Writer-director Le Chau was born in Vietnam, moved to the United States when she was 22, and graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2023. Her short film Doldrums tells the story of a Vietnam War veteran’s experience in two time periods: in the midst of combat and in his modern-day civilian life.
CineAsia will honor Benny Suherman, the founder and chief executive officer of Cinema XXI, with the CineAsia Icon Award December 7 during the Awards Ceremony at the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok.
Former National Association of Theatre Owners executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran and Jackie Brenneman announced today the launch of their new consulting firm – The Fithian Group LLC.
Pia Lundberg has been appointed as the new artistic director of Göteborg Film Festival. Lundberg most recently served as counsellor for cultural affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London and will take up her new position on March 1, 2024.
Javier Sotomayor, managing director of Asia and Middle East at Cinépolis Corporativo, will receive the Exhibitor of the Year award at the CineAsia awards ceremony on December 7 at the Millennium Hilton in Bangkok, Thailand.
FilmLight has revealed the nominees for the 2023 FilmLight Color Awards. In their third year, the awards attracted more than 400 entries from 45 countries across the globe and the independent jury of cinematographers, colorists and creatives – lead this year by Lawrence Sher, ASC – has announced a list of 22 nominees across five categories.
SMPTE, the society for motion picture producers, technology, and engineers, has announced the recipients for this year's Progress Medal. This year, John Christopher Gaeta and Kim Libreri will be recognized for their vast contributions to emerging technologies in cinema and beyond, including virtual cinema, volumetric capture, and most notably, Bullet Time, which was pioneered on the original Matrix film trilogy.
Rebecca Stein, the vice president of marketing & partnerships at National Amusements, will receive the ShowEast Coca-Cola Empowerment Award presented by The Coca-Cola Company. Stein will be presented with award on October 25th as part of the ShowEast breakfast program at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.
The UK cinema advertising company Pearl & Dean announced today that it is strengthening the Irish arm of the business with the appointment of Damon Westbury as chief commercial officer. Pearl & Dean Ireland, which rebranded from Wide Eye Media in 2022, says it is the market leader for cinema advertising in Ireland and has a 100 percent share of the cinema advertising market.
The National Association of Theatre Owners executive board of directors has elected B&B Theatres president & CEO Bob Bagby as the new NATO chair and Harkins Theatres president & CEO Mike Bowers as the new NATO vice-chair at NATO’s 2023 general membership and board meetings at the Beverly Hilton.
