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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...
Kodak is offering a 50-percent discount to Sundance Institute Fellows on any Kodak camera negative or reversal stock as part of their ongoing efforts to support the next generation of filmmakers. All Sundance Lab Screenwriting, Directing or Producing Fellow alumni who are beginning principal...
Public Art Pixomondo has hired East Coast Rep Jared Shapiro of Moustache for commercial representation.
Peter Steinzeig (Executive Producer for Public Art) commented "We are delighted to...
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...
After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and earning high praise at the prestigious AFI Fest, filmmaker Trevor Anderson's short film www.dirtcityfilms.com/films/the-high-...
The Virginia Film Office has announced the three winners of the seventeenth Virginia Screenwriting Competition. The winners and their screenplays are: Michele Poulos (Richmond) "Mule Bone Blues"; Ryan Farr (Charlottesville) "Home Videos;" and David Williamson (Virginia Beach) "Colby."
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Nomination ballots for the 83rd Academy Awards® were mailed today to the 5,755 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. PT on Friday, January 14, 2011. Ballots received after the deadline will...
www.visualmusicartists.com.index.html">Visual Music has signed an agreement to market the catalog of Punk/Hardcore/Ska specialist label www.visualmusicartists.com....
ASSIMILATE, a leading provider of powerful post-production tools for digital workflows, announced today the immediate availability of SCRATCH® 5.2, the industry's most comprehensive digital cinema and broadcast imaging tool for dailies, conforming, color...
Rap star Snoop Dogg talks about "life, love, music, marijuana and what we do," during a one hour television special which will air on the TV One Channel December 12th. Jay Silverman directed the special, which was produced by Susan Banks and Paul Skorich. TV One's Cathy Hughes serves as host....
ASSIMILATE, a leading provider of powerful post-production tools for digital workflows, announced today the appointment of Steve Bannerman to vice president of marketing. Known for highly innovative go-to-market strategies for such companies as Apple, GenArts, and Tarantella, Bannerman brings...
(www.fastcuts.tv)/">Fast Cuts and Barkley announce the completion of three heartwarming short films and spots for the high-end jewelry company, Helzberg Diamonds. One of the films unveiled their top-secret surprise—figure skating gold...
Shooters, Inc. (www.shootersinc.com) has hired Editor, Mark Hutchinson. Hutchinson brings more than 15 years of experience to Shooters, having earned his chops in commercial editing in New York as well as in award-winning documentary films in his native England...
Northern Lights is pleased to announce the addition of veteran editor Chris Carson to its growing commercial roster. Most recently of WildChild, Chris has cut well-known spots for Home Depot, Heineken,...
M&C Saatchi today announced the hire of James Bray as Creative Director for the Los Angeles office. He will report to M&C Saatchi CEO of North America Huw Griffith. The hire further enforces the agency's commitment to providing its clients with top...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today the winners at the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony in New York City's Cipriani Wall Street.
Presented by IFP, the Gotham Independent...
Independent publishing and licensing company pigFACTORY Music, whose roster includes recordings and songs by artists such as Fatboy Slim, Iggy Pop, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and Sindee Levin Music, a leading music publishing and entertainment attorney, have entered into a unique,...