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More from Sundance: Spotlight, New Frontier, Midnight Movies

On the heels of yesterday's announcement of the competition line-ups at Sundance comes a heaping helping of more film titles on the roster for the festival in snowy Park City, UT.   The "Spotlight" line-up is films that have already … more »

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Sundance Announces Competition Slates for 2013 Film Festival

Is it that time of year already? The Sundance Film Festival has started revealing its 2013 line-up with today's announcement of films in the U.S. Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, the World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, and the out-of-competition NEXT … more »

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Discovery Networks Picks Up First Reality TV Series Produced by Cinesite

Cinesite, a visual effects facility in London that has worked on Skyfall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, has sold its very first television series to Discovery Networks. Against expectation, … more »

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Company 3 to Color-Grade Games Through New Division

Santa Monica post facility Company 3 said it is opening a new division, Company 3 Games, that will handle color-grading and other post services for videogames. Company 3 President and Founder Stefan Sonnenfeld worked with game developer Treyarch to color-grade … more »

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The Imposter, Searching for Sugar Man Lead Cinema Eye Award Nominations

The Imposter, about a French con man, and Searching for Sugar Man, about the Mexican-American singer-songwriter Rodriguez, each earned five nominations for the Cinema Eye Awards, which has become, over its six years in existence, a reliable barometer of quality … more »

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Five (or So) Questions for The Foundry and Luxology

The Foundry and Luxology surprised many in September when the two companies announced they would join forces to co-develop future products. During the excitement we got The Foundry's CEO Bill Collis, Simon Robinson, a Foundry co-founder and its chief scientist, … more »

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Digital Domain Media Group Hopes to Auction Remaining Assets in December

Digital Domain Media Group this week asked a bankruptcy court judge to approve a December 4 sale of the company's remaining assets. The assets yet to be sold include the 115,000-square-foot Tradition Studios in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and the … more »

People and Places: Who’s Going Where?

  Young Replicant, the working moniker of director Alex Takacs and collaborators (including creative partner and producer Joe Nankin), has been signed by Pulse Films USA for representation in music video, film and advertising. Young Replicant's latest music video, for … more »

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3net Forms 3net Studios, Dedicated to Stereo 3D and 4K Production

Stereo 3D has lost a bit of its luster as box-office revenue has hit a plateau and consumers have largely declined to embrace the format for home entertainment. Still, there's a need for quality 3D content that can also be … more »

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Robert Arnold Sells Stake in ARRI to Richter Family

Robert Arnold — whose surname puts the "AR" in ARRI — is selling his 50 percent ownership stake in Munich-based ARRI, the company said this week. Arnold, the son of ARRI co-founder August Arnold, is selling his share of the … more »