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VFX Producer Lauren Shawe Joins Leviathan
Chicago-based design studio Leviathan has added VFX producer Lauren Shawe to its full-time staff, effective immediately. »
John Shaffner Elected Chair of Art Directors Council
Production designer John Shaffner has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the Art Directors Council, effective immediately, replacing Thomas A. Walsh, who continues in the position of president of the overall Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800). Shaffner was formerly vice-chair of the council, a position now filled by Corey... »
Wild(child) Editorial Adds Editor Diego Panich To Its New York Roster
Yvette Pineyro, founder of Wild(child) Editorial announced that Diego Panich, one of Argentina’s premiere editors will make the move to New York this month to join her Flatiron-based editorial boutique. »
Academy Award Nominations
And so here we are, on State of the Union day, as – on America’s other coast – Oscar nominations are announced and a different media frenzy begins. Which might be more fatuous or less serious, we leave to you. But both processes are similar, as early caucuses and primaries – in this case, other... »
John D. Lowry (1932 – 2012)
John D. Lowry passed away Jan. 21. Details have not been released, but Lowry was to receive a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation at the Beverly Wilshire on Feb. 11. »
Sundance Institute And Women In Film Spotlight Challenges Facing Women Filmmakers
Keri Putnam, executive director, Sundance Institute, and Cathy Schulman, president of Women In Film Los Angeles announced that the two organizations will collaborate to support independent women filmmakers working in both narrative and documentary feature film. The announcement was made at a joint event at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival hosted by Putnam,... »
Industry Veterans Reopen Legendary ILM Soundstage
A group of former employees of ILM and Kerner Optical announced the launch of a new VFX/production company – 32TEN Studios, which will be based at the former site of ILM, at 3210 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael, Calif.. The new venture will be employee owned, and will be headed by industry veterans Tim... »
BAFTA Nominees Announced
The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced on Monday by Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger at BAFTA's headquarters in London. Leading the pack is The Artist with 12 nominations, followed by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11 nominations. Hugo has nine nominations. My Week with Marilyn has six nominations and The... »
The Hollywood Post Alliance Presents the 2012 HPA Tech Retreat
The Hollywood Post Alliance announced that its 18th annual Tech Retreat is set to take place Feb. 14-17, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, Calif. Over the course of four days, the industry’s technical, business and creative leaders will gather for exploration and information exchange, focusing on the latest developments and... »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »