The innovation motion capture studio will occupy The Bottle Yard's Tank House 3 and will be devoted to to providing world leading research expertise in visual computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, sports, rehabilitation, biomechanics, creative production and technical skills.
FOCUS, The Meeting Place for International Production, will return in December 2020 in a digital format for its sixth edition. The usual 2 day live event will be expanded to three days for the virtual edition and will run 15-17 December. FREE Registration is now open.
The Advertising Association, the IPA and ISBA are collaborating on their first joint industry conference - RESET 2021- to take place on January 28, 2021. The event marks the beginning of a critical year for UK advertising and will look at how the industry can support the UK’s social and economic recovery, how it deals with the repercussions of COVID-19 and how it can deliver on the mission to rebuild public trust in advertising.
The agreement between Abu Dhabi Film Commission and Israel Film Fund has a special focus on promoting tolerance through the medium of film and television production. The partners have agreed on an agenda consisting of four key initiatives: bilateral workshops, training and education, the International Film Lab and a regional film festival.
Filmmakers returned to work on May 7 as soon as audio-visual production was given the go ahead by the Czech authorities under self-regulatory guidelines. Domestic projects were the first to return to set, and then in June several international projects began shoots.
With an all-female jury, the winning entries show clients and interested parties which work resonates with the world’s most powerful consumers as studies show that women make up to 80% of all purchasing decisions globally. 147 entries made the shortlist, with ten entrants from the UK making the CUT.
The sixth edition of its intensive workshop and think-tank for projects that are suitable for collaboration between Europe and China is going ahead. The call for entries is open until Wednesday 23 September, 2020.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia doubled as Singapore for the adaptation of JG Farrell’s 1978 novel set during the period of the battle of Singapore in World War II. The miniseries was written and adapted by Oscar winner Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liasons) who was present on set during the filming in Malaysia.