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BRUCE BERESFORD, the two-time Academy Award nominated writer/director will be presented with the 2010 Honorary Maverick Award by the Woodstock Film Festival, during its Gala Award Ceremony, Saturday evening, October 2, at BSP Studios in Kingston, NY.
"We are thrilled to be presenting our...
Submissions for YouTube's Life in a Day project came to a close on Saturday, July 31, 2010, with the total number of submissions reaching 80,000 and representing 197 countries, in 45 different languages. Of the results, Executive Producer Ridley Scott (...
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced today that Dr. Rich Terrile, NASA astronomer and evolutionary computer visionary, will be the featured speaker at the VES Production Summit 2010 on October 23rd. Dr. Terrile is the Director of the Center for Evolutionary Computation and Automated...
Leading post-production house Optimus Santa Monica today announced the addition of Ashley Bartell as producer. Working closely with Executive Producer Therese Hunsberger, Bartell will help make the office stronger than ever for editors, assistants and clients alike.
"We have known...
The Foundry, a world-leading developer of visual effects (VFX) software whose products have been used to create ambitious VFX sequences in recent box office blockbusters such as Iron Man 2, Avatar, and Disney's Alice in Wonderland, has entered into a unique relationship with Walt Disney...
With stereo www.assimilateinc.com.">3D features and TV productions rapidly on the rise around the globe, ASSIMILATE™ is featuring www.assimilateinc.com.">3D post-production workflows in...
Media Distributors, a leading provider of services, systems, and products for professional audio and video production today announced the release of its Constellation Andromeda Server™ storage management appliance. The product, a combination of the...
New York based post-production house, Crew Cuts, has been granted Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) certification by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) - the leading authority on women's business enterprises as suppliers and vendors to...
Possibilities for connecting to your audience have never been greater, and now it's up to you. Film Independent's 6th Annual Filmmaker Forum is a widely attended event, giving attendees access to some of the most innovative names in independent filmmaking. As new tools and formats emerge,...
Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild today announced that the International Federation of Actors, also known as FIA (Fédération Internationale des Acteurs), has endorsed the unions' global I AM PWD campaign.
The tri-union...
The Advertising Council and the Library of Congress are launching a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) to encourage parents to read with their children and inspire them to become lifelong learners.
Research conducted by Florida State University found that when parents...
Sony Pictures Imageworks, the award-winning visual effects and digital character animation unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions and an industry leader in open source development, announced the release of OpenColorIO (OCIO), its sixth production-proven open source software to be introduced...
IBC announced today that Oscar®-nominated Avatar editor, Stephen Rivkin, will be the keynote speaker at the first-ever IBC Digital Media Training Workshops, held from Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 September. Rivkin's feature editing career began in 1979 with the low budget romantic comedy "The...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition has received 6,304 entries for 2010, including first-time entries from Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cameroon, Uganda and Uruguay. The Academy will award up to five fellowships of $30,...
Marking its 20th anniversary year, prominent independent music publisher/production music library Black Toast Music and its CEO/owner/founder Bob Mair are celebrating the occasion with continued success in securing prominent music placements within a variety of hit television series.
HBO'...
SIGGRAPH announces the Computer Animation Festival's Best in Show, Jury Award, and Best Student Project recipients for SIGGRAPH 2010 to be held in Los Angeles this July. Nominees were chosen from 750 submissions from around the globe, presented by both professional studios and students alike....
Kodak has posted a new webcast conversation with director/cinematographer Joaquin Baca-Asay at www.kodak.com/go/motion. In the piece, the award-...
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, celebrating its 12th year, is proud to announce the Official Festival Programme for 2010. The non-profit event, which will take place from 21st to 30th July, is recognized as one of UK's best short film festivals, with an equal focus on emerging and established...
Optimus, via its live-action production arm ONE at Optimus, is the official production partner of the Pitchfork Music Festival, a three-day event showcasing more than 40 of independent music's best bands and artists. With a passion for the festival and the independent music scene, Optimus has...
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival held the second of four awards ceremonies last night to honor the Media, Outdoor and Radio Lions winners.
The Media Lions category, which saw a 17.5% rise in entries this year to 2,162, was judged by 25 international media professionals...