New Initiative Addresses Digital Production
Matt Miller, President and CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), and Ed Ulbrich, newly-named President of the AICP Digital Chapter, and President, Commercial Division and EVP at Digital Domain, today announced the makeup of the inaugural AICP Digital Board. The Board members are: Justin Booth-Clibborn of Psyop (he will serve as Vice President of the Chapter); Paul Babb of Rhythm + Hues; Jake Banks of Stardust; Kevin Batten of Superfad; Javier Jimenez of Motion Theory; Chip Houghton of Imaginary Forces; Elizabeth Kiehner of Thornberg & Forester; Jason Mayo of Click 3X; and Danny Rosenbloom of Brand New School.
“AICP Digital was launched as the first-ever issues-based, national chapter of the organization,” said Miller. “This Board – which comprises a wide cross-section of companies – will be tasked with managing an agenda that fully addresses and represents the issues and concerns of our member companies producing content digitally.”
The Board has already convened, and launched three committees: Standards & Practices, which will include labor issues and business affairs concerns; Education and Technology; and Membership. Each Committee will be chaired by members of the Board and bring in members from the full Digital Chapter to begin addressing issues immediately. Members of the chapter were initially drawn from existing AICP members who operate in the digital production space; the membership committee will be, in part, tasked with identifying and recruiting potential new members.
“AICP Digital will help fill a void that has existed in the industry – namely, addressing the business issues that directly affect companies that produce digitally,” said Ulbrich. “We have a fantastic Board in place, and we’re all really excited about working together to create concrete solutions and best practices for our industry.”
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Asian World Film Festival Announces Dates, Opening and Closing Films, Special Programs, and Gala Awards Ceremony
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