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Other Israeli Film Festival Set for November 2-9 in New York

Mon, 10/09/2023 - 09:29 -- Nick Dager

The Other Israel Film Festival has announced its lineup for its 17th annual festival, to take place in person at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and virtually November 2-9 in New York. The festival remains the only American film festival focused on both Israeli and Palestinian cinema. This year, it proudly continues its tradition of providing a platform for important conversations on this tumultuous region.

Shooting The Creator

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:52 -- Nick Dager

By the time last year when cinematographers Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer were signed to work on the feature film The Creator, director Gareth Edwards had already spent more than a year doing test shoots and location scouting. Edwards said he used that time as the opportunity to envision the look of the film. He went to Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal. He said, “Our whole plan was just to go to the greatest locations in the world, because the cost of a flight is way less than the cost of building a set.” Considering the budget of just over $86 million, the filmmakers utilized guerrilla filmmaking methods by having very few crew members and natural lighting on set for select on-location scenes, and limited sound recording. I recently spoke via email with Soffer to learn more about how The Creator was shot.

Advanced Media Trading Launches CineSeason in Saudi Arabia

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 08:33 -- Nick Dager

CineSeason, an immersive two-day event taking place October 6-7 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is designed to provide aspiring filmmakers, content creators and enthusiasts with a comprehensive learning experience in various aspects of cinematic filmmaking, and the opportunity to join industry experts in discussing the latest technologies, trends and solutions in digital cinema, broadcast, and video ahead of the fourth edition of the Riyadh Season.

Tokyo Laboratory Closing in November; Will Destroy Unclaimed Films

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 09:33 -- Nick Dager

Tokyo Laboratory, headquartered in the Chōfu section of Tokyo and doing business as Togen, has announced that it will shut down at the end of November after 68 years in business. The company added that after the end of October, it will dispose of any unclaimed film originals still in its possession. Thus, the company is working toward returning all film originals to its clients.

Infinix Introduces Zero 30 5G Smartphone at Venice Film Festival

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 08:35 -- Nick Dager

As part of the 80th annual Venice International Film Festival sunning though September 9 at Venice Lido, in Italy, the mobile phone company Infinix introduced its latest edition to the Infinix Zero Smartphone series, the Infinix Zero 30 5G and the flagship Zero Book laptop. The introduction was part of the panel session New Image, New Lifestyle. Cinema in the New Media, Capture Your Own Story.

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