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Tue, 22 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, May 22, 2012 -- http://www.aicpshow.comUpcoming industry events listings for the Film, Commercial and Entertainment production and postproduction industry...

A Tale of Two Cronenbergs At Cannes Film Festival

Tue, 22 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, CANNES, FRANCE (AP), May 22, 2012, Jill Lawless -- You wait years for a new Cronenberg movie at Cannes, and then two come along at once. Macabre master David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" screens at the film festival on Friday - but first off the bat was "Antiviral," the debut feature by his son, Brandon Cronenberg.

Cinematographer Anette Haellmigk Named Recipient Of Kodak Vision Award

Tue, 22 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2012 -- Cinematographer Anette Haellmigk, who photographed three seasons of HBO's Big Love, will be presented with the Kodak Vision Award at the 2012 Women In Film (WIF) Crystal + Lucy® Awards in Los Angeles on June 12. The award is given annually to a female filmmaker with outstanding achievements in cinematography, who also collaborates with and assists women in the entertainment industry.

Matt MacDonald, Ryan Kutscher Named Co-Chief Creative Officers of JWT NY

Tue, 22 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 -- Matt MacDonald, executive creative director of JWT New York, and Ryan Kutscher, former creative director at CP+B, have been appointed co-chief creative officers of JWT NY. As co-CCOs, MacDonald, 36, and Kutscher, 33, will be responsible for driving the creative vision and output of JWT's flagship New York office. They will report to Jeff Benjamin, CCO of JWT North America.

Dish Network's Spot Remover Raises Broadcasters' Ire, Concern

Tue, 22 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, NEW YORK (AP), May 22, 2012, David Bauder -- Network executives are angry about how The Dish Network's Auto Hop allows viewers to eliminate commercials on the recorded shows through one button, no fast-forwarding required. It didn't help their moods that Dish was advertising the new feature on the week that networks were touting their new fall programming. The feature isn't available for cable network programming.

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility, Names Woodside Its CEO

Tue, 22 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, SAN FRANCISCO (AP), May 22, 2012, Michael Liedtke, Technology Writer -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing.

SHOOT News Briefs for Week of May 21, 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, May 21, 2012 -- Brad Pitt, director Andrew Dominik "Killing Them Softly" in Cannes; Judge rules POM Wonderful used deceptive advertising; Young & Laramore hires Kevin Wood as digital experience producer; Polanski presents Prada spot at Cannes; "Gangs of Wasseypur" is India's first mainstream film to be screened in the Director's Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival; Director Resnais, 89, back at Cannes competition with "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"; Feminist groups protest over lack of women directors at Cannes.

Rob Steiner To Head U.K. Production for CP+B

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, LONDON, May 21, 2012 -- Crispin Porter+Bogusky (CP+B) has hired Rob Steiner as executive integrated producer to head the agency's U.K. production team and all production output. He will be based out of CP+B's London office, working on clients such as Milka, Paddy Power and Ubisoft.

Upfronts Underscore A Sitcom Resurgence On Network TV

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, NEW YORK (AP), May 21, 2012, David Bauder, Television Writer -- Broadcast television networks are determined to make you laugh. The resurgence of situation comedies is the clearest trend to emerge from TV's helter-skelter week of fall schedule announcements that just concluded. ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC will have 30 half-hour comedies on the air at the beginning of next season - 32 by November - compared to 17 at the opening of a new season five years ago.

Let There Be Dragons Launches Under Aegis of Jennifer Golub

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2012 -- Let There Be Dragons, billed as a content innovation studio, has opened its doors in Los Angeles. Headed up by veteran producer Jennifer Golub, the studio specializes in creating and promoting ideas and intellectual property for brands and direct to consumers.

Documentary Filmmaker David Gelb Signs With Nonfiction Unlimited For Spots, Branded Content

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2012 -- Director David Gelb, whose lauded documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi made its North American premiere at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, has joined the roster of bicoastal Nonfiction Unlimited for representation in commercials, short films and branded content.

Director Adam Cameron Joins LA.B For U.S. Spots

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2012 -- Director Adam Cameron has joined LA.B Film & Content, the L.A. shop founded by executive producer Alan Landau, for U.S. spot representation. He had previously been handled stateside by Great Guns. Cameron's offbeat humor has been in dialogue-driven spots for such clients as Subway, AXE, Toyota, Mobile, Dunkin' Donuts and Time Warner.

Digital Domain To Launch Studio in Abu Dhabi

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AP), May 21, 2012, Adam Schreck, Business Writer -- The American VFX company that brought the "Transformers" movies to life and recently wowed concertgoers with a performing hologram of late rapper Tupac Shakur is setting up a studio in Abu Dhabi. The deal signed Monday between Digital Domain Media Group and Abu Dhabi's government-backed twofour54 deepens the Emirati capital's ties to Hollywood as it accelerates its efforts to become a media hub.

The State of Animation in China

Mon, 21 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, SHANGHAI (AP), May 21, 2012, Elaine Kurtenbach, Business Writer -- Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong built her studio from scratch, doing post-production work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, realizing her dream of creating cartoons for Chinese kids. Breaking into a market dominated by state media companies has been tough - even more so now that Kungfu Panda creator DreamWorks Animation SKG and other big cartoon giants are launching their own local studios in China.

The Best Work You May Never See: PETA's "Chimp Pitch" Directed By Clay Weiner

Fri, 18 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, May 18, 2012 -- Director Clay Weiner of Biscuit Filmworks juxtaposes quintessential Hollywood insincerity with wild natural beauty in PETA's nine-spot "Agents in the Wild" campaign for Y&R New York which aims to end behind-the-scenes animal abuse in the entertainment industry through online commercials, a social media campaign and a website for Wild Animal Artist Representation, Inc.

AICE Hall Of Fame Inductee: Steve McCoy

Fri, 18 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012, Robert Goldrich -- Editor Steve McCoy, a partner in the venerable FilmCore and a past national president of the Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE) for two years as well as West Coast chapter president on and off again for much of a 20 year span, was inducted last week (5/10) into the AICE Hall of Fame during a gala ceremony which also featured the 11th AICE Awards (SHOOTonline, 5/11).

Directors With Spotmaking Ties Set For Cannes Fest

Fri, 18 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, CANNES, FRANCE, May 18, 2012, A SHOOT Staff Report -- While SHOOT's regular editorial province in the south of France has been the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, we for the second straight year extend that reach to the Cannes Film Festival which got underway this past Wednesday and runs through May 27.

spot.com.mentary

Fri, 18 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, May 18, 2012, Robert Goldrich -- SHOOT's annual New Directors Showcase has come a long way since relatively modest beginnings 10 years ago when it took place in conjunction with the Clio Awards Festival in Miami. We've gone from a small meeting room in a Miami Beach hotel to our long-running, ongoing venue, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater in New York City.

POV

Fri, 18 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, May 18, 2012, James Stewart -- Ridley Scott have stated that they will only work in 3D from now on. A bold endorsement of the medium from the directors of Hugo and Prometheus, respectively, but what does this mean for the rest of us?

Flash Back

Fri, 18 May 2012

SHOOTonline.com, May 18, 2012 -- David Bear has joined Atmosphere BBDO, NY, in the new role of executive director, mobile....