Encore, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has added a new facility in Vancouver, BC, further expanding its established network of postproduction facilities dedicated to serving television clientele. The Vancouver operation joins Encore locations in Hollywood and New York, as well as sister Deluxe television facility Level 3 in Burbank, Calif. These facilities share a common network that allows them to share media seamlessly, maximizing efficiency and capacity.
“British Columbia has been a major television production center for many years,” said Bill Romeo, sr. VP of Television for Deluxe. “In fact, British Columbia is the fourth largest center for film and television production in all of North America.” He cited Encore’s post infrastructure, resources and talent as a natural fit for the market.
Encore is simultaneously expanding its VFX for television services—known for work on shows as FOX/NBC’s House, ABC’s GCB and Castle, and DreamWorks Television’s The River–to Vancouver. The VFX division of Encore in Vancouver will be headed up by visual effects supervisor Ivan Hayden who has some 15 years of experience, most recently having run Warner Bros. Television’s in-house visual effects studio for their hit series Supernatural. Hayden will report to Tom Kendall, VP of VFX for Television at Deluxe.
Encore in Vancouver is located in a single complex that includes Deluxe’s already established postproduction facility and the local site of Deluxe’s feature film and commercial visual effects facility, Method Studios. Encore’s Vancouver location is currently working on CULT, a pilot for the CW.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.
The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.
He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More