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Cinedigm Acquires North American Rights to Static

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

New Artists Alliance the independent studio behind the recent sales of Milo and Cheap Thrils at SXSW has finalized a deal with Cinedigm for the North American distribution rights to the 3D thriller Static.  The feature was written by Todd Levin  Gabriel Cowan John Suits and Andrew Orci and stars Milo Ventimiglia Sarah Shahi Sara Paxton and William Mapother.  Levin directed the film. The story follows a young couple played by Ventimiglia and Shahi on the verge of divorce after losing their child.

Zacuto Introduces Grip Relocator C-Shooter Rig for Canon Cinema EOS Cameras

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Designed specifically for Canon’s Cinema EOS line Zacuto has introduced the ENG Grip Relocator and the C-Shooter rig working with the C100 C300 and C500 cameras. 

Like a traditional ENG style camera the ENG Grip Relocator includes the Zacuto Grip Relocator (for the Canon C100-300-500) with a 15mm rod mount intended to put the grip directly to the side of the rods. To mount this combination to a rig just slide the mount onto a set of 15mm rails that run below the camera and tighten.

Telline Purchases a Marquise Technologies Mist

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The French camera rental company Telline has purchased a Marquise Technologies Mist system to offer on-set services. Following their recent purchase of an Aaton Delta Penelope camera Telline was in need of a reliable and professional solution able to work in real-time and natively with the CinemaDNG files recorded by the camera. The choice for that was the Mist.

24th Dusty Film & Animation Festival to be held May 4-7

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Reeves Lehmann chair of the BFA Film Video and Animation Department at School of Visual Arts has announced that the 24th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival will be held in New York City May 4-7. The four-day event will showcase more than 100 films and animations from thesis students graduating this spring. Annie Flocco independent producer/filmmaker and SVA faculty member will produce the event; Meredith Engstrom will co-produce.

Dean Gentile Promoted at Digiplex

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Dean Gentile has been named vice president operations of Digital Cinema Destinations. In the newly created position he reports to Chuck Goldwater senior vice president. Gentile joined Digiplex in 2010 and has had principal operating responsibility for the circuit's multiplex cinema locations in Connecticut New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

DPS Production Specialists Cineo Lighting Form Rental Partnership

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

DPS Production Specialists of Burbank California has announced a strategic rental partnership with the newly formed Cineo Lighting to provide motion picture and television lighting products for its North American rental clients. We are very excited about the opportunity to provide Cineo Lighting's RPT based lighting systems to our film and television clients said Paul Kobelja vice president motion picture for DPS.

European Audiovisual Observatory Issues Report on Morocco

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Euromed Audiovisual III Programme of the European Union in collaboration with the European Audiovisual Observatory has just published a report on the film and audiovisual sector in Morocco. It follows a 2012 report on Egypt and is the second of a series of monographs prepared in the context of data collection on the audiovisual sector in the nine partner countries. Both reports are available only in French. According to the Ambassador E.

IndieFlix Launches Xbox Live App

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

IndieFlix has launched a new app that enables for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in the United States Canada United Kingdom Ireland Australia and New Zealand to watch the IndieFlix library of film festival favorites and curated independent shorts features documentaries and web series through their Xbox 360. “We think the Xbox audience ‘gets’ independent film ” says filmmaker Scilla Andreen IndieFlix CEO and co-founder.

Kinoton Digitally Links Viennese Theatres

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Stadtkino in Hallein was built at its present location back in 1925. Between 1991 and 1993 the cinema was remodeled with two auditoriums. The Stadttheater in Gmunden built in 1872 has the status of a cultural center in the area around Lake Traunsee. The smaller of its two auditoriums with 89 seats is the only remaining movie theatre in Gmunden. The Top Kino in Vienna integrates a kitchen and bar and is a popular meeting place for cinema buffs culture connoisseurs and night owls. Today the theatres are linked using digital cinema technology.

Schneider Optics Making Distributing Clairmont In-Camera Filter System for Alexa

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Schneider Optics has announced that it is manufacturing and distributing an In-Camera Filter System developed by rental house Clairmont Camera for the Arri Alexa camera. Working closely with Schneider Clairmont Camera’s Andree Martin and Alan Albert designed custom assemblies that hold interchangeable Schneider filters in front of the Alexa’s CMOS sensor assembly.

 The kit includes a specially designed magnetic filter holder that replaces the light baffle in the Alexa camera.

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