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11 Dollar Bill Celebrates its Eleventh Anniversary

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:21 -- Nick Dager

To mark its landmark eleventh anniversary this month, 11 Dollar Bill continues to expand a business model that has enabled it to successfully serve a national client base of top agencies and brands from boutique studios in Chicago, Boulder and North Carolina. In its latest moves, the company, which provides design, editing, visual effects and finishing services, has relocated its North Carlina office from Raleigh to a modular studio in Durham and added senior editors Ian Ogden and Stephen Berger to its creative team.

Submissions Now Open for SOC Camera Operator of the Year, Technical Achievement Awards

Wed, 09/25/2024 - 12:15 -- Nick Dager

The Society of Camera Operators has announced that submissions for the Camera Operator of the Year and Technical Achievement Awards are now open. The awards will be presented during the SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards weekend on February 15, 2025, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.

Dune Screenwriter Set to Direct Film for Laika

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:24 -- Nick Dager

The award-winning studio Laika is expanding its live action slate with an original film written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jon Spaihts (Dune, Passengers, Doctor Strange), who makes his directorial debut with this sci-fi thriller. The as-yet untitled film tells the tale of a woman investigating a mystery that took place during a week she cannot remember.

Award-Winning Short Set to Become a Feature Film

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:16 -- Nick Dager

Will Mauricette began working on his short film Spare Me in the summer of 2022, just before his junior year at Ringling College of Art and Design. It has since been selected for entry to more than 20 film festivals and earned a number of awards—including 2024 Best Picture from the Mometu College Shorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. Mometu, a streaming service specializing in independent and international titles, subsequently awarded funding to adapt Spare Me into a full-length film.

Westwind Media Expands Leadership Team

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:09 -- Nick Dager

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.

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