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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named Fernando Garcia as its Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards.
Garcia will lead engagement and outreach initiatives for the organization’s worldwide membership of over 10,000 artists, filmmakers and executives, and...
Today, Maxon announced it has completed the transaction to acquire the business segment of its Japanese distributor that services Maxon’s community and business concerns, and the formation of the first official office in...
Small Giant, a boutique, multi-award winning production company, enjoyed a strong Fall and early Winter 2020 with a variety of projects from its various major cable and streaming TV clientele. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. in...
“We had a very clear challenge in front of us: help small local restaurants in Miami by generating sales, after a tough year like 2020,” recalls Gustavo Lauria, Co-Founder and CCO of WeBelievers, the Brooklyn-based agency behind a DoorDash campaign that helped close out a trying year on an...
Kicking off the new year with a call to action is a :30 spot urging Americans to “Finish Strong” in the face of COVID-19. Ford Motor Co. worked with Civic Entertainment Group on the spot, which was written and directed by Pete Berg, produced by Film 47, edited by...
On January 28th, SMPTE Hollywood will host senior technology executives from MovieLabs, Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures in a virtual panel discussion on their shared vision for the future of the film and television industry.
A nonprofit technology research lab working...
With social justice themes at the forefront of today’s storytelling, ALIBI Music has released powerful, new production music capturing that pulse. The album, Conscious Rap, features deep and thought-provoking lyrics ranging from hopeful and inspiring to hard-hitting and incisive. Instrumentation...
Senior Colorist Alex Berman has joined the team at Goldcrest Post. Berman brings more than 20 years of experience in color grading and credits across feature films, episodic television, documentaries and commercials. His recent work includes The Family for Netflix and executive producer...
Three American Masters Pictures documentaries will world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 28 – February 3: Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, Ailey and Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir. These films will have their exclusive U.S...
The Academy announced that its Board of Governors voted to present Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to filmmaker Tyler Perry and to the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). The Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the 93rd Oscars®, which airs live on ABC and...
In the final days of 2020, the expansive, international group comprising Cutters Studios received a rare email message from the company's Senior Partner/Editor Chris Claeys. "One thing this very odd year of 2020 has revealed to me," he began, "now is a good time to retire. After 37 years at...
Black-owned streaming service kweliTV and the non-profit film collective Black Film Space have joined forces to create a film contest for black creatives.
The contest, held four times throughout 2021, will give Black film creators, enthusiasts, and fans the opportunity to showcase their...
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 8th Annual MUAHS Guild Award’s Lifetime Achievement honorees, it was announced by MUAHS President Julie Socash. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to one make-up artist...
“Dear Business” -- the new :60 ad for SAP, created and executed by full-service creative boutique Kommune|NoSlate -- serves as a thank you note to the business community writ large for their resilience and...
Announcing the official release of The Great Artist Official Trailer for public viewing.
Purpose Co. presents an epically diverse and moving narrative short film endorsed by major mental health organizations that has qualified for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
WrkFlo Solutions, an innovative provider of workflow management, recruitment and remote collaboration services, launches this month, aiming to help advertising agencies and brands build and operate in-house production more efficiently.
Capitalizing on a paradigm shift toward remote teams...
NextPaw Technology and Emmy® Award-winning Agency Digital Brew have partnered to create an animated explainer video aimed at independent pet businesses seeking online growth during the unprecedented "pandemic puppy" sales boom the industry has experienced for the past six months....
Two highly successful entrepreneurs will offer advice on launching new businesses in the post-production industry in the next edition of Post Break, the weekly webinar series from Post New York Alliance (PNYA).
Post production is by nature entrepreneurial. The community is made up of...
When the pandemic began we all became witnesses to a world outside of our windows. And nothing was ever the same again. “The Witnesses” is a collaboration between filmmaker Matt Ogens and Invisible Collective, a creative collective dedicated to making diverse and unique voices heard, founded by...
Assimilate® today announced a major update of their Live Assist® and Live Looks® on-set software, which enables a first in highly efficient, streamlined on-set workflows at unprecedented price/performance value for video assist and DIT live grading functions....