Sony launched a patent infringement suit against Red Digital Cinema on Friday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the Red ONE, EPIC and SCARLET cameras, as well as various digital still and motion camera modules, and various accessories such as the REDMOTE infringe on its patents. »

On Friday, the MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) announced that the SEIU-UHW had agreed to a 60-day cooling-off period, during which time, the two organizations will continue to negotiate toward a collective bargaining agreement, averting a three-day strike that was set to begin Monday and run until Thursday. »

Bob Beitcher, president and CEO of the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) announced that negotiations with the health care workers at its Woodland Hills long-term care facility reached an impasse on Wednesday, and that the facility was now preparing for a three-day strike, set to start Monday night and run until Thursday. »

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In a story first broken by Deadline Hollywood, Red Digital is suing Sony for patent infringement seeking damages and an injunction to stop the manufacture and sale of Sony F65, F55 and F5 cameras and have existing units destroyed. »

Until recently, Super Bowl ads were kept as closely guarded secrets until the big game. Nobody in the production industry was allowed to talk about them before they aired. The advertisers wanted to surprise an audience unspoiled by “spoilers.” But that all changed two years ago when Volkswagon debuted its viral ad “The Force”... »

California State Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes’ bill to extend the state’s production incentive program for five years cleared a hurdle yesterday when the state legislature's Arts & Entertainment Committee passed the bill by a margin of 8-0 with one abstention. It still has to clear other committees, like the assembly's Committee on Revenue and Taxation,... »

Canon will unveil new additions to its Cinema EOS line at NAB next week, including a 4K version of its EOS-1D camera, (the EOS-1D C), new EF Cinema zoom lenses, and the new C500 – a 4K cinema camera that delivers 10- bit uncompressed RGB Bayer pattern RAW data at frame rates up to... »

Canon U.S.A. unveiled the specs of its highly anticipated EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera, expected to ship by the end of March for a MSRP of $3,499.00 for the camera body, (or $4,299.00 with a EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM zoom lens kit). The announcement coincides with the 25th anniversary of the launch... »

Los Angeles City Council recently bestowed a unique new honor on the cast and crew of The Artist. The film was given the inaugural Made In Hollywood award, which was set up to honor Oscar-nominated films that were made in the Hollywood area. Ironically, the French-directed “love letter to Hollywood” is the only film... »