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In keeping with its brand of groundbreaking entertainment, HBO is unveiling a newly imagined and flash-based web site ((www.HBO.com)) that truly reflects the network's innovative brand, broad-range of quality programming and reputation for technical innovation. The...
Four former principals of the AFI FEST Los Angeles International Film Festival have joined forces to create a partnership that will offer a wide range of consultation services for film festivals.
Their new venture, FESTWORKS, will seek to provide consultation and services for film...
According to the thousands of Twitter users who participated in BrandBowl2010, Doritos was the most effective brand to advertise on the Super Bowl telecast on CBS this year. Budweiser Select55 was the least effective brand.
Mullen, a Boston-based advertising and social media agency, and...
Eight years is all it took for FilmLight to grow from small start-up to brand leader in digital film technology. The reward for this has now arrived - an unprecedented sweep of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Sci-Tech awards, recognizing the achievements of ten of FilmLight's...
Ron Harris has joined Broadway Video as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Harris, who brings more than 25 years of experience in the post production industry, will oversee sales for Broadway Video's edit and sound...
The CLIO Awards, one of the world's most recognized international advertising, design and communications competitions, today announced the group of world-renowned industry leaders who will serve as executive jury chairs for the 2010 CLIO Awards. The festival dates, venue and location information...
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival announces the hiring of Deirdre Haj as new Executive Director.
"I am delighted to welcome Deirdre Haj to Full Frame as our new Director," said Dan Berman, Chair of the festival's Board. "Her experience, management expertise and passion for...
Mirror Films... Unleashes Web Spots...
SPW regrets to inform you that, on January 26, 2010, the content of this publicity has been withdrawn at the request of Mirror Films management.
Doritos tortilla chips – the bold, intense snack brand within PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division – today announced that its consumer-created Doritos commercial, "Underdog," which aired for the first time nationally during yesterday's Super Bowl XLIV broadcast, placed second in USA TODAY's annual...
The new Film Craft Lions honoring the skill and quality of craft and technique as demonstrated in the filmmaking process, will be chaired by award winning Jon Kamen, who has founded and built one of the world's most respected content companies, @radical.media.
More than an occasional...
EFILM® Hollywood, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., announced today that Dave Grove has joined EFILM as Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
Grove has been Vice President of...
The Jury, Audience, NEXT, and other special award-winners of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival were announced tonight at the Festival's Awards Ceremony hosted by David Hyde Pierce (star of The Perfect Host which premiered in this year's Park City at Midnight section) in Park City, Utah. Highlights...
SHOOT Magazine, the leading publication for commercial and entertainment production, today announces the launch of the first ever Directors Symposium. In conjunction with SHOOT's 8th Annual New...
Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards® will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Anne Hathaway.
Sherak and Hathaway will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories...
Technicolor has entered into a strategic partnership with Warner Bros. covering a broad number of areas.
Technicolor and Warner Bros. have entered into a long term contract covering replication and distribution services for DVD and Blu-ray discs, which is expected to start generating...
The deadline is approaching for new directors to enter their work into SHOOT's 8th annual global New Directors Search being conducted by SHOOT® Magazine's editorial staff with input from agency creative directors & heads of production, as well as production company heads and established...
Best known for dazzling effects work on blockbuster films, New Deal Studios has officially launched its full-service commercial division. First up is a director's cut of a Halo 3 spot quickly followed by two cutting edge commercials for Subway starring Michael Phelps that premiered during the...
What films were hits at the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals? What's coming up at the VES, ASC, Spirt & Academy Awards? The answers will be featured in SHOOT's February Issue, along with critiques from leading ad agency creatives on this year's Super Bowl spots. We'll also have...
The One Club, the world's foremost non-profit organization devoted to elevating creative work in the industry, is proud to welcome back acclaimed director Brett Ratner for the Second Annual One Show Entertainment Awards to be held on February 17, 2010 in Los Angeles. Mr. Ratner previously served...
PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ - the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, announced today the availability of a new online consulting service called "Qube! JumpStart." The new service provides customers with a quick and efficient way to set up and get their rendering...