The horror film Traction Park Massacre is currently filming outside of Atlanta through April. Directed and written by Adam Dubin (Murder at the Front Row, A Year and a Half in The Life Of Metallica) and Douglas diMonda, the film is an ode to Eighties slasher movies, along with genre classics, like Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, and Saw.
Directed by Héléna Klotz, La Vénus d'argent (aka Spirit of Ecstasy) tells the story of Jeanne Francoeur (played by Claire Pommet), a young woman striving to escape the circumstances of her birth by morphing into a silent predator in the world of investment banking. Working with Panavision Paris, cinematographer Victor Seguin, AFC employed PVintage and Primo 70 lenses and a Panavised Sony Venice camera to help visualize Jeanne’s contrasting environments. Here, Seguin shares his experiences collaborating with Klotz and finding a unique look for each of Jeanne's worlds.
New York CineFest is back, bringing the magic of cinema to the heart of Manhattan. From April 25-28, film enthusiasts are invited to experience a captivating lineup of cinematic gems at the Look Dine-In Cinemas W57 theatre.
The Lower East Side Film Festival has announced its feature film lineup and opening night events. The 14th annual LESFF runs May 2-6 at the Village East Cinema and DCTV Firehouse Cinema in New York City.
The newly relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced a landmark collaboration with the renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe which will open the film festival program in new venues across the city including non-traditional cinema spaces at Summerhall and the heart of the Fringe footprint.
On the night of the Academy Awards, Women in Film and Fred & Farid Los Angeles launched an eye-opening campaign to raise awareness of the persistent gender disparities faced by women and women of color, in below-the-line roles within the Hollywood film industry. Leveraging insights from a comprehensive gender equality study conducted by ReFrame, the gender equity coalition founded by WIF and Sundance Institute, the campaign seeks to spark a meaningful dialogue and inspire tangible change in the industry.
Christie is pleased to announce this year’s National Film and Television School Most Promising Student Award, an award the company has sponsored for 19 years. The winner of this year’s award is Creative Business MA student Cody Updegrave, who was praised for his hard work, commitment, and leadership qualities. Previous award winners have gone on to make stellar introductions to their careers, gracing the global stage at international film festivals and winning further awards for their work.
With a projected investment of around $5 million and the aim of offering advanced facilities for developing local and international film productions in Puerto Rico, AAMS, a studio with the technology, equipment, and suitable spaces for the film industry, has been inaugurated in San Lorenzo.
Filmmakers, producers, and other creatives who attended the Sundance Film Festival have committed to more care-inclusive storytelling after attending a series of events spotlighting aging and disability care.
In a new agreement, Walt Disney Studios and Pixelworks have worked together on TrueCut Motion technology to enhance creative intent by eliminating motion playback anomalies, while maintaining the desired brightness levels; all while preserving the authentic cinematic motion look and feel of the source.
