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As NYC Moves to Phase 4, PNYA Helps Post Production Companies Get Back to Work

Above image: PNYA chair Yana Collins Lehman When New York City began Phase 4 reopening of its economy, it paved the way for the resumption of film and television production under restrictions designed to forestall the spread of coronavirus. Productions must implement testing, apply rigorous cleaning measures and practice social distancing. But the good news […]

ONE TWENTY NINE FILMS to Rep Tabletop Director Irv Blitz

SAN FRANCISCO — Bi-coastal ONE TWENTY NINE FILMS is now representing acclaimed tabletop director Irv Blitz for commercials and other advertising projects. Blitz is one of the industry’s iconic tabletop cinematographers. His list of clients includes Anheuser Busch, Burger King, Bacardi, Diamond Nuts, Coca Cola, Nature Valley, Miller Coors, Taco Bell, KFC, Knorr, Olive Garden, […]

Sim Post New York Posts Tribeca Opener “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President”

President Jimmy Carter and Willy Nelson. Image credit: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library New York City — Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, the new feature documentary from Grammy Award-winning director Mary Wharton, producer Chris Farrell and writer Bill Flanagan, will make its world premiere April 15th as it opens the 19th Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The rockumentary-flavored film, […]

Alchemy Post Sound Promotes Ryan Collison to Partner

Foley studio looks to expand in 2020. Photo caption: (l to r) Andrea Bloome, Ryan Collison, Leslie Bloome Westchester, New York — Alchemy Post Sound, a leading independent Foley studio focusing on film and television, has elevated Ryan Collison to partner, joining founders Foley artist Leslie Bloome and CEO Andrea Bloome. Part of the Alchemy team […]

Sim Post New York, Toronto and LA, Prepared Four Indie Films for Sundance Premieres

New York — A long-time supporter of independent film, Sim provided post-production finishing services for four ground-breaking films premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Sim Post New York provided final color grading and online editorial for Hillary, Academy Award-nominated director Nanette Burnstein’s four-part documentary about the life of Hillary Clinton and her historic 2016 […]

Alchemy Post Sound Provides Foley for Nine Sundance Films

Westchester, New York — Continuing its long association with the world’s best independent films, Alchemy Post Sound provided Foley sound services for nine films screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. They include three films participating in the festival’s prestigious U.S. Dramatic Competition and two included in its Premieres track. Alchemy Post Sounds’ team for the […]

Broadway Stages plans another LIC film studio

Broadway Stages is bringing another movie production studio to Long Island City. The film and TV production company plans to convert 45-10 19th Avenue, currently a food production facility, into a 30-foot-tall studio, doubling the height of the existing structure there, according to an application filed with the city’s Department of Buildings. Broadway Stages is […]

Goldcrest Post and CinePointe Advisors Hosts Delivery Bootcamp for Indie Producers

Goldcrest Post’s Gretchen McGowan and Managing Director Domenic Rom are joined by CinePointe’s Stacey Smith for the evening. You’ve made a great film. You’ve found a distributor. Now, you’ve been handed a list of deliverables that is a mile long and appears to be written in Sanskrit. Learn how to navigate the intricacies and pitfalls […]

Sounds of New York in the Sixties Recreated by Goldcrest for EPIX’s Epic Crime Series “Godfather of Harlem”

NEW YORK CITY— EPIX’s riveting crime drama Godfather of Harlem has earned critical praise and popular success for its unflinching portrait of 1960s Harlem under the sway of competing criminal gangs. A big part of the show’s uncanny realism derives from its soundtrack, edited and mixed at Goldcrest Post, which blends the idiosyncratic dialogue of […]

Veteran Colorist Anthony Raffaele of Cafe Society Joins SIM, New York

New York — Veteran colorist, Anthony Raffaele, whose work includes Café Society, Mapplethorpe and Fahrenheit 11/9, has joined the finishing staff at Sim, New York. With credits spread across features, episodic television and high-end documentaries, Raffaele brings versatility and experience to Sim, along with established relationships with top filmmakers and cinematographers. “Anthony is an ideal fit for the […]