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•FUTURE FORECASTER JANE MCGONIGAL TO KEYNOTE BOARDS SUMMIT> Things are heating up at Boards as we prepare for the return of what's grown to be the largest commercial production conference in the world, the Boards Summit, taking place Oct. 23-24 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square, NYC. This year, we're incredibly pleased to announce that David Rolfe, VP/Director of Integrated Production at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, will be our Chairperson. We've also just announced our keynote speaker, future forecaster and game designer Jane McGonigal, named by no less than the MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators changing the world through technology. Read more •BOARDS DIRECTORS TO WATCH 2008> Every year, the call for entries for our Directors To Watch feature triggers a deluge of reels from around the world, and this year was no exception. But in 2008, exciting new helmers can also be found within the vast expanses of the Internet, tucked away in the volumes of videos on YouTube or Daily Motion. Thus, we at Boards present our take on the best new directorial talent making the rounds today, as unearthed from hundreds of reels and the far corners of the online universe. And this year, we decided to get a little personal with our 20 picks, with probing (if perhaps a little irreverent) Q&As. Read more •ACNE OPENS LA OFFICE> Swedish collective ACNE has left
RSA Films' roster to open a film/interactive production company in Los
Angeles called ACNE US. It will be headed up by EP Fran McGivern,
formerly of RSA's LA office. ACNE was founded in Stockholm in 1996 and
stands for Ambition to Create Novel Expressions. It operates as a
creative boutique, commercial production company, denim-wear design
house and magazine. Its film and interactive division has produced work
for clients such as Nike, EA Games, Coca Cola, Volvo, Burger King and
ESPN. •KOSINSKI TEAMS WITH Q DEPARTMENT FOR 'DIRECTOR SERIES'> Joseph Kosinski, director of Tr2n, the upcoming 3-D Tron sequel, is set to host the next edition of Q Department's avant-garde Director Series creative salon on November 10. Billed as "an homage
to the director as auteur of creating experiences", the idea for the
event is inspired by unexpected music direction that Q Department has
received from directors over the years. The first Directors Series
was a "three-hour musical journey" curated by MJZ director Tom Kuntz.
To see photos from that event, click here. PS260 editor Maury Loeb will kick off a similar Editor Series with Q Department in late November. •RADIUM HOSTS 2nd SAN FRANCISCO AICE TRAILER WARS>Digital studio Radium is hosting the second annual San Francisco Trailer Wars event, sponsored by the Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE). Set for Thursday evening, October 9th at 6:30 pm (screening 7pm) at Radium's San Francisco studio, the trailer-war themed event showcases the San Francisco AICE competition, challenging assistant editors to re-cut a movie trailer to fit a different genre. Choosing from seven popular titles, including Chinatown, The Last King of Scotland, American History X, The Devil Wears Prada, The Da Vinci Code, Capote and Superbad, assistant editors must cut a 90-second trailer promoting the film in a significantly alternate genre from which it was intended. The entrants may use any graphics, music, sound effects, animation, or any other component of post-production, provided that the entrants themselves create the elements. •ONE SHOW CHINA EXHIBIT IN NEW YORK> The One Club will
showcase works created by 450 young Chinese ad professionals over the
past seven years at its gallery in New York. The One Creative World, One Show China exhibition will open at The One Club Gallery (21 East 26th Street, 5th Floor) on October 28 and run through November 14. |
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