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The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) recently announced that Lawrence J. Brownell will serve as the association's next executive director effective February 1, 2010. Brownell comes to the AFCI with more than 20 years experience in managing not-for-profit and membership...
Software-based pay TV conditional access (CA) system vendors can certainly feel optimistic in their market prospects, as a maturing global market will seek more sophisticated TV experiences, and broadcasters and local operators demand cost-effective, convenient, and flexible content protection...
www.pixomondo.com.web/home/index.htm">Pixomondo, with studios in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, London, Shanghai, Beijing and Santa Monica – and with a Paris office opening soon - is launching a new commercial digital production...
To set the stage for greater innovation and creativity in online advertising, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the release of the "Ad Unit Guidelines 2009 Update." For the first time, creative agencies lent their insights to the annual ad unit recommendations, joining the...
Trailer Park has significantly expanded its Advanced Content Group, and, concurrently, has named Brett Levisohn as that group's new Executive Producer. Rick Eiserman, CEO, Trailer Park, made the announcement.
Levisohn, who will report to Curt Doty, the newly named Executive Vice President...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today the winners of the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards(tm) at a ceremony held at New York City's Cipriani Wall Street.
Presented by IFP, the Gotham...
Renowned music library company Songs To Your Eyes, Ltd., has placed a cue from its brand new "Caliente Music" catalogue music in the trailer promoting a high profile, upcoming feature film. Company founder Opher Yisraeli made the announcement.
Songs To Your Eyes placed music from the...
STORY Director Laurie Rubin captured ALDI's new look in three spots for the grocery store chain out of...
PipelineFX, makers of Qube! software, the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, today announced that RodeoFX has expanded their use of...
The Nielsen Company, a leading global information and media company and the CLIO Awards, one of the world's most recognized international advertising and design competitions, today announced the winners of the first-ever CLIO Healthcare Awards in all categories. At the innovative awards show,...
Acclaimed for its ability to render filmlike images, the ARRIFLEX D-21 digital camera is an industry workhorse with a slate of TV shows admired by audiences and critics alike. Series include V (ABC), Community (NBC), Lie To Me (Fox), Nurse Jackie (Showtime),...
Bicoastal music house Singing Serpent has struck a nerve with one of their latest musical creations for the 2010 Dodge Journey campaign. When the BBDO Detroit crafted spot "Amplified" was posted to YouTube.com earlier this month the plays and comments started racking up quickly. Flattered by...
Sundance Institute announced the program of short films selected to screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. This year the Festival's Short Film Program comprises 70 short films from U.S. and international filmmakers selected from 6,092 submissions up 8% over 2009. The 2010 Sundance Film...
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 15(th) Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards live on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. This year's event will take place at the Hollywood...
With a capacity of 175, this flexible space offers up over 6000 sq ft with an amazing grouping of spaces and environments that all work together to create a city-unique experience for event organizers of every kind - T2 announces the opening of...
Sony Pictures Entertainment has opened a full-service digital intermediate (DI) facility located on its historic lot in Culver City, it was announced by Chris Cookson, President of Sony Pictures Technologies.
"Sony Pictures is uniquely positioned at the intersection of entertainment and...
John Gillan, one of the world's most experienced Polecam operators, reports the safe but dramatic outcome of a high-impact collision with stunt motorcyclist Todd Potter during shooting for 'X Games 3D: The Movie' for ESPN.
"Todd is internationally famous for his death-defying mid-air...
Throughout its history, broadcast video production has been driven by advances in technology, from black & white kinescopes to "living color" videotape, from instant replay to digital television, from the HD of today to perhaps the 3D HD of tomorrow.
And throughout all these advances...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Monday Nights with Oscar®" series will present eight rarely seen United Productions of America (UPA) shorts, including Academy Award® winners "Gerald McBoing-Boing" (1950) and "Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper" (1956) on Monday, December 14, at 7 p.m...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
"Angels & Demons"
"Avatar"
"Coraline"...