– 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 […]
Kristian Mercado’s “Pa’lante” Takes Top Music Video Award at SXSW
NEW YORK—April 2, 2019— Pa’lante, director Krisitan Mercado’s riveting short film exploring the struggles of working-class Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, won the Jury Award for Music Videos at the recently concluded SXSW Film Festival in Austin. Based on the song of the same name by the band Hurray for the Riff Raff, Pa’lante was […]
NYWIFT Announces Ravenal Feature Film Grant Awardees Lydia Dean Pilcher and Suzanne Guacci
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is pleased to announce the presentation of two grants funded by the Alan M. & Mildred S. Ravenal Foundation. The NYWIFT Ravenal Foundation Grant supports the production of a dramatic feature film from a female second-time feature film director over 40 years of age. Grant funds may be used for pre-production, production, or post-production. […]
ICG Local 600 Statement on New Academy Awards Presentation Decision
Image caption: Steven Poster, ASC, is National President of the International Cinematographers Guild LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2019 – Steven Poster, ASC, National President of the International Cinematographers Guild, (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has added his voice to the growing industry concern over the Academy’s decision to shorten four awards from the live Oscar broadcast, including […]
Sound Supervisor Stephen H. Flick to Receive Motion Picture Sound Editors Career Achievement Award
2019 MPSE Golden Reel Awards Slated for February 17th Studio City, California – December 3, 2018 – The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announces Supervising Sound Editor Stephen H. Flick as recipient of its 2018 MPSE Career Achievement Award. A veteran of 40 years and more than 150 films, Flick won Oscars for Sound […]
Motion Picture Sound Editors to Honor Antoine Fuqua with Filmmaker Award
66th MPSE Golden Reel Awards Slated for February 17th Studio City, California – November 13, 2018 – The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announces that it will honor Antoine Fuqua with its annual Filmmaker Award. The director of such films as The Equalizer (1 & 2), The Magnificent Seven, Southpaw and Training Day, he […]
DGA Spots Top Film and TV Leadership in 2018 Awards
Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America (DGA) today announced that Director Ang Lee, Fox Searchlight Chairman Nancy Utley, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), SAG-AFTRA Senior Advisor John McGuire, and Costume Designer Ann Roth will be honored at the 2018 DGA Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in New York City on […]
D.W. Leitner Garners SMPTE Fellowship
Long-time friend David Leitner has been named a SMPTE Fellow. David wrote for NYCPPNEWS in the past, but most know him from his work as a director/cinematographer. He has unique know-how in the history of cinema that he somehow translates into working solutions for digital cinema.
The Longest Emmy Wait
Scottish inventor Alexander Bain will receive a very posthumous 2015 Technical Emmy for his 1843 patents that set the stage for the development of television…
Impact Partners and DOC NYC Offer Producer’s Fellowship
Impact Partners and DOC NYC announce that their producer’s fellowship is now open for application. Five newbie producers get $2500 and, perhaps more importantly, 10 sessions with top producers and directors to learn about the business…