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ReFrame and IMDbPro Award the ReFrame Stamp to 29 Feature Films Released in 2023

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .

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  • The findings of the 2023 ReFrame Report, which examines hiring across key roles on all 100 films based on IMDbPro data, can be viewed HERE .
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Since 2020, the number of films in the annual Top 100 that qualify for the ReFrame Stamp has not increased.
  • 29 of the analyzed films were exclusively released to streaming services, and 11 of these earned the Stamp (37.9%).
  • To award the Stamp, ReFrame reviews cast and crew data for all eligible films on the IMDbPro list of the 100 most popular films of 2023.

The Advanced Imaging Society Announces Winners of 14th Annual Lumiere Awards

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Saturday, February 10, 2024
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The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards handed out statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement during its 14th annual awards luncheon today at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

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  • The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards handed out statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement during its 14th annual awards luncheon today at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
  • The Lumiere winners of this year have notably expanded the boundaries of technology in filmmaking, enriching storytelling in remarkable ways."
  • Voters praised Oppenheimer for its sheer ambition, monumental visual achievement and its commitment to uncompromising imaging quality.
  • The Lumiere Awards have been presented to the industry’s most respected creative and technical leaders over the last decade.

"Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole" Releases Highly Anticipated Official Teaser Trailer

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole," a film depicting a sinister take on an iconic cartoon classic that encompasses the pure horror genre, has officially dropped its exceptionally creepy teaser trailer that will bring chills up viewer's spines. Filmmaker and producer Lilton Stewart III and Lucinda Bruce are working with talent to finalize the roster for the film and will begin filming this spring. The official teaser trailer is now available for viewing here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ccFFrRrWF4&feature=youtu.be.

Key Points: 
  • The official teaser trailer is now available for viewing here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ccFFrRrWF4&feature=youtu.be.
  • "Creating a new type of horror film that has never been done before has always been a dream of mine.
  • I think the audience will be surprised at the significant differences between 'Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole' and other films in the spin-off horror space."
  • When Art's Great-Grandpa's come-to-life cartoon Rabbit, a dark entity, decides their lives belong to it, the group is petrified.

Mathematic Studio's Implementation of Hammerspace Awarded Best of Show at IBC2023 by TVTech

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it won this year's Best of Show awards at IBC2023 in the TVBEurope category as a result of the company's work with Mathematic Studio.

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  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it won this year's Best of Show awards at IBC2023 in the TVBEurope category as a result of the company's work with Mathematic Studio .
  • ~ Clement Germain, Lead Flame Artist and VFX Supervisor at Mathematic
    Based in Paris, Mathematic is a creative VFX, animation and motion design studio with more than 250 artists worldwide.
  • Further, because Hammerspace enables customers to use existing storage from any vendor, Mathematic could rapidly put the data orchestration system into operation with minimal disruption to existing projects.
  • The Best of Show awards recognized the best broadcast products and solutions on display at IBC2023, with hundreds of nominations considered.

Maxon Congratulates 75th Emmy Awards Visual Effects Nominees

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, congratulate the talented teams nominated for the 75th Emmy Awards as members go into the final round of voting. Among those nominated are Stormborn Studios for "Five Days At Memorial" ("Day 2"), Elastic for their production of "The Last of Us" title sequences, and Imaginary Forces for the creation of the main titles for "Hello Tomorrow!". These companies utilized various Maxon tools in order to achieve their creative visions, as well as ensure a smooth and streamlined production process.

Key Points: 
  • Maxon tools empower 2023 Emmy-nominated visual effects teams with unrivaled creativity and excellence.
  • BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon , developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, congratulate the talented teams nominated for the 75th Emmy Awards as members go into the final round of voting.
  • These companies utilized various Maxon tools in order to achieve their creative visions, as well as ensure a smooth and streamlined production process.
  • At Maxon, we understand what is necessary to achieve the highest standards of visual effects and we are committed to providing the best resources to help creatives bring these amazing ideas and visuals to life."

Zero VFX and Mavericks VFX Join Forces to Form Artist-Centric Visual Effects Platform, in Partnership with Arenova Capital

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Zero VFX (“Zero”) and Mavericks VFX (“Mavericks”) are announcing the formation of a new visual effects group through a merger enabled by the investment of Arenova Capital (“Arenova”), a growth investment firm dedicated to partnering with founder-owned and founder-led companies.

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  • Zero VFX (“Zero”) and Mavericks VFX (“Mavericks”) are announcing the formation of a new visual effects group through a merger enabled by the investment of Arenova Capital (“Arenova”), a growth investment firm dedicated to partnering with founder-owned and founder-led companies.
  • The investment brings together two talent-centric companies, each with a world-class reputation for delivering high-end visual effects in the feature, episodic and commercial markets.
  • Together, the mission of the group will be to empower talent to pursue creativity and innovation in service of storytelling at the highest level.
  • In Arenova, we have found a partner who shares our vision and values and is deeply committed to the growth of the independent VFX model.

Mathematic Studio Chooses Hammerspace to Enable Workflow Automation and Seamless Collaboration Across Multiple Studio Locations

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the pioneer of the global data environment, today announced that Mathematic Studio has deployed Hammerspace to enable global collaboration between its creative artists across multiple studios in different countries.

Key Points: 
  • Based in Paris, Mathematic is a creative visual effects (VFX), animation and motion design studio with more than 250 artists worldwide.
  • The studio's work spans feature films and series, commercials, music videos, video game trailers and entertainment creative content production.
  • With Hammerspace, artists can collaborate and synchronize changes in their workflow and projects in real time across office locations.
  • Its Global Data Environment enables creative studios like Mathematic to orchestrate content to remote locations and provide low latency, local read/write access to global data.

Metaphysic Announces Strategic Partnership with Creative Artists Agency; Named Generative AI Provider for Miramax's "Here"

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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LONDON, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaphysic announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to develop generative AI tools and services for global talent. Through this partnership, Metaphysic and CAA will work together to unlock creative possibilities for artists using AI across film, television, and entertainment. 

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership, Metaphysic and CAA will work together to unlock creative possibilities for artists using AI across film, television, and entertainment.
  • Metaphysic made history in 2022 on "America's Got Talent," introducing hyperreal generative AI content to a national television audience.
  • Testament to its technical and creative excellence, Metaphysic has been named the sole AI provider for the highly-anticipated major motion picture "Here," produced by Miramax and directed by Robert Zemeckis.
  • Building on its industry-leading generative AI technology for Hollywood, Metaphysic is announcing its new product, "Metaphysic Live."

DNEG Appoints Multiple Academy Award® and BAFTA Winner Guillaume Rocheron as Visual Effects Supervisor

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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DNEG , a leading visual effects (VFX) and animation studio for the creation of feature film, television and multiplatform content, announced today the appointment of Guillaume Rocheron as Visual Effects Supervisor.

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  • DNEG , a leading visual effects (VFX) and animation studio for the creation of feature film, television and multiplatform content, announced today the appointment of Guillaume Rocheron as Visual Effects Supervisor.
  • The multiple Oscar and BAFTA-winning supervisor joins DNEG with more than two decades of industry experience and is based at the companys Los Angeles studio.
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    DNEG Appoints Multiple Academy Award and BAFTA Winner Guillaume Rocheron as Visual Effects Supervisor (Photo: Business Wire)
    Rocherons list of Production VFX Supervisor credits includes Jordan Peeles otherworldly sci-fi thriller Nope, Sam Mendes groundbreaking war film 1917, Michael Doughertys big budget monster movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Rupert Sanders sci-fi techno-thriller Ghost in the Shell.
  • He had previously taken home an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for his work on Ang Lees critically acclaimed Life of Pi.

DNEG Announces New Visual Effects and Animation Studio in Sydney; First Project is “Furiosa” with Director George Miller

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Visual effects work for the film will be led by the new Sydney studio of industry leading VFX and animation company DNEG.

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  • Visual effects work for the film will be led by the new Sydney studio of industry leading VFX and animation company DNEG.
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    As part of the announcement, DNEG also confirmed that its new Sydney studio will lead the visual effects work for George Millers highly anticipated Mad Max prequel Furiosa.
  • The new site will include a fully functioning content services studio focusing on visual effects, animation, virtual production and gaming, commented Dominic Perrottet, Premier of NSW.
  • DNEG ( www.dneg.com ) is one of the worlds leading visual effects (VFX) and animation companies for the creation of feature film, television, and multiplatform content.