For the third year in a row, ARRI played host to the Cannes International Film Festival Director’s Fortnight Happy Hour events, bringing together directors, producers, cinematographers and industry professionals from around the world. The beautiful beach side location gave the perfect opportunity for guests to enjoy the view and meet the steadily growing ALEXA family; ALEXA Studio and ALEXA M.nnLater in the week the festival awarded Michael Haneke the top prize of the Palme d’Or for AMOUR, a film of love and death. Shot by Darius Khondji AFC, ASC, AMOUR was one of the first projects world-wide to capture with ARRI ALEXA in ARRIRAW.nnAlso captured with ALEXA was JAGTEN by Thomas Vinterberg who’s leading actor Mads Mikkelsen garnered the award for best actor along with cinematographer Charlotte Brus Christensen winning the Vulcain award for artist technician.nnDJECA, directed by Aida Bejic received the Special Distinction of Un Certain Regard, shot by Erol Zubcevic, captured with ALEXA and ARRI/Zeiss Master Prime lenses. In the Director’s Fortnight selection the SACD award went to CAMILLE REDOUBLE, directed by Noéme Lvovsky and shot by Jean Marc Fabre also captured with ALEXA.nnStephan Schenk, General Manager Business Unit Camera & DI systems at ARRI commented “We congratulate all the winners and nominees of this year’s awards. We are truly delighted so many of these amazing productions chose to shoot with the ARRI ALEXA and almost all the winners of the main competition where shot with ARRI film cameras. This year we celebrate our 95th anniversary and will endeavor to continue to provide leading-edge technology to enable filmmakers to tell their stories and create and capture their vision.nn
nnAbout ARRInWith headquarters located in Munich, Germany, Arnold and Richter Cine Technik (A&R) was founded in 1917 and is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of motion picture camera, digital intermediate (DI) and lighting equipment. The ARRI Group comprises a global network of subsidiaries, agents and representatives that covers all aspects of the film industry: design, engineering, production, equipment rental, turnkey lighting solutions, postproduction, film and sound laboratory services, and visual effects. Manufactured products include the groundbreaking ALEXA digital camera system, film cameras, professional camera accessories, cutting-edge LED lighting and DI solutions such as the ARRISCAN and archive tools. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognized ARRI’s engineers and their technical contributions with 18 Scientific and Engineering Awards. For locations and more information please visit www.arri.com.Franz Wieser +1 818 841 7070 (office) Contact Franz via email An Tran +1 818 841 7070 (office) Contact An via email
Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More