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    ASC names 2014 Student Heritage Awards nominees

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    HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --

    The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has chosen 12 student filmmakers from 10 U.S. film schools as nominees in the 2014 ASC Linwood Dunn Student Heritage Awards. The awards are designed to showcase the artistic abilities of the next generation of filmmakers, with a focus on their cinematography skills. Winners will be announced June 14.

    The nominees are (listed alphabetically):

    Undergraduate category:
        Freddy Domini Alcantara of City College of New York for HARVARD ON HUDSON
        Harper Alexander of University of North Carolina School of the Arts for STARLIGHT
        Jackson Eagan of Ithaca College, Roy H. Park School of Communications for DOOR TO DOOR
        Jeanpaul Isaacs of Rutgers University for ACROSS DYSTOPIA
        Mike Reyes of Art Center College of Design for HERO SANDWICH
        Arden Tse of Loyola Marymount University for THE IMPERFECT METHOD

    Graduate category:
        Matthew Edwards of University of Southern California for VICIOUS
        Wesley Hunt of American University for AMONG THE LOST
        Guy Pooles of the American Film Institute for DIRTY LAUNDRY
        Doug Potts of Chapman University for ANDRE FOSTER

    Documentary category:
        Matthew Blake of Chapman University for FOREST KEEPERS
        Benjamin Mullinkosson of Chapman University with THE PINK HELMET POSSE

    The ASC Student Heritage Awards were established to inspire the next generation of cinematographers and to help them pursue their dreams. It is re-named annually in celebration and memory of an extraordinary ASC member. This year's Heritage Award is dedicated to the memory of Linwood Dunn, ASC. Twice elected ASC president, Dunn was also a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in two different branches, and was instrumental in the formation of the Academy's Visual Effects branch. His many accolades include an Oscar for visual effects in 1949 for the original Mighty Joe Young, the Academy’s prestigious Gordon E. Sawyer Award, and the ASC Presidents Award. Always keenly interested in technology, Dunn was an inventor at heart and a true filmmaking pioneer; his innovations include the first zoom lens and the first optical printer. At age 93, he was involved in the development of digital projection. The Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood was named for his contributions to the motion picture industry.

    To reach this stage, eligible students must be in undergraduate or graduate school or have graduated within the past year. A dedicated jury of ASC cinematographers carefully views all entries and their voting determines the nominees.




    A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law

    Thursday, November 28, 2024
    A teenager uses his mobile phone to access social media, Sydney, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image VIA AP)

    A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law.

    The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts.

    The Senate passed the bill 34 votes to 19. The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the legislation 102 votes to 13.

    The House has yet to endorse opposition amendments made in the Senate. But that is a formality since the government has already agreed they will pass.

    The platforms will have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.

    The amendments bolster privacy protections. Platforms would not be allowed to compel users to provide government-issued identity documents including passports or driver's licenses, nor could they demand digital identification through a government system.

    The House is scheduled to pass the amendments on Friday. Critics of the legislation fear that banning young children from social media will impact the privacy of users who must establish they are older than 16.

    While the major parties support the ban, many child welfare and mental health advocates are concerned about unintended consequences.

    Sen. David Shoebridge, from the minority Greens party, said mental health experts agreed that the ban could dangerously isolate many children who used social media to find support.

    "This policy will hurt vulnerable young people the most, especially in regional communities and especially the LGBTQI community, by cutting them off," Shoebridge told the... Read More

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