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James Babiarz has joined 11 Dollar Bill as Executive Producer at its home studio in Chicago. A 12-year industry veteran with deep ties to the Chicago advertising community, Babiarz will oversee current projects, direct sales, recruit talent and pursue opportunities for growth. He spent the...
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) tonight announced the winners in the 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Dane A. Davis, MPSE received the MPSE Career Achievement Award. Michael Dinner was presented with the MPSE Filmmaker Award. Awards were also...
PRX Chief Operating Officer Jason Saldanha and Sonic Union’s Executive Creative Director Halle Petro will present How to Authentically Unite Podcast Storytelling and Brands at South by Southwest® (...
Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists, and creators of all types, congratulates all...
New York Festivals Advertising Awards® (NYF) and BCW have launched the 2024 call for entries to the annual Festival, challenging creatives to “Make a Name for Yourself” in the incredibly...
Colorist Society (CSI) announces the launch of a CSI Chapter in Canada. Led by Abe Wynen, CSI, Senior Colorist at Redlab, Toronto, and Eric Whipp, CSI, co-founder and Head of Color at Alter Ego, Toronto, the chapter is open to colorists across Canada working in film, television, advertising and...
The Executive Board of the recently launched Hollywood Disclosure Alliance has announced that the HDA has just been granted nonprofit status with the State of California and has also been designated a 501c3 corporation with the IRS....
Fair Folk, a full-service agency that is the “most un-agency agency you’ll ever meet,” today announced the promotion to partner of three employees. Creative Directors Emily Nollet and Amanda Roberts and Director and Head of Production Dave Shaw are now...
With followers in the hundreds of thousands, millennial entrepreneurs Ernesto Gaita and Anthony Sorella are best known for dishing out tips to business builders via their hit podcast “Money Buys Happiness.” But this week, Sorella took to his insta to shower praise on...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted today to make the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch two distinct branches, the Animation Branch and the Short Films Branch.
The Animation Branch represents approximately 700 Academy members working...
Matt Miller, President and CEO of AICP, announced today that Margaret Johnson, Chief Creative Officer & Partner at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, has been named as the 2024 AICP Next Awards Judging Chair. In this role, Johnson has assembled a roster of Jury Presidents who will, in turn,...
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What happens when you invite five of the most innovative international digital artists, equipped with powerful Z by HP workstations, to collaborate around an energized dance anthem from Alt-Pop German rock duo Milky Chance? You get “...
Renowned Los Angeles sound studio 424 Post and leading global post-production studio Harbor have entered into a groundbreaking collaboration with the launch of Culver Post, a full-service post-production studio with future-centric 4K theatrical HDR mastering capabilities. The strategic...
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), The World Leader In Sonic Branding®, recently joined Attractions Technology Lab (ATL) for an immersive dive into the latest innovations in themed entertainment. SAM was one of nearly two dozen creative, design and engineering agencies who together created...
11 Dollar Bill has hired ad industry vet Jamie Slade as Executive Producer at its Boulder studio. Slade, whose background includes a post as Senior Producer with Crispin Porter + Bogusky, will oversee production and head sales for the post production studio, which specializes in creative design...
ALIBI Music has dropped a new album sure to fulfill any project’s need for speed. “Driving Electro Rap” features full lyrical rap vocals and hard-edged electronic instrumentation, from frantic drum, bass and jump-up to half-time dubstep beats, straight-up trap bangers and dark hip-hop grooves....
Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists, and creators of all types, today announced updates to several products included in the Maxon One subscription.
This month’s release brings substantial performance...
DoorDash unveiled a massive giveaway during this year’s Super Bowl in a full-CG stylized spot directed by Lord Danger, partner Mike Diva for Wieden+Kennedy, Portland.
Given a high-level concept, starring quite possibly the world’s longest winding promo code aimed to highlight how...
Paradigm Shift with Stephen Bassett, a new, reality series featuring Steve Bassett, a veteran UAP/ET Disclosure advocate, has just made its debut on the...