The Hollywood Post Alliance–the trade association for the postproduction community–has announced a new craft award category for independent feature films at the 2012 HPA Awards.
The category, which will include three separate awards recognizing color grading, sound and editing, was conceived to recognize the community of postproduction professionals who work on independent feature films.
The HPA Awards, established in 2006, honor the innovative efforts of postproduction experts, artists and companies at work in the dynamic and crucial post arena.
The Awards encompass craft categories including: Outstanding Color Grading using a DI process for feature film, Outstanding Color Grading for television and commercials, and Outstanding Editing, Sound, and Compositing for feature film, television and commercials. Entries in this first-ever indie category in the HPA Awards are encouraged, with the hope that the category will take hold and become an important part of the Awards from this year on.
In addition to the craft categories, there are a handful of special awards bestowed during the HPA Awards including: the Engineering Excellence Award sponsored by NAB Show; HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production; Lifetime Achievement; and the Charles S. Swartz Award, which recognizes broad and lasting contributions to the industry.
“Our vision for the HPA Awards has always been about celebrating the high degree of creativity and craft throughout our entire industry,” said Leon Silverman, president of the Hollywood Post Alliance. “Creating a category specifically focused on the artistic, creative and technical excellence of independent films and filmmakers is a way to ensure that the important work being done within this community could be recognized and honored.”
Entries in the Independent Feature Film categories will be accepted through August 10, 2012. Eligible entries must have been accepted into and premiered at a film festival between September 7, 2011 and September 10, 2012, and must not have executed a distribution contract prior to being accepted at its premier film festival.
For complete guidelines and more information about the HPA Awards, log onto www.hpaawards.net.
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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