Philippe Panzini has been named VP, user experience for Codex.
Panzini has many years of experience in designing and bringing to market tools for production and post. Best known as the chief technology officer at Discreet Logic, he was instrumental in designing the first version of Flame. In 1998 he was a co-recipient of an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Science and Engineering Award for the development and implementation of the Flame and Inferno software. After taking on a key role in the acquisition of Discreet Logic by Autodesk, he then worked with Apple’s imaging products group on forward-looking technologies, particularly in the areas of improving the user experience and designing user interfaces.
Marc Dando, managing director of Codex, said, “I saw Philippe lead the team at Discreet Logic which built software that changed the world of visual effects. Since then he has built on that experience and become a thought-leader in user experience design and technology strategy for both consumer and high-end technologies. We are very excited to have him join our team at Codex.”
Panzini said of Codex, “They are ideally positioned at the junction of production and post production, and I know that together we can create some amazing products for both our existing customers and new ones”.
Codex recording, media and workflow technology has been used on hundreds of motion picture productions worldwide. Recent and forthcoming releases to rely on Codex include: The Revenant, Spotlight, Mad Max: Fury Road, Captain America: Civil War, The Huntman: Winter’s War, Snowden, Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them and Star Trek Beyond.
Codex’s high-performance digital workflow tools are employed by independent and Hollywood motion pictures, high-end TV and commercials productions shooting worldwide. Designed for filmmakers by filmmakers, the company’s product portfolio includes easy-to-use recorders and media processing systems that streamline the transfer of digital files and images from camera through to postproduction. They also include leading-edge tools for colour, dailies creation, archiving, review and digital asset management. Codex is a privately-held company, headquartered in London, UK, with offices in Los Angeles, Paris, Beijing and Wellington, plus sales partners worldwide.
Full Lineup Set For AFI Fest; Official Selections Span 44 Countries, Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 23-27. Rounding out the slate of already announced titles are such highlights as September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man in America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski v. Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). A total of 158 films are set to screen at the 38th edition of AFI Fest.
Of the official selections, 48% are directed by women and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
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