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Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award 2010: Nominees Announced
An independent expert jury has now selected this year’s nominees for the Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award in the screenplay, directing, production and short film (audience award) categories.
PICTORION das werk Buys Company Licence for Nuke
dve Digital Video & Effects GmbH reports the sale of a company licence for The Foundry’s Nuke compositing software to PICTORION das werk.
JVC Introduces ProHD Camcorder GY-HM790
At NAB 2010, JVC presents its new flagship ProHD camcorder, the GY-HM790. Thanks to its innovative modular design and comprehensive range of accessories, the camera can be used for multicore and fibre-optic studio productions. As a shoulder-mounted camcorder with more features than ever before, the GY-HM790 also delivers outstanding results in ENG and sports productions.
SES ASTRA Launches Europe’s First 3D Demo Channel
Free-to-air channel with 3D content from sport, music and entertainment goes on air for ANGA Cable
Nanocosmos Presents Live Video Encoding SDK
According to its own information, nanocosmos Informationstechnologien GmbH, a leading provider of video-encoding and streaming software, is launching the nanoStream Live Video Encoding SDK. The SDK includes plug-ins and modules for live streaming in high-resolution H.264 quality compatible with the Adobe Flash standard.
Digital Editing Fair 2010: in Seven Cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Combining a trade fair and specialist presentations, the Digital Editing Fair provides information on the new products from NAB.
Avid Accelerates Ingest-to-Playout Process for Panasonic AVC-Intra P2HD
New end-to-end workflow support.
KUK Film Produces 3D Production for BBC
The first 3D pilot film by the BBC Natural History Unit was made together with the 3D experts at KUK Filmproduktion GmbH, Munich. The exterior and studio recordings took place in Bristol, while 3D postproduction was carried out at KUK Film in Munich. The film has now been presented for the first time at NAB in Las Vegas.
FFF Bayern Funds Games about Stunde Null and Bernd das Brot
The Games Allocation Committee has decided: with a total of EUR 197,000, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern is funding five different computer games, from a historical adventure set in post-war Germany and a serious game with a multicultural learning approach to the first game featuring the cult character Bernd das Brot.
NAB 2010: Interview with DVS
Each year, the NAB Show in Las Vegas sets the technological direction for broadcast, video and postproduction. German manufacturer DVS also uses the annual industry focal point as a launch platform for numerous new products, helping define the digital course of studio workflows in 2010.
NAB 2010: Blackmagic Sets Off a Firework Display of New Products
At NAB, Blackmagic presents numerous new products. Leading the way is a polish for DaVinci’s colour-correction system, whose acquisition Blackmagic announced at the previous IBC.
NAB 2010: Interview with AVID Technology
In spring, innovations for the audio, film and video industries sprout at Musikmesse and the NAB Show. Avid’s broad product portfolio offers numerous new products. Leading the way was the presentation of the new generation of Avid Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter products.
NAB 2010: Interview with Adobe about CS5
Adobe launched Creative Suite 5, the latest generation of its creative tools, at the start of the NAB Show. DIGITAL PRODUCTION spoke to Michael Mörtl, Business Development Manager Digital Video and Audio at Adobe, about the main areas of development.
NAB 2010: Panasonic Announces AG-AF100 Camcorder
Panasonic presents a professional camcorder that supports interchangeable 4/3 lenses with a bayonet system (“Four Thirds”). Model designation: AG-AF100
NAB 2010: Broadcast Pix 1080p “Self-Operating Studio” Presented at NAB
The Granite system starts at EUR 20,000 and can be upgraded according to requirements
NAB 2010: AJA with New Products and Updates
AJA presented several technological improvements to its product lines at NAB
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Celebrates Animation
500 of the best animated films from all over the world to be shown / Prize money totalling EUR 56,000 in seven competition categories
FIFA and Sony Enable the First Global 3D Live Broadcast of a Football World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is all about 3D: a total of 25 matches will be broadcast live in 3D worldwide and shown at selected public viewings. Sony will also produce the official 3D FIFA World Cup film on Blu-ray Disc in 2010. In addition, World Cup highlights will be shown at 4,000 retailers worldwide during the World Cup.
The HD Ticket to the World Cup
Wellen+Nöthen provides the decisive components for ARD and ZDF
‘Take One’ for the 2010 Framepool/LBB Online/Fireflies Challenge – THE New Award for Creatives
Emerging and established filmmakers compete for the favour of a prominent jury – all for a good cause.
Constantin Film Extends Framework Licensing Agreement with ProSiebenSat.1
Constantin Film Verleih GmbH, a subsidiary of Constantin Film AG, is continuing its long-standing successful collaboration with the ProSiebenSat.1 Group in 2010 and has extended the framework licensing agreement for the exploitation of free-TV licensing rights by two years, through December 31, 2011.
Number One for ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
The film has taken first place at the German and American box offices.
NAB 2010: DVS CLIPSTER with Expanded RAW Support
With its presentation of CLIPSTER, DVS highlights its strengths in DCI mastering. The award-winning DI workstation demonstrates its expanded feature set, including 3D subtitling and broader RAW-format support.
BBC Tender for News Editing and Playout Goes to Quantel
Enterprise sQ impresses with speed, flexibility, expandability and openness to third-party systems
Distribution Partnership Between ST Software r.s.o. and dve GmbH
dve Digital Video & Effects GmbH and ST Software r.s.o. have agreed a distribution partnership for ClipCutter software in broadcasting for news and sports use.
Experience the Greatest Film of All Time Again and Again
FOX accompanies the international AVATAR release with numerous online specials and a worldwide tree-planting campaign.
Disney’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND Continues Its Triumphant Run in Cinemas
For the third time in a row, Tim Burton's 3D wonder took the top spot in the German cinema charts
Christie Projects World Premiere at the Alte Oper
‘Metropolis’, a silent-film classic, returns
Constantin Film Enters the Race with Nine Nominations
The German Film Awards 2010 will be presented in Berlin on April 23. The nominations have now been announced. WICKIE UND DIE STARKEN MÄNNER, DIE PÄPSTIN and VORSTADTKROKODILE, three audience favourites from 2009, have been nominated for the coveted film awards.
NAB 2010: DVS Introduces New Atomix Video Boards
At stand SL3305, DVS presents the newest members of its established video-board range. Atomix processes uncompressed material from SD to 4K in real time.
Sony Presents Its First MVS-6000 Multi-Format Vision Mixer
The first MVS-6000 systems delivered in Germany are in use at malsehn! in Halle and SEEQUENCE in Bielefeld.
Faster Without Tapes: Online Video Approvals with Clip Connect
The Clip Connect online platform was developed specifically for broadcast professionals and makes it possible to transmit high-quality video quickly and easily.
P+S TECHNIK 3D Stereo Rigs Make Television History
Two Freestyle Rigs and four Standard Rigs from P+S TECHNIK were used in Germany's first live 3D HD football production
New Adjustable Support Rods from Chrosziel
All matte boxes for 15 mm support rods can now be positioned optimally in front of the lens using the VariTub telescopic rod.
Texas Instruments DLP Cinema Technology Meets DCI Standards
Texas Instruments DLP Cinema technology meets the US film industry's DCI standards for 2K and 4K cinema projectors
Sky New Zealand Becomes a Pioneer in HD Production
The New Zealand television broadcaster chooses Quantel as its production platform for news, sports reports and on-air promotion.
The Short Film Accompanying Disney/Pixar’s New Cinema Adventure Toy Story 3: ‘Day & Night’
The Disney/Pixar hit factory is known not only for its unique animated feature films. Fans worldwide also look forward each year in particular to the ‘shortie’, the short film traditionally shown before each of the ten Pixar hits.
Astra Broadband Services Expands German Astra2Connect Distribution Network
Agreement with Stratos Media to market the satellite-based broadband service through teleshopping channels as well
Pioneering Workflows at Oriental Post
Leading Thai post-production house Oriental Post has chosen future-proof DVS systems
filmtoolsConsult Goes Web 2.0
New platform as an opinion forum for the digital media industry
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Conquers the World
There is finally a new number one in the German cinema charts: Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND confidently took the top spot by both admissions and revenue.
SAE Institute: Attractive Jobs in the Music Industry
Music industry in transition – technical professions gain importance
Sky Shows Germany’s First Live HD 3D Production
German HD 3D premiere: Bayer Leverkusen versus Hamburger SV live on March 14 / DFL and Sportcast produce the top Bundesliga match in 3D
Sony Professional Adds the Ideal Accessory for the Next Location Shoot
Sony LMD-940W monitor now includes a PortaBrace ENG bag / Exclusive offer available only from German Sony Specialist Dealers in March
Australian Broadcaster SBS Relies on Quantel for HD Transition
The national multicultural broadcaster acquires Quantel's sQ Enterprise for all news and sports programmes and current-affairs broadcasts.
FMX: Top Topics and International Experts on the Programme
Europe's largest and most important conference on digital entertainment and visualisation provides an insight into its high-calibre programme three months in advance: the focus is on new developments in stereo 3D, hybrid film and virtual humans.
NBC uses NVIDIA and Sportvision solutions in its Olympic coverage
As part of its coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, NBC is cooperating with US company Sportvision, which specialises in solutions for optimising televised sports broadcasts.
Film funding and more: New Nordmedia publications now available
Free books "Die Filme 2009", "Set & Breakfast" and the Nordmedia 2009 annual report are available / Provide comprehensive information on funded projects, locations, crews and funding
Submission deadline for the next German Animation Screenplay Award extended
German-language screenplays for feature-length animated films can still be submitted until March 5, 2010.
Dates for Digitalschnittmesse 2010 Confirmed
Seven locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
New premium solutions from Nanocosmos for encoding and streaming HD videos
Streaming goes 3D: Premiere for real-time video encoder – also for 3D stereoscopy
Max Planck software for film scenes promises greater realism and better 3D integration
New software is intended to help give computer-animated 3D films a realistic look more quickly and easily / Also new: "3D Scene Analysis" for integrating real objects into CG film scenes
“More for Less” Tour Berlin
In cooperation with the Canadian Embassy, Toon Boom Animation Inc. is inviting participants to a panel discussion in Berlin. Topic: development of the animation industry.
Joan Vogelesang, President and CEO, will present Toon Boom developments for the industrial and educational sectors as well as the opportunity to reduce costs with the technology. Francisco Del Cueto, CTO of Toon Boom, will present software solutions.
Who should attend?
- Animation artists
- Animation studios
- Educational institutions
- Students
- Participants from other industries who would like to integrate animation into marketing.
Refreshments will be provided.
One copy of Toon Boom Animate Pro worth US$2,000 will be raffled among the participants.
When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: Canadian Embassy, Leipziger Platz 17, 10117 Berlin
Red Bull Illume Image Quest: Final call for entries
The competition entry deadline is February 28. So far, 3,500 photographers have submitted 10,000 images on the theme of "action and adventure sports photography".
Sensational US opening for Shutter Island
Master director Martin Scorsese has every reason to celebrate: His new film SHUTTER ISLAND opened in US cinemas last weekend and, with box-office takings of 40.2 million dollars, gave him the best theatrical opening of his long career.
Colin Firth receives BAFTA Award for A SINGLE MAN
Colin Firth has been honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in the title role of A SINGLE MAN.
Bitfilm Festival 2010: Feature-film production in Wikipedia style
Call for filmmakers / Film financing and content voting via the internet
Tom Cruise is Agent Ethan Hunt again
The fourth instalment of the Mission Impossible action series, with which Tom Cruise as secret agent Ethan Hunt has already achieved major box-office success, opens worldwide on May 27, 2011.
Pix Mix Studio produces first European 3D commercial with Quantel equipment
The leading Portuguese studio used Pablo to edit the 3D commercial
NewsCam chooses Riedel Artist Intercom for SNG vehicle
Swiss SNG service provider NewsCam has expanded its four-camera HD-SNG with a Riedel Digital Artist Intercom Matrix.
SmokeForMac gets off to an excellent start
On December 15, 2009, a new era began for postproduction: Autodesk high-end technology was opened up to a broader market with Smoke for MAC OS X.
The trial version with unrestricted functionality was very well received and has already been downloaded more than 200 times in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Sony PROduction Awards winner in the DACH region receives HXR-NX5E
Sony responds to suggestions from the hackermovies community and increases the prize
Premiere of portable G-Tech hard drives for creatives
G-Technology from HITACHI expands G-DRIVE portfolio with new portable hard drives
Lighting workshop
Never enough time, too few hands, too much equipment...and still set good lighting?
Company anniversary at DVS - 25 years of “Passion for Perfection”
For a quarter of a century, DVS has supplied the film industry with cutting-edge technology from Hanover – and can look back on a history full of innovations and international success in postproduction and broadcast
Book presentation: Filming HD with a DSLR
Achieving the perfect film look in HD and Full HD with a DSLR camera is the subject of Helmut Kraus's book.
New television studio from Hamburg for Saudi TV
Saudi TV 1 has commissioned the workshops of Studio Hamburg Media Consult International (MCI) GmbH to build a new studio set for its sports programmes.
BR takes the next step towards HD
Bayerischer Rundfunk equips its graphics and design departments with 18 Sony PVM-L2300 23-inch Full HD LCD monitors
Combined expertise for the film industry
Partnership between DFG and European Film Bonds will be presented at the Berlinale.
Spider-Man in 3D in summer
From July 3, 2012, Spider-Man will swing into cinemas worldwide in 3D, announced Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution.
Sony builds the world’s first 3D outside-broadcast vehicle
Sky will use the new vehicle to present live events in 3D to its subscribers in the United Kingdom later this year.
Landshut Short Film Festival - new entry record
Around 700 films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland were entered for the preselection of the 11th Landshut Short Film Festival, a new record.
Visitor rush at skiing events
Stuttgart-based Screen Visions accompanies winter-sports athletes with 300 square metres of high-resolution video material
Honey on the screen – director Semih Kapanoglu at ARRI Cologne
"Bal", a co-production between Turkish Kaplan Film Yapim and German Heimatfilm GmbH + Co KG (responsible co-producers: Johannes Rexin and Bettina Brokemper), was shot in Turkey on 35mm four-perforation from July to September 2009 with funding from Filmstiftung NRW and Eurimages (cinematography: Baris Özbicer).
Application phase for film degree programme at ifs Cologne under way
Information event on film studies for interested parties and potential applicants takes place on 26.02.
Sony Professional launches camcorder service initiative
Extended warranty and Prime Support for many camcorders
MCI renews ZDF playout
Studio Hamburg MCI received the general-contractor order from ZDF to renew playout at the Mainz-Lerchenberg broadcasting centre.
Quantel accelerates tapeless workflow with XDCAM
Immediate access to recorded material and efficient file transfer with Essence Driver or sQ Load.
Plans to market completely new 3D products
JVC KENWOOD and RealD enter a partnership in professional 3D imaging
LOST (Season 6) - in the German iTunes Store just one day after US broadcast
'Hot from the US' - Since yesterday evening, both parts of the first episode (a double episode) of the final season of the hit series LOST, winner of a Golden Globe and eight Emmys, have been available for download from the German iTunes Store.
Disney productions on course for the Oscars
Disney/Pixar's tenth animated hit has just ascended to the heights of film history! As the first animated film, UP was nominated for an Oscar by the Academy Award jury in the categories "Best Animated Film" and the premier category "Best Picture".
Change of release date: Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray will be released on 6 April 2010
Winner of 17 Oscars, The Lord of the Rings trilogy has become one of the most successful adventure epics of all time, not least due to its powerful, breathtaking imagery. With the first release of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu-ray on 06 April 2010 (previously 09 April 2010)
Peter Jackson's visual masterpiece will once again provide a very special home entertainment experience.
With Quantel sQServer technology, WDR launches “Sportschau” into the HD era
Just in time for the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on February 12, 2010, which officially launches HDTV broadcasting on the public-service channels ARD and ZDF, the HD era is now beginning for "Sportschau".
BPM delivers 100th XDCAM HD422 camcorder
BPM Broadcast & Professional Media GmbH has delivered the 100th camcorder in Sony's XDCAM HD422 series
HDTV as a major opportunity for competitors in the television market
65 percent of German television viewers show strong interest in HDTV offerings.
New SANYO ultra-wide-angle projector premieres at ISE 2010
At Integrated Systems Europe, which begins tomorrow in Amsterdam, SANYO Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH is presenting a new highlight from this year's Business & Education product range: with the PLC-WL2500, the company presents its new specialist for short distances and small rooms.