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Editors Guild Recommends No Vote on New Media Contract

Above image: The Editors Guild Board of Directors voted unanimously on July 28 to recommend members VOTE NO on the tentative IATSE contract. Photo by Fred Arteaga. In recommending a “no vote” on the ratification of new IATSE film and TV contract, Editors Guild Local 700 says that the pact’s new media residuals formula has such […]

Amazon in Running to Acquire Landmark Movie Chain

According to people familiar with the situation, Amazon.com Inc. is in the running to acquire the Landmark Theater chain. This would vault the e-commerce giant into the brick-and-mortar cinema industry,. The company is vying with other suitors to acquire the business from Wagner/Cuban Cos., which is backed by billionaire Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner, according to the people, […]

Technicolor PostWorks Helps Document the Latest Chapter in the Rebuilding of the World Trade Center

NEW YORK—Tower 3, a new short from Irish filmmaker and artist Marcus Robinson, commemorates the massive construction project behind the latest addition to New York’s World Trade Center site, an 80-story structure that is now the city’s fifth largest building. Commissioned by Silverstein Properties for ribbon-cutting ceremonies marking the building’s completion, the 5-minute film was […]

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 […]

Actress Sean Young Accused of Theft from Astoria Production Office

NBC New York reports that “Authorities are looking to question “Blade Runner” actress Sean Young in connection with the theft of two laptops stocked with footage from a film being shot in Queens, which Young was fired from four months ago. “Law enforcement sources said Young and her son stole two Apple Mac Pros with […]

Experiential Sound Designer Rob Ballingall Joins NYC’s Sonic Union

NYC studio Sonic Union hired composer and mixer Rob Ballingall to work on immersive experiences and other emerging technology projects out of the company’s locations in Bryant Park and Union Square. Most recently at Nylon Studios, Ballingall has a résumé that includes compositions for clients including Ford, Kellogg’s and Walmart and sound design and engineering […]

Catskill-based Lumberyard Spots Grand Opening, Unveils Tax-qualified Production Soundstage

August 8, 2018 Broadwayworld.com Lumberyard today announces the September 1 grand opening of its $8.2 million, state-of-the-art center for performing arts and film in Catskill, NY, and the fall season programming that will inaugurate the new facility.Lumberyard’s heralded Hudson Valley campus will make transformative contributions both to the cultural landscape and economic health of the […]

AwardCore Targets Award Shows and Agencies with New Technology and Services

NEW YORK, NY – AwardCore, the company founded by new media pioneer and entrepreneur John DiMaggio specializing in helping today’s leading creative award shows manage the submission and judging of video, print, audio and web content, whether in the form of ads, music videos, film/TV projects and beyond, announced significant technical upgrades to their infrastructure. […]

New York City Plans Moving Ahead for Sunset Park Production Digs

“New York City, with film and TV production humming along to the point that it is outgrowing existing facilities, is going deeper into Brooklyn for its newest frontier. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the New York City Economic Development Corporation are soliciting proposals to develop nearly 200,000 square feet of waterfront real estate in Sunset […]