The Portland, Oregon animation house Laika, the Visit Downtown Campaign, Wild in Art, and OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are proud to announce that the auction of the Coraline Cat Statues that drew crowds to downtown Portland since August of this year has raised $324,500.
“This story highlights main characters from three different generations,” says director Richard Lagravenese of his new feature A Family Affair. Now streaming on Netflix, the movie follows Zara Ford (played by Joey King), who works thanklessly as the assistant to self-absorbed movie star Chris Cole (Zac Efron) — who, in turn, ends up falling for Zara’s widowed mother, Brooke Harwood (Nicole Kidman), with comic consequences for all.
Sony will be returning for the sixth time as the main official industrial sponsor to EnergaCamerimage 2024 November 16-23 in Turin Poland. There it will showcase its latest technological developments for the cinematography industry and connect with cinematographers and other professionals.
Canon U.S.A. has announced a variety of firmware updates for key models in its Cinema EOS and professional camcorder line of cameras, including enabling connectivity to Frame.io’s Camera to Cloud ecosystem in select cameras. Also, Version 1.2 of the Canon Multi-Camera Control App for iPhone and iPad will be available from the App Store. All updates are a direct result of customer feedback and will be available through free downloads in December.
A new report from Swapnil Patel of Evolve Business Intelligence projects that the global motion picture industry, valued at $54.74 billion in 2023, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.10 percent by 2033 Technological advancements, such as digital filmmaking, special effects, and high-definition formats, significantly impact the industry by enhancing the quality and experience of films, the report says. The rise of streaming platforms has revolutionized film distribution, providing audiences with greater accessibility and convenience, and prompting shifts in consumer preferences towards on-demand content.
Nominations have been announced for the 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards and HPA Awards, and Light Iron supervising colorist Ian Vertovec and senior colorist Elodie Ichter are among the nominees.
China has launched a new special committee in Beijing to actively implement the central government's instructions for the development of the film industry. This new committee intends to better empower filmmaking by developing new technologies to support the efforts of Chinese film producers.
The American Cinema Editors association has announced that the organization will honor acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. ACE will also bestow career achievement honors to film editors Maysie Hoy, ACE and Paul Hirsch, ACE for their outstanding career contributions to film editing.
The 19th annual Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival concluded on a high note, with the announcement of the 2024 Audience Choice Awards, and Juried Competition Award winners. The awards ceremony followed a sold-out screening of A Nice Indian Boy, at the PAC SCI Imax theatre in Seattle Center.
Portland State University and award-winning Portland-based animation studio Laika – known for groundbreaking Oscar-nominated animated feature films such as Coraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings – have announced an industry partnership to help develop and diversify the region’s creative workforce.
