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• Toronto Film Festival Adds 19 Canadian Films, 9 of Them Directed by Women

  Monday August 27th 2018

  New films from Canadian filmmakers Denys Arcand, Maxime Giroux, Jennifer Baichwal and Bruce Sweeney have been added to 2018 Toronto International Film Festival lineup, which announced its slate of Canadian films on Wednesday. Nine of the films are directed by women, fsix are debut features and 14 are world premieres. Canadian[…]

• ARRI makes ARRIRAW available for AMIRA

  Thursday August 23rd 2018

  ARRI is enabling owners and operators of AMIRA cameras to record in ARRIRAW. The change will involve the installation of the new Software Update Package SUP 5.3, and the purchase of a license. It will give cinematographers the option to record ARRIRAW 2.8K up to 48fps, which increases the versatility[…]

• Why Hollywood franchises like ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Star Wars’ treat London as a second home

  Wednesday August 22nd 2018

  When Tom Cruise rushes to the peak of the iconic rooftop of the Tate Modern in “Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” it’s not just one of the film’s many thrilling action set pieces, it’s also a prime showcase for Hollywood’s latest home away from home. As U.S. film production continues to[…]

• TCA 2018: Netflix’s Cindy Holland says ‘taste communities’ help drive programming

  Wednesday August 15th 2018

  Netflix’s proprietary algorithms are some of the most tightly guarded corporate secrets since the formula for Coca-Cola. On Sunday, the streaming service shed a little bit of light on the “taste communities” that help guide many of its decisions about programming and user recommendations. Cindy Holland, who serves as vice[…]