Following a string of changes in recent years as Technicolor Group restructured its business around visual effects, the company has appointed industry vet David Conley as the new president of its VFX brand MPC, whose work includes VFX Oscar winner “The Jungle Book,” Oscar nominated “The Lion King” and upcoming prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King.” […]

Amid ongoing restructuring, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revamping its Science and Technology Council with a format described as “more agile and strategically focused,” led by newly-named council chair Annie Chang of the Production and Technology Branch and vice chair Rob Bredow of the Visual Effects Branch. The lean new council […]

Warner Bros. is expanding its postproduction services with the opening of Water Tower Color on its studio lot in Burbank. Its services are available for both Warner Bros. and outside clients, as with Warner Bros. De Lane Lea in London. “WTC is both a creative and technical enhancement for our filmmakers and producers experience here […]

Veteran director Vicky Jenson, best known as one of two helmers of Oscar winning “Shrek,” returned to the storybook world for her latest project: Skydance Animation’s sophomore feature, the musical “Spellbound,” which is now available on Netflix. But it was its contemporary theme that attracted her to the project. “The story was about a family […]

The 32nd Edition of EnergaCamerimage closed Saturday evening with cinematographer Michał Dymek’s stark black-and-white lensing of “The Girl With the Needle” winning the festival’s Golden Frog. The closing ceremony, held Saturday evening in Torun, Poland, additionally included numerous speeches with remarks about diversity and inclusion–a topic that dominated conversation this week following controversial remarks made […]

The American Society of Cinematographers presented a discussion about artificial intelligence, focused on how it’s being used today in filmmaking and its legal implications, during cinematography festival EnergaCamerimage. To the latter, there were a lot of questions for panelist Angela Dunning, an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb, including those surrounding copyright class-action suits against developers for […]

An estimated 55 delegates from various women’s and cinematographer organizations around the world participated in a two-hour meeting on Thursday with EnergaCamerimage representatives, for what was described as a private forum to voice views and ideas as a step toward continued discussion and a goal of addressing diversity, inclusion and representation at the annual cinematography […]

Over three years after the accidental on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin’s Western film “Rust” received a polite response during its controversial premiere Wednesday at the EnergaCamerimage festival in Toruń, Poland. The audience clapped through the film’s closing credits, strengthening their applause when a dedication to Hutchins appeared. However, a fair amount of […]

Three years after an on-set gun accident claimed the life of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the film premiered Wednesday at the EnergaCamerimage Festival in Poland. But many questions remain, including, why was the movie finished? “It was not an easy decision,” admitted director Joel Souza in an interview with Variety at Camerimage, where he introduced “Rust” […]

The closing credits of Alec Baldwin’s Western film “Rust” begin with the words “for Halyna,” a tribute to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died following a gun accident while filming the movie on location in New Mexico in October 2021. This is followed by a quote — “What can we do to make this better?” — […]

Representatives from EnergaCamerimage and women and cinematographer organizations plan to meet Thursday morning amid a representation controversy that has plagued the annual cinematography film festival that is being held this week in Torun, Poland. The official invitation came from Camerimage and the Polish Society of Cinematographers. Part of the invitation, which was obtained by Variety, […]

Top figures in the cinematography world took on what they described as “a really critical issue that we all know about in our industry” on Tuesday, sharing war stories from the ongoing fight for greater diversity and inclusion. The broader film industry and cinematography in particular are still woefully out of step with diverse filmmaking […]

The winners of color grading system developer FilmLight’s 4th annual Color Awards were presented Sunday at the EnergaCamerimage international cinematography film festival in Toruń, Poland. Honored colorists included Company 3’s Greg Fisher, who was recognized for “Poor Things” (theatrical feature); Manuel Portschy, for “The Zweiflers” (TV series/episodic); Nadia Khairat Gomez, for Brodka x Igo’s “Myślę sobie Ż” (music […]

EnergaCamerimage festival director Marek Żydowicz opened the 32nd edition of the event without any direct reference to his controversial comments that caused a firestorm this past week, saying that the festival was founded to honor those “who are overlooked” and not recognized by other awards. Speaking before a full house at the opening ceremony in […]