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Melissa Barrera Receives an IMDb STARmeter Award

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

IMDb ( www.imdb.com ), the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, presented an IMDb Fan Favorite STARmeter Award to In the Heights , Keep Breathing , and Scream actor Melissa Barrera .

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  • IMDb ( www.imdb.com ), the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, presented an IMDb Fan Favorite STARmeter Award to In the Heights , Keep Breathing , and Scream actor Melissa Barrera .
  • IMDb STARmeter Awards recognize the stars who are strong performers on the IMDbPro STARmeter rankings, which chart the page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.
  • Melissa Barrera made a splash on the IMDb STARmeter chart last summer, literally dancing into our living rooms, and our hearts, with In the Heights, said Col Needham, IMDb founder and CEO.
  • Earlier this year, IMDb presented Salma Hayek with the first-ever IMDb "Icon" STARmeter Award, in recognition of her incredible career and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of IMDbPro.

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES

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Sunday, September 11, 2022

TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2022 /CNW/ - The Directors Guild of Canada is proud to announce the 17 long-listed films for the 2022 Jean-Marc Valle DGC Discovery Award, unveiled today at DGC Visionaries, the Guild's flagship festival event.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2022 /CNW/ - The Directors Guild of Canada is proud to announce the 17 long-listed films for the 2022 Jean-Marc Valle DGC Discovery Award, unveiled today at DGC Visionaries, the Guild's flagship festival event.
  • In June of this year, the Discovery Award was rededicated to long-time DGC Director Member Jean-Marc Valle.
  • The Discovery Award Jury is chaired by Lina Roessler, along with fellow DGC Members Michelle Shephard, Boris Mojsovski and Angelica Lisk-Hann.
  • 2022 Discovery Award Long List:
    Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Ashley Mackenzie
    Something You Said Last Night, Luis De Filippis
    Before I Change My Mind, Trevor Anderson

Mademoiselle and MARBL Host Exclusive TIFF Events Celebrating Creators

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Both restaurants will host events focused on celebrating and uplifting BIPOC creators throughout the Festival.

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  • Both restaurants will host events focused on celebrating and uplifting BIPOC creators throughout the Festival.
  • Earlier this week, TIFF CEO, Cameron Bailey, hosted some of Torontos biggest creators at MARBL to kick off the Festival.
  • The event was followed by an official TIFF kick-off cocktail party at Mademoiselle on September 8th, in partnership with ETALK and hosted by Tyrone Edwards.
  • We designed Mademoiselle and MARBL to be spaces where attendees could enjoy the Festival, and for filmmakers, creators and production companies to host exclusive parties to celebrate their hard work, said Peter Girges, Owner of Mademoiselle and MARBL Restaurant.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY & PEOPLE CELEBRATE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH RETURN OF PHOTO & VIDEO STUDIO AND EW AWARDIST PARTY SPONSORED BY 1 HOTEL TORONTO AND PARAMOUNT+ CANADA

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Weekly (EW) will descend on the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2022 with the return of the EW and PEOPLE photo and video studio from September 9-12, followed by the exclusive EW Awardist party honoring the TIFF Must List sponsored by 1 Hotel Toronto and Paramount+ Canada on September 10.

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  • For the fourth year, EW and PEOPLE have partnered with a local dog rescue organization for a popular activation promoting pet adoption.
  • In addition, EW is welcoming award-winning host, interviewer, and entertainment expert Dave Karger as the brand's new Awards Correspondent.
  • Dotdash Meredith's Entertainment Weekly (EW) is an all-access pass to Hollywood's most creative minds and most fascinating stars.
  • With sharp insight, unparalleled access, and a trusted voice, EW keeps readers plugged into pop culture and the best in entertainment.

Accusoft Joins Forces with Snowbound

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accusoft, asoftware development company specializing in content processing, conversion, and automation solutions, and Snowbound, a leader in document viewing and conversion SDK solutions, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Accusoft will acquire Snowbound.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accusoft, asoftware development company specializing in content processing, conversion, and automation solutions, and Snowbound, a leader in document viewing and conversion SDK solutions, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Accusoft will acquire Snowbound.
  • This acquisition will enable Accusoft to expand into new viewing and collaboration technologies offering customers a more robust web-based document viewing experience.
  • I am honored to bring Snowbound into the Accusoft family," said Jack Berlin, CEO of Accusoft.
  • While the acquisition is complete, Accusoft will wait until January 2023 to take full operational control of Snowbound.

TCW Appoints Kathryn Koch as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

The TCW Group, a global independent asset management firm, today announced the appointment of Kathryn (Katie) Koch as President and Chief Executive Officer.

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  • The TCW Group, a global independent asset management firm, today announced the appointment of Kathryn (Katie) Koch as President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Koch, 42, joins TCW after 20 years with Goldman Sachs in the Asset Management Division (AMD), where she was a Partner and most recently served as Chief Investment Officer of the $300 billion Public Equity business and as a member of the AMD executive committee.
  • I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to lead a company with the strong heritage and bright future of TCW, said Koch.
  • Koch will succeed current President and CEO David Lippman, who, as planned and previously reported, will retire from TCW at the end of 2022.

Consequence Names Liz Shannon Miller as Senior Entertainment Editor

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consequence ( https://consequence.net/ ), the largest independently owned digital pop culture publication, has appointed Liz Shannon Miller as its Senior Entertainment Editor.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consequence ( https://consequence.net/ ), the largest independently owned digital pop culture publication, has appointed Liz Shannon Miller as its Senior Entertainment Editor.
  • Miller previously served as Senior TV Editor at Collider, where she oversaw the brand's television coverage.
  • Prior to that, Miller worked at indieWIRE as a TV Editor and at Variety as a Web Editor.
  • "We are thrilled to have Liz join the Consequence team,'' says Gab Ginsberg, Managing Editor of Consequence.

Scotiabank Partnering with UNINTERRUPTED Canada as Presenting Sponsor of Original Documentary "BLACK ICE"

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today announced a new collaboration with athleteempowerment brand UNINTERRUPTED Canada,a subsidiary of Good Karma Productions,as presenting sponsor of their original documentary feature,BLACK ICE.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today announced a new collaboration with athleteempowerment brand UNINTERRUPTED Canada,a subsidiary of Good Karma Productions,as presenting sponsor of their original documentary feature,BLACK ICE.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with UNINTERRUPTED Canada as the Presenting Sponsor of BLACK ICE to help share the stories of a community that is so often overlooked in the history of the game."
  • In addition to the sponsorship, UNITERRUPTED Canada has brought on athlete, activist, entrepreneur, and Scotiabank Teammate, Akim Aliu as Associate Producer on the project.
  • UNINTERRUPTED is upending the world of sports media by working with athletes to tell unique, human stories from their point of view.

Iron Mountain InSight® SaaS Platform Extends Capabilities On AWS

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM ), a global leader in innovative storage, data center infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services, announced that its content services platform, Iron Mountain InSight (InSight), is now available to customers as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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  • Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM ), a global leader in innovative storage, data center infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services, announced that its content services platform, Iron Mountain InSight (InSight), is now available to customers as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Iron Mountain InSight on AWS enables companies to accelerate digital transformation through increased visibility and control over their data, ensuring more informed decision making.
  • Using AWS AI/ML with Iron Mountain InSight, Iron Mountain will enable the customers to extract the text and data from scanned documents in more than 50 languages and in many file formats including PDF, TIFF, Microsoft Office, etc.
  • Launching Iron Mountain InSight SaaS platform on AWS is a critical step for enabling our customers and it deepens our relationship with AWS, said William L. Meaney, President and Chief Executive Officer at Iron Mountain.

ancora Software Selects Qualcomm DirectOffice SDK to Integrate with ancoraDocs for High-Quality Document Conversion

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

SAN DIEGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ancora Software, Inc., a global leader in intelligent process automation solutions including Intelligent Document Classification and Advanced Data Capture, announced today a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. In their continued effort to maintain leadership in the field, ancora is adding the Qualcomm® DirectOffice™ Document Conversion Software technology to its suite of Capture products.

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  • In their continued effort to maintain leadership in the field, ancora is adding the Qualcomm DirectOffice Document Conversion Software technology to its suite of Capture products.
  • DirectOffice software provides cutting-edge automated conversion of Word or Excel documents to PDF thus delivering a uniform interface to ancoraDocs.
  • With use of DirectOffice software, ancoraDocs software can now deliver "best in class" automated conversion of Word or Excel documents to PDF thus delivering a uniform interface to ancoraDocs, eliminating customer delays and high manual document processing costs.
  • "Adding DirectOffice capability from an industry leader in document conversion technology like Qualcomm Technologies is a valuable example of this."