Conference News
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MoviePass Ventures Touts BIFA Nominations for ‘American Animals’
MoviePass Ventures announced its first entry into film distribution, American Animals, has received several nominations for British Independent Film Awards. The film is being distributed in association with The Orchard. Nods include Best Independent Film; Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Debut Screenwriter (Bart Layton); Best Supporting Actor for both Barry Keoghan and Evan Peters; Best … Continue reading “MoviePass Ventures Touts BIFA Nominations for ‘American Animals’”
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Director Nolan Presented with DEG ‘Vanguard’ Award at Nov. 6 4K UHD Summit
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan was presented with the first-ever DEG “Vanguard” award at the 4K UHD Summit Nov. 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event was produced by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and the UHD Alliance (photo gallery). Presenting the award to Nolan was Ron Sanders, president, Worldwide Theatrical … Continue reading “Director Nolan Presented with DEG ‘Vanguard’ Award at Nov. 6 4K UHD Summit”
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Director Nolan Presented with DEG ‘Vanguard’ Award at Nov. 6 4K UHD Summit
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan was presented with the first-ever DEG “Vanguard” award at the 4K UHD Summit Nov. 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event was produced by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and the UHD Alliance (photo gallery). Presenting the award to Nolan was Ron Sanders, president, Worldwide Theatrical … Continue reading “Director Nolan Presented with DEG ‘Vanguard’ Award at Nov. 6 4K UHD Summit”
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Digital Hollywood Panelists Ponder Future of Skinny Bundles, Digital Delivery
Skinny bundles and virtual MVPDs are an imperfect solution to the desire of consumers to get the content they want at the price they want, while an a la carte online delivery system that perfectly satisfies consumers’ desires has yet to be fully realized. That was the consensus of panelists at the “Internet TV Packages” … Continue reading “Digital Hollywood Panelists Ponder Future of Skinny Bundles, Digital Delivery”
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Data Analytics Firm Announces Launch of Global TV Demand Awards
Parrot Analytics on Oct. 16 announced the launch of the Global TV Demand Awards. The winners of the first-ever data-driven TV content awards will be presented at the NATPE international content market in Miami on Jan. 22, 2019. Parrot Analytics, a big data TV analytics firm specializing in content demand measurement worldwide, made the announcement in … Continue reading “Data Analytics Firm Announces Launch of Global TV Demand Awards”
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Asia Society SoCal Honoring Warner Bros. Boss Kevin Tsujihara
Asia Society Southern California announced it is honoring Kevin Tsujihara, chairman/CEO of Warner Bros., at the 2018 U.S.-China Entertainment Summit on Oct. 30 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Additional honorees include actress Michelle Yeoh (Crazy Rich Asians and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Elizabeth Daley, dean at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. A … Continue reading “Asia Society SoCal Honoring Warner Bros. Boss Kevin Tsujihara”
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Panel: Digital Movie Sales Need Added Value, More Promotion
Digital sales are growing, but not enough to grow the overall ownership pie, and more needs to be done to boost the market, panelists noted Sept. 26 at the Digital Media Pipeline ’18 summit in Los Angeles. “We need to do a better job of growing ownership,” said Adam Frank, SVP, worldwide digital sales and … Continue reading “Panel: Digital Movie Sales Need Added Value, More Promotion”
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DEG, UHD Alliance to Present 4K Ultra HD Summit
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and the UHD Alliance have partnered to present the 4K Ultra HD Summit from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The 4K Ultra HD Summit will advocate and educate about the benefits of 4K Ultra HD televisions and content while highlighting the … Continue reading “DEG, UHD Alliance to Present 4K Ultra HD Summit”
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First Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 13
A panel for the CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Discovery” held Aug. 5 at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention included the announcement that the first season of the show will arrive on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Nov. 13 from Paramount Home Media Distribution and CBS Home Entertainment. The discs will include all 15 … Continue reading “First Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 13”
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Netflix Had a Busy Sunday at TCA
Netflix worked overtime Sunday (July 29) at the Television Critics Association’s Summer 2018 Press Tour announcing two unscripted series, upcoming launch dates for four series and first-look trailers of other pending titles. The TCA Summer Press Tour runs through Aug. 8 with studios and distributors – notably digital – announcing new fall content launches. Netflix, … Continue reading “Netflix Had a Busy Sunday at TCA”
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Sense of Scale Was Big Challenge for ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ VFX Team
The epic battles seen in the “Pacific Rim” movies wouldn’t be possible without the skilled artisans of the visual effects houses that create them. The films deal with a future world in which large creatures called kaiju are created by aliens called Precursors and sent to invade the Earth through underwater portals, leading humanity to … Continue reading “Sense of Scale Was Big Challenge for ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ VFX Team”
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‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Earns Fond Reflections as It Heads to Blu-ray
Among the great pantheon of adaptations of Batman over the years, “Batman: The Animated Series” is considered by many fans to be among the best representations of the character and his world. Among the show’s latest milestones since it debuted in 1992, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the complete series on Blu-ray and digitally … Continue reading “‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Earns Fond Reflections as It Heads to Blu-ray”
