Sony returns to Camerimage 2019 with Venice masterclass from Balazs Bolygo BSC

Sony will return to the international film festival Camerimage in Toruń, Poland, to showcase its flagship next generation motion picture camera system VENICE, as well as the newly-launched FX9 Full-Frame 6K sensor camera. Sony will also present a number of workshops, seminars and panel discussions with leading filmmakers and DoPs.

A number of films being shown in Camerimage’s main and Polish competitions – including the festival’s opening movie An Officer and A Spy, directed by Roman Polanski and shot by Pawel Edelman – were shot on VENICE.

“At Sony, we are committed to giving filmmakers the tools they need to make their creative vision a reality. Every year, Camerimage is a great opportunity for us to gather insights and talk to our customers,” comments Claus Pfeifer, Head of Connected Content Acquisition, Sony Professional Solutions Europe. “The community helped us to develop both, the FX9 and VENICE, and we wish all the competition movies shot on VENICE the best of luck!

Sony’s Events Schedule includes:

Seminar with Olan Collardy (Director of Photography) and Benjy Kirkman (first Assistant Cameraman) to discuss their experience shooting a Sony Music Video with the FX9 | When: Monday 11th, 14:00 – 15:30 | Where: CKK Jordanki- Seminar Room

Hear from Pablo Garcia (Head of Colour) in a seminar about how Mission Digital provided and designed an ACES Workflow with Sony VENICE for Downton Abbey | When: Tuesday 12th, 19:30 – 21:00 | Where: CKK Jordanki- Seminar Room

Sony VENICE masterclass. “Unlimited choices” Hands on workshop with VENICE Full-Frame camera by Balazs Bolygo BSC HSC | When: Wednesday 13th, 13:00 – 17:30 | Where: Workshop Center

“Unlimited choices: Shooting Multi Format with CineAlta VENICE” Receive insights from DoPs, rental and lenses manufacturers | When: Thursday 14th, 14:30 – 16:00 | Where: CKK Jordanki- Seminar Room

Designed by and for cinematographers, VENICE will be on the Sony stand featuring its recently announced customer-driven version 5.0 firmware (available in January 2020) which adds High Frame Rate (HFR) capabilities and added workflow flexibility to the camera system. Sony will also bring its recently announced FX9 XDCAM camcorder, featuring a newly-developed Exmor R 6K Full-Frame sensor and Fast Hybrid Auto Focus (AF) system, to Camerimage.

On its stand, Sony will also showcase a range of other products and solutions designed to help filmmakers capture emotion in every frame. These include the state-of-the-art BVM-HX310 31-inch 4K reference monitor as well as its 65” BRAVIA MASTER series of professional TVs.