Indonesia’s Edwin has received Locarno Film Festival’s top honour, the Golden Leopard, for his latest feature Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, which had its world premiere in the Swiss festival’s International Competition. The Indonesia-Singapore-Germany co-production – adapted and based on a literary work by Eka Kurniawan – is being handled internationally by The … Read more
The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival started with German filmmaker Wim Wenders receiving the Heart of Sarajevo honorary award. “The eyes are a precious instrument, but the most important organ of a filmmaker is his heart,” said Wenders, to a captive audience in the city’s National Theatre. “It’s the heart that sees the beauty and despises … Read more
Former California Film Commission deputy director Eve Honthaner has been appointed president of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI). Honthaner assumes the reins from Kevin “KJ” Jennings, who has led AFCI through the pandemic remotely from New Zealand, and will officially start in her role on August 16. Her appointment returns AFCI’s leadership to … Read more
Shot over seven days on location at Worthy Farm, the home of Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury Festival: Live at Worthy Farm comprised of 11 live music performances and nine spoken word performance interludes, with each artist captured and cut live in a bespoke location, with a tidy up edit the following day, to create a six-and-a-half-hour … Read more
ARRI Rental North America has announced plans to open a new headquarters in Long Island City, New York, during the first quarter of 2022. The state-of-the-art facility will offer comprehensive equipment and exceptional services, enabling ARRI Rental to provide a higher calibre of service and support to its customers. The new location will also serve … Read more
The BFI has announced a major UK-wide celebration of the career of multi-award winning writer/director Mike Leigh, one of Britain’s most internationally recognised and critically acclaimed filmmakers working today. From Abigail’s Party (1977) and Naked (1993) to Secrets & Lies (1996) and Another Year (2010), Leigh’s films are a testament to the power of cinema, fusing comedy with tragedy and the personal with universal themes such … Read more
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS) released the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dan Kneece passed away unexpectedly at the relatively young age of 64. Although it has not been confirmed, Dan had recently undergone a medical procedure to add a coronary stent, so it is assumed the … Read more
Trafalgar Square is to host a series of free open-air film screenings as Londoners are urged to ditch the box set and get back to live cinema. The six films will be shown over the August bank holiday weekend, and will include the James Bond movie Skyfall, the original Star Wars film, Bend It Like … Read more
Navigate the new future of film and entertainment with Future of Film’s 2021 Report. Containing best practice examples, resources and recommendations, Future of Film Report 2021 is produced in collaboration with University of Nottingham and King’s College London with contributions from over 24 industry leaders including: Jason Blum, Effie T Brown, Kim Libreri, John Gaeta, … Read more
Production of the new Lord of the Rings television series will move to the UK from New Zealand, Amazon Studios confirmed. The fantasy epic is set thousands of years before the events in JRR Tolkien’s books ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’. It is a major blow for New Zealand’s entertainment industry where … Read more
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary year, the NFTS has announced it has been listed as one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 15 International Film Schools of 2021 for the 11th successive year. The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list ranks the world’s best film schools based on their reputation amongst industry professionals, the quality of teaching, facilities, filmmaking equipment … Read more
Film and TV equipment-rental company William F. White International Inc. (“WFW”) and Academy Award-winning visual effects company Pixomondo (“PXO”) have joined forces to build two new LED volumes in Canada. A new virtual production studio in Toronto opened on August 3, while the studio in Vancouver is scheduled to be completed this autumn. The new … Read more
La Biennale di Venezia has announced, together with the Giornate degli Autori and the Venice International Film Critics’ Week, a Tribute to director Citto Maselli, the pseudonym of Francesco Maselli, an auteur who has graced many years in Italian cinema with coherence and talent and been appreciated numerous times as a participant in the Venice … Read more
The Pact/Bectu TV Drama Agreement was scheduled to be renegotiated in 2019, the review is now 2 years overdue. The agreement sets out mutually agreed terms and conditions for production companies engaging crew within the UK. It was scheduled to be reviewed after the first two years, but this never happened. In 2019 and 2020, … Read more
Criterion has announced their first 4K Ultra HD releases, a six-film slate that includes Citizen Kane, Menace II Society, The Piano, Mulholland Dr., The Red Shoes, and A Hard Day’s Night. The first of these editions and their special features will be detailed in their November 2021 announcement next week, with others to follow in subsequent months. … Read more
Dejero and Montreal-based multi-media production company, Scratch Takes, were behind the successful live streaming of a new world record attempt for the highest number of caber tosses in one hour during the 45th annual Montreal Highland Games earlier this month; despite limited onsite network connectivity. Scratch Takes deployed a Dejero GateWay M6E6 network aggregation device … Read more
Jost Vacano BVK ASC, the cinematographer of the legendary film Das Boot, finally receives additional compensation from the ARD broadcasters after an eternal legal dispute. In the legal dispute over appropriate remuneration, the cinematographer of the internationally successful film classic Das Boot, Jost Vacano, has reached an agreement with the ARD broadcasters. The eighty-seven-year-old and … Read more
Being able to deliver or receive thoughtful, regular and well-delivered feedback is a great way to promote personal and professional growth. This short session will give you simple frameworks for feedback, so you can make it a positive and welcome part of communication in your team. If you are able to have clear conversations about … Read more
Riz Ahmed will head the jury for TIFF’s 2021 platform competition after the actor’s Oscar-nominated Sound of Metal premiered at the festival in 2019 and screened in the section. The full line-up for the platform section has been announced and included Laurent Cantet’s Arthur Rambo and Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s Montana Story. “TIFF has always been a festival that showcases … Read more
Annika Summerson is BIFA nominated for her work on Mogul Mowgli and known for VS., Postcards From London, Breeders, Clique and the upcoming Censor, directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. The cinematographer shares her career story so far (interview shared with permission from Primetime)… Where are you based and how does this play into the work that … Read more
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