Bio
Gianni Cigna is an Italian Director of Photography based in Rome, with over twenty-five years of experience in film, documentary and television.
A graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, where he studied under Giuseppe Rotunno, he continued his training through workshops and masterclasses with leading international cinematographers, including Vilmos Zsigmond, Laszlo Kovacs, Billy Williams, Phedon Papamichael and Janusz Kaminski.
His work combines a distinctive visual approach with the flexibility to respond to the needs of each story, challenging locations and collaboration with crews from different countries. He has worked across Europe, the United States, South America, Australia and Southeast Asia, on projects ranging from narrative films and documentaries to commercials and music videos.
His selected credits include Limoni a Varsavia, an official selection at the 2026 Taormina Film Festival; the docufiction Sulle Soglie della Notte; and the American television pilot Outcall. He served as Second Unit Director of Photography on the feature film In the Fire. His work also includes Atlantide, six seasons of Pechino Express, and stereoscopic filming of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums for Sky 3D.
His cinematography for the short film Tao received a nomination at Camerimage in 2000. Productions he has worked on have received honours including the Italian Golden Globe for No Smoking Company; recognition at the Orlando Hispanic Film Festival and the Vestige Voice Award for Track of Color; Best Documentary at the Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival for Forever Valentino at Qatar Museums; the Italian 3D Creative Arts Awards; and the 2019 Flaiano Prize for Atlantide.
Alongside his work on set, he has taught cinematography masterclasses and served on film festival juries, including the Matera Film Festival.
CONTACT ME:
- Mobile: +39 347 9085674
- E-mail: giannicigna@gmail.com
