Awards

Motion Picture Academy to Honor Laser Projection

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 11:40 -- Bill Beck

Ten years after the initial rollout of laser cinema projectors, the technology and the people who developed it are being honored with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Awards. Sixteen people from seven companies will be recognized on February 23. I am humbled to be recognized for my pioneering utilization of semiconductor lasers for theatrical laser projection systems. My advocacy and education to the cinema industry while at Laser Light Engines contributed to the transition to laser projection in theatrical exhibition. The other honorees are:

Shawn Levy to Receive CinemaCon Director of the Year Award

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 08:34 -- Nick Dager

Filmmaker Shawn Levy will receive this year’s CinemaCon Director of the Year Award, Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, has announced. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, will be held April 8-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Levy will be presented with this special honor at the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of April 11 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and hosted by official presenting sponsor The Coca-Cola Company.

Lupita Nyong’o CinemaCon 2024 Star of the Year

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 15:29 -- Nick Dager

Lupita Nyong’o will receive this year’s CinemaCon Star of the Year Award, Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, announced today. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, will be held April 8-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Nyong’o will be presented with this special honor at the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of April 11 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and hosted by official presenting sponsor The Coca-Cola Company

RSP Wins Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 07:30 -- Nick Dager

Rising Sun Pictures’ visual effects supervisor Julian Hutchens and visual effects producers Ian Cope, Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel and Alistair Williams, won the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation for their work on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

The 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards Nominees Announced

Tue, 01/16/2024 - 12:56 -- Nick Dager

The Motion Picture Sound Editors association today announced the nominees for the 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Nominees represent the work of the world’s most talented sound artists and their contributions to the past year’s most outstanding feature film, television, animation, computer entertainment, and student productions.

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