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    American Society of Cinematographers honors Student Heritage Award winners

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    Pictured at the 2023 ASC Student Heritage Awards are (l-r): Matthew Cheung, Armando Salas, ASC, Thomas Bolles, Craig Kief, ASC and Hannah Platzer (photo by Andrew Rogers) S
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    The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced the 2023 Student Heritage Awards winners. These three student filmmakers were chosen for demonstrating exceptional cinematography skills in their submitted work:

    • The Owen Roizman Student Heritage Award (Graduate Category) was given to Hannah Platzer from the American Film Institute for “Im Finstern.”
    • The George Spiro Dibie Heritage Award (Undergraduate Category) was presented to Thomas Bolles of Loyola Marymount University for “Drawn into Darkness.”
    • The Haskell Wexler Documentary Award to Matthew Cheung from Loyola Marymount for “Balancing Act.”

    The awards ceremony, sponsored by Sony, was held at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood, Calif.. ASC president Shelly Johnson introduced Student Awards co-chairs Crag Kief and Armando Salas who presented the winners with their awards.

    The Student Heritage awards are just one of many educational programs offered by the organization to support a new generation of talent in the early stages of their filmmaking careers.

    To be considered, a student’s undergraduate, graduate or documentary project is submitted and judged by an ASC blue-ribbon panel for demonstrating exceptional cinematographic skill.

    Many of those recognized by the ASC Student Heritage Award program since it was inaugurated in 1999 have gone on to have successful careers in filmmaking, including the Student Awards Committee co-chairs Kief and Salas, alongside other ASC members Matthew Clark, Nelson Cragg, Masanobu Takayanagi and Lisa Wiegand.

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    DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.

    The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively.

    The retreat by DirecTV this week may end a years-long effort by the company to acquire both Dish and Sling after it announced the bid in September.

    DirecTV was looking to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that included a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt. The deal was contingent on several factors, including regulatory approvals and bondholders writing off debt related to Dish.

    "While we believed a combination of DirecTV and Dish would have benefited all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because the proposed exchange terms were necessary to protect DirecTV's balance sheet and our operational flexibility," DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.

    The prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored, and reported talks resurfaced over the years. And the two almost merged more than two decades ago — but the Federal Communications Commission blocked the deal valued at the time at $18.5 billion deal, citing antitrust concerns.

    The pay-for-TV market has shifted significantly since. As more and more consumers tune into online streaming platforms, demand for more traditional satellite entertainment continues to shrink.

    DirecTV says that it will continue to invest in next-generation streaming platforms and offer new packaging options while integrating content from live TV alongside direct-to-consumer... Read More

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