Just six years after opening its first cinemas, Saudi Arabia’s big screen sector has accumulated SR3.7 billion ($986 million) in revenue, according to government data. According to the General Authority for Media Regulation, the industry sold more than 61 million tickets from April 2018 to March of the current year.
The FilmLight Color Awards return for the fourth year in 2024 with an additional new category dedicated to rising talent. The awards, which will once again be presented at EnergaCamerImage in November, are independently judged by a panel of prominent creatives, cinematographers, and colorists.
The horror film Traction Park Massacre is currently filming outside of Atlanta through April. Directed and written by Adam Dubin (Murder at the Front Row, A Year and a Half in The Life Of Metallica) and Douglas diMonda, the film is an ode to Eighties slasher movies, along with genre classics, like Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, and Saw.
Directed by Héléna Klotz, La Vénus d'argent (aka Spirit of Ecstasy) tells the story of Jeanne Francoeur (played by Claire Pommet), a young woman striving to escape the circumstances of her birth by morphing into a silent predator in the world of investment banking. Working with Panavision Paris, cinematographer Victor Seguin, AFC employed PVintage and Primo 70 lenses and a Panavised Sony Venice camera to help visualize Jeanne’s contrasting environments. Here, Seguin shares his experiences collaborating with Klotz and finding a unique look for each of Jeanne's worlds.
FilmLight, best known for its grading system Baselight, has unveiled Nara to provide media professionals including post-production facilities and visual effects houses, instant access to media from anywhere in the world – streamlining workflows, collaboration, and review processes.
Chaos has unveiled Project Arena, an upcoming toolset that the company says offers studios a faster, simple alternative to game engines for virtual production. With Project Arena, artists can move V-Ray assets and animations to LED walls in around ten mins, accessing production ray tracing with pipelines they know and trust.
Blu Digital Group has unveiled DubGenie, a specialized service arm dedicated exclusively to artificial intelligence dubbing. This initiative marks a pivotal advancement in utilizing AI to provide dubbing services, enabling content creators to effectively engage international audiences through sophisticated and emotionally resonant dubbed content.
The Lower East Side Film Festival has announced its feature film lineup and opening night events. The 14th annual LESFF runs May 2-6 at the Village East Cinema and DCTV Firehouse Cinema in New York City.
At CinemaCon, Barco announced a plan to bring HDR by Barco to select high-profile theatres at AMC Theatres, B&B Theatres, and Regal Cinemas in the US. As part of the program, moviegoers in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and other major markets will be among the first to experience first-run titles mastered for high dynamic range.
Hasbro and Lionsgate announced today that they have signed a deal with LuckyChap, the award-winning production company headed by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara, to produce Monopoly, a motion picture in development based on the legendary classic board game. Hasbro Entertainment will also produce.
