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  • Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2014
Oscars draw 43 million viewers
Ellen DeGeneres hosts the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

An estimated 43 million people watched the Academy Awards, the most-watched audience for the show in a decade and most popular entertainment event on television since the "Friends" finale in 2004.

The Nielsen company said Monday that Oscar viewership was up for the third straight year and is considered yet another example of how social media is helping to drive up the ratings for big television events. The Oscars last year were seen by 40.4 million people.

Ellen DeGeneres was host of the Academy Awards for a second time, replacing the edgy Seth MacFarlane, who had the job last year.

The Oscars, which aired Sunday, are usually the second most-watched television program of the year in the United States, after the Super Bowl.

  • Sunday, Mar. 2, 2014
French filmmaker Resnais dies at 91
In this May 21, 2012 file photo, director Alain Resnais listens during a press conference at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
PARIS (AP) -- 

Alain Resnais, the French filmmaker whose cryptic "Last Year at Marienbad" extended its influence across generations, has died at 91.

Resnais was editing drafts of his next project even from his hospital bed, according to producer Jean-Louis Livi, who was working on the film with him.

Resnais, who died Saturday, was renowned for reinventing himself during each of his full-length films, which included the acclaimed "Hiroshima Mon Amour" in 1959 and most recently "Life of Riley," which was honored at the Berlin Film Festival just weeks ago.

"He was a man of the highest quality, a genius," Livi told France Info radio on Sunday, confirming Resnais' death with "enormous sadness, accompanied by enormous pride."

French President Francois Hollande said France had lost "one of its greatest filmmakers."

"He received all the recognition and prizes. But what counted for him was always his More

  • Friday, Feb. 28, 2014
Light Iron hires COO Marc Vanocur
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 

Light Iron, a postproduction house specializing in content originated on file-based motion cameras, has hired Marc Vanocur for the newly created position of chief operating officer. The addition comes after Light Iron experienced a fifty percent growth in personnel in 2013.

“Bringing Marc to Light Iron is an investment in our executive leadership,” said CEO Michael Cioni. “Marc’s experience leading post companies through growth and technological change is going to be critical as the industry continues to move in new directions.”

Vanocur previously held executive roles at Technicolor, Todd-Soundelux, and Weddington Productions, overseeing business operations and navigating technological change. “Light Iron has been at the forefront of the file-based evolution in picture,” said Vanocur. “Having led sound companies through the same transition, I look forward to advising the company on leveraging its tech acuity for continued growth.”

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  • Friday, Feb. 28, 2014
All Aboard The Amtrak Digital Express
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 

More than 30 digital leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs will participate in #AmtrakLIVE, an inspiring train journey on the Texas Eagle from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, March 5 - 7, 2014.  

"AmtrakLIVE will have amazing scenery, engaging collaboration and the opportunity to explore and be inspired - it's all part of the Amtrak long-distance experience," said Amtrak director of social media Julia Quinn. 

The #AmtrakLIVE onboard participants will be a diverse mix of adventurous thought leaders including: BJ Mendelson, author and viral marketer; Benni Leigh, head of lifestyle at Makers Studio; and Sarah Austin of Pop17. 
     
The selected social media influencers will collaborate and share the scenic views of the Southwest from a reserved observation car on the Texas Eagle. Participants will provide updates from the #AmtrakLIVE adventure on Twitter More

  • Friday, Feb. 28, 2014
AFI, The White House Team On Student Film Festival
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 

For one day only, the White House will transform into a movie house for what will be a live streamed event online.

The American Film Institute is collaborating with the White House for the very first White House Student Film Festival held on Friday, February 28, 2014.

K-12 students from all over the country were asked to create short films about the connection between technology and education. Inside the East Room of the White House, President Obama will offer opening remarks prior to the screening of the top films.

Tune in this Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. PT to watch the film festival as well as all the 16 short films as they stream live at whitehouse.gov/live.

Kal Penn (HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE) and Neil DeGrasse Tyson will also be present at the White House event.

AFI's work with the White House marks a continuation of its presence in the nation's capital where the Institute was founded in 1965. More

  • Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014
Oscars to stream live online for first time
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The Academy Awards ceremony will stream live online for the first time to select cable providers in eight U.S. cities.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and ABC announced Thursday that Sunday's telecast will be available online and on mobile devices. A cable or satellite subscription login is required for the live stream at Oscar.com and ABC.com, or via the mobile app WatchABC.com.

The live stream will be available in eight cities where ABC owns the local station: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Fresno, Calif. It's also available only to subscribers of select cable companies: Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent Communications, Verizon FiOS, Google Fiber and AT&T U-verse.

The 86th annual Oscars will be broadcast live Sunday from Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre. 

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  • Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Opening, closing films set for Women+Film VOICES Festival
DENVER -- 

The 4th Women+Film VOICES Film Festival, produced by the Denver Film Society, announced today its full Festival program and schedule. The complete lineup of films for the Festival, which runs March 18-March 23, is available at denverfilm.org.

Inspired by the theme of International Women's Day, which is celebrated globally every March, VOICES showcases a high profile, women-centric mix of documentaries, feature presentations and short films. The festival also includes the VOICES Mobile Film Fest, The MacSpa Mobile Movie Making Workshops, Young Filmmakers Workshop @VOICES, salon discussions and many in-person guests to highlight thought-provoking, inspirational stories of women from around the world.

The Women+Film VOICES Film Festival opens Tuesday, March 18 with the documentary "Sepideh." Director Berit Madsen will join the audience for a post-screening Skype discussion More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Chipotle named MIPTV's Brand of The Year
Chipotle's "Farmed and Dangerous"
PARIS -- 

US restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill has been named MIPTV’s Brand of the Year in recognition of its original online series “Farmed and Dangerous,” produced with New York-based studio Piro, which will have its exclusive international premiere in Cannes.

On Wednesday 9 April in the Grand Auditorium of Cannes’ Palais des Festivals, the whole team behind “Farmed and Dangerous” including its star, veteran film and TV actor Ray Wise (“Twin Peaks”, “Robocop”), will present the series to MIPTV delegates.

Chipotle’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mark Crumpacker, along with Piro partner Tim Piper, writer/director/executive producer of the show and Daniel Rosenberg, writer/executive producer and Piro partner, will give their insight into how to leverage brand partnerships without compromising creative vision to produce the best audience experience. Chipotle will be presented with Brand of the Year Award at the end of the screening. The award More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
“Slates for Sarah” campaign launched to pay tribute to Sarah Jones
LOS ANGELES -- 

Friends and family of Sarah Jones, the 27-year-old camera assistant who was struck and killed by a freight train last Thursday during filming in Savannah, Georgia, of the Gregg Allman biopic “Midnight Rider,” have launched a social media campaign to pay tribute to her. The “Slates for Sarah” initiative is asking crew members to post on Facebook and Twitter comments and pictures of Jones’ name written on film slates.

The production community has responded as a “Slates for Sarah” Facebook page has already generated more than 17,000 likes with photos and comments coming from around the world.

The Facebook page also carries a link to a More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Lions Health adds to speakers lineup
CANNES, France -- 

Lions Health, the inaugural global festival and awards celebrating creativity in healthcare marketing and communications set to take place in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, June 13-14, will welcome to the stage a speaker line-up that will include some of the most awarded creatives in healthcare and top marketers at the forefront of the industry from around the world.

“Seminars at Lions Health are designed to explore how creativity can help transform the sector”, said Louise Benson, Lions Health festival director. “Thought leaders and industry experts will take to the stage to showcase great ideas that push boundaries, deliver fresh insight and thinking, and lead the debates that drive communications in the industry forward.”

Additional speakers who will share their expertise with the audience include:

Jim Stengel, former chief marketing officer of Procter & Gamble and author of Grow, and More

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