The Society of Camera Operators is awarding its Technical Achievement Award is Nodo Film Systems - Inertia Wheels Max. The SOC is also proud to recognize two additional technologies with honorable mentions: the Trinity 2 Ecosystem by Arri Americas and the Mantis by Blkbrd.
Acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve will receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 61st CAS Awards February 22, 2025, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
Mega Matrix has signed a memorandum of understanding with 9Yards Cinema Production, a subsidiary of 9Yards Communications, a fully integrated marketing and media agency headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to jointly establish an investment fund focused on the development of global short drama and pan-entertainment sector.
Directed by John Crowley, We Live in Time explores love, loss, and the fragility of life, painting an intimate portrait of the relationship between principal characters Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield). With the support of Panavision London and Panalux London, cinematographer Stuart Bentley, BSC crafted a visual approach that enhances the story’s raw emotion while remaining unobtrusive.
The Motion Picture Sound Editors association, the premier organization of entertainment sound editing professionals since 1953, will present Oscar-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE Filmmaker Award, bestowed annually to a filmmaker of distinction. At the same time, supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath will receive the Career Achievement Award for his prolific career in sound editing.
New York Women in Film & Television has announced a new scholarship furthering the organization’s support of women’s media legacy. Through the generous donation of the Mysel family, the Nancy Mysel Scholarship Fund will provide NYWIFT with $5,000 per year for The NYWIFT Nancy Mysel Preservation Scholarship.
Converse and the animation studio Laika are inviting fans to step back into the Other World and celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the beloved stop-motion fantasy film, Coraline. The Converse Laika partnership, back with its second collaborative collection, is introducing footwear for all ages as well as apparel inspired by the film’s imaginative and haunting world.
The feature Killer Heat unfolds in the wake of a treacherous love triangle involving twin brothers on an exclusive Greek island. The secretive investigation that follows falls to a visiting detective known as the Jealousy Man, portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Director Philippe Lacôte teamed with BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Andrew Dunn, BSC, and together they crafted a cinematic language that bridges the story’s multiple cultures.
In 2025, defiance will be brought sharply into focus at the Göteborg Film Festival. Under the heading Focus: Disobedience, the power of civil resistance will be explored, as well as questions like: when does rebellion become a moral obligation? When can it go too far? And is the flouting of laws and regulations a reasonable price to pay for change in a democratic society?
The winners of the 2024 FilmLight Color Awards were announced on Sunday November 17 at a dedicated ceremony at EnergaCamerimage in Poland. The ceremony was opened by director and 2024 guest of honor, George Miller, before the awards were presented by this year’s jury president, cinematographer Mandy Walker, AM, ASC, ACS.
