Luciana Baseggio graduated in Film from UNISINOS in 2007 and earned a master’s degree in cinematography from the European master’s program Viewfinder MA in 2019. In 2020, she was selected as one of 16 cinematographers worldwide to participate in the Camera Studio at Berlinale Talents. In 2025, she received the ABC credential from the Brazilian Cinematography Association in recognition of her trajectory in the field.
Beginning her career in the film industry as a camera assistant, Luciana is now based in São Paulo working as a Director of Photography. Over a career spanning nearly 20 years, she has worked on more than 50 feature films and series, alongside numerous short films, commercials, and music videos.
Recent career highlights include the feature films The Riverbank (which premiered in competition at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize), Gugu’s World (Brazil's submission for the 2027 Academy Awards, which premiered at the 2026 Berlinale and won two awards, including the Crystal Bear), Night Stage (Berlinale 2025; winner of Best Cinematography at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival), Continent (Sitges 2024; winner of Best Direction at the Rio Festival), and Fogaréu (Berlinale 2022; Best Cinematography at the 46th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival). Her upcoming and recent television work includes the Netflix series Rauls, the series Delegado (premiered at the Festival de Brasília), and the feature films Território do Crime and Sábado Morto.
Her work has been recognized with several awards for Best Cinematography, including at Cine PE for the feature film Geografia Afetiva (co-photographed with Moraga), the Gramado Film Festival for the short film Deserto Estrangeiro, and the ABC Award for the short film Onde Há Lanto Há Mar.
Committed to advocacy and representation in the industry, she is a founding member of DAFB(Collective of Women and Gender Dissidents of the Department of Photography in Brazilian Film Industry), established in 2016 to address and combat gender inequality in the profession.
