Launched in the 90s, “Masterclasses” became a highlight of the 12 days at Cannes over the years. The Festival decided to rename them “Rendez-vous with…” in 2018 and to stage more of them, so that the personal visions and unique words of the major artists of our age could be imparted alongside the Official Selection … Read more
After nearly 25 years of running CML (Cinematography Mailing List), renowned British cinematographer Geoff Boyle NSC is saying farewell. CML has moved to Los Angeles and is now run by Chairman Roberto Schaefer AIC ASC; Secretary Mark Weingartner ASC; CFO George Hupka; Director, Europe Sir Franz Pagot AIC; and CTO Adam Wilt. Mick van Rossum … Read more
The July 2021 issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about just some of the fascinating interviews and articles you can expect to find inside our latest edition now by reading on… JAMES LAXTON ASC ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD In our cover story special, we catch up with cinematographer James Laxton ASC to find out more … Read more
The BFI has kicked off the UK Global Screen Fund with two early awards to support UK features in the Official Selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The first tranche of money from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funded £7m pot is being allocated through the fund’s international distribution strand, designed to … Read more
HARBOR continues to expand its line-up of top global creative talent with the hiring of CJ Julian as colour scientist to work with tenured HARBOR colour scientist, Matthew Tomlinson. Julian joins HARBOR with 15 years of experience in film and TV production. With a background as a lighting technician and cinematographer, he moved on to become … Read more
When writer/director Christian Rousseau envisioned the look of No Loss // No Gain (NLNG), he knew that the two worlds the film would portray would need to be photographed differently, but the idea of using completely different lenses from two different manufacturers was not part of the initial plan — until cinematographers John Sedlack and Kate Steinhebel had to switch which unit each would photograph. … Read more
In the Summer of 2020, a group of European film industry professionals gathered to form ARTEF, the Anti-Racism Taskforce for European Film. Engaging over thirty organisations, their first step was an awareness training programme lead by Dr Emilia Roig, trainer, author, and founder of the Centre for Intersectional Justice in Berlin. The workshop encounters lasted … Read more
The inaugural season of Launchpad is now streaming on Disney+, featuring a collection of six live-action short films from a new generation of dynamic storytellers. The shorts were developed and produced through the Disney Launchpad Shorts Incubator program, which aims to diversify the types of stories that are being told and to give access to those who have … Read more
Pixotope is entering an exciting strategic phase, having made two senior promotions and a new hire within its leadership team. The appointments follow the continued expansion of the company’s global staff, reflecting both its ambition and commitment to delivering first-class customer experience to creators and broadcasters across the live media and production sectors. Ian Puszet … Read more
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the new action comedy feature starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek was online edited, conformed and graded remotely under lockdown conditions at Nu Boyana Studios, London on DaVinci Resolve Studio. Directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O’Connor and Brandon and Phillip Murphy, the Lionsgate film is a sequel to the … Read more
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the Society’s newest lifetime members and this year’s recipients of the VES Founders Award. The names of this year’s VES Fellows, Honorary members and inductees into the VES Hall of Fame will be announced at a later date. The honorees and Hall of Fame inductees will be celebrated at … Read more
AUX Immersive Studio, Singapore’s first extended reality studio, was launched at the end of last year. Featuring advanced XR facilities, AUX Immersive Studio aims to support a creative way of expression. The studio was built with technical support from ROE Visual. As a creative content development company in events management and media, AUX Media Group … Read more
Normally, we aim to get the end-of-June column in ahead of the 4th of July, so everything can be edited and laid out ahead of the holiday, which of course isn’t one at British Cinematographer’s home office. But here in the LA field bureau, we still have some of those familiar calendar rhythms to mark … Read more
Plymouth College of Art students graduating from BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts, BA (Hons) Animation & Games, BA (Hons) Photography and BA (Hons) Digital Media Production will be showcasing their work at ADAPT 2021, hosted by Plymouth Arts Cinema, from Saturday 3 July to Friday 9 July, running from 10am until 4.30pm. Designed, planned … Read more
XR Stage opens its largest ICVFX sound stage in June. Again, XR Stage has selected ROE Visual to supply the LED volume for this stage. The new purposed-built stage, located at Line 204 studios, a brand new 5-acre multi-stage facility in Pacoima, Los Angeles, is a custom Live-Action stage with LED Volumes to accommodate virtual … Read more
Iconic American actress Jamie Lee Curtis has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1–11, 2021). The decision was made by the board of the Biennale di Venezia, which embraced the proposal of the festival’s director, Alberto Barbera. The ceremony to award the Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement will take place on Wednesday September 8th in the Sala Grande of … Read more
Mo-Sys Engineering has supplied the brand-new Mo-Sys VP Pro XR extended reality server as well as StarTracker camera tracking to ARRI for its new studio in Uxbridge, west of London, making them the first user of this innovative technology. The new facility is one of the largest permanent LED volume studios in Europe and they … Read more
A feature documentary is in the works that will chronicle the cultured history of the Cannes Film Festival. The film promises to delve behind the scenes of the famously glamorous event and will release in time for the fest’s 75-year anniversary in 2022. Cannes Uncut comes from producer Colin Burrows, critic and film festival executive … Read more
Each day at 9:30pm, in addition to the screenings, meetings, events of the official selection that are happening at the Palais des Festival, the Festival de Cannes turns the Macé beach on the Croisette (facing the Majestic) into an open-air cinema theatre. In free access, this event is open to all audiences, to festival-goers and, … Read more
Mandy has launched their first Mini Movie Fest. This is your chance to showcase your filmmaking talents to their international community of 2.9 million users and a panel of BAFTA and Academy Award-winning judges from the worlds of TV and film. Open to filmmakers of all experience levels, you can win a whole host of career-boosting prizes, … Read more
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