Cooke Optics, EZtrack Partner on Integrated Production System
Cooke Optics has partnered with EZtrack to develop a seamlessly integrated system that, the companies say, revolutionizes the way movies are made.
Production & Post-Production
Stadler New Head of Arri Approved Certified Pre‑Owned Program
Under the umbrella of the Approved Certified Pre‑Owned Program, Arri offers technically refurbished products with the same warranty as new models. This globally oriented program is now headed by Arne Stadler as business manager certified pre‑owned program camera systems & lighting.
Seeing Red
Director David Cronenberg’s 1988 horror film Dead Ringers, about twin OBGYNs whose penchant for tricking others threatens to shatter their own psyches, has received a sibling of its own with the six-episode Amazon miniseries of the same name. Starring Rachel Weisz as twins Beverly and Elliot Mantle, the show tracks a similar descent into madness, but one that’s carefully distinguished as a complement to its predecessor. All throughout the series, the color red plays a key role.
Göteborg Film Festival Moving to Clarion Hotel Draken
The Göteborg Film Festival and hotel group Strawberry have announced the unveiling of Clarion Hotel Draken as the new center for Göteborg Film Festival, starting with the 47th edition in 2024. The brand-new hotel will serve as the main hub and meeting place for the film and television industry attending the festival.
Seattle International Film Festival Celebrates Winners
The winners of the 2023 Golden Space Needle Audience and Juried Competition Awards 49th Seattle International Film Festival were announced on Sunday at a ceremony and brunch held at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Seattle.
Period Film Chronicles Nuclear Age
Rocket Boys presents a fictionalized account of the era-defining story of physicist Homi J. Bhabha — Nobel Prize nominee and the father of India’s nuclear program — and Vikram Sarabhai — physicist, astronomer, and the brains behind India’s first national space agency. The show focuses on these two pioneers and how they worked to establish the newly independent India as a world power, through nuclear power and a presence in space.
Making the Noir Film Proof Sheet
For Proof Sheet, cinematographer Jonathan Pope and director Richard Kilroy discussed references and inspirations for a film set in 1999 Los Angeles and the challenges of hiding 2023 Los Angeles. Taking place between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, the noir film Proof Sheet tells the story of a beautiful woman in trouble and an incriminating roll of film that sends a photo-lab worker on an investigation into a dark world of sex, secrets, and murder.
Annapurna Studios, Qube Cinema Launch Virtual Production Stage
Annapurna Studios and Qube Cinema have launched the ANR Virtual Production Stage in Hyderabad, India. The facility has been conducting tests since October 2022 and has already been used to shoot multiple movies, ads, and music videos
Profuz Digital Releases SubtitleNext Upgrade
Profuz Digital has released the latest version of SubtitleNext, which the company says is the only subtitling system to provide such an extensive vertical text feature, including improved vertical video support that allows for smooth aspect ratios settings.
Disguise, Film Soho Launch Cannes’ First Global Virtual Production Summit
Disguise has announced the Cannes Film Festival’s first Virtual Production Summit. Created in partnership with Film Soho, Marché du Film and Cannes Next, the summit will feature talks, demonstrations, and workshops on the future of entertainment with studio heads and filmmakers at Netflix, Paramount, Framestore, Nordisk Film and more.
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