As announced during the press conference on 3 June, here are the films that will be added to the 2021 Official Selection. OUT OF COMPETITION Where is Anne Frank? by Ari Folman (Israel) CANNES PREMIÈRE Vortex by Gaspar Noé (Argentine-Italy) starring Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun and Alex Lutz UN CERTAIN REGARD Mes frères et moi … Read more
British actor Riz Ahmed has launched an effort to better represent the way Muslims are depicted in film after a study showed that they are seldom seen and characterised in a negative light when they do appear. Ahmed, the Sound of Metal star and the first Muslim to get a best actor Oscar nomination, said … Read more
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has appointed Michael Beavan as its new director of partnerships & projects. An experienced independent film publicist and events & logistics consultant to the UK entertainment industry, Beavan joins the expanding PGGB team to grow the reach and profile of PGGB across its film and television sector partnerships. … Read more
The Mark Milsome Memorial Cup finally returned for 2021 after the COVID delay. 2019’s inaugural edition had been a small affair on a cold December evening, with The Crown FC beating Last Letter United, to take the Cup. The match however did show there was potential for a film industry annual football match, and founder … Read more
BAFTA has announced the 15 finalists for the 2021 GSA BAFTA Student Awards. Following the announcement of two new awards – BAFTA Student Award for Games and BAFTA Student Award for Immersive – submissions were received from 126 schools in 34 countries and included narrative film, animation, documentary, 360 videos, Experiential VR, VR Games and … Read more
The European public and the members of the European Parliament have voted Collective by Alexander Nanau the winner of the first LUX Audience Award. After a European tour, including virtual screenings and a live Q&A with the filmmakers, and the LUX Audience Week (10-16 May) presenting the nominated films online, the votes of both the … Read more
XR entertainment studio Dimension has recruited senior leaders in VFX and mocap in response to soaring growth in demand for real-time filmmaking and virtual production services. With a career in motion pictures spanning over 25 years, Adam Buckner joins from Lipsync Post, where he was Senior VFX Producer, following over six years at Unity Technologies … Read more
Dejero has appointed Francois Vaillant as its new senior technical product manager. Vaillant joins Dejero from CBC (Canada Broadcasting Corporation), where he spent the last 15 years at the helm of innovation and standards, last serving as executive director of engineering solutions for the national broadcaster. Having led CBC’s IP transformation, which started in 2017, … Read more
INDEE Plus Group Limited announces the launch of its brand-new Video-On-Demand streaming service INDEE+. The platform offers customers a curated selection of independent movies from across the globe, ranging from award-winning films, critically acclaimed dramas, new releases, inspiring and insightful documentaries, cult classics, art exhibitions and many more collections & playlists. Films are available to … Read more
The ScreenSkills Mentoring Programme runs across all sectors of the screen industry and throughout the UK. It is aimed at new entrants, those who want to progress within or across the industry and those who want to return after a break. We are always looking for mentors from across the screen industry to give six … Read more
The Sundance Institute has announced the latest cohort of Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grantees. A total of $590,000 in unrestricted grant support has been provided to 18 projects in various stages including five in development, eight in production, and five in post-production. Grants are made possible by The Open Society Foundations, the John D. and … Read more
CBS mega hit S.W.A.T. has always been fast moving—on air and on set. Shot on multiple stages at Santa Clarita Studios and diverse locations throughout the Los Angeles area, the series averages 100 set-ups per day. Giving life to the adrenalin pumping story lines has always been a creative feat for accomplished cinematographer Francis Kenny ASC (Justified, … Read more
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT Finding what one wants to do in life is not always straightforward. Rob Drewett, co-founder and chief executive of Motion Impossible, knew he wanted to travel and work outdoors but could not foresee that would lead to becoming an underwater and wildlife cameraman, which led to developing free moving camera support technologies. … Read more
FRESH PERSPECTIVE Filmography so far: Jetski (2021), All My Friends Hate Me (2021), The Drifters (2019), Two Pigeons (2017), Cyberbully (2015), Division 19 (2017), Tower Block (2012), Bigga Than Ben (2008). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer and what inspired you to follow this career path? I started in photography and studied it at university. It was there that I was influenced by the music videos of the ‘90s and directors like Walter Stern, Jonathan Glazer, … Read more
WILD THINGS As natural history production explodes, programmers are looking to connect audiences with wildlife in new ways. Three wildlife cinematographers shooting with RED cameras share the techniques and technology they use to capture the natural world. It just might be the golden age of natural history programming. BBC, PBS, National Geographic, and Discovery, the traditional homes of wildlife documentaries, are being … Read more
TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION Helping highlight the crack epidemic’s impact on ‘80s LA through the lensing of FX hit drama Snowfall was important to cinematographer Tommy Maddox-Upshaw ASC. Filming the series at a pivotal point of re-examination over how to diversify Hollywood storytelling added another level of significance to the crew’s work. Transporting audiences to the … Read more
A PAINTER’S EYE Why should cinematographers looking to produce unique creations seek influence from centuries-old art? Witold Stok BSC explores the powerful influence paintings can have on filmmakers. In cinema’s multi-rooted parentage, painters, poets, novelists and theatre animators line up with engineers, craftsmen, builders of medieval cathedrals or the creators of mass-produced Bauhaus works. 17th century Italian opera welded together music, movement, … Read more
ART REFLECTS LIFE John Keedwell GBCT examines how this year’s BAFTA results mirror the wider world. “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom,” in the words of Baldrick from the Blackadder 4. The sounds of the 41-gun salute were still ringing in our ears in respect for His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Friday. Then … Read more
BE MINDFUL OF MENTAL HEALTH Are you mad? Are you just as mad as you were before? Or are you just mad as hell? We have all become more aware of the toll that the last year has taken on our mental disposition. We all remember that the best way to get a shot of … Read more
DP Alan Jacobsen’s mantra is, “There’s a way to do this that will work.” The problem-solver loves the “tinker-toys aspect of filmmaking”. So when he was brought on to shoot a segment of VH1 Divas: Unsilent Night, holiday special, starring some of music’s greatest performers, he welcomed the challenge. The scene featured four musical legends sitting at a roundtable in an elegant … Read more
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