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Film Independent announced today that Aubrey Plaza will return to host the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent’s year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry....
World-leading visual effects company, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) won the Creative Industries award at the 57th Australian 2019 Export Awards. The Awards recognise Australian companies that are excelling in the international marketplace by selling and promoting their products and services.
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Expanding its team of cross-disciplinary creatives and strategists, New York-based brand design studio ThoughtMatter announces Wednesday Krus and newcomer Samantha Barbagiovanni as its new Design Directors. A kinetic mix of creative expertise and...
Matt Miller, President and CEO of AICP, and Danny Rosenbloom, VP, Digital and Post Production, have announced the release of an updated and revised AICP Bid Form that fully integrates production and post production tasks and categories. Available for ...
Cari Chadwick (Graphic Artist), Nic Weethee (Art Director) and Will Batts (Set Designer) will be honored by the Art Directors Guild Gallery 800 (ADG, IATSE Local 800) in a special exhibit entitled TRIP•TYCH. All three talented artists are members of the Guild. Alongside their...
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2019. Winners will be honored at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1...
ALTERED.LA is proud to welcome Ila Abedian as the company’s Client Engagement Manager. Abedian will be responsible for working closely with...
This year the star of the McDonald’s Christmas Advert is ‘Archie the Reindeer’, a loveable reindeer brought alive by one girl’s imagination. The advert was hosted on Sunday 17th November during ITV’s flagship show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and tells the story of a...
The global entertainment industry’s advocate for content security, content protection and information security, the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), has named Alex Pickering, Content Security Director for BBC Studios, as its new Chairman. Pickering will direct the strategy for...
Don Mischer, award-winning producer and director, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600...
Maxon, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, animation and rendering solutions, and Redshift Rendering Technologies, Inc., developers of GPU-accelerated rendering software, are pleased to announce the...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
- “Ad Astra”
- “The Aeronauts”
- “Aladdin”
- “ ...
Award-winning actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for his work in the Star Trek and X-Men series, will receive this year’s Distinguished Artisan Award at the 7th Annual ...
Maxon, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, animation, painting and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce internationally acclaimed 3D artist, motion designer and filmmaker Mike Winkelmann, known professionally as...
Aspen Film is pleased to announce the program for its 28th Annual Academy Screenings coming to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Metropolitan’s Isis Theatre from January 4-7, 2020. With Aspen as a longtime favorite winter destination for voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
charlieuniformtango’s Austin crew was grateful to team up with Publicis Sapient client Dodge on the new spot breaking over...
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 47th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.
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While most of this decade is history, I hope you are ready, willing and able to celebrate the best days yet to come. Are you focused on sharpening your skills for the new year ahead? If so, some of the world's most elite organizers are preparing to unleash spectacular events guaranteed to blow...
Director/Photographer Stewart Cohen held a book signing of his latest monograph, “Seeing Red,” at Nuvo gift shop on Friday, November 22nd. Neighbor, Parigi Restaurant, joined in the celebration by offering all redheaded dinner guests a complimentary red velvet cupcake.
Seeing Red explores...
Syd Mead, the “visual futurist” and concept artist known for his design contributions to science-fiction films such as Star-Trek: The Motion Picture, Aliens, and Blade Runner, has been named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild (ADG,...