The Hollywood Post Alliance announced the recipients of the organization’s 2014 Engineering Excellence Award and the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in postproduction. These awards were developed to recognize the technical excellence and creative innovation that continually drive the postproduction industry. The awards will be bestowed on Nov. 6 at the 9th annual HPA Awards gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The Engineering Excellence Award spotlights companies and individuals who draw upon technical and creative ingenuity and apply it to real world postproduction demands.
The winners of the 2014 HPA Engineering Excellence Awards are:
MACOM: 12G-SDI Chipset
NVIDIA: NVIDIA VCA
Wohler/Cinnafilm Joint Venture: Tachyon Wormhole
The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in postproduction was conceived to recognize companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence, whether in the development of workflow and process to support creative storytelling and/or technical innovation. A jury of peers and industry experts determines the HPA Judges Award winners.
The 2014 winners of the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in postproduction are:
American Society of Cinematographers: Color Decision List (ASC CDL)
DigitalFilm Tree: Cloud Post Workflow Initiative (ProStack)
“The HPA Awards have become an important acknowledgement and celebration of creativity in content, technology and workflow innovation,” said Leon Silverman, president of the HPA. “This year’s awards for Engineering Excellence and Creativity and Innovation in postproduction represent significant and foundational new approaches. The HPA is proud to be able to recognize these outstanding achievements.”
