production company |
features: |
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| 2025 | JESUS LAND | Saila Kariat / Wavefront Pictures |
| 2025 | FLY LITTLE BIRD | Johannes Boesiger / The Imaginarium Co, Jovera Pic |
| 2025 | ISOLA | Nora Jaenicke / Drishyam International |
| 2025 | RESENTMENT | Noah Millman / Gone Fishing Media |
| 2024 | BLOODLINE KILLER (Additional Photography) | Ante Novakovic / Future Proof Films |
| 2023 | THE CLIMBING ROSE OF THE GARDEN DISTRICT | Jessica Gohlke / Staunch Character Films |
Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Roma Short Film Festival |
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| 2022 | RADIOACTIVE: THE WOMEN OF THREE MILE ISLAND (documentary) | Heidi Hunter / Three Mile Productions |
| 2022 | ADIEU, LACAN | Richard Ledes / Footnote Four |
Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Cult Critic Movie Awards |
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Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Global Film Festival Awards |
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| 2020 | TAPE | Deobrah Kampmeier / Full Moon Films NY |
| 2020 | 3 DAYS RISING | Craig Cukrowski / Noel Ashman Entertainment |
| 2019 | ROAD OF BYGONES | Astrid Ovalles / Recluse Films |
| 2019 | PRINCE HARMING | Marianne Hettinger / Independent |
Nominated: Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema |
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| 2018 | THE ACTOR | Jon Osman / Stargaze Films |
| 2018 | QUAIL HOLLOW | Javier de Prado / EnMar Productions |
| 2017 | NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL | Richard Ledes / Another Baseball |
| 2015 | MAD WOMEN | Jeff Lipsky / Plainview Pictures |
| 2015 | ALTO | Mikki del Monico / Shake the Tree Productions |
| 2015 | THE DARK SIDE | Richard Ledes / Footnote Four |
| 2015 | A MAN FOR OTHERS: THE LIFE OF FATHER ROBERTO BALDUCELLI (documentary) | Nina Juliano / Essence of Faith Productions |
| 2014 | ASSOLO | Massimo Piccolo / Moon Over Produzioni |
| 2012 | FRED WON'T MOVE OUT | Richard Ledes / Virgil Films & Entertainment |
Nominated: Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - The Italian Association of Cinematographers/IMAGO Awards |
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| 2008 | POMEGRANATES AND MYRRH | Najwa Najjar / Ustura Films |
Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Muscat International Film Festival |
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television: |
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| 2022 | THE CAPTAIN | Randy Wilkins & Spike Lee / ESPN Films |
| 2022 | DEAR... S2 | Randy Wilkins / Matador Content, Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | A GIRL LIKE ME 2 (TV special) | Carmen LoBue / Producer Entertainment Group |
| 2021 | PEPPERMINT: A GIRL LIKE ME (TV special) | April Maxey / Producer Entertainment Group |
| 2020 | THE LAST SUPPER: A SOPRANOS SESSION | Kristian Fraga / Sirk Productions, Apple TV & Amazon Prime |
Nominated: 2023 Emmy Award |
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| 2020 | DAVID CHASE: A SOPRANOS SESSION (documentary) | Kristian Fraga / Sirk Productions |
| 2019 | MADE IN ITALY | Various / Amazon Prime Studio, Channel 5 |
| 2018 | MEDUSA (pilot) | Yvonne Schafer / Schafer YMC Entertainment |
| 2017 | GYPSY (2nd Unit) | Lisa Ruben / Universal Television, Netflix |
| 2016 | THE WOHS (pilot) | Anky Cyriaque / Wohs Productions |
| 2016 | NOT ANOTHER IMMIGRANT STORY | Cedric Hill / 12J Productions |
shorts: |
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| 2025 | KASANDRA | Giordona Aviv / Glowtus |
| 2025 | A NICE LADY | Jessica Weber Kass / Independent |
| 2024 | PAINT | Mora Carew / Morax Prep |
| 2024 | LUCY THE LION | Kalman Apple / High Vibe Pictures |
| 2023 | BORROWED PLUMES | Ritu Kamal Singh / Durga Entertainment |
| 2022 | WHEREFORE ART THOU? | Diane Cossa / Exit 74 Productions |
| 2022 | MAKE YOUR SOUL GROW | KC Connolly / Independent |
| 2021 | SOYKA | Anastasiya Serhiyenia / Independent |
X2 Winner: Best Short Film Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - New York Cinematography Awards |
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Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Candian Cinematography Awards |
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Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - European Cinematography Awards |
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Winner: Best Lighting Design Valentina Caniglia - European Cinematography Awards |
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| 2020 | GIRL LIKE ME | April Maxey / Hardcore Glamour Enterprises |
| 2020 | IF I TOLD YOU | Dominique Nieves / Iron Glove Production |
| 2020 | NOISY | Cedric Hill / To and Fro Productions |
| 2019 | LITTLE SICILY | Nina Juliano / Lucky Lucia Production |
| 2019 | I HATE THIS FKN' JOB | Monique Lola Berkley / A Proud Girl Production |
| 2019 | THE LUCKY ONES: LIFE AFFIRMING STORIES | Paul C. Rosen / Nitrous |
| 2019 | DETAINED | Khushnuda Shukurova / SingularDTV |
| 2018 | FIRE IN WATER | Esther Sophia Artner, Julie Deffet / Independent |
Winner: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Los Angeles Film Awards |
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| 2018 | THE AMYTAL THERAPY | Valentina Caniglia, Filippo M. Prandi / Majox Films |
Nominated: Best Cinematography Valentina Caniglia - Chelsea Film Festival |
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| 2018 | SEGREGATION NOW, SEGREGATION TOMORROW, SEGREGATION FOREVER | Cedric Hill / To and Fro Productions |
| 2018 | R4CH43L | Noah Bewley / Now What Studios |
| 2018 | A DIVA DUET: IN F MINOR | Tracey Mitchell / trace.the.day |
| 2018 | THE DISENCHANTMENT OF A YOUNG ADULT AND A WILD CHILD | Hannah Roze, Caryn Waechter / The Disenchantment |
| 2017 | CRIMINALS | Gabrielle Hawkins / AlikŽ Words Productions |
| 2017 | HARSH REALITY | Iain Marcks / Independent |
| 2017 | SOFIE | Ella Jane New / Sola Lupa Productions |
| 2017 | 98 ST: PLAYLAND | Joseph Arnone / Monologue Blogger Films |
| 2017 | WITHOUT GRACE | Deobrah Kampmeier / Charley Bear Productions |
| 2017 | BLINDNESS | Annette Cyr / Hewes Pictures |
| 2016 | HOTEL BLEU | Bethany Jacobson / Independent |
| 2016 | THE LAST DAY OF CHARLEY E. RAYS | Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic / Persevera Productions |
| 2016 | PEEL | Deobrah Kampmeier / Full Moon Films NY |
| 2016 | THE STAND | Eva Contis / Independent |
| 2015 | MADELINES OIL | Caleb Michaelson / Hogan Productions |
Winner: Best Cinematography, Valentina Caniglia - Louisiana International Film Festival |
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