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Rogue Element Films Band Pro Munich Demo Sony F35 at Pinewood

Sat, 09/27/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Rogue Element Films and Band Pro Munich are hosting an all-day demo October 9th of the Sony F35 camera and related technologies at Pinewood Studios in London. The event takes place in the Pool Theatre and in addition to the camera will feature Cooke 35mm lenses Cine-tal LCD monitors Iridas Speedgrade OnSet S.two data capture and Tangent grading panels. The technology will be on display for hands-on viewing from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will also be presentations and an end-of-day question-and-answer session. Admittance is free. Click here for more information and to register.

MPAA Co-Sponsors Democracy Video Challenge 


Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) joined a broad coalition of partners lead by the U.S. Department of State in sponsoring the Democracy Video Challenge a worldwide video contest recently launched at the United Nations. The video competition challenges young filmmakers from around the world to create short films that capture what democracy means to them and thereby promote the international dialogue on democracy.

Omnimago Chooses DVS Technology for Storage System Reorganization

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Ingelheim Germany-based A/V post-production provider Omnimago has purchased a DVS-SAN from DVS. Sven Lohnke responsible for IT at Omnimago says With the DVS-SAN DVS has offered us precisely the storage solution that we had been looking for for such a long time. We are achieving extremely high data rates and we also benefit from the excellent tools offered by the Spycer software. With its open design DVS-SAN integrates seamlessly into our workflow and enables us to use our time efficiently. The existing third-party SAN system has been replaced with the DVS-SAN.

ASC Dedicates 2009 Heritage Award to Memory of Bud Stone

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The American Society of Cinematographers dedicated the 2009 Heritage Award to the memory of Burton “Bud” Stone who was president of Deluxe Laboratories for 18 years. The organization has simultaneously issued a call for entries in the 23rd annual competition for undergraduate graduate or recently-graduated film school students. The deadline for submissions is November 1 2008. The Bud Stone Heritage Award will be presented to one or more recipients during the 23rd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 15 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

HTV illuminate Lights Up Color Pipeline With Film Master

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

HTV illuminate has purchased two Digital Vision Film Master color grading systems. The Film Masters will become an integral part of an expanded workflow and service offering at the Hollywood post-production facility well-known for digital cinema packaging digital intermediate mastering restoration and standards conversion for film and television. Ron Sabatino technical director of HTV illuminate says “We meticulously evaluated the solutions that we needed to introduce into our workflow as our offerings expand and the facility was upgraded.

AccessIT and Overture Films Enter 10 Year Agreement

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Digital Cinema solutions provider Access Integrated Technologies has announced that film distributor Overture Films will provide all of their movies to digital cinema equipped theatres in AccessIT's Phase 1 digital cinema plan and will pay virtual print fees (VPFs) under a 10 year agreement similar to those signed by all the other major studios. This agreement expands upon the strong relationship the companies have built since Overture's inception last year as Overture is already a customer of both AccessIT's distribution software and satellite delivery services.

Adlabs Films First in India to Show Journey to the Center of the Earth in Digital 3D

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

India-based Adlabs Films part of Reliance ADA Group announced that it will premiere the 3D Hollywood movie Journey to the Center of the Earth in digital 3D for the first time at the Adlabs Cinema in Vashi in New Mumbai. In a press statement Patrick von Sychowski chief operating officer of Adlabs Digital Cinema says that the digital 3D technology was a new form of cinema entertainment where the audience can view the movie with enhanced clarity.

New IndiePix Film Collection Unites Shakespeare Adaptations From Around the World

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Internet-based distributor IndiePix announced its latest collection: a series of adaptations of famous plays and films with a Shakespearian theme. For the first time film lovers and educational bodies can access this new collection which includes such classics as Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare compilation including Henry V (1944) Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955). In addition many of the films provide a cultural twist to the story making it unique to the filmmaker's home country.

Vivitek Marks Entry into Professional AV Display Marketplace

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Vivitek Corporation formally announced its entry into the growing marketplace for high-quality signage visual display and professional presentation products. The company based in Southern California has already begun shipping its first line of DLP projectors and flat screen digital signage offerings. Vivitek has taken a unique industry position of offering only the best-of-breed technology in each category. Its projector line products are all equipped with Texas Instruments' exclusive DLP technology and its digital signage products will all display in LCD technology only.

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