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FilmLight releases Baselight v7 offering “smarter mattes, faster workflows and deeper control”

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FilmLight has announced the release of Baselight v7, the latest version of its flagship colour grading and finishing solution.  Designed for today’s VFX-heavy and detail-driven productions, Baselight v7 introduces “powerful new machine-learning tools, redesigned matte and channel workflows, and a range of performance and pipeline improvements that help colourists work faster and more creatively”, FilmLight … Read more

FilmLight Colour Awards announces 2025 winners

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The winners of the 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards have been announced at a dedicated colour ceremony at EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival in Poland. The ceremony was opened by cinematographer and 2025 jury president Bradford Young ASC, while film director and 2025 Guest of Honour Park Chan-wook sent his congratulations to the winners by video.   “It’s been … Read more

FilmLight Colour Awards reveals 2025 nominees

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FilmLight has announced the nominees for the 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards.  Now in its fifth year, the awards attracted over 500 entries from 47 countries across the globe, and the independent jury of cinematographers, colourists and creatives – led by this year’s jury president Bradford Young ASC – have now revealed the names of the … Read more

Bradford Young ASC named 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards jury president

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FilmLight has finalised the 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards jury, with award-winning cinematographer Bradford Young ASC named as this year’s president.  Young will head up the 2025 jury alongside South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer Park Chan-wook, who was recently named the 2025 Guest of Honour, as well as leading cinematographers such as Dion Beebe … Read more

Jury member Callan Green ACS NZCS on the FilmLight Colour Awards

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Callan Green ACS NZCS, the award-winning DP behind hits like Nobody 2 and The Gentlemen, explains why he became a judge for the FilmLight Colour Awards, what makes a good colourist and what he’s working on next. What appealed to you about being a judge in the FilmLight Colour Awards?  I’ve always believed that colour … Read more

FilmLight Colour Awards: Last year’s winning projects

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In their fifth year, the FilmLight Colour Awards are open for 2025 entries, closing on 31 July.  The awards are open to colourists working on any grading system and are independently evaluated by a panel of distinguished cinematographers, fellow colourists, media experts and industry figures.   Once again this year, colourists can submit their favourite projects … Read more

Park Chan-wook joins FilmLight Colour Awards Jury as 2025 guest of honour

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FilmLight has announced the first set of creatives lined up to judge the 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards, including South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer, Park Chan-wook, who has been named the 2025 Guest of Honour; Company 3 founder and CEO, Stefan Sonnenfeld; Apple+’s, The Studio cinematographer, Adam Newport; and many more. Now in its fifth year, … Read more

FilmLight Colour Awards welcomes 2025 entries

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The FilmLight Colour Awards are returning for their fifth year, with colourists, production companies and facilities invited to put forward their submissions from 1 May – 31 July 2025. The awards are open to colourists working on any grading system and are independently evaluated by a panel of distinguished cinematographers, fellow colourists, media experts and industry figures.  … Read more

FilmLight introduces Baselight for macOS

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FilmLight has introduced Baselight S and Baselight M, the affordable and accessible software-only subscription versions of its powerful Baselight grading solution running on the Apple macOS platform. The new solutions offer the same advanced features as high-end Baselight Linux systems and come with FilmLight’s renowned 24/7 user support. “Since we first launched Baselight over 20 … Read more

Creating Here with FilmLight 

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Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis has once again teamed up with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright for his latest movie, Here – based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire.    The movie uses an AI-assisted aging and de-aging process to convey the lifetime of a married couple, played by Hanks and Wright. The film, which … Read more

FilmLight introduces REMOTE

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FilmLight has announced the introduction of FilmLight REMOTE, a singular solution for remote colour grading, providing post-houses and colourists with the ability to work remotely without sacrificing the high-quality and low-latency monitoring that is essential for fast and efficient workflows. FilmLight REMOTE, which has been through an extensive beta programme, is available now to all … Read more

FilmLight Colour Awards reveal 2024 winners

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The winners of the 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards were announced on Sunday, 17 November at a dedicated ceremony at EnergaCAMERIMAGE in Poland. The ceremony was opened by director and 2024 ‘Guest of Honour’, George Miller, before the awards were presented by this year’s jury president, cinematographer Mandy Walker, AM, ASC, ACS. “On behalf of our immensely … Read more

Nara and MASV partner to enhance web-based media workflows

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Nara, a FilmLight venture, has integrated MASV, known for its ultra-fast and secure file transfer services, into the Nara platform – providing users with another tool to further streamline the media workflow. Nara, which allows users to instantly access and stream 160+ codecs and formats, was launched earlier this year to improve media workflows and … Read more

Nara debuts new features at IBC 2024

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Nara, a FilmLight venture, announced a suite of groundbreaking new features to further streamline media workflows and enhance collaboration. The latest version of Nara, which provides sophisticated and immediate access to media from anywhere, will be on display during IBC 2024 (Amsterdam, 13-16 September 2024) at Hotel INNSiDE, as well as partner booths in the … Read more

George Miller and Mandy Walker at the helm of FilmLight Colour Awards jury

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FilmLight has finalised the prestigious jury for the 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards and announced Australian film director, screenwriter and producer, George Miller, as guest of honour, and award-winning Australian cinematographer, Mandy Walker, as 2024 jury president. George Miller, AO, is known for directing the dystopian action-adventure films Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which went on to … Read more

Meet the FilmLight Colour Awards jury

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The 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards are currently open for entries, closing on 31 July. They are independently judged by a panel of prominent creatives, cinematographers and colourists, with the winners revealed at a ceremony at EnergaCAMERIMAGE in November. We caught up with a few of this year’s jury members to find out more about what they’ll … Read more

FilmLight announces first jury members for 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards

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FilmLight announced the first set of high-profile creatives lined up to judge the 2024 FilmLight Colour Awards, including cinematographers Mandy Walker, Robert Richardson and Erik Messerschmidt. The awards are presented annually at the international film festival EnergaCAMERIMAGE in November. Following her participation in the 2023 ceremony panel discussion with Lawrence Sher, first to join this … Read more

FilmLight Colour Awards welcomes 2024 entries and introduces new ‘Emerging Talent’ award

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The FilmLight Colour Awards return for the fourth year in 2024 with an additional new category dedicated to rising talent. The awards, which will once again be presented at EnergaCAMERIMAGE in November, are independently judged by a panel of prominent creatives, cinematographers and colourists. New for 2024, the ‘Emerging Talent’ award will recognise and celebrate the … Read more

FilmLight chooses Jigsaw24 Media as exclusive UK partner for Nara

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FilmLight, best known for its grading system Baselight, has chosen Jigsaw24 Media as the first global and exclusive UK partner for their new product, Nara. The announcement follows the launch of the new media tool at the 2024 NAB Show. Nara speeds up and simplifies collaborative tasks such as progress reviews, approval and compliance processes for media … Read more