Mass Animation's Ground-Breaking 'Live Music' Animated Short Film Released Today with TriStar Pictures' 'Planet 51' SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- November 20, 2009-- SANTA CLARA, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- 'Live Music,' an innovative new animated short film from Mass Animation and sponsored by Intel Corporation, opens in select theaters nationwide today, marking a ...Read More »

Prime Focus VFX Adds Sparkle to 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' -- November 19, 2009-- Prime Focus VFX, formerly Frantic Films VFX, has completed 175 visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" directed by Chris Weitz. Prime Focus contributed a majority of the film's most frequently featured visual effects, including CG water, atmospherics, CG matte painting and environment work, and the "Diamond Skin" effect on Edward and the other vampire characters. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is based on the popular series of novels by Stephenie Meyer. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and hits theaters Nov. 20th. ...Read More »

Brian Wilson Records George Gershwin at Ocean Way Hollwood, CA -- November 19, 2009-- Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson is recording the music of George Gershwin at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood. Wilson has been authorized by Gershwin's estate to complete unfinished songs Gershwin left incomplete when he died in 1937. ...Read More »

OWC Announces Free Shipping, Top 10 Ideas List For Easier, More Economical "Black Friday/Cyber Monday" Shopping Woodstock, IL -- November 19, 2009-- Other World Computing (OWC(r)) http://www.macsales.com, a leading zero emissions Mac(r) and PC technology company, announced today it has begun offering free shipping on all orders over $150 from its on-line catalog of over 2,500 products and a Top 10 Gift Giving Ideas list with "stocking stuffer" suggestions starting at $3.99 to help consumers make tech/gadget gift giving easier and more economical heading into the upcoming "Black Friday/Cyber Monday" holiday shopping kickoff dates ...Read More »

Prime Focus Names Mark Intravartolo Creative Director, North America -- November 18, 2009-- Prime Focus, one of the world's leading visual entertainment services groups, has named Mark Intravartolo Creative Director for North America. ...Read More »

ICON 2009 Opens in South Korea on November 26th South Korea, -- November 19, 2009-- BUSAN, South Korea, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ICON 2009, the International Contents Creator's Conference will open in BEXCO located in Busan, South Korea for 2 days from November 26th to 27th. ...Read More »

Singapore Pavilion at Asia Television Forum Goes Stereoscopic 3D -- November 19, 2009-- Singapore, Nov 19, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - Brace yourself for a 3D experience when you visit the Singapore Pavilion at this year's Asia Television Forum (ATF), an event under the Asia Media Festival (AMF) from 2-4 December 2009 at Suntec City Convent ...Read More »

Ikalia Launches Bazibaza Media, the First Search Engine Designed Specifically for TV Professionals THONES, FRANCE -- November 18, 2009-- THONES, FRANCE -- (Marketwire) -- 11/18/09 -- A global internet is a good thing until the first time consumers try to search for a general service, product or piece of media information on the web and have to wade through hundreds of pages to find what they need. The new is designed to pick up where global search engines like Google, Ya..... ...Read More »

"Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" Screening and Book Signing Set for New York and Santa Monica GLENDALE, Calif. -- November 17, 2009-- Special screenings of the holiday classic Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol will be presented at the Paley Center for Media in New York on December 1st and at American Cinematheque (Aero Theatre) in Los Angeles on December 19th to mark the publication of Darrell Van Citters' new book on the making of the first animated Christmas special. ...Read More »

CineForm Extends Award-Winning 3D Editorial Workflow to the Windows Platform; Announces Neo3D for Windows Solana Beach, CA -- November 17, 2009-- CineForm(r), Inc. (www.cineform.com), creators of high-fidelity compression-based workflow solutions for the post production marketplace, today announced it has extended its industry-unique 3D editorial workflow -- driven by the award-winning CineForm First Light 3D workflow engine -- to the Windows platform. With this announcement, Neo3D for Windows enables editors to cut 3D content on virtually any Windows-based editing application that supports AVI or MOV file formats. ...Read More »

Six Apart and Twentieth Century Fox Team Up to Provide Microblogging and Official TypePad Online Community for "AVATAR" Fans SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- November 18, 2009-- SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/18/09 -- Six Apart, the world's leading blogging software and services company, today announced a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox to introduce an official online community on TypePad and to provide "AVATAR"-themed microblogs for fans of one of the most anticipated films of the year: "AVATAR." "AVATAR" fans can join the community at ...Read More »

Autodesk Collaborates With DreamWorks and Imageworks on Mudbox for LinuxA short introductory video to Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and texture painting software. SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- November 18, 2009-- SAN RAFAEL, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- ...Read More »

StockPreacher.com Issues Trading Overview for Playboy Enterprises Inc. -- -- November 18, 2009--
DALLAS, Nov. 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring media entertainment and lifestyle company Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:PLA). The report includes financial and investment analysis, analyst consensus, and pertinent industry information you need..... ...Read More »

China Digital Animation Development Enters Into Stock Purchase Agreement to Acquire Chongqing Dinv Ares Filming Production Co., Ltd. -- -- November 18, 2009--
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Nov. 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Digital Animation Development, Inc. (OTCBB:CHDA) today announced that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with Chongqing Dinv Ares Filming Production Co., Ltd. (Dinv Ares), an award-winning film production company base..... ...Read More »

Get the Look of Sci-Fi Holograms with Holomatrix from Red Giant Software San Francisco, CA -- November 17, 2009-- Red Giant Software has released Holomatrix, a new After Effects plug-in that lets you control your reality and offers a new dimension in effect generation. Many science fiction feature films and TV shows feature holographic communication and interfaces. Red Giant Holomatrix allows you to easily recreate that effect with just a few clicks. ...Read More »

HD Cloud Announces Support for Real-Time Cloud Transcoding Services for Adobe Flash Media Server Customers New York, NY -- November 17, 2009-- HD Cloud, a leading on-demand transcoding provider, today announced, its support for Adobe® Flash® Media Server 3.5 software. HD Cloud now offers automated conversion to all formats required for Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5 software-compatible Multi-Bitrate players, using Adobe-certified best practices. ...Read More »

Elance Work Index Reveals Strong Demand for Qualified PHP Programmers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- November 17, 2009-- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- The Elance Work Index, which ranks the hottest 100 skills in today's online labor market, today revealed that for the third month in a row PHP (Personal Home Page ...Read More »

China Digital Animation Development Provides First Quarter Business Update and Reports 54% Increase in Animation Design and Development -- -- November 17, 2009--
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Nov. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Digital Animation Development, Inc. (OTCBB:CHDA) today provided a business update and announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2009.


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Zaha Hadid Architects Develops Visionary Buildings with Software from Dassault Systmes Partner Gehry Technologies PARIS -- November 16, 2009-- PARIS, BUSINESS WIRE -- Dassault Systmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) (Paris:DSY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and Gehry Technologies, today announced that ...Read More »

Digital Domain's Game Face for 'Assassin's Creed II' -- November 16, 2009-- Digitally Enhanced Faces of Assassin's Victims Haunt Viewers in Commercial for New Ubisoft Release ...Read More »

VidiGo Partners with Varto Technologies on VidiGo Graphics in New York Metro Area Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- November 16, 2009-- VidiGo, the creators of VidiGo Graphics is pleased to announce that Varto Technologies of East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, has become a reseller and integrator of VidiGo Graphics HD, a software application that allows for the real-time, high quality insertion of any PC, Web or Flash graphics into a professional SD/HD SDI stream. ...Read More »

ERIK PRESS NAMED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT ZOIC STUDIOS Los Angeles, CA -- November 16, 2009-- Award-winning visual effects and digital production house Zoic Studios has named Erik Press to the strategic role of Executive Producer. ...Read More »

DCS Event to explore tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab Los Angeles, CA -- November 16, 2009-- The Digital Cinema Society (DCS) invites the professional production community to a meeting exploring tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab. The meeting to be held on Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM until Noon, at FotoKem in Burbank, will feature the services of the new FotoKem specialty division, nextLAB, demonstrating how a full service Film and Digital lab handles data for new camera technologies and their associated file based workflows. The event will look at P2, S.two, RED, XD CAM, Phantom and more? ...Read More »

RichRelevance and Zugara Introduce Fashionista', A New Online Shopping Experience for Apparel SAN FRANCISCO -- November 16, 2009-- SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- ...Read More »

SAE Group Announces Multi-million Dollar Purchases of AMS Neve Equipment DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- November 15, 2009-- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, BUSINESS WIRE -- The ...Read More »

SAE Institute Announced as Education Partner for Dubai International Film Festival DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- November 15, 2009-- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, BUSINESS WIRE -- ...Read More »

Rainmaker Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- November 13, 2009-- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/13/09 -- Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. (TSX: RNK) announces its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. "The results for Q3 were disappointing but not unexpected due to external production delays. We have experienced a further loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of $939,000, compared to a los..... ...Read More »

2012 Stunt Driving Reveals the Future of VFX CULVER CITY, Calif. -- November 13, 2009-- CULVER CITY, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Friday the 13th has a built-in terror factor, but this weekend the scariest thing out there may be how much stunt driving and VFX have progressed with the advent of the ...Read More »

CyberPower Announces Next-Gen Notebook Gaming Systems With Intel Core i7 Mobile Processors -- November 13, 2009-- CyberPower Inc. has announced a new series of notebook gaming systems that feature the brand new Intel Core i7 mobile CPU and chipset. CyberPower's new Xplorer series all feature Intel's Core i7 Mobile Processors with Intel's new PM55 Express Chipset to provide the best notebook PC experience for gaming, digital media and photo sharing, multi-threaded software and business applications that demand desktop PC processing speed. ...Read More »

Introducing "name your own price" music licensing plan Nashville, TN -- November 12, 2009-- New interactive music licensing plan where media producers set their own license fee. ...Read More »

ThePowerXChange releases X-PDF 9 & Crossroads Workflow Solutions Nevada, US -- November 12, 2009-- ThePowerXChange, the source for extended technology, is pleased to announce the availability of the free X-PDF 9 & Crossroads Workflow Solutions Guide, North American Edition, providing product details and system requirements for time-saving and valuable tools available for PDF creation, correction, preflight and delivery. ...Read More »

GE Hybrid Water Heater Wins Prestigious Popular Science Best of What's New AwardOpen the December issue of Popular Science and you'll find that the GE Hybrid Water Heater, with its advanced technology, pulls energy savings out of thin air. T... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- November 12, 2009-- LOUISVILLE, Ky., BUSINESS WIRE -- Open the December issue of Popular Science and you'll find that the GE Hybrid Water Heater, with its advanced technology, pulls energy savings out of thin air. Th ...Read More »

MAXON's CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Play Starring Role in District 9, Surrogates, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra NEWBURY PARK, Calif. -- November 12, 2009-- NEWBURY PARK, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Some of this year's hottest movies, including G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surrogates and District 9, all have one thing in co ...Read More »

A Holiday Festival of Trains Pulls into the Nixon Presidential Library November 16th, 2009 through January 10th, 2010 California, -- November 11, 2009-- Magical Exhibit Features More Than a Mountain of Toy Trains ...Read More »

All Blackmagic Design Products are Fully Compatible with Windows 7 Milpitas, California USA -- November 11, 2009-- Blackmagic Design today announced Windows 7 compatibility for its entire range of professional video products. Video professionals using Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Eyeon Fusion 6 and Photoshop will immediately notice a more fluid and intuitive response with Window 7's newly enhanced stability and advanced memory management. ...Read More »

Blackmagic Design Adds DVCPRO HD Capture and Playback for Premiere Pro Milpitas, California USA -- November 11, 2009-- Major update for capture and playback of DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 formats in Adobe's new Premiere Pro for Windows. ...Read More »