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The Leo Awards presented Jon Joffin with the prize for Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Drama for "Alice," the SyFy's channel's adaptation of "Alice In Wonderland" on Saturday.
The Leo Awards honor the best in British Columbian television and film production and are comparable to...
In the wake of a decision by a federal commission to allow wagering on motion picture box-office numbers, a broad entertainment industry coalition charged today that the gaming plans were "no more than over-under bets on a movie's performance" and urged Congress to finalize the ban already...
Mode Project received a Silver World Medal on May 3rd at the 2010 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards for their 2-minute film:...
Concurrent with its fifth anniversary in Hollywood, Play, a television marketing boutique specializing in both the HD and SD creation of TV promos, TV trailers, full promo packages, launch campaigns, and sizzle reels, has rebranded itself, and has restructured to better reflect its expanded...
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, would like to congratulate the cast and crew from the hit series HOUSE on filming the entire season finale episode on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. This crowning achievement marks the first network...
Anyone who knows Don Turley will tell you he's always looking for the next mountain to climb, personally and professionally. Since he has already conquered a few including Aconcagua and Denali, with Everest on the wish list, it's time to take that next professional leap, the one he's been...
Color Space, a newly-launched post house in Mexico City, has acquired a Northlight 1 film scanner and Baselight HD colour...
Media Services and Tax Credits LLC in association with various Florida entertainment industry groups are presenting the first annual Business of Entertainment Symposium, an informational and networking event where producers can stay informed on the latest trends affecting the business behind...
For writer, director, and cinematographer Phan Dang Di, the making of "Bi, Don't Be Afraid!" (2010) was definitely a rewarding experience. The 2010 Cannes Film Festival's prestigious International Critics' Week, which showcases first and second features by directors worldwide, was the setting...
Eden FX, currently celebrating its 10th Anniversary Year, has provided digital effects to two high profile network TV series finales, and to two network series season finales. These shows were "Chuck," "Ghost Whisperer," "Fringe," and "Flash Forward." John Gross, Eden FX President, made the...
Visual effects company Origami Digital has completed the move to its new location near the Hawthorne Airport. The 8,000-square-foot building includes an expanded performance-capture stage, a large studio for the artists and state-of-the-art infrastructure...
The winners of the 2010 Next Awards were announced today at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The Next Awards examine the best in marketing communications across all channels featuring moving image media. Kevin Roddy, Chair of the Next Judging panel and Chief Creative Officer of BBH...
Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia just completed an in-depth look at the emerging Stereo 3D (S3D) PC market. Titled, "Stereovision in PCs," The report finds that the S3D market is poised for rapid growth in the immediate future....
The principals of award-winning digital creative agency Ralph (www.ralphandco.com) are very proud to detail their latest project, the official www.iamrogue.com/macgruber website launched on April 23 for...
At the 2010 Dimension 3 International Forum, today and through June 3, ASSIMILATE is featuring powerful, streamlined, cost-effective and real-time S-3D workflows for its SCRATCH® v5.1 Digital Finishing Solution. For filmmakers and post-production houses facing the exciting and creative...
Highly respected industry veteran Ellen Knable has signed on to be Foundation's West Coast rep. With over twenty years in the business, she is the perfect choice to launch the West Coast division of one of Chicago's premiere production/post and vfx...
Vision On's first color grading of a feature film – director/writer Alistair Banks Griffin's "Two Gates of Sleep" -- had its premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight on May 18. This speaks volumes about the caliber of work being done at...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will devote three Tuesday evenings – June 22 and 29, and July 6 – to exploring 3D techniques and their rapidly expanding use in filmmaking in "Getting Perspective III: Exploring the Craft of 3D Movie Technology." The series will feature...
A filmmaker from Italy has been awarded the Grand Prize in the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council's Get Wildly Creative About South Africa people-inspired nation brand advertising contest, which was powered by Zooppa, a global social media network of nearly 60,000 creative enthusiasts. Known...