Kering and Festival de Cannes welcomes 200 at official Women in Motion Awards’ dinner

The Women in Motion Awards’ official dinner welcomed 200 guests on Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, on the hills of Cannes on Sunday, 21 May 2017. The Women in Motion programme aims to shine a spotlight on women’s contribution to cinema. On this occasion, François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Pierre Lescure, President … Read more

BAFTA Craft Award Winners

DP James Friend BSC won the 2017 BAFTA Craft Photography & Lighting: Fiction Award for his work on BBC Studios/Bandit Television/BBC One drama Rillington Place. He was nominated alongside Adriano Goldman for Left Bank Pictures/Netflix’s The Crown (episode five), Ole Birkeland for The Forge/C4’s National Treasure, and Seamus McGarvey BSC ASC for House Of Tomorrow/Netflix’s Black … Read more

Cineo Lighting features Quantum c80 at Cine Gear Expo 2017

At Cine Gear Expo 2017 (Booth S133), Cineo Lighting, a leader in the production of lighting systems for the motion picture, television and photography industries, will display its Quantum c80 (Qc80) full-gamut color lighting fixture. The Qc80 features 50,000 lumens of Cineo’s proprietary color-tunable white light, and also includes a full RGB gamut, which works … Read more

A Cinema Masterclass by Clint Eastwood At Cannes

Clint Eastwood, who was President of the Jury in 1994, was in Cannes from May 19th to 21st. On the 20th he was at the Debussy Theatre to present the restored copy of Unforgiven, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Festival with Warner. On the 21st, he inaugurated the 70th Anniversary Masterclass with … Read more

Pinewood MBS Lighting named first Albert Affiliate

Since its inception, Pinewood MBS Lighting has remained committed to investment in LED and low-energy lighting. By sourcing products from leading manufacturers and creating innovative illumination solutions via its in-house product development team, PMBS has steadily grown to become one of the world’s largest energy efficient entertainment lighting resources. Supported and governed by the BAFTA … Read more

Outsight to Demonstrate Creamsource Micro at Cine Gear Expo 2017

Outsight, the pioneering advanced lighting technology company, will be demonstrating its full range of advanced LED technology lighting solutions at the Cine Gear Expo on stand S109 (Stage14), including the brand new Creamsource Micro, its latest addition to the acclaimed Creamsource range which was launched at NAB 2017. Outsight will also exhibit the full Creamsource+ … Read more

Hallett joins Transvideo–Aaton Digital

Sister companies Transvideo and Aaton Digital have announced the appointment of Danny Hallett as sales manager. He joins from a ten-year stint at Tiffen International, starting as office manager before moving on to help grow Tiffen Motion Picture Filter sales as UK sales manager, and then European sales manager. He was directly involved in the … Read more

Make a date in your diary

Silver service There are many anniversaries during 2017. Camerimage and IMAGO are both 25 years old, and ARRI will soon turn 100. There are a lot of IMAGO events coming up. So check out the dates, and put them in your diary. IMAGO Educational Conference The celebratory year started with the IMAGO Educational Conference in … Read more

Outsight Creamsource Lights Up The Fate of the Furious

Outsight, the pioneering advanced lighting technology company, had a supporting role in the production of the eighth instalment of The Fast and the Furious franchise — The Fate of the Furious — with its Creamsource Doppio+ and Creamsource Mini+ for facial key lights and Creamsource Sky for sky light and one of the film’s most … Read more

Two New Heads Appointed By BFI

BFI announces Jennifer Smith as Head of Diversity Jennifer Smith has been appointed to the newly-created post of head of diversity at the BFI. She will be responsible for leading on diversity and inclusion across all BFI activities, identified as key strategic priorities in the BFI2022 five-year strategy. This includes continuing the work of the … Read more

Richard Andry AFC elected AFC president

In March, Richard Andry AFC was elected as the new president of the French Society Of Cinematographers (AFC). He takes over from Nathalie Durand AFC, who has become general secretary. The new executive board of the AFC comprises: Richard Andry AFC as president, Laurent Chalet AFC and Vincent Mathias AFC as co-presidents, Caroline Champetier AFC and Rémy … Read more

70th Cannes Film Festival: May 17-28

The Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Taking place on the French Riviera from May 17 to 28, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar is the president of the jury, whilst Italian actress Monica Bellucci will host the opening and closing ceremonies. In late March 2017, the official poster of the world’s most glamorous film festival … Read more

Kodak and Pinewood Collaborate to Support Film Processing

Kodak and Pinewood, two of the international screen industry’s most iconic brands, have announced that they will align to support the use of physical film in motion picture and television production. Kodak has signed a 5-year lease on part of the Ken Adam Building at Pinewood Studios in the UK to establish a new film … Read more

Christopher Doyle, HKSC to get Angenieux Award At Cannes 2017

The 2017 Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography award at the 70th Cannes Film Festival will go to Christopher Doyle, HKSC. Born in Australia, living in Hong Kong, Chris is also called Du Ke Feng (“Like the Wind”). His distinctive work with color and contrast and light can be seen in more than sixty films directed by Zhang Yimou, … Read more

RED at Cine Gear Expo, Exclusive Pricing Offers & Other News

Visit RED at Cine Gear Expo Come see RED during this year’s Cine Gear Expo, taking place at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on June 2nd and 3rd. Stop by booth S301, located in Stage 2, to interact with RED’s line of professional cameras. Registration is free through May 27th. Register here Exclusive Pricing For RED Camera Owners … Read more

Light Source is First to Receive Verto Truss in Ireland

Prolyte Group distributor A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET) has recently shipped Verto truss to Light Source, the first company in Ireland to receive this revolutionary product. The Verto truss is based on a new principle of truss connection, where the sections are joined by a rotating coupler system, meaning a simple flick of the wrist … Read more

Graham Macfarlane and Panasonic VariCam LT on the trail of the perfect wildlife film

Freelance cameraman and primary BBC Natural History Unit contributor Graham Macfarlane has put the Panasonic VariCam LT through its paces shooting in countries from Kenya to Japan. Sourced through VI Rental Bristol, late 2016 saw the airing of the two-part Elephant Family & Me, presented by fellow cameraman Gordon Buchanan. Macfarlane (Wild Thailand, Deadly 60, … Read more

Cine Gear Expo Announces Finalists for 2017 Film Competition

June 1, 2017 kicks off a busy schedule for Cine Gear Expo at Paramount Studios. The 4-day, action-packed event ramps up with a day of screenings in the Sherry Lansing Theatre followed by two days of the highly anticipated Equipment Exhibition. The weekend will once again include expert panel discussions on top feature films and … Read more

Abraham Joffe Wins Milli Award At ACS National Awards

At this year’s Fujinon Fujifilm Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards, the society’s night of nights as ever MC’d by Australian TV celebrity Ray Martin AM, it was Abraham Joffe (Tales By Light – Darren Jew: Submerged) who was awarded the coveted Milli for Australian Cinematographer of the Year. Joffe, an internationally award-winning Australian cinematographer … Read more

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