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PNYA Webinar Considers Animation’s Past, Present and Future

Tue, 08/25/2020 - 13:44 -- Nick Dager

The heads of two of New York’s leading animation studios will discuss prospects for their industry in the next edition of Post Break, the weekly webinar series from Post New York Alliance. James Belfer of Brooklyn’s Cartuna and Mary Nittolo of the Studio NYC will reveal how their companies are surviving the pandemic and how they plan to thrive in the future. The free event, which is called The Business of Animation: Past, Present and Future is slated for Thursday, August 27 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

IMT Joins the Active Archive Alliance

Tue, 08/25/2020 - 10:31 -- Nick Dager

Integrated Media Technologies has joined the Active Archive Alliance, which promotes modern strategies to solve data growth challenges. IMT’s software division recently introduced SoDA, an intelligent data management software application that provides real-time, actionable insights for data management strategies and cloud storage spend.

Colorist Groups Partner on New Award

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 08:44 -- Nick Dager

The Colorist Society International is joining the Independent Colourist Guild as partner and co-organizer of the newly launched Colorist Awards. The first-ever international competition focused exclusively on the craft of color, the event recognizes outstanding work by colorists across feature films, television, documentaries, commercials, music videos and shorts. Entries are being accepted now through December 31 for work first appearing in 2020. Winners will be announced in March.

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PNYA to Host Videoconference on How to Get Promoted in Post

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 08:39 -- Nick Dager

Career advancement in the highly competitive world of post-production can be challenging. For the next edition of its popular weekly videoconference series Post Break, the Post New York Alliance is assembling a panel of up-and-coming and established industry professionals to share their secrets on moving up the ladder. Titled Making Moves: How to Get Promoted in Post, the free event is slated for Thursday, August 13 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

New York Film and TV Production Resumes with Changes

Tue, 08/11/2020 - 09:21 -- Nick Dager

With film and television production starting to resume, visual effects companies in New York State are gearing up to capitalize on a projected boom in demand. Eager to get back to work but wanting to do so safely, producers are expected to rely more on virtual production and other visual effects techniques to reduce the need for travel, locations shoots and crowd scenes.

LIFT to Demonstrate SubtitleNext Profuz Digital Software

Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:11 -- Nick Dager

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto will host an online product demonstration titled Media Accessibility, Creative Captioning and Subtitling. The demonstration will cover the SubtitleNext software Profuz Digital. The online event takes place via Zoom on Wednesday August 5 at 4:00 p.m. EDT, with American Sign Language provided throughout the presentation.

HPA Recovery Task Force to Hold Virtual Town Hall

Thu, 07/23/2020 - 09:26 -- Nick Dager

The Hollywood Professional Association has announced details of its Industry Recovery Task Force Virtual Global Town Hall, set for Wednesday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PDT. The Industry Recovery Task Force was formed in May of this year as a critical HPA Board initiative, aimed at understanding how content creation can be enabled in a world impacted by the pandemic crisis. This is the first in a series of virtual Industry Recovery Task Force global town hall events planned for the following months and will feature major voices from the creative, health and political arenas. Industry veteran and IRTF chair Leon Silverman and HPA Board member Craig German will co-chair the event.

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HPA Now Accepting Entries for 2020 Creative Awards

Wed, 07/08/2020 - 11:03 -- Nick Dager

The Hollywood Professional Association has opened the call for entries in creative categories for the 2020 HPA Awards. Celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year, the HPA Awards shine a light on the creative brilliance of the HPA community, honoring artistry in color grading, editing, sound, and visual effects in feature film, episodic, and commercials.

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