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Leading post-production and production house Optimus today announced that Julie Kravitz and Brad Tohtz have both been promoted to editor.
"Julie and Brad's move to the editing chair is evidence of what they have accomplished while at...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will explore what could be in the future for motion pictures in "Where Do We Go from Here?" on Thursday, December 2, at 8 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The program will be presented by the Academy's Science and...
Later this month the editors of SHOOT will select the "Top Track of 2010." But first, we'd like to get your opinion.
Culling through entries from this year's quarterly Top Ten Tracks Charts, the editors of SHOOT have for the first time selected 15 finalists for the Top Track of 2010. The...
Suzie Moore has been promoted to Editor at Foundation. Moore joined the company as Senior Assistant Editor two years ago after getting her start at Avenue Edit. In her role as Senior Assistant, Moore quickly gained the attention of clients who began...
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) has announced the nominees for the Camera Operator of the Year competition and the Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.
The awards ceremony – a black tie fundraising event to support the Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles - will be held...
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010. Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous...
Bang Bang Films, India's international production company and Believe Media of Los Angeles (with offices in New York and London), have entered into a partnership to form Believe@Bang...
Cinesite, one of the world's leading film visual effects houses, has completed visual effects for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, including Lord Voldemort's snake-like nose, the ghost...
Jackson, Mississippi is not often mentioned among the country's top media production centers, but if www.oromamedia.com.">Oroma Media has anything to say about it that may soon change. The Jackson-based company, founded a scant two years...
Leading production and post-production house Optimus proudly announced today that ONE at Optimus director, Otto Arsenault, was honored with a Best of the Midwest Award (BMA) for "Best Music Video" for his work on Greg Laswell's "Take Everything". Shot in one take and entirely in reverse, the...
Nominees for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2010 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center's...
Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards® will be announced on Tuesday, January 25, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-winning actress and Academy member Mo'Nique.
Sherak and Mo'Nique will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at a 5:...
Thirty years ago, Pink Floyd's "The Wall" Tour brought a new level of technical ingenuity and conceptual theatricality into the concert arena. Today, English rock icon Roger Waters is re-writing the rulebook once again with an even more ambitious revival of the classic show.
To help him...
Digital creative services agency AvatarLabs today announced that Suzanne Abramson Norr has been named Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Suzanne will manage the company's day-to-day operations, overall financial performance and work with the management team to set operational procedures and...
On Wednesday the Sundance Institute announced that director Peter D. Richardson's new feature documentary, "How to Die in Oregon", will premiere in competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film will have its broadcast premiere on HBO in 2011.
"How to Die in Oregon" tells the...
Eden FX designed and produced 85 VFX shots for the December 9th episode of NBC's sitcom "Community," which featured a tribute to classic holiday-themed stop-motion animation. Jake Aust, a "Community" producer, and Eden FX's primary production contact on the show, specifically requested the aid...
Joseph Finn Co., Inc. will conduct a major public auction of visual effects CGI Facility CafeFX Inc., by catalog, from the facility in Santa Maria, California. The auction will take place at CafeFX, 2811 Airpark Drive...
Jeff Margolis, executive producer and director of the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, announced that the team of talented producers and artists behind previous SAG Awards are returning to create this year's ceremonies. The 17th Annual SAG Awards® also marks the 13th consecutive year...
Tribeca Film has acquired US rights to The Bang Bang Club, a gripping drama based on the incredible lives of a group of young photojournalists whose graphic images drew the world's attention to South Africa during the last stages of apartheid while enduring the stresses, tensions, and moral...
A passionate advocate for creativity, yr.com/content/tony-granger.html">Tony Granger, Global Chief Creative Officer of Young & Rubicam, will lead both the Cannes Lions Film and Press juries at next year's Festival.
Tony believes in the...