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Rebecca Eskreis’ “What Breaks the Ice” to Premiere at Woodstock Film Festival

Image: director Rebecca Eskreis NEW YORK—Goldcrest Films/Saboteur Media’s coming-of-age thriller What Breaks the Ice makes its premiere at a special drive-in theater screening, October 3rd, at the 21st Woodstock Film Festival in New York. The film, about a pair of 15-year-old girls who become unwitting accomplices in a fatal crime, marks the directorial debut of Rebecca Eskreis and […]

New York Women in Film & TV Plan 40th Awards Gala with Estefan, Lemmons, Rosenthal and Others

Gloria Estefan, Kasi Lemmons and Jane Rosenthal. Photo credits: Jim Spellman/Getty Images; Araya Diaz/Getty Images; Jeff Spicer/Getty Images New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is proud to present the 40th Annual NYWIFT MUSE AWARDS gala luncheon on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 11:30am at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. Highlights from 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 […]

Hand-Crafted Foley by Alchemy Post Sound Helps Award-winning Indie Dramedy “The Climb”

First time director Michael Angelo Covino’s story of two men required specialized Foley sound by Alchemy Post Sound to accompany its frequent use of long, uninterrupted camera shots. The Climb, director Michael Angelo Covino’s engaging debut feature, centers on the complex friendship between two men, Michael and Kyle, played by Covino and real-life friend Kyle Martin. […]

Director/Producer Lisa D’Apolito’s Love, Gilda Garners Two Primetime EMMY Noms

Intimate Look At Late Comic Gilda Radner Nominated For Outstanding Documentary And Outstanding Music Composition For Documentary Image: Love, Gilda director and co-producer Lisa D’Apolito NEW YORK, NY – “Love, Gilda,” the documentary about Saturday Night Live great Gilda Radner (released though Magnolia Pictures, aired on CNN in early 2019)  produced by 3 Faces Films and directed by Lisa D’Apolito has received 2 EMMY® nominations in the […]

Martin Cohen Gains Top Honors from Motion Picture Editors Guild

The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) will honor veteran post-production executive and producer Martin Cohen with its prestigious Fellowship and Service Award, recognizing an individual who embodies the values set forth by the Guild: professionalism, collaboration, mentorship, generosity of spirit and commitment to the labor movement. Cohen will receive the award at a gala in […]

NEW YORK WOMEN IN FILM & TV Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Designing Women Awards with Honorees from Game of Thrones, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and More

Honorees Include: Michele Clapton, Shunika Terry, Riccie Johnson, Donna Zakowska, Patricia Regan, Jerry DeCarlo Presenters Include: Rachel Brosnahan, Marin Hinkle, Caroline Aaron, and Lesley Stahl Host Zainab Johnson Event on June 11 NEW YORK, NY – May 10, 2019 – New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is thrilled to announce the honorees for the 20th anniversary of its Designing Women Awards, co-presented by Variety, on Tuesday, June 11th at 7 PM for the first time at the prestigious Directors […]

Alkemy X CEO Wineburgh Finalist for Philadelphia Entrepreneur-of-the-Year

Alkemy X owner, President and CEO Justin B. Wineburgh is among 25 finalists—selected from a field of hundreds of nominees—for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Award in Greater Philadelphia. Considered one of the most prestigious business awards programs in the U.S., the program recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are excelling in areas […]

Anthology Film Archives, Independent Filmmaker Project and Maysles Institute Among 47 Academy Grant Recipients

(Image courtesy Harlem Bespoke) The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday the 47 recipients of its 2019 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants. Among them was California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Jack H. Skirball Screening Series at REDCAT. “The Academy’s Grants Committee is honored to continue to provide support […]

The Good Report highlights top campaigns for social responsibility 2018

– A collaboration between ACT Responsible and WARC Rankings– Trash Isles #1 campaign | BBDO New York #1 agency – BBDO Worldwide #1 network | Amnesty International #1 brand LONDON, Apr 6, 2019 – (ACN Newswire) The Good Report is a unique ranking of the world’s best use of creative communications to promote sustainability and social […]

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How Sony’s New Virtual Sound Technology Can Change How We Hear Films

Kami Asgar and Jessica Parks are post-production heavyweights who work with major studios, namely Sony. As a sound designer (Asgar) and as a post executive (Parks), their collective resume touches on everything from Apocalypto to Grandma’s Boy to Venom.

Parks has recently shifted her focus from supervisor to hands-on sound design, and we talk about how it’s never too late to pivot on your career path and find the thing you love doing wherever you are in life.

Click on this link to read the rest of the article on No Film School’s site.

U.K. Extends COVID Insurance Scheme; Distributes $21 Million in Cinema Grants

The U.K.’s insurance scheme for film and television has been extended until April.

Known as the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, the groundbreaking £500 million ($676 million) fund assures productions that they’ll receive financial support in case of COVID-related losses. The program has so far accepted 100 qualifying productions.

To read the full article in Variety, click on this link. 

Film Commish announces date for production restart

In her December 18, 2020 news update, MOME Commissioner Anne del Castillo announced that the Film Office is now accepting permit applications for production activity that begins on July 27th.

She also announced awards now (Awkwafina) and more. To read all of the Film Commish’s bloggy sort of news column, click here.

Stimulus Offers $15 Billion in Relief for Struggling Arts Venues

The coronavirus relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

For the music venue owners, theater producers and cultural institutions that have suffered through the pandemic with no business, the coronavirus relief package that Congress passed on Monday night offers the prospect of aid at last.

To read the full article on The New York Times’ site, click here.

If you want to start production, here’s the latest news from the Mayor’s Office

Phase 4 production guidance is available on the Film Permit website. All production activity, whether it requires a Film Permit or not, must comply with New York Forward Industry Guidance.

For more information see, please refer to the State Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Please review the guidelines and FAQ before submitting permit applications. The Film Office is operating remotely, so please allow additional time for Film Permit processing.

The above paragraphs contain links to the various FAQ – just mouse over the relevant words.

Nikon to Stop Making Cameras in Japan

Nikon has fallen on hard times as of late as its camera sales have cratered, and now there’s a new indicator of how dire its financial situation is: the company is reportedly pulling the plug on making cameras in Japan after over 70 years of doing so.

To read the full article on Petapixel’s site, click here.

NVIDIA Uses AI to Slash Bandwidth on Video Calls

NVIDIA Research has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality

What the researchers have achieved has remarkable results: by replacing the traditional h.264 video codec with a neural network, they have managed to reduce the required bandwidth for a video call by an order of magnitude. In one example, the required data rate fell from 97.28 KB/frame to a measly 0.1165 KB/frame – a reduction to 0.1% of required bandwidth.

To read the rest of this article on Petapixel, click this link.

 

 

 

Union Health Plan Dodges Film Workers’ Suit Over Virus Relief

Law360 (October 9, 2020, 5:22 PM EDT) — The Motion Picture Industry Health Plan’s board can’t be sued under ERISA for allegedly flouting its duties when it relaxed plan rules in response to COVID-19, a California federal judge has ruled, nixing a proposed class action filed by two cinematographers who still couldn’t qualify for benefits.

In an order entered Thursday, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner granted the board of directors’ motion to dismiss Greg Endries and Dee Nichols’ Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing board members of breaching their duty to treat all plan participants fairly.

Endries and Nichols, members of Local 600 of the International Cinematographers Guild, said in July that the board left them and others “out in the cold” in its attempts to address the problems COVID-19 caused for plan participants.

But Judge Klausner agreed with the board’s contention that the case, which alleged a fiduciary breach, should be tossed because plan administrators don’t act as fiduciaries when they amend health care plans.

Read the full article on the Law360 site by clicking here.

Russo Brothers Received Close to $50 Million From Saudi Bank

Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo photographed at the PMC Studio in Los Angeles for the Variety Playback Podcast.

The Russo brothers, directors of the all-time top grossing film “Avengers: Endgame,” quietly secured a roughly $50 million cash infusion for their production company AGBO from Saudi Arabia earlier this year, multiple sources tell Variety.

In a deal brokered and closed at the beginning of the pandemic, the Russos received the investment from an undisclosed Saudi bank in exchange for a minority stake in the brothers’ Los Angeles-based shop.

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