Dan Ochiva, Author at NYCPPNEWS

About Dan Ochiva

New York City-based journalist and NYCPPNEWS founder Dan Ochiva writes and consults on film, video, and digital media technology.

The Most Important Film Festival Is Now Online

Tribeca Enterprises’ Jane Rosenthal Corrals Famous Fests for ‘We Are One’ Youtube Outing Producer, executive Jane Rosenthal has pulled off the most important virtual film festival of the year: We Are One. It starts today, hosted by Google on, where else, YouTube. Rosenthal’s Tribeca Enterprises – which organizes the Tribeca Film Festival – convinced 21 […]

Tribeca Film Institute Closing

Funding losses during COVID19 pandemic force layoffs, closure Image: In May 2020, the Tribeca Film Institute announced winners of its 10th annual TFI Network. Image credit: Tribeca Film Institute Reports in the major trades, including Variety, IndiWire, and The Wrap, confirm earlier blog posts on Monday; the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has suspended operations, with […]

Coronavirus: List Of Canceled Or Postponed Hollywood & Media Events

You can almost hear the destruction as everything from movie and TV productions, award shows, concerts, film festivals and more come crashing down. We suggest you track the latest from Deadline’s regularly updated page. We’ll be keeping an eye on the local New York scene too. Image credit: Rozette Rago for The New York Times […]

Responding to Corona Crisis, New York Production Alliance Opens Up with Free Membership

During this time of a creeping crisis for our industry, banding together makes sense. Here’s an offer from NYPA – the New York Production Alliance, if you don’t know – that tries to do just that. What makes this more than just a pitch at an admittedly awful time, is that NYPA has kept an […]

Video Review: What Makes PreSonus Studio One 4 Pro a Top Audio DAW Choice?

Image: Alex Scott wants you to rethink your DAW. Is it time to check out a new digital audio workstation? In the following video, Alex Scott thinks so. To start, the musician and sound engineer points out that today there are a dizzying number of choices among DAWs that you should be considering besides old […]

iPi Soft Advances Capabilities For iPi Motion Capture

Live Feedback And Integration With Unity Game Engine Among Latest Improvements; 30% Discount Available Through Holidays MOSCOW, RUSSIA — iPi Soft, LLC, developers of the marker-less motion capture technology iPi Motion Capture, announced enhancements to its iPi Recorder 4.4.4 and iPi Mocap Studio 4.3.0 software. New features include improved live feedback and foot tracking for depth sensors. Another new benefit: further integration with the […]

Catalyst Content TV Festival Awards HOBO Film’s The System Top Honors

Wins In Acting And Editing For First Self-Produced Long-Form TV Series; Pilot Showcases HOBO’s Music/Audio Post Skills The first self-produced long-form TV series The System produced by HOBO Films, a division of audio post/sound design/music studio HOBO Audio took home top honors at the Catalyst Content TV Festival. The pilot won for best actor and best editing. Created, developed and financed […]

NYPD Takes ‘Joker’ Threat Seriously, Goes Undercover for Opening Weekend

Photo credit: Joaquin Phoenix at the Los Angeles premiere of “Joker” at TCL Chinese Theatre. Jordan Strauss/AP According to department officials, New York City’s police will offer “360-degree policing” for the upcoming opening weekend of Warner Bros/Todd Phillips’ film The Joker. (The film opens Thursday in many venues.) The use of “360” means both undercover […]

Studios Planned for Yonkers and Jersey City Ramp Up Tri-State Movie Production

Lionsgate and indie development Caven Point Studios benefit region workforce as space-hungry studios reach beyond City. Movie production in the New York City region received a further boost with the recent announcements of new studio developments for Yonkers and Jersey City. Santa Monica-based Lionsgate plans to build a $100 million complex in Yonkers that will […]

New York Edges Towards New Hollywood with De Niro’s $400 Million Studio and Netflix Sound Stages

Image: Steinway Artist, Jon Batiste, of The Late Show with Steven Colbert, helped introduce the company’s SPIRIO | r in March at Steinway Hall in Manhattan. According to reports in the New York Times and other outlets, film and video production in New York could reach new heights. Actor Robert De Niro, his real estate […]