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Getty Images to Explore Visual Storytelling and Future of Video at Cannes Lions 2013
Leading Global Media Company Collaborating with The Light Surgeons to Create Installation Showcasing Latest Developments Across Video Sector at Cannes Lions
As the market leader in the video space, with more than 20,000 hours of clips, Getty Images knows video will play a pivotal role in the future of the creative industry. But what does that future look like, and how will the trends of today shape it?
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Cannes Film Festival Chooses Telestream Episode to Streamline Video Encoding
Episode Engine automates encoding of all Web videos for Festival de Cannes
Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced that its Episode® Engine professional video encoding application has been selected for the third year in a row to encode all Web videos for the Festival de Cannes. Episode was chosen for its ability to streamline the entire video encoding and delivery process, all within a single application. This year's Festival will be held May 15-26 in Cannes, France.
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Award-winning editors Jason Ballantine and Matt Villa used Avid Media Composer to cut festival opener The Great Gatsby in 3D
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today celebrates The Great Gatsby, the 2013 Cannes Film Festival opener, which was cut on the industry’s preeminent nonlinear editing solution, Avid Media Composer®.
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SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab Are Key to Rolling Out Red Carpet for Cannes Film Festival 2013
ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists on Festival de Cannes 2013 Entries
At the 66th Festival de Cannes, May 15 - 26, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing, and/or SCRATCH Lab® for their production dailies or VFX reviews. The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers. (http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html)
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Emmy® Award-Winning Cinematographer Sean Conaty Selects Anton/Bauer Batteries To Help Fuel Narrative Work
News: Emmy® Award-Winning Cinematographer Sean Conaty Selects Anton/Bauer Batteries To Help Fuel Narrative WorkBeginning with his days as a Master’s student of cinematography at the University of Southern California, Emmy® Award-winning cinematographer of narrative and documentary features, commercials and music videos Sean Conaty has powered countless creative projects with Anton/Bauer® batteries and accessories. Thanks to the rugged build and reliability behind the company’s power solutions, Conaty can count on uninterrupted power no matter where his productions take him on-location—from the dry heat of the desert for the short film Jack and the Dustbowl to the rainy high school football field in rural Ohio for the feature film "Underdogs".
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Treehouse Editor Peter Tarter Makes Feature Debut with “Chasing Shakespeare”
News: Treehouse Editor Peter Tarter Makes Feature Debut with “Chasing Shakespeare”Director Norry Niven’s "Chasing Shakespeare", which debuts this month at the Dallas International Film Festival, is an enchanting love story about a young Native American woman’s search for her destiny and her widower husband’s attempts to reunite with her after her death. Based on a screenplay by James Bird, the film features stunning performances from Danny Glover, Oscar-nomined Graham Greene, Chelsea Ricketts, Mike Wade and Ashley Bell, and delivers an emotional, dreamlike experience that is not to be missed.
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Boxer Films Director Kevin Fitzgerald Has His Heart Set On ENGEN & WIMPY
News: Boxer Films Director Kevin Fitzgerald Has His Heart Set On ENGEN & WIMPYLos Angeles-based Boxer Films director Kevin Fitzgerald makes bold romantic moves in the comical and spirited new :60 “Love Story” for Engen & Wimpy out of Draft FCB, South Africa. Produced for the South African market by Cape Town-based Egg Films, the spot features a young man’s exuberant dance display, all in an effort to catch a pretty girl’s eye.
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Blueyed Pictures makes its mark as a “go-to” full service digital content production studio to the fashion, entertainment and public relations industry
Blueyed Pictures Founder and Executive Producer Jamee Natella, operates on a philosophy of providing creative production solutions and added value to both advertising agencies and clients direct. The only constant in the world of fashion, entertainment and public relations is change. Blueyed consistently delivers for clients such as CW3PR, an entertainment and lifestyle public relations firm and Teeology, an online shopping destination for luxury T-shirts, co-founded by Jennifer Lopez, Erica Zohar, and Brian Lee. The ongoing relationships and growing number of production services provided by Blueyed Pictures continues to strengthen its appeal to lifestyle, entertainment and fashion marketers. With offices in LA, London and Tokyo, Blueyed operates internationally to produce commercials, branded content, apps, live events, corporate brand films, behind-the-scenes and EPKs.
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Litepanels Croma LEDs Shine Light on Human Trafficking Doc Life is Love
News: Litepanels Croma LEDs Shine Light on Human Trafficking Doc Life is LoveWhen Cinequest Picture the Possibilities line-producer Marcela Villegas Castanon was putting the support package together for the company’s Life Is Love documentary, she chose Litepanels® Croma™ LEDs as their main lighting. The project, which is an inspirational documentary on young women who have been freed from the world of human trafficking and have been transformed through the work of Somaly Mam, in Cambodia, takes the audience through their past and present, to show the possibilities of their future.
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Mode Project Wins Two Emmy Awards
Growing Studio Awarded Honors For Outstanding Achievement
Mode Project, a Chicago-based design and production studio, has won two Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Chicago / Midwest Chapter. NATAS is the most widely recognized organization dedicated to the advancement of excellence and creative achievement in television and new media.
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Nikon Attracts Hollywood Talent For Its “Beautiful Horror Movie” Program
Director Guillermo Arriaga and Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski Create Short Horror Film with the D800 and NIKKOR Lenses
Today, Nikon Inc. announced the launch of its “Beautiful Horror Movie,” a challenge posed to two of the world’s top filmmakers to define the moment when striking cinematography and terror converge. Designed as a project to demonstrate capabilities of the Nikon D800 HD-SLR camera, world-class writer/director Guillermo Arriaga and award-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski will direct and capture a short film, combining the darkness and suspense of a horror film with the elegance and beauty of high-caliber cinematography.
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Ray Dolby to Receive the Hollywood Post Alliance Charles S. Swartz Award
News: Ray Dolby to Receive the Hollywood Post Alliance Charles S. Swartz AwardIndustry Icon Honored for Transformative Contributions
The Hollywood Post Alliance® today announced that Ray Dolby, renowned inventor, engineer, and founder of Dolby Laboratories, has been named recipient of its Charles S. Swartz Award. Ray Dolby, accompanied by his family, will be honored during the 7th Annual HPA Awards ceremony on November 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Ray's son David Dolby will accept the award on his behalf.
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Goldstein Douglas Entertainment Announces Distribution of the Popular TV Series "The Travel Guys"
News: Goldstein Douglas Entertainment Announces Distribution of the Popular TV Series "The Travel Guys"Cord Douglas of Goldstein Douglas Entertainment is pleased to announce that they have acquired the rights to distribute the popular Canadian Television Series “The Travel Guys”. Goldstein Douglas Entertainment will be representing the series at MIPCOM in Cannes this October, 2012.
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The 56th BFI London Film Festival
News: The 56th BFI London Film FestivalThe programme for the 56th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express launched on Wednesday 5 September under the new creative leadership of BFI’s Head of Exhibition and Festival Director, Clare Stewart, bringing a rich and diverse programme of international films and events from both established and upcoming talent over a 12 day celebration of cinema. The Festival will screen a total of 225 fiction and documentary features, including 12 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres and 35 European Premieres*. There will also be screenings of 111 live action and animated shorts. A stellar line-up of directors, cast and crew are expected to take part in career interviews, master classes, and other special events. The 56th BFI London Film Festival will run from 10-21 October 2012.
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Moxie Pictures Signs Director Nicholas Jarecki
News: Moxie Pictures Signs Director Nicholas JareckiMoxie Pictures has signed Arbitrage writer/director Nicholas Jarecki for U.S. commercial representation. The signing marks Jarecki’s first-ever commercial representation. Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth and Brit Marling, Arbitrage, Jarecki’s fictional narrative directorial debut, had its world premiere at the ’12 Sundance Film Festival and will be released nationwide by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions this Friday, September 14, 2012.
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Backcountry Pictures' Award-Winning Film California Forever Set For PBS
News: Backcountry Pictures' Award-Winning Film California Forever Set For PBSThe Story of California's State Parks Premieres Nationally in Fall 2012
Award-winning production company Backcountry Pictures' latest project, California Forever, will air nationally on PBS stations throughout fall 2012, beginning in California in September. California Forever is a two-part television special that eloquently tells the moving story of California's magnificent state parks from 1864 until present day. The program has won a number of regional and environmental film festival honors in the run up to its broadcast premiere.
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KMel Robotics Uses Vicon System for Live Robotic Light Show
News: KMel Robotics Uses Vicon System for Live Robotic Light ShowThe Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase at the 2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity opened with a spectacular live show, Meet Your Creator, that was executed by KMel Robotics together with Marshmallow Laser Feast with the help of Vicon technology. Approximately seven and a half minutes in length, the presentation featured 16 quadrotors, performing a synchronized ballet of light and sound on stage in a dark theater for an audience of more than 3,000 event attendees.
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Boxer Films Signs Directing Duo Diego & Vladi
News: Boxer Films Signs Directing Duo Diego & VladiLos Angeles-based Boxer Films has signed directing duo Diego & Vladi for U.S. commercial representation. The duo have been directing together since 2005 and have won numerous awards, including four Cannes Lions for work with top agencies such as JWT, BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, Leo Burnett, Lowe, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis and Young & Rubicam. With a background in both film and theatre direction, the duo focuses on stunning visuals and evoking compelling acting performances in every project. Diego & Vladi are repped in Argentina and Spain Agosto, in Colombia by Imaginaria Films, in Chile by CineMagica and in Perú by Patria.
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Agence France Presse Uses ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher for Live Cannes Film Festival Broadcast
Blackmagic Design today announced that leading news organization Agence France Presse (AFP) broadcast their live coverage of the 65th Cannes Film Festival award ceremony using Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher, Smart Videohub and UltraStudio 3D.
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Technicolor – PostWorks Posts Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom”
News: Technicolor – PostWorks Posts Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom”Technicolor - PostWorks New York, a Slate Media Group company, provided an array of film laboratory and digital post production services for Moonrise Kingdom, the new motion picture from Focus Features and director Wes Anderson that opens the Cannes International Film Festival. The facility handled film processing, dailies production, digital intermediate color grading. DCP production and film recording were done at Technicolor, Los Angeles.
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Hoxton Redsox Touch Base as London's Newest VFX Studio
News: Hoxton Redsox Touch Base as London's Newest VFX StudioHoxton Redsox has opened as London’s newest visual effects (VFX) studio. Based in the heart of London’s East End, the company brings together a core team of VFX artists who have many years of combined expertise in post production gained from contributing to BAFTA, Emmy and British Arrow-winning projects, plus expertise from working at industry-leading post houses.
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ARRI ALEXA Shines at Cannes
News: ARRI ALEXA Shines at CannesFor the third year in a row, ARRI played host to the Cannes International Film Festival Director’s Fortnight Happy Hour events, bringing together directors, producers, cinematographers and industry professionals from around the world. The beautiful beach side location gave the perfect opportunity for guests to enjoy the view and meet the steadily growing ALEXA family; ALEXA Studio and ALEXA M.
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Digital Domain Media Group Collaborates with twofour54 to Develop Abu Dhabi Film Industry
DDMG to Establish New Animation/VFX Studio and Digital Domain Institute at twofour54
At the Cannes Film Festival today, digital production company Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG), and twofour54, the Abu Dhabi government-backed media and entertainment hub, announced that they are collaborating to drive development of the local film, TV and media production industry in the Middle East.
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Odyssey Pictures Partners With IndiePIX
New Sales/Distribution Agreement Boosts Odyssey's Inventory
Odyssey Pictures Corporation (OTCQB: OPIX) (Odyssey), a publicly traded media and entertainment company, announces a sales and distribution partnership with IndiePIX, a leading online film distribution service for the independent film community.
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Boxer Signs Director Jonathan Hyde
News: Boxer Signs Director Jonathan HydeLos Angeles-based Boxer Films has added director Jonathan Hyde to its roster. An experienced visual effects artist/designer, Hyde comes to Boxer after spending the past three years working as a freelance director, partnering with top VFX houses including Logan, Gentleman Scholar, Laundry, Roger, and Royale. Hyde casts a surrealistic eye on the seemingly mundane in commercial projects for top brands including Porsche and Levi’s. His first spot with Boxer was the visually nostalgic Pentax :40 “Memories”. Upcoming work includes a campaign for Yoplait out of Bromley. Hyde was also recently selected to participate in SHOOT’s 2012 New Directors Showcase in the middle of the month.
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ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists On Festival de Cannes 2012 Entries
News: ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists On Festival de Cannes 2012 EntriesSCRATCH Digital Workflow Software is Backbone of Post-Production for Multiple Cannes Festival Entries
At the 65th Festival de Cannes, May 16 - 27, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing. The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers.
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Boxer Films Signs Director Kevin Fitzgerald
News: Boxer Films Signs Director Kevin FitzgeraldLos Angeles-based Boxer Films expands their roster of award-winning talent with the addition of director Kevin Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald comes to Boxer from Rabbit where he refined his highly visual storytelling in work for such top brands as Lexus, Samsung and many others.
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Boxer Signs Director Erik Almås
News: Boxer Signs Director Erik AlmåsLos Angeles-based Boxer Films has added director Erik Almås to its roster. As a highly talented still photographer, Almås delivers unique, memorable, and award-winning imagery to his diverse clients. He is currently repped as a photographer by Vaughn Hannigan and has worked with clients such as Toyota, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, Microsoft, Puma, Spanish Tourism, and Nike. In addition to commercial work, Almås also engages his art and beauty sensibilities in projects for top clients in fashion, travel and fine art, often contextualizing the subject within hyper-realistic panoramas. Click HERE to see Almås' still photography.
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Boxer Signs Italian Director Igor Borghi
News: Boxer Signs Italian Director Igor BorghiLos Angeles-based Boxer Films has signed Italian director Igor Borghi for U.S. commercial representation. A natural storyteller who is also a working screenwriter in Italy, Borghi has infused spots with stylish authenticity for Yamaha, La Cucina Italiana, UBI Bank and more. In less than two years and after winning Best European Branded Short Film at the ’10 Young Directors Awards for La Cucina Italiana, he has become one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Italy.
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NEOGAMA and DIAGEO launch the first campaign created in Brazil for Johnnie Walker
News: NEOGAMA and DIAGEO launch the first campaign created in Brazil for Johnnie WalkerThe awakening of a giant that slept where the Sugar Loaf stands today is the center of the multimedia campaign that encompasses TV, theaters, print ads, social and digital media and radio
The Sugar Loaf isn’t just a Brazilian postcard. In NEOGAMA’s new commercial for Johnnie Walker, it is actually part of a giant that had been sleeping there for years and finally wakes up.
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Stuck On On's Post-Production Adds Intensity To New Film "Take Shelter"
Austin-Based Company Making City A Premier Destination For Audio & Visual Finishing
Austin-based audio and visual finishing house Stuck On On helps to create the beautiful and stirring sights and sounds for the new film "Take Shelter", which opens in New York and Los Angeles September 30th. Through an impressive client roster in both film and advertising, the company is offering a complete post-production package that strengthens the city's standing as a creative destination for filming.
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Chicago Production Company Luminair Shoots High-Profile Public Television Series with Panasonic’s AG-AF100 Camcorder
‘Mexico--One Plate at a Time’ and ‘Ebert Presents at the Movies’ Transition to AF100 Large Imager HD Cinema Capture
Chicago’s full-service production company Luminair is currently shooting two of its flagship projects, Mexico-One Plate at a Time and Ebert Presents at the Movies, with its pair of Panasonic’s AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema cameras.
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Original Names Jonathan Del Gatto to Head New Post Division
News: Original Names Jonathan Del Gatto to Head New Post DivisionBi-coastal production company Original has partnered with award-winning editor/ director Jonathan Del Gatto as creative director of its newly-formed post production division. Original (formerly Original Film) has been expanding aggressively and the new post offering will allow it to provide turnkey services for broadcast advertising, branded content and other forms of visual media.
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General Editorial Imports Australian Editor Zen Rosenthal to Santa Monica
News: General Editorial Imports Australian Editor Zen Rosenthal to Santa MonicaZen Rosenthal is an award-winning editor who has worked on a diverse range of projects including commercials, documentaries, music videos, and short films. He joins General Editorial's team of editors: Noah Herzog, Matt Dunlap, and Addison James.
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Superlounge Director Jeannette Godoy Nominated For "Young Director Award" At Cannes Advertising Festival
News: Superlounge Director Jeannette Godoy Nominated For "Young Director Award" At Cannes Advertising FestivalSuperlounge Director Jeannette Godoy has been short-listed for the “Young Director Award” at the Cannes International Advertising Festival. The award will be announced this week on the evening of Wednesday, June 22nd at the Hotel Palais Stephanie in Cannes.
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Bryce Dallas Howard Tapped As Director Of Canon's "Project Imagin8ion," A Ron Howard Production
News: Bryce Dallas Howard Tapped As Director Of Canon's "Project Imagin8ion," A Ron Howard Production"Project Imagin8ion" is the First Hollywood Film in History Based on Eight Independently Contributed Photographs, Produced by Freestyle in Collaboration with Canon U.S.A.
Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced today that Bryce Dallas Howard, one of Hollywood's most versatile and dynamic young talents both on screen and behind the camera, has been invited by Canon and her father Ron Howard to direct his latest film endeavor, "Project Imagin8ion."
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Visual Effects Companies CIS and Method Form Global Powerhouse
Rebranded to Method Studios
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group today announced the rebranding of its award-winning visual effects companies, Method, which Deluxe acquired from Ascent Media in December 2010, and CIS Visual Effects. The expanded company has been renamed to Method Studios, a world class entity specializing in the creation of visual effects for the feature film and commercial markets.
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Company 3 Congratulates Nicolas Winding Refn on Cannes Best Director Award for "Drive"
The entire Company 3 team would like to congratulate Nicolas Winding Refn on receiving the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his exciting new feature "Drive." Our own Tom Poole performed final grading for Drive here in our new full-service DI theater in Chelsea. We are delighted to have been a part of this project, and look forward to the film's theatrical release in the U.S. in September.
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ASSIMILATE Salutes SCRATCH Users for Cannes Film Festival 2011 Victories
News: ASSIMILATE Salutes SCRATCH Users for Cannes Film Festival 2011 VictoriesSCRATCH proves a winner in a range of RED ONE, 2K DPX and HD workflows for Cannes 2011 films
Several films created by filmmakers whose post-production companies harnessed ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI tools in their digital post production workflows, won prestigious awards at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, the world’s premiere showcase for independent and international filmmakers.
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ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Users On Cannes Film Festival 2011 Entries
News: ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Users On Cannes Film Festival 2011 EntriesSCRATCH Digital Workflow is Backbone of Post Production for Multiple Cannes Entries
At the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 11-22, several films on the competition roster and having special screenings were created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH® DI tool suite in their digital workflows. The Cannes Film Festival is the world's premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers.
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Mewshop Talks Art of Editing with Keith Reamer
Editor of "The Music Never Stopped" and "I Shot Andy Warhol" offers behind-the-scenes tips and techniques to aspiring filmmakers and editors as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for postproduction and content creators, recently hosted Keith Reamer as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence.
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Motionographer’s F5 Fest Announces Final Batch of Speakers
Mark Romanek, Neil Huxley, Adam Bly , Tanya Morgan & PressPausePlay Join Two-Day Creativity Conference, along with RE:VISION Gallery & the RE:PLAY Film Festival
(New York, New York--April 4, 2011) -F5, the biennial creativity festival presented by Motionographer that returns to the historic Roseland Ballroom in New York City April 15-16, 2011, has unveiled even more speakers and announced the final event schedule! F5 encompasses two days of talks, presentations and performances exploring the intersection of art, design and entertainment. This year’s theme, “Happy F5,” celebrates F5’s birthday (the first event was held in 2009) with inspiring, optimistic messages that foster creative collisions.
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Award-Winning Director/Photographer VINCENT LAFORET Relies on Anton/Bauer batteries to Power His Remarkable Body Of Work
News: Award-Winning Director/Photographer VINCENT LAFORET Relies on Anton/Bauer batteries to Power His Remarkable Body Of WorkRenowned director and photographer Vincent Laforet, has relied on Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, for dozens of commercial and film shoots.
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F5 Fest & Motionographer Announce Next Round of Speakers!
F5, the biennial creativity conference presented by Motionographer, which will be held at NYC’s Roseland Ballroom April 15-16, 2011, announces another round of speaker additions to its program. Hailing from a wide swath of creative industries, these individuals represent design, film and technology thought-leaders, and rising creative voices from the Motionographer community.
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Mirror Films Takes On Park City: With Films & Screening At "Alt Fests" X-Dance & Slamdance
The creative team at Hollywood-based global production company Mirror Films will be taking on Park City 2011 with films and screenings at X-Dance and Slamdance, two of the longest running and most popular alternative festivals concurrent to Sundance.
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Canon U.S.A. Collaborates With the 2011 Sundance Film Festival To Launch "The Story Beyond The Still" Short Film
As the Official Digital Camera of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Canon Educates Filmmakers About the HD Video Capabilities of DSLR Cameras
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and the Official Digital Camera of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, will debut a collaborative film, entitled the “The Story Beyond The Still,” on Sunday, January 23, at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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French DI Studio Color'M to purchase R A I N color grading solution from Marquise Technologies
Marquise Technologies announced today that the renowned French DI studio Color'M has purchased the revolutionary color grading solution R A I N. Color'M and its founder, talented colorist Eric Moulin, have always been a precursor in the digital intermediate post-production.
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ATTO Technology Host Bus Adapters Used at Cannes International Film Festival 2010
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today that its Celerity FC-41ES 4Gb/s Fibre Channel host bus adapter was used as part of Avid editing systems provided by Cap Ciné in a collaborative effort with French distributor Additional Design, at the Cannes International Film Festival.
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Vancouver Film School Names Interactive Design Specialist as New Head of Digital Design Program
Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most distinguished in the world, today announced Brett Forsyth as the new head of its Digital Design program.
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Schematic Debuts Intelligent, Multi-User “Touchwall” as Information Hub of Cannes Lions International Ad Festival
High-Definition Interactive Display Delivers Instant Access to Complete Festival Program, 3D Maps and Tools to Dynamically Connect with Other Attendees
Schematic, a WPP Digital company, announced today the debut of its intelligent, multi-user “Touchwall,” which will serve as the information hub of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Designed to help delegates get the most out of the event, the massive 12-foot long by five-foot high interactive display provides attendees with instant access to the complete festival program, 3D maps of the event and surrounding area and information on local restaurants and bars.
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Hyperbolic Audio Signs Mixer Steve Bucino To Its Talent Roster
Hyperbolic Audio co-owners, Julian Rebolledo and Sean Elias-Reyes, announced today that veteran mixer Steve Bucino has joined the staff of their full service audio post house. Launched just last year, Hyperbolic Audio is designed to provide the advertising, film, animation, television and radio arenas with a quality and cost-effective approach tailored to meet the needs of today’s market.
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Digital Ad Pioneer Jason Zada Shoots Adidas Soccer Campaign With P2 HdD Cams
Director Teams AJ-HPX3000s and AJ-HPX500s on Wide-Ranging Ads Featuring adidas-Sponsored Major League Soccer Teams
San Francisco-based director/writer Jason Zada, whose prominence among digital content marketing producers dates back to the early days of the Internet, shot a five-episode web series and three 30-second broadcast spots for adidas with AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p P2 HD and AJ-HPX500 2/3” shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders.
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Holiday Movies Twilight, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Others Come to Life With Autodesk Technology
Visual Effects Enhance Storytelling in Fantasy Films, Historical Dramas and Animated Movies
Across multiple movie genres and filmmaking techniques, this year's holiday blockbuster movies demonstrate the wide-range of entertainment that is shaped with Autodesk, Inc. software. Filmmakers are using Autodesk's animation, visual effects and color grading tools to enhance their creative process and enable sophisticated storytelling.
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Singapore Production Company Infinite Frameworks Counts on da Vinci 2K Plus
da Vinci Systems®, LLC, a subsidiary of JDS Uniphase Corporation, today announced that Asian media and entertainment producer Infinite Frameworks (IFW) continues to expand its business using a da Vinci 2K Plus™ color image enhancement system at its Singapore facility.
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Editor Nicolas Stampe Joins Cut + Run
Internationally acclaimed editor Nicolas Stampe has become a part of Cut + Run's award- winning editor roster, amplifying the company's creative intensity with his multifaceted style.
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Twist Signs Comedy/Storytelling Director Matt Pittroff
Twist has signed Director Matt Pittroff to the production company's diverse talent roster. A comedy/storytelling director, Pittroff was short-listed at this year's Cannes Lions Awards for his work with the Baltimore Aquarium.
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Colorist Cem Ozkilicci Joins RingSide Creative
Canadian-Born Artist Began Career in Europe
RingSide Creative has brought on Colorist Cem Ozkilicci. The Canadian-born Ozkilicci arrives from Digital Film Lab in Copenhagen, Denmark where he worked on commercials for many of Europe's top advertisers and ad agencies.
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Jack Olesker Named President of KEN Creative Studio
Producer/director/writer Jack Olesker, creator of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers television series, has been named President of KEN Creative Studio, the India/U.S. production arm of KEN Group, the Bangalore, India-based multinational conglomerate.
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Cinnafilm Ships Cinnafilm HD1, the Industry’s First All-in-One Format Conversion Platform
Advanced System Sets New Standard for Real-Time Film Simulation and Unlimited Frame Rate Conversion from Any Digitized Video Source
Cinnafilm Inc., a pioneering developer of advanced film and video production tools, today announced the immediate availability of Cinnafilm™ HD1, the industry’s first all-in-one format conversion platform designed specifically for film simulation and unlimited frame rate conversion of digital video.
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ATTO Technology Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters Used at Cannes International Film Festival
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today that its Celerity FC-41XS Fibre Channel host adapters were used as part of Avid editing systems provided by Cap Cine in a collaborative effort with French distributor Additional Design, at the Cannes International Film Festival.
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Union Editorial's Feldman Sounds Off for No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
"There's a common misconception that if a film is subtitled, the spoken soundtrack quality doesn't matter as long as the cinematography, the visual image, is good," muses Mike Feldman, mixer at bicoastal Union, responsible for the audio post on documentary film, "No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos".
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Final Cut/LA Welcomes Oscar-Winning Editor Joe Hutshing & Promotes Graham Turner
Final Cut/Los Angeles is pleased to announce the addition of Oscar Award-winning Editor Joe Hutshing to its roster. The company has also promoted Graham Turner to editor.
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The Marché du film – Festival de Cannes and SmartJog announce partnership
SmartJog to provide Digital Delivery Services for Market screenings and Market Exhibitors at the Cannes Film Festival
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes and SmartJog are pleased to announce their digital delivery partnership which will provide Distributors with a fast and secure way to send their video material digitally to the Market.
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Indie Comedy 'Bottleworld' Shot With Panasonic P2 HD HPX3000 Camcorder
New York-based cinematographer John Foster recently shot the indie comedy "Bottleworld" with Panasonic’s new AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p one-piece camcorder.
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HBO Films’ ‘Bernard And Doris’ Shot With Panasonic Varicam
Poignant Drama of World’s Richest Woman and Her Butler Airs through March 31
HBO Films’ Bernard and Doris, a drama inspired by the real-life story of the tobacco heiress Doris Duke and her last butler, was shot by Director of Photography Mauricio Rubinstein with Panasonic’s AJ-HDC27 VariCam® HD Cinema camera.
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Local Theory's "Short Film Shootout: Cannes," Edited By Outside, Set To Air On MTV Tonight
The award-winning editorial team from New York's Outside was asked to the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival in June by production company Local Theory to help promote the Nokia N93i via an integrated marketing campaign.
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Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, is delighted to announce that Control, the acclaimed biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis which was graded on its Film Master equipment, is still racking up the awards months after its debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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News: Iconix HD-RH1 Video Camera Used In 'Ocean's Thirteen'
Point-of-View Camera Enables 'Ocean's Thirteen' Production Team to Acquire High Definition Shot From Within a Roulette Wheel
Iconix Video, a leading developer of advanced high-definition camera systems and maker of the world's smallest professional quality HD video camera, announced today the use of the Iconix HD-RH1 camera on the Warner Bros. feature, "Ocean's Thirteen," the third and final installment in the blockbuster "Ocean's" series.
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News: Big Screen Entertainment And Imagination Worldwide Babysit In Cannes
From the heart of Hollywood in their Paramount Studios offices to the glamour of the French Riviera and the star-studded red carpet of The Croisette in Cannes, France, Big Screen Entertainment Group is proud to announce it has partnered with the premiere international sales company in the horror/thriller genre, Imagination Worldwide, headed by prolific film producer Pierre David.
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News: Adobe Fosters Student Filmmaking at Cannes
Reel Ideas Studio Program to Bring Together Global Filmmaking Community
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is teaming with Vancouver Film School and Intel on Reel Ideas Studio, a global program to bring together student and professional filmmakers during the 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival taking place May 16 to 27 in Cannes, France.
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News: Joe Blow Films Adds Directors Dick Buckley and Stanley
LA-Based Production Company Signs Two Veterans With Global Appeal
Joe Blow Films, the production company founded by Executive Producer Joe Piccirillo, has added veteran award-winning international directors Dick Buckley and Stanley to their creative roster. The company also represents directors Geoffrey Madeja, Scott Randall and Anibal Suarez.
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News: Adobe Announces Winners of 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
1,800 College Students from 24 Countries Competed in Sixth Annual Awards Program
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the winners of the sixth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards, the premier student design competition that honors the world's most talented student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers and computer artists from the top design, film and broadcast institutions. Using the latest Adobe products, more than 1,800 students from 24 countries competed in the annual program.
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News: Quinta Industries Adopts Thomson
Leading European Postproduction Company to Institute Thomson’s Comprehensive Content Security System
Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) and Quinta Industries, the major European group for post-production and distribution services, today announced that Quinta Industries will adopt Thomson Content Security’s NexGuard™, the only digital rights and media management suite of tools specially tailored for the professional entertainment environment. This joint announcement establishes Quinta Industries, a Thomson preferred partner since 2004, as the first entity to deploy the NexGuard™ security solution. Introduced at NAB2006, NexGuard™ is an essential tool for content producers and distributors in the worldwide battle against piracy.
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News: Adobe Celebrates Student Filmmaking at 2006 Cannes Film Festival
50 Students from 30 Film Schools to Produce Daily Broadcasts from Cannes
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is sponsoring the American Pavilion Student Filmmaker Program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, May 17 through May 28 in Cannes, France. Students representing 30 film schools in North America, the United Kingdom, India and South Africa will be paired with professional filmmakers and instructors to create documentaries on their experience at Cannes using the Adobe® Production Studio, Macromedia® Flash® and Macromedia Studio 8. Documentaries will be broadcast daily on the Adobe.com Web site.
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News: Free Short Film Screening Presented by Chatsby Films World Premiere of "Sex and Camping"
Official selection for Cannes Film Festival Short Films Corner
Chatsby Films, the multi-award winning Production Company founded by Managing Partners Adam Matalon and Kevin Burke, is pleased to present a FREE screening of Sex and Camping at the historic Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, NY on Wednesday, May 10th at 8pm. Sex and Camping is an official selection for the Short Film Corner at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
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News: Offshore Films Receives Platinum Award
Offshore Films of Houston, Texas, was recently awarded a Platinum Remi Award for "The Silent Source" at the 38th Annual Houston Int'l Film Festival ("WorldFest") on April 30, 2005. The award was for "Direction/Art Direction".
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News: AJA's Io Part of Prime Cut Productions' Workflow on E! Entertainment's Naked Cannes Series About the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
AJA Video today announced that three Io's are being used by Prime Cut Productions for editing Naked Cannes, a five-part series featuring hosts Sarah Lelouch and Thierry Colby delivering daily chronicles of the Cannes Film Festival, as well as exclusive talent interviews with celebrities for E! Entertainment TELEVISION, the channel dedicated to the world of Hollywood celebrities.
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News: Thomson Showcases Technologies for the Cinema of Tomorrow At the Cannes International Film Festival
The Group Demonstrates its Latest Innovations in Content Security, Film Restoration, and Digital Cinematography and is Partner of the Short Film Corner
 
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