Archive for November, 2006

YORBA LINDA, CA, October 26, 2006 – The HANABI HVS-3800S 2M/E SD digital video switcher, manufactured by FOR-A Corporation of America, was recently installed at the Yorba Linda Friends Church, an Evangelical Christian Friends denomination, in Yorba Linda, CA. After years of exponential growth, Yorba Linda Friends Church moved its congregation to a new 2800-seat worship center that leverages an array of broadcast-quality video equipment to produce an impressive multimedia presentation during the Church‘s worship services. more

Award Recognizes Flash Video’s Role in Bringing Popular Television Shows Online

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nov. 2, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) has won a Technical and Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its Flash® Video technology, in recognition of the software’s pivotal role in bringing television content to the Internet. The award for Streaming Media Architecture & Components was announced today by the National Academy of Television and will be formally delivered to Adobe at a ceremony held during the CES trade show, January 2007 in Las Vegas. more

At a star-studded Hollywood gala tonight, the Women‘s Image Network (WIN) honored Senator Barbara Boxer as “Woman of the Year” and saluted Nike as “Advertiser of the Year” at the 13th annual WIN Awards at the Freud Playhouse, UCLA, Westwood, Calif. Additionally, WIN presented 16 awards for film, television and advertising work that dispels stereotypes and enhances the image of women. Proceeds from the 2006 gala will enable WIN to launch a new program, A Day in A Life, which will mentor girls who are at-risk, many in foster care, by supplying them with the tools (and cameras) to create images that express their feelings and capture their lives. more

Hollywood, CA, November 1, 2006 – Mdots has been named the Creative Agency of record for feature film production and distribution company North By Northwest Entertainment. The announcement was made today by Emmy Award winner Allan Wells, president/founder, and Marc Dahlstrom, Managing Director, Mdots.

Mdots has completed its first large scale print graphics project on behalf of North By Northwest in conjunction with that company‘s attendance at the American Film Market (AFM). This print work includes the design and production of movie posters, key art, brochures and fliers promoting five of the company‘s films. more

Burbank, CA (November 1, 2006) – BBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing arm of BBC Worldwide and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, has provided a range of clips for use in the forthcoming drama Bobby, written and directed by Emilio Estevez. Bobby revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. With an incredible ensemble cast, the film follows 22 individuals who are all at the hotel for different purposes but share the common thread of anticipating Kennedy‘s arrival at the primary election night party. This historic night is set against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences. Bobby is a Weinstein Company presentation of a Bold Films production being released in limited theaters in the U.S. by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) on November 17th and nationwide on November 23rd. more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nov. 1, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced its call for entries to the seventh annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The program honors and recognizes the most talented and promising student designers, photographers, illustrators, animators and digital filmmakers from the world‘s top design, film, interactive and Web higher education programs. This year, the competition will accept entries from 30 participating countries. more

Santa Monica, CA, November 1, 2006 – Currently celebrating its 10 year anniversary, Wow and Flutter West, one of the most respected and award winning original music, sound design and audio post production companies in Los Angeles, has completed original music and audio post work on a number of independent feature films. Jerry Brunskill, founder, Wow and Flutter West, made the announcement. more

San Mateo, Calif.– Oct. 31, 2006 — Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced its flagship product modo™ won a MacUser “Maxine” editorial award for the best “3D/Animation Software of the Year” at last week‘s MacExpo conference in London. Awarded by MacUser, one of the UK‘s leading Macintosh magazines, the “Maxine” award was presented on Oct. 26, 2006 at a well-attended ceremony held at The Hurlingham Club, an elegant and historical estate in Fulham, England. more