International Cinematographers Guild Election Results

The International Cinematographers Guild has chosen John Lindley as its new president and revealed the results of the rest of its officers elections. See the full list below.

Lindley is returning to a role he previously held from March 2020 through June 2022, succeeding outgoing president Baird Benton Steptoe Sr. He, as well as all newly elected officers, will assume their positions in June 2025 and serve a three-year term, ending in June 2028.

Per the ICG, 35.6% of eligible voters cast a ballot in this election. Lindley received 1,482 votes, while other candidates Dave Perkal and Baird B Steptoe received 685 and 591, respectively. The election results will become official when certified by the outgoing National Executive Board at its June 21 meeting.

Here are the full election results:

National President: John Lindley, ASC
National Vice President: Jamie Silverstein
1st National Vice President: Deborah Lipman
2nd National Vice President: Mark Weingartner, ASC
National Secretary-Treasurer: Stephen Wong
National Assistant Secretary-Treasurer: Selene Preston
National Sergeant-at-Arms: Betsy Peoples

“This election marks the next chapter for our Guild, and I am confident that our newly-elected member leaders will bring the vision, experience, and unwavering commitment to guide Local 600 during these turbulent times,” Alex Tonisson, National Executive Director of ICG, said in a statement Tuesday.

Founded in 1919 and unionized seven years later in New York, the International Cinematographers Guild represents about 10,000 members who work in film, TV, streaming and commercials as directors of photography, camera operators, digital imaging technicians, visual effects supervisors, still photographers, camera assistants, film loaders, broadcasters and all members of camera crews and publicists.