The Hollywood-based post-production facilities MTI FILM and ColorTime, have joined forces to launch a new creative boutique, Flow Post Partners. Situated in the heart of Vancouver’s creative district, Flow is designed to support the rebounding television production market, capitalizing on Canada’s favorable post-production tax credits.
The 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival & Market will be held October 15-20 in Seattle, Washington. The festival will feature the exclusive premiere of Tasveer Film Market, the first of its kind outside of South Asia to facilitate South Asia, designed to facilitate global representation of the South Asian film industry while boosting the local creative economy of the region.
Arsenal FX Color knows that the best way to keep pace with the rapidly changing media and entertainment industry is by having the right technology. That’s why the high-end, boutique postproduction house in Los Angeles recently upgraded to Sony’s BVM-HX3110 Trimaster HX Professional Grading Monitor. The new 4K monitor helps handle the company’s diverse workload of increasingly complex media projects and satisfies constantly evolving client demands for high-quality content.
The Cairo International Film Festival has entered into a formal collaboration with the China Media Group. The agreement aims to bolster cooperation in the field of cinema, encompassing joint content creation, exchange of artistic and cultural expertise, and collaboration among professional guests, films, and jury members. This initiative underlines CIFF’s dedication to broadening its role as an inclusive platform for interaction with esteemed global institutions.
Westwind Media, the Burbank sound design and audio post-production facility, has announced that industry veteran Doug Kent has joined the company as partner and president. Westwind also welcomes re-recording mixers Joe Earle, CAS, and Gabriel J. Serrano, CAS, to its talent roster, which includes recent addition Christian P. Minkler, CAS. With the growing team, Westwind’s award-winning creative talent continues to elevate storytelling for its episodic and feature film clients.
The Oklahoma Film + Music Office, in conjunction with One Set Studio, has announced that the company has been designated a certified soundstage for film and television production in Oklahoma per the requirements of the state’s film incentive program, the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021.
The Hollywood Professional Association Awards Committee has announced that FotoKem will receive HPA’s prized Charles S. Swartz Award at the 19th HPA Awards gala on November 7. The ceremony will return to the Wolfe Theater at the Television Academy.
Submissions are now being accepted for proposals for the 2025 Hollywood Professionals Association Tech Retreat. Known for its deep dive into the latest advancements and emerging trends in media technology and content creation, the Tech Retreat offers two exciting opportunities for people to contribute: conference presentations and breakfast roundtables.
Submissions are open for the 2025 Big Sky Pitch. The film festival’s headline event of the DocShop Filmmaker’s Forum, the Big Sky Pitch is held during the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and invites up to ten film teams the chance to pitch their feature length documentary works-in-progress to a panel of top commissioning editors and funders of documentary film.
The American Film Institute has announced that passes are now on sale for AFI Fest 2024, the Institute’s annual film festival showcasing master filmmakers and new cinematic voices from around the world. The 38th edition of AFI Fest will take place October 23–27 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood and will feature a curated selection of red-carpet premieres, special screenings, world cinema, documentaries and short films. With more than 100 films expected to screen, a festival pass is the best way to experience all that AFI Fest has to offer.
