Vanessa Holtgrewe is an International Vice President of the IATSE and has been an Assistant Department Director of Motion Picture and Television Production since 2014. Before that, as an International Representative since 2012, Vanessa organized non-union productions and negotiated contracts for scripted and non-scripted television and internet projects, as well as feature film agreements.
Prior to her career with the union, she spent a decade as a Director of Photography and Camera Operator on documentary features, reality series and competition shows. Her credits include many cable and network shows, including NBC’s The Biggest Loser, The Layover with Anthony Bourdain, and The X Factor on FOX.
Vanessa also serves as an executive board member of IATSE Local 600, The International Cinematographers Guild, and is a Trustee for the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan.