The Cinema Audio Society announced that beginning with the 53rd CAS Awards the organization will present the Outstanding Product Awards for both Production and Post-Production in order to honor products which enhance the daily lives of mixers.
“As chair of the Awards Committee for the CAS, I am very pleased that we have augmented the Technical Achievement Awards that have been awarded in the past into the Outstanding Product Awards as they more succinctly express the honor and the intention of these annual awards,” said CAS Board member Bob Bronow. “We couldn’t do what we do without so many amazing products that allow us to do our best work. It’s great so see them getting much-deserved recognition.”
These awards will honor products or workflows that have become very useful in the workplace, and are becoming established as essential tools for the mixing communities (production and post).
The Outstanding Product Awards will be voted on by the entire CAS membership and is open to products, updates and workflows that have been released within the previous two calendar years.
The 53rd CAS Awards will be presented in a sealed envelope ceremony Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza–Bunker Hill Ballroom, in downtown Los Angeles.
The CAS previously announced that production mixer John Pritchett, CAS would be honored with the CAS Career Achievement Award.
In addition to the Outstanding Product Awards and the CAS Student Recognition Award, the evening will also honor Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing in seven categories: Motion Pictures, Animated Motion Pictures, Documentary Motion Pictures, Television Movies and Mini- Series, Television Series-One Hour, Television Series-Half Hour, Television-Non-Fiction, Variety or Music Series or Specials.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More