Film Festival at Hollywood Park, Los Angeles newest premiere film event, announced today its call for entries for films of all genres for its inaugural edition at Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas, Oct. 21-25.
Brick and Mortar, a high-tech boutique grading studio in Glasgow, was set up with the intention of providing filmmakers with a facility to rival the very best in London’s Soho, traditionally the locus of UK post-production expertise both in terms of technology and talent. To establish Scotland’s first DCI-compliant grading studio, Brick and Mortar picked a Christie CP4420-Xe cinema projector with a CDXL-20LB low brightness Xenon lamp and premium high contrast zoom lens.
The Cinema Audio Society has announced its winners of the 61st Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing 2024.
The 23rd Annual Garden State Film Festival is set to run from March 27-30, offering a wide array of films, exclusive events, and networking opportunities to Asbury Park and Cranford, New Jersey.
The Motion Pictures Sound Editors association has announced the winners for the 72nd Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing and foley artistry in film, television and gaming. Winners were announced at the annual gala at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Society of Camera Operators has announced the recipients of Camera Operator of the Year in Film and Television during the 2025 SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. The recipient of Camera Operator of the Year in Film is P. Scott Sakamoto, SOC, for A Complete Unknown. Camera Operator of the Year in Television recipients are Scott Dropkin, SOC, for Yellowstone, S5E14 Life is a Promise with Abby Linne, SOC, B Camera Operator, and Jed Seus C Camera Operator.
Cinematiq has introduced new DCP Transfer Software, which was designed especially for independent filmmakers and film festivals to simplify the process of distributing digital cinema packages. DCP Transfer Software allows filmmakers to easily create copies of the DCP on cinema compliant hard drives, ready for delivery around the globe.
The Advanced Imaging Society has announced the winners of the 2025 Lumiere Awards, recognizing outstanding creative and technical achievements in its 15th annual celebration. The awards honor the artists, engineers and innovators whose work continues to push the boundaries of storytelling and cinematic technology.
A company called Visionary AI Cinemas says it has achieved unprecedented market expansion in Asia-Pacific, streaming with artificial intelligence-powered personalization. In major markets such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Southeast Asia, VAC has made significant breakthroughs in user penetration and market share. The platform's user base in the Asia-Pacific region has surpassed 10 million, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 100 percent over the past year.
In director Gia Coppola’s feature film, The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson stars as Shelly, a veteran Las Vegas dancer suddenly facing an unknown future when her long-running show comes to an abrupt end. The production reunited Coppola with her longtime collaborator Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC following their previous collaborations on projects that include the features Palo Alto and Mainstream. For their intimate portrait of Anderson’s character in The Last Showgirl, Coppola and Durald Arkapaw embraced the super 16mm film format, working with Panavision Woodland Hills for their lens and camera package. The cinematographer recently shared her reflections on the production for the following Q&A.
