AICE has just issued its Call for Entries for the 2017 AICE Awards. The international postproduction trade association’s annual competition will celebrate its 16th anniversary as it recognizes creative and craft excellence in a wide variety of categories. The AICE Awards presentation is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2017, and will be held at Capitale, the soaring event space located on The Bowery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
The deadline for entries is Monday, February 6, 2017. Full descriptions of categories and entry requirements can be found here.
The 2017 AICE Awards will welcome entries for editorial excellence in product categories such as automotive, technique categories such as comedy or performance and genre categories such as music video. It also includes craft categories for original music composition, audio mixing, sound design, color grading, graphic design and visual effects, and recognizes the best work emanating from its local chapters with Best of Chapter awards. Each presentation culminates with a Best of Show winner, which was presented at the 2016 Show to VFX supervisor and lead Flame artist Andy Rafael Barrios of a52 for his work on a TV spot for Honda.
The neoclassical landmark that houses Capitale originally opened in 1895 as The Bowery Savings Bank, designed by the renowned architect Stanford White. Adorned with Corinthian columns, Venetian glass, marble mosaic floors and 65-foot ceilings, it underwent a million-dollar renovation in 2013.
“We’ve continued to evolve the AICE Awards with each passing year to reflect the changing scope of work our members are doing,” said Rachelle Madden, AICE executive director, “and we’ll be announcing some new entry categories soon. The AICE Awards are an important way to underscore the value independent postproduction companies provide their clients. We’ve always held that the most creative people in our industry–and the best creative thinking–are found at independent shops. Our annual awards celebrates this creativity and ingenuity.”
The 2017 presentation will also honor the latest inductee to the AICE Hall of Fame and recognize the winners of “The Lev,” the Grand Prizes in the associations’ International Camp Kuleshov trailer competition for assistants. Members of AICE’s New York Chapter Board are hosting the event.
India’s legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies at age 90
Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a new wave cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after suffering from chronic kidney disease. He was 90.
His contribution to cinema was recognized as a director, editor and screenwriter. He was also credited with a new genre of filmmaking.
Benegal passed away on Monday at Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital, and his cremation will take place on Tuesday, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, citing his daughter Piya.
"Benegal had been suffering from chronic kidney disease for several years but it had gotten very bad. That's the reason for his death," Piya said.
Many paid tribute to the legendary filmmaker on social media platform X.
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt wrote that Benegal told stories without pretense. "They were raw and real, about the struggles of ordinary people. His films had craft and conviction."
"Deeply saddened by the passing of Shyam Benegal, whose storytelling had a profound impact on Indian cinema. His works will continue to be admired by people from different walks of life," India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
He was a mentor to top Indian actors, including Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Om Puri who made their mark in Bollywood's popular cinema as well.
"I have lost my foster father, a man to whom I owe more than I can say," posted Naseeruddin Shah.
"Shyam Benegal was not just a legend; he was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations," said actor Manoj Bajpayee.
Benegal came into the limelight in the 1970s, with a series of films that challenged mainstream Bollywood. His films Ankur (1974), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), and Bhumika (1977)... Read More