February 3, 2012
Racy ads for French movie about infidelity pulled
PARIS (AP) – What does it take to shock in the land of the Gallic shrug? The new movie Les Infideles may have the answer: ads that suggest adulterous oral sex.
The posters went up just Tuesday but are coming down Friday following a recommendation from France’s self-regulating advertising body, which received complaints.
One of the offending posters for the comedy of sketches about infidelity shows a man framed by a woman’s bare legs. The other shows the back of a woman’s head in front of a man’s waist with her hands reaching up to his chest.
The posters have drawn particular notice because the man in question is Jean Dujardin, an Academy Award-nominee for “The Artist.” French newspapers even mused Friday that the stunt could cost him the Oscar.
Technicolor Acquires the Activities of Digital Post-production Specialist Duboi
Paris (France) — Following the Jan. 20, 2012 ruling by the Tribunal de Commerce in Nanterre, France, Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) Friday said its acquisition of the activities and skills in visual post-production, color and colorization of the French company Duboi.
The transaction, which covers 12 employees, completes the purchase of the post-production and digital conversion activities of the Quinta Industries group. As described in a press release dated January 20, 2012, the operation includes the acquisition of the activities of ADJ (Auditoriums de Joinville), SIS (Société Industrielle de Sonorisation) and ScanLab.
These operations involve a total transfer to 54 employees, including skills and experts highly-esteemed within the film industry.
By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Clear Channel is giving Madonna all its luvin’.
The radio giant announced plans Friday to premiere the 53-year-old pop star’s new single “Give Me All Your Luvin'” and its music video across Clear Channel radio stations, electronic billboards and online venues. Clear Channel, which owns 850 stations nationwide, estimated the promotional campaign would reach more than 150 million people around the world.
Beginning on Friday morning, “Give Me All Your Luvin'” is scheduled to premiere simultaneously across 95 radio stations and on more than 1,600 digital billboards in the United States, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, Belgium, Finland and the United Kingdom, as well as on demand at iHeartRadio.com, Clear Channel’s customized online radio service.
“This first-of-its-kind multimedia premiere with Madonna demonstrates the unequalled scope and strength of the entire Clear Channel platform – a range and depth that enables us to work with the most talented and creative artists in the world to develop truly groundbreaking promotional opportunities,” said Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel, in a statement.
The Material Girl push is the latest multimedia endeavor from Clear Channel, which organized a two-day concert in Las Vegas last year that featured the likes of Jay-Z and Lady Gaga and announced last month that it was taking a minority stake in the production company of “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, who produces E!’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”
Madonna is expected to perform “Give Me All Your Luvin'” and three other tunes at her Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday in Indianapolis. Her new album “MDNA” is set to be released in March.
Music video for Madonna’s Give Me All Your Luvin’ single, featuring M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. Directed by Megaforce.
Hercher named new managing director at Band Pro Munich GmbH
BURBANK, CA – Rainer Hercher, formerly Business Development Manager at Band Pro Munich GmbH, will take on the job of Managing Director effective February 1. Band Pro Munich GmbH is a subsidiary of Band Pro Film & Digital, Inc., headquartered in Burbank, California.
Prior to joining Band Pro Munich in February of 2011, Hercher was co-founder and Managing Director of Berlin-based Camelot Broadcast Services GmbH. Camelot specialized in high-end video equipment for broadcast, film and television, offering one of the largest selections in Berlin. Before starting Camelot, Hercher worked as a cameraman, covering events all over the world.
“With his wealth of real-world knowledge and executive experience, Rainer Hercher is a natural choice to take over the reins at Band Pro Munich,” said Amnon Band, President and CEO of Band Pro Film & Digital, Inc. “In this age of increased technical innovation it takes someone who knows both sides of the coin, product manufacturers and end users, to get the right equipment into the hands of those who need it.”
Hercher will be replacing outgoing Managing Director Gerhard Baier. After nearly 10 years as the head of Band Pro Munich, Baier stepped down on January 31 to pursue other opportunities in the production industry.
“Gerhard and Band Pro Munich were instrumental in helping Europe move into the world of HD production through their training seminars, workshops and technical demonstrations,” Hercher said. I look forward to continuing his tradition of working with the community through educational outreach and by continuing to provide the high-quality products that are pushing our industry forward.
“We have spent the last year traveling and demonstrating the new Leica Summilux-C lenses, which are beginning to deliver. Now Sony has released the F65 camera and we are building workshops to get cameramen and DITs up to speed on it as well.”
Band Pro Film & Digital, Inc. was founded in 1984 and has long been a leading provider of high-end digital cinema and television production equipment worldwide. The German subsidiary office in Munich opened in 2002 and serves the European and international markets.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker without credentials arrested at hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker was arrested at a House hearing Wednesday after trying to film the proceedings without the required media credentials.
Joshua Fox of Milanville, Pa., was led out of the room in handcuffs and charged by Capitol Police with unlawful entry.
Fox directed the anti-drilling documentary “Gasland,” which was nominated last year for an Oscar. Fox also is an activist who has spoken out against hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which was the subject of the House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee hearing.
Fracking takes place when large volumes of water, sand and chemicals are injected into wells to break up underground rock formations, allowing natural gas to escape.
The oil and gas industry has criticized Fox and his film for what they say is a sensationalized attack on fracking.
Democrats forced two votes, one to allow Fox to film the hearing and a second to recess the hearing for a week so that Fox could obtain credentials. Both motions were defeated on a party-line vote.
Committee Republicans issued a statement saying that committee rules state, “Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Galleries.”
“The individual removed was not accredited by the House Radio and TV Gallery and had refused to turn off his camera upon request by Capitol Police,” the statement added.
The hearing was available for viewing on the committee’s Internet site, which is routine practice for most congressional committees.
A Democrat on the committee, Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, said Republicans were trying to hide criticism of the Environmental Protection Agency.
She said, “If Republicans want to undermine the use of science at EPA they can’t hide it from the American people because they have a right to know.”
SXSW announces that ’21 Jump Street’ will premiere as its centerpiece
NEW YORK (AP) — The upcoming remaking of “21 Jump Street” will premiere as the centerpiece of Austin’s South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival.
The action-comedy stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in a big screen version of the 1980s Johnny Depp TV series. It will screen March 12 at SXSW, which runs March 9-17.
The conference also announced its closing film will be “Big Easy Express,” a documentary about a group of touring folk bands including Mumford & Sons.
SXSW earlier announced that “The Cabin in the Woods,” an anticipated horror film co-written by Joss Whedon, will open the festival.
On Wednesday, the festival announced its full slate of 130 features at SXSW 2012. Those were selected from a record 1,957 feature-length submissions.
Smithsonian honors Eastwood with Bicentennial Medal
By Brett Zongker
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is honoring Clint Eastwood for his six decades of work in American film, and the actor and director is cutting the ribbon to open a new theater to showcase film at the National Museum of American History.
On Wednesday, Eastwood will visit the museum to help dedicate the new Warner Bros. Theater as a new space to present the history of Hollywood. Warner Bros. Entertainment donated $5 million in 2010 to renovate the old Carmichael Auditorium into a modern theater with 3D projection capability.
On Friday, the museum will open a three-day film festival to highlight the work of Humphrey Bogart with free screenings of “Casablanca,” ”The Maltese Falcon” and other films.
The 81-year-old Eastwood will be awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his distinguished contributions.
Disney acquires a controlling stake in UTV
BURBANK, CA. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will acquire a controlling stake in UTV, India’s largest media and entertainment company.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Disney said the two companies plan to integrate their operations. The deal will help increase Disney’s reach in this key international market.
UTV is the leading television producer and broadcast network in India. It also produces movies and interactive media
Disney already has a footprint in the country as it owns India’s three leading children’s television networks. The deal will make the U.S. company India’s leading film studio as well. It plans to produce both UTV films and Disney-branded local films.
The companies earlier announced that UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala will become managing director of The Walt Disney Company India.
Shares of Disney fell 8 cents to $38.82 in after-hours trading.
Clear Channel takes minority stake in Ryan Seacrest Media
By Ryan Nakashima, Business Writer
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Radio broadcasting giant Clear Channel is breaking into the TV production business.
The company announced Tuesday that it is taking a minority stake in the production company of “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest.
Ryan Seacrest Media produces “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and other spin-offs involving the celebrity family. Its other shows include “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.”
In a separate deal, Clear Channel is joining with its majority investors, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, in committing $300 million to work with Seacrest’s company to identify, acquire and develop innovative media companies.
At an All Things D conference Tuesday, Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman said the new venture will aim to break into the TV production market and use Clear Channel’s massive radio network to help promote the shows.
He said the same formula helped launch the Fox network in the late 1980s.
“Their secret weapon was they used radio to promote their new shows,” Pittman said. “So today, why can’t we use our own advertising for Ryan’s shows and give them a lift?”
Seacrest will remain majority owner of his company, which will keep producing shows for network and studio partners such as Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal.
“We aim to build Ryan Seacrest Media into a leading multimedia company with diversified assets and interests,” Seacrest said in a statement. “The entertainment industry is thriving with innovation more than ever before.”
The announcement is the latest move by Clear Channel to spread its reach into forms of distribution beyond its more than 850 radio stations and network of outdoor billboards.
Last year, Clear Channel Radio, a subsidiary of CC Media Holdings Inc., launched the online radio service iHeart Radio to compete with market leader Pandora Media Inc. In mid-January, Clear Channel Radio changed its corporate name to Clear Channel Media and Entertainment.
Pittman has said the company aims to reach audiences in all formats and devices.
Since joining Clear Channel with a personal $5 million investment in November 2010, Pittman has tried to expand the company’s reach beyond traditional radio. Pittman was named CEO of CC Media Holdings in October. Previously, he was CEO of MTV Networks and chief operating officer of what is now AOL Inc.,
The company was taken private in 2008 by Thomas H. Lee and Bain but has struggled under the debt load created by the acquisition. The company’s long-term debt reached about nearly $20 billion at the end of September.
Young Lions Design Competition launches
CANNES, France- Cannes Lions announce the addition of the Young Lions Design Competition to the 2012 International Festival of Creativity, taking place from June 17-23.
The new competition will see teams of two briefed to work on a special project on behalf of the client, either a charity or non-profit organization. Given just 24 hours, teams will be required to deliver a brand identity for the project which may be fictional or real depending on the appointed client. Within the allotted time competitors must produce a logo/brand identity, a 150-word description of how the brand identity fits the brief and a 150-word description of how the brand would evolve.
The competition is open to young graphic designers, web designers, retail designers, product designers and other specialized design roles. Competitors will be welcomed from design agencies and advertising agencies and should be 28 years old or under.
The Young Lions Design Competition will see competitors briefed on June 17, with the competition taking place on June 18. Entries will be judged by the Design Lions Jury. The winners of the competition will be announced and presented with their medals at the Press, Design, Radio and Cyber Lions Awards Ceremony taking place on June 20, in Cannes, France.
The Young Lions Design competition will sit alongside the existing Print, Cyber, Media, Film and Marketers competitions. With a dedicated Young Lions Zone providing networking opportunities, other festival activities for the young in Cannes include a series of master classes given by high-profile speakers, The Cannes Creative Academy for Young Marketers and the newly-launched Young Creative Academy, details of which will be released soon.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is now open for delegates and entries. Submissions and registrations can be made via the website, www.canneslions.com.
UK lifts ban on film after 23 years
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — The only movie ever banned in Britain for blasphemy was finally approved for distribution Tuesday, 23 years after it was outlawed.
The experimental short film “Visions of Ecstasy” features scenes of Jesus being seduced on the cross and became a free-speech cause celebre after Britain’s film censors refused to give it a rating, a requirement for legal distribution.
The British Board of Film Classification ruled in 1989 that a fantasy scene in which the Spanish mystic St. Teresa of Avila sexually caresses Christ’s body could constitute blasphemous libel. The board judged that cutting out the potentially blasphemous material would shorten the 19-minute film by half, so they refused to approve it.
The movie, directed by Nigel Wingrove, became a rallying point for anti-censorship activists, and Wingrove fought the ban all the way to the European Court of Human Rights, which upheld the British decision in 1996.
Wingrove — dubbed “Britain’s answer to Hustler publisher Larry Flynt” by London’s Evening Standard newspaper — went on to found film distribution companies specializing in erotic gothic horror. He also has created artwork for the band Cradle of Filth and manages a burlesque group.
Blasphemy was abolished as an offense in 2008 and on Tuesday the film board gave Wingrove’s film an “18” rating, meaning it may be viewed by adults.
The board acknowledged the film would be “deeply offensive to some viewers,” but was unlikely to cause harm.
“In the absence of any breach of U.K. law and the lack of any credible risk of harm, as opposed to mere offensiveness, the board has no sustainable grounds on which to refuse a classification to ‘Visions Of Ecstasy’ in 2012,” it said in a statement.
Wingrove welcomed the decision and said the ban had been a setback to his career.
“It was my second self-financing film and had it not been banned I would have continued to make films, but that all got knocked sideways and had a huge impact on my career,” he said.
“I don’t believe it should have been banned in the first place. No one in the church thought it was blasphemous. Some believed it could be viewed as offensive but that it fell well short of blasphemy,” he added.
Berlin festival starts the major European film festivals of 2012
By Geir Moulson
BERLIN (AP) — A new movie from Billy Bob Thornton and a turn as Marie Antoinette by Diane Kruger will rub shoulders with offerings from Asia to Africa at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
Organizers on Tuesday presented the program for the event, the first of the year’s major European film festivals, which runs February 9-19.
Outside the main competition, highlights include Meryl Streep being honored for her lifetime achievement; Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, the Bosnian war movie “In the Land of Blood and Honey”; and documentaries and discussions on the Arab world in the wake of the past year’s upheaval.
“There are a lot of films in this festival about changes happening in the world,” festival director Dieter Kosslick said.
The competition for the festival’s top Golden Bear award opens with French director Benoit Jacquot’s “Farewell My Queen,” a drama centering on the drama inside the queen’s palace as the French Revolution broke out, and starring Kruger as Marie Antoinette.
Thornton both directs and stars in “Jayne Mansfield’s Car,” a 1960s drama that also features John Hurt, Robert Duvall and Kevin Bacon.
Other entries range from Indonesian director Edwin’s “Postcards From The Zoo,” the story of a girl raised by a giraffe keeper, to “Caesar Must Die,” from Italian brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, following an effort to stage a Shakespeare play at a Rome prison.
Last year’s Golden Bear went to Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s “A Separation,” which also swept the festival’s acting awards and has been nominated for an Oscar in the foreign-language category this year.
Farhadi is a member of the eight-member jury that will choose this year’s winners. Led by British director Mike Leigh, it also includes actor Jake Gyllenhaal; photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn; French director Francois Ozon; and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Michael Apted elected DGA Secretary-Treasurer
LOS ANGELES — DGA President Taylor Hackford announced the results of a series of elections that took place at yesterday’s National Board Meeting.
Former DGA President Michael Apted, who had been appointed to fill the position of Secretary-Treasurer when Gil Cates passed away last fall, was elected Secretary-Treasurer by the DGA’s National Board of Directors at the regularly-scheduled board meeting yesterday.
Board Alternate Jon Favreau was elected to fill Apted’s board seat, and Todd Holland was elected to fill Favreau’s alternate board seat.
After many years of Guild service, Ed Sherin, who was named DGA Honorary Life Member at Saturday’s DGA Awards, announced that he was resigning his seat on the National Board. Sherin served as National Vice President, Second Vice President and National Board Member for many years and dedicated himself to protecting and advocating on behalf of his fellow DGA members, especially those based on the East Coast. Jace Alexander was elected to fill his board seat.
American Society of Cinematographers to honor Harrison FordLOS ANGELES – Harrison Ford will receive the ASC 2012 Board of Governors Award. Ford will be honored during the 26th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards gala on February 12 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom.
Ford earned an Academy Award® nomination in 1986 for his compelling role as John Book in Witness. In 2000, the American Film Institute bestowed him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to receiving four nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press for his roles in Sabrina (1996), The Fugitive (1994), The Mosquito Coast (1987), and Witness, Ford was revered by the organization with the 2002 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes.
Ford’s Hollywood career was launched by his portrayal of Bob Falfa in George Lucas’ American Graffiti (1973). Four years later, he landed the now-legendary role of Han Solo in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. In 1981, Ford brought Indiana Jones to screens for Steven Spielberg in Raiders of the Lost Ark. His many other credits include, Apocalypse Now, The Empire Strikes Back, Blade Runner, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Fugitive, Sabrina, Air Force One, Extraordinary Measures, Morning Glory, and Cowboys & Aliens. Several of these movies represent some of the highest-grossing films by year.
Ford is currently preparing for a role in Ender’s Game, the film adaptation of the popular alien invasion sci-fi novel, and he will star in 42 as Branch Rickey, the Major League Baseball executive who helped shatter baseball’s color barrier by making Jackie Robinson the first African-American player in MLB.
The ASC Board of Governors Award is given annually to an individual who has made extraordinary achievements to advancing the art and craft of filmmaking. Previous recipients include Julia Roberts, Warren Beatty, Francis Ford Coppola, Sally Field, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Sydney Pollack, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
“Many of our members who have collaborated with Harrison Ford were inspired by his extraordinary talent,” says ASC President Michael Goi. “His presence on set raises the bar for everyone in the cast and crew.”
Radio Mercury Awards announces Bill Ludwig as 2012 Chief JudgeNEW YORK –Chairman and CEO of Campbell Ewald, Bill Ludwig, will serve as the 2012 Chief Judge for the 21st annual Radio Mercury Awards.
Throughout Ludwig’s creative career he was responsible for developing several campaigns and now leads the agency with a roster featuring many of the most recognized brands in advertising including General Motors, OnStar, Alltel Wireless, Kaiser Permanente, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Postal Service. Ludwig is a member of the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement, serves on the Ad Council’s Board of Directors and has served as the Radio Mercury Award Chief Judge in 2002.
“As the media landscape continues to evolve, brands are using radio in new and innovative ways to make a very personal connection with the consumer,” said Ludwig. “These groundbreaking ideas are those we look forward to recognizing this year.”
The 2012 Call for Entry is open for submissions. Prizes will be awarded in the Agency Production, Radio Station Produced, Student, PSA, Spanish Language, Radio Campaign, Integrated Campaign, and Best of Show. New to this year’s awards, a Radio Innovation prize will also be awarded. This new award will seek creative ahead of the curve, out-of-the-box revolutionary radio work.
For more information on the Radio Mercury Awards, log onto www.radiomercuryawards.com.
IMAX to expand in India
NEW YORK (AP) — IMAX will install its giant movie screens and digital sound systems in four more theaters in India as part of an expansion in one of the world’s biggest film markets.
The agreement announced Monday will bring the IMAX screens to new movie complexes operated in India by SPI Cinemas Private Limited.
IMAX now has installed or reached deals to install its equipment in 13 theaters in India, which produces more than 1,000 films annually. India has become so immersed in film that its hub of movie production, Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), is known as “Bollywood.”
“This agreement puts us in position to consider the local release of Bollywood films, which will be key to the success and growth of IMAX in this strategically important region of world,” said IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond.
IMAX screens command higher ticket prices, prodding more movie theater complexes to install them in recent years.
As of Sept. 30, there were 583 IMAX theaters in 48 countries.
Shares of IMAX Corp. edged up 6 cents to $20.91 in Monday’s early afternoon trading.
TV comedy director John Rich dies at 86
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television director John Rich, who won an Emmy Award for the memorable “All in the Family” scene showing Sammy Davis Jr. planting a kiss on Archie Bunker, has died in Los Angeles at 86.
Rich also won an Emmy for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
Directors Guild of America (DGA) spokeswoman Sahar Moridani tells the Los Angeles Times that Rich died Sunday morning at his Los Angeles home after a brief illness. There are no other details.
Rich’s 50-year Hollywood career included “I Married Joan,” ”Our Miss Brooks,” ”Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza.” He also directed episodes or pilots of “The Twilight Zone,” ”Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” ”Gilligan’s Island,” ”The Brady Bunch,” ”Maude,” ”Good Times,” ”The Jeffersons,” ”Barney Miller” and “Newhart.”
Taylor Hackford, president of the DGA, made the following statement upon learning of the passing of John Rich:
“We are deeply saddened to learn today of the passing of John Rich. A legendary figure in the history of TV comedy, John tirelessly served our Guild for nearly six decades. He directed some of the most beloved classics of all time and his skills as a television director were unsurpassed, but no matter how busy and successful his career was, John always made time for the DGA.
“No one who ever sat in a meeting with John will ever forget his stories about the early days of the Guild or his lovably salty sense of humor,” said Hackford. “John began making an impact in the Guild from the very first time he attended a meeting of what was then the Screen Directors Guild. At that meeting, he had the chutzpah to point out that of the illustrious members – including Capra, Stevens, Wyler and Hitchcock – who had convened to elect a board of directors, none had ever worked in television. And the very next day — John got a call that they had appointed him — this brash young television wunderkind, as an alternate member of the new board. And once he began serving the Guild, he never stopped, with more than 50 years on the National Board and Western Directors Council, and even after his retirement continued serving as the Chairman of the Directors Guild Foundation.
“But what we’ll remember the most is his dedication to defending the economic and creative rights of our members, pushing for the merger of the Screen Directors Guild and Radio & Television Directors Guild, establishing the Pension Plan and serving on almost every Negotiations Committee since 1960,” Hackford continued. “We’ll always be grateful to have had the benefit of his formidable presence, his outspoken nature and his years of experience that came from leading and supporting the Guild in some of its most important moments. Our hearts go out to his wife Pat and his family at this difficult time.”
Producer Credits Determined for 2011 Best Picture Nominee “The Tree of Life”
Beverly Hills, CA — Producer credits for 84th Academy Awards Best Picture nominee “The Tree of Life” have been determined by the Producers Branch Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The official nominees for the film are Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill.
Academy rules allow for no more than three producers to be nominated and to potentially receive Oscar statuettes. The executive committee called a meeting to determine if “The Tree of Life” represented a “rare and extraordinary circumstance,” as described by the rules, and if any additional producer would be eligible. The committee determined that Green, Pohlad, Gardner and Hill functioned as genuine producers of the film and would be cited in the nomination.
Producers for the eight other motion pictures nominated in the Best Picture category — “The Artist,” “The Descendants,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “The Help,” “Hugo,” “Midnight in Paris,” “Moneyball” and “War Horse” — were announced on January 24 and remain unchanged.
The NAB to induct Garry Marshall into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Broadcasters announced that Garry Marshall, legendary Hollywood actor, director, writer and producer, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the 2012 NAB Show Television Luncheon, sponsored by Wide Orbit, on Monday, April 16. NAB Show, held in Las Vegas, is the annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms.
Known for creating the television classics Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and Mork & Mindy, Marshall began his career in the entertainment industry as a joke writer for comedians before signing on as a writer for NBC’s The Tonight Show featuring Jack Paar. Marshall’s staged musical of Happy Days is currently running in Italy.
In the 1960s, Marshall wrote for the Dick Van Dyke Show, The Joey Bishop Show, The Danny Thomas Show and The Lucy Show. He also helped adapt Neil Simon’s play, The Odd Couple, into a successful television series in 1970.
An accomplished actor, Marshall appeared on the CBS comedy Murphy Brown, as well as the movies Soap Dish, Lost in America, Never Been Kissed, Orange County, Keeping Up With The Steins, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and A League of Their Own. He is the director of the hit movies Nothing in Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine’s Day, The Princess Diaries and New Year’s Eve.
Marshall is the recipient of several awards, including the TV Land Legend Award, the American Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, the Publicist Guild Motion Picture Showmanship Award for Film and Television and the Writers Guild of America’s Valentine Davies Award. Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983.
Eastwood and Radin to be recognized by SOC with Lifetime Achievement Awards
HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Society of Camera Operators announces the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards to be held Sunday, February 19th, 2012 at the Leonard Goldenson Theater at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, California.
The Governors Award for Lifetime Achievement will be presented to Clint Eastwood in recognition of his lifetime of creative contributions and advancement to the art and craft of cinema.
Phil Radin, Executive VP Marketing, Panavision, Inc. will receive The President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The Lifetime Achievement as Camera Operator Award will go to Paul Babin, SOC. Beginning his credited work as a camera operator in 1987, Babin has operated on motion picture blockbusters including Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Magnolia and The Soloist as well as numerous television hits.
For Lifetime Achievement as Camera Technician, the SOC has selected Zoran Veselic. Beginning in 1979, Veselic has been a camera technician for many major feature films including Moneyball, The Muppets, Men in Black, Spider-Man and Up in the Air.
The Lifetime Achievement as Mobile Camera Platform Operator goes to Harry Rez. Starting with credited work in 1973, Rez has a resume filled with successful feature films and television programs including Doogie Howser, M.D., Providence and Nashville.
Andrew Cooper, SMPSP will receive the Lifetime Achievement as Stills Photographer award. Since 1984, Cooper has built a portfolio of some of the industry’s most iconic images. His credits for Motion Picture Still Photographer include The Departed, Braveheart and War Horse.
The Historical Shot Award will be presented to George Richmond for his handheld shot in the scene titled, The Siege of Bexhill in the feature film, Children of Men.
The SOC’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service to the Motion Picture Industry will be presented to Sol Negrin, ASC. Negrin is leader of the IATSE Local 600, SOC supporter, and a film school professor at NYU and Five Towns College. He is known for his work on Kojak, The Patty Duke Show and Coming to America. The award will be presented to Sol by his son Michael Negrin, ASC.
The SOC will present two awards for Camera Operator of the Year. Nominees for the Feature Film Camera Operator of the Year are:
Will Arnot, SOC – The Help
Stephen Campanelli, SOC – J. Edgar
Mitch Dubin, SOC – War Horse
Peter Rosenfeld, SOC – Cowboys & Aliens
P. Scott Sakamoto, SOC – The Descendants
The Television Camera Operator of the Year nominees include:
Grayson Austin, SOC – Memphis Beat
Gregory P. Collier, SOC – Bones
Simon Jayes, SOC – True Blood
Andrew Mitchell, SOC – Glee
Chris Tufty, SOC – The Closer
To recognize Technical Achievement the SOC will award Thales Angenieux for the Optimo 15-40, 28-76, 45-120mm family of handheld zoom lenses and Herb Ault’s Grip Trix Shadow Tracker and Tracker XL Electric Powered Camera Platforms.
The SOC holds this annual Awards event in an effort to raise funds for the Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Each year the SOC donates the production of a film in conjunction with the Vision Center to help spread the word about a simple diagnostic tool to help prevent the tragedy of certain children’s eye diseases. The title and theme of this year’s SOC film presentation is Know The Glow.
