European Audiovisual Observatory Announces Lumiere Film Database
The European Audiovisual Observatory has announced the Lumiere film database.
The European Audiovisual Observatory has announced the Lumiere film database.
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) today released preliminary 2021 box office and admissions estimates for the territories covered by the organization. While these figures are based on initial estimates, the overview provided by UNIC represents the first wide-ranging assessment of the performance of the European cinema sector in 2021. More detailed final data on the performance of each individual UNIC territory will be released later in spring 2022.
The American Society of Cinematographers will recognize the work of four exceptional artists at its 36th Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography. Ellen Kuras, ASC will receive the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award; she is the first woman ever to win the award. Peter Levy, ASC, ACS will be presented with the Career Achievement in Television Award, and John Lindley, ASC will be honored with the President’s Award. Panavision’s Dan Sasaki will receive the ASC’s inaugural Curtis Clark Technical Achievement Award, which will be given to an individual who has made significant technological contributions to the art and craft of cinematography. The awards will be presented on March 20 at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.
The American Society of Cinematographers has named its annual Outstanding Achievement Award nominees in the categories of feature film, documentary, and television cinematography. Winners will be announced during the 36th ASC Awards on March 20. The ceremony will be a hybrid event, both in person and live streamed, at the historic ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.
SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, is partnering with the University of California’s Entertainment Technology Center to develop a SMPTE solution for on-set virtual production — the first in the Society's planned series of Rapid Industry Solutions intended to address quickly evolving technologies and their application across the media and entertainment industry.
The trade group Cinema Technology Community has given GDC Technology its Best New Auditorium Technology of the Year 2021 for the Espedeo Supra 5000 RGB plus laser phosphor cinema projector.
New York Women in Film and Television has partnered with iWomanTV to showcase the work of the association’s talented members through its fifth annual online film festival. Members are invited to submit their short films, TV pilots and webisodes.
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) today issued a rallying call for all involved in the European and global cinema industry to support the sector as its strong recovery from the impacts of COVID accelerates into 2022.
SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced that Florian Schleich has been elected to serve as SMPTE standards vice president, effective January 1, 2022. In this role, he will be directing and supervising the standards projects of the society.
The full-service New York post-production company Assembly is the latest to become a member of the Post New York Alliance association. Founded in 2021, Assembly operates two Manhattan facilities offering dailies, offline editorial, visual effects, color grading and editorial finishing services for film, television, and advertising.