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Karla Murray has joined Film Detroit as LA Manager for the organization, a division of the non-profit Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Film Detroit provides free preliminary location scouting, hotel and office accommodation assistance, and 24/7 troubleshooting services to the film...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today presented the fifth annual "Made in NY" awards to six individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the City's entertainment industry. Actress Angela Lansbury; commercial production company HSI Productions, Inc.; local not-for-profit...
Independent publishing & licensing company pigFACTORY Music, whose roster includes recordings and songs by Fatboy Slim, Iggy Pop, and The Turtles, is proud to welcome Anita Surace-Perrone as its new Director of Copyright Administration. With the expansion of its music publishing...
Kodak has scheduled several events at the 16th annual Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) to create opportunities for networking and the sharing of ideas for independent filmmakers. The festival, produced by the nonprofit organization Film Independent, celebrates independent and international...
The organizers of the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival are delighted to announce that this year's prestigious Advertiser of the Year award will be given to the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever, owner of many of the world's best-loved foods, beverages, home and...
Kodak announced today the addition of two new films to its VISION3 family of motion picture products, sending another powerful message that its commitment to film is unwavering. The stock additions include a medium-speed, tungsten-balanced color negative camera film, and a color intermediate...
Matt Miller, President and CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), and T.K. Knowles, Chairman of the 2010 AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, and Executive Producer/Managing Director of Bob Industries, announced today the release of the...
Many composers and songwriters are lately being offered what seems like a deal too good to pass up: get film/TV placements of their music and a share of sync fees from non-exclusive distributors while retaining 100% of their copyrights. While this may appear to be an irresistible bargain on the...
Empact Designs has been launched in Studio City, CA (with affiliate offices in Santa Ana, CA, and Ft. Lauderdale, FL), by Nancy M. Rowe, a multi-award winning experiential design strategist, who serves as its president/founder, and leader of the strategic creative team that handles each client...
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, formerly American Women in Radio & Television, and the Dove Self-Esteem Fund (DSEF) have launched a new radio public service announcement (PSA) campaign to inspire parents and mentors to empower girls to...
Multi award-winning Nexus director Jonas Odell has created a clever new promo for The Rolling Stones soon-to-be-released archive track "Plundered My Soul." The track is taken from their classic album 'Exile on Main St.', which is to be reissued next month, supplemented by ten previously unheard...
At the 63rd Cannes Film Festival (May 12 – 23, 2010), several prestigious award nominations and honors are on the roster for filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH® Digital Finishing Solution...
Amsterdam-based ad agency, Pink and Poodle, launches a multimedia campaign for Jillz, Heineken's sparkling apple cider brand. The campaign, Jillz Loves Football, uses the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as a unique catalyst to target a...
Bully Pictures and Bully Bros Post showed off their snow making abilities for a spot promoting Suzuki's new 4-wheel drive sedan, the Kizashi.
Conceived by Los Angeles agency Siltanen & Partners...
John Komnenich of STORY has directed a new campaign for Kellogg's Special K in which women reveal what "victory" in weight loss means to them. Conceived by Leo Burnett, Chicago, the six spots are unusual both for...
Streetlight Films USA sister company to Streetlight Films UK has opened it's doors for business in the US with an office in Los Angeles spear headed by long time collaborator Taylor Pinson.
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Filmworkers has retained Ilene Silberman and her company, Silberman Productions, for representation for advertising work on the East Coast. Silbermen will represent Filmworkers and its affiliate, the digital production studio...
Bi-coastal creative production studio Stardust was tapped by ad agency Team Detroit to launch the new Ford...
Rooster Post Production is pleased to announce that Paul Jutras has joined their editorial roster.
Jutras, a Quebec native and one of the most sought-after editors on the Montreal scene, has made his move into the Toronto market bringing with him a...