Vicon, a pioneer in motion capture technologies, and Lux Machina, a consultancy focused on complex, large scale live shows, film production and installations, announced they have outfitted NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts’ brand new Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Centre with next generation motion capture and virtual production technology. The school is offering a new … Read more
The 74th Berlin International Film Festival will award US-director, producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement in an award ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 20, 2024. “For anyone who considers cinema as the art of shaping a story in such a way that is both completely personal … Read more
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be honoured with the 2024 David O. Selznick Achievement Award for his monumental achievements in more than six decades of producing. He will accept the honor at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 25. The David O. Selznick Achievement … Read more
IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Yet another powerful meeting of creative minds between Martin Scorsese and Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC sees the filmmakers breathe cinematic life into the true story of betrayal and murder that devastated the Osage community in 1920s Oklahoma. A trail of death and deception lies at the centre of writer-director Martin … Read more
London’s calling While the actors may have been absent from the BFI London Film Festival due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the filmmaking talent and passion for the craft was still in full force as an impressive line-up of screenings and film talks delighted festivalgoers. At this year’s BFI London Film Festival, more than ever, the … Read more
Together with Apple Original Films, the Festival de Cannes confirms that Martin Scorsese will present in world premiere Killers of the Flower Moon, his new feature film. The event will mark the return of the filmmaker to the Official Selection for the first time since the presentation of After Hours in 1986. The Festival de Cannes is to … Read more
State-of-the-Art Facility Rounds Out Media and Production Ecosystem at the Brooklyn Site and Establishes NYU Tisch as a Global Leader in Developing the Next Generation of Talent NYU Tisch School of the Arts has selected Industry City for the Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center. The new center will provide NYU Tisch students and faculty with … Read more
This article has been shared with permission from Sony. All images courtesy of Netflix. – Directed by Martin Scorsese, the ideation of this series began over ten years ago, starring the acerbic Fran Lebowitz, in what is a witty look at New York from her POV. Lebowitz, known for her satire and critical writings, has … Read more
After a career at the BFI spanning 30 years, Heather Stewart is to step down in September 2021 from her current role as creative director. She will take on a new position as BFI director emeritus. As director emeritus, Stewart will continue to be an ambassador and advisor to the BFI, with a focus on … Read more
A Common Language Among Filmmakers Across The Pond / Mark London Williams A Common Language Among Filmmakers Across The Pond / Mark London Williams Sort of like the space between the end of the first Daniel Craig James Bond film, and the start of the next, consider that we’re picking up essentially where we left … Read more
The aim of “Remembering the Masters” is to accentuate the craft of all those brilliant cinematographers who passed away, and to provoke a discussion about the cinematic possibilities given by the films which over the years set the standards for what we watch today. “Remembering the Masters” became a celebrated Camerimage section, both by the … Read more
The Festival de Cannes opened yesterday evening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière with an excerpt from Pierrot le fou by Jean-Luc Godard, from which the poster for this 71st edition was taken. The hallmark of this edition is inspiration, and the tone was set by the verve and enthusiasm of Edouard Baer, Master of Ceremonies, … Read more
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced Oscar®-winner Angelina Jolie as the recipient of the 2018 ASC Board of Governors Award. The presentation will be made at the organization’s 32nd Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement on Feb. 17 at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. The ASC Board of Governors Award is given … Read more
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of the greatest – Michael Ballhaus, the 2010 Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Michael Ballhaus was born in Berlin in 1935. He was well known for his stunning camerawork for such directors as Rainer Werner Fassbinder (“The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant”, “The … Read more
When asked in the 1990s by film critic Gene Siskel to name a shot or image from one of the movies he directed that could be treated as a calling card of his career up to that point, Martin Scorsese admitted that the opening title shot of Raging Bull may have such a force. The image of a lonely … Read more
Secrets Unlocked Bob Richardson ASC / Hugo Cabret Secrets Unlocked Bob Richardson ASC / Hugo Cabret BY: Bob Fisher Robert Richardson ASC and his 3D journey into the 1930s on Hugo with Martin Scorsese. Hugo is the cinematic adaption of a 526-page book authored by Brian Selznick. “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” recounts the story of … Read more
