Tag: post production

The hardware refresh cycle has long been a drain on budgets and IT teams in post-production. Now, cloud and hybrid infrastructure models are offering a smarter, more sustainable way forward, ...

Cairo International Film Festival sets date for 44th edition

Cairo Int’l Film Festival opens submissions for 11th Cairo Film Connection

June 23, 2025

Eligible projects must be feature-length films in either the development or post-production phase, submitted by filmmakers from Arab countries.

La Biennale di Venezia opens call for 13th Final Cut in Venice programme

May 26, 2025

The programme breeding talents and awards that supports films in post-production from Africa and the Middle East.

Red Sea Souk opens submissions for 2025 Project Market

May 22, 2025

This is an opportunity for filmmakers to access funding, connect with decision-makers, and bring their stories to audiences around the world.

MPTS 2025 reveals line-up of speakers, AI focus and new features

May 7, 2025

This year includes an enlarged AI Media Zone within a new gallery area, showcasing a growing number of AI-focused exhibitors and providing enriched networking opportunities for a more immersive visitor ...

MPTS 2025 set to deliver largest and most insightful edition yet

May 2, 2025

The content programme features over 350 speakers across eight theatres, offering more than 100 hours of content.

Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve Studio powers post production of ‘Adam Bol’

March 20, 2025

The feature film relies on DaVinci Resolve Studio for picture and audio post production.

Red Sea Fund 2025 opens submissions for post-production cycle

February 8, 2025

The closing date for submissions for the first cycle is February 27, 2025.

The regional and global impact of Arabic content

December 19, 2024

How do Arabic productions resonate globally while maintaining cultural integrity, and what are the challenges of monetising Arabic content in non-Arab markets? Industry experts got together at the BroadcastPro Summit ...

Shades of success

November 18, 2024

Fady Melek, a senior colourist with more than 20 years of experience in the film industry, has been at Katara Studios since 2017, where he works on grading feature films ...

Studio52 launches drone filming services in Saudi Arabia

September 27, 2024

The service is now available across the Kingdom, including major cities like Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.

‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ becomes first Egyptian film to win Venice Biennale Prize

September 5, 2024

'Aisha Can't Fly Away' becomes first Egyptian film to win La Biennale di Venezia Prize at Final-Cut in Venice

Red Sea Souk issues final call for works-in-progress submissions to Project Market

August 14, 2024

All selected projects will compete for the Red Sea Souk cash awards provided by the Red Sea Fund and awarded by the Project Market juries.

Mosaic Post-production Lab opens applications for inaugural edition

August 7, 2024

The programme is open to Arab filmmakers, regardless of their country of residency.

Red Sea Fund 2024 invites applications for production cycle

Red Sea Fund 2024 opens submissions for fourth cycle

August 7, 2024

The deadline for submissions is August 21, 2024.

Final Cut in Venice selects seven work-in-progress films for 12th edition

July 16, 2024

The work-in-progress copies of the seven selected films will play to producers, buyers, distributors, post-production companies and festival programmers.

Amman Film Industry Days selects 16 projects for 2024 edition

July 3, 2024

A jury of five cinema professionals will select the winning projects and grant them cash and in-kind awards on July 9.

Filmmakers discuss importance of pre-production at Xposure 2024

February 29, 2024

During Xposure's Film Stage sessions, three specialized talks led by industry experts are held as part of the International Photography Festival's first-ever dedicated film programme.

Red Sea Fund 2024 opens submissions for post-production cycle

February 6, 2024

The closing date for submissions for the first cycle is February 21, 2024.

Advanced Media to host CINE workshops in UAE and Saudi Arabia in October

September 22, 2023

The workshops will cover a diverse array of subjects, spanning camera operation, lens selection, lighting techniques, grip essentials, colour grading, digital exposure, and much more.

Red Sea Fund 2023 opens submissions for fourth cycle

August 1, 2023

The deadline for submissions is August 21, 2023.

Amman Film Industry Days reveals projects and jury members

July 19, 2023

In-kind and cash awards totalling $200,000 will be awarded to the winners by the AIFF's partners.

Netflix and Chicken & Egg Pictures launch R&D grant

Red Sea Souk invites submissions for Project Market and WIP Showcase

May 15, 2023

The submission is exclusively open to films and projects directed by Arab and African nationalities/origin.

GFF’s CineGouna Platform calls for film submissions for 2023 edition

April 4, 2023

For projects in development, the submission deadline is July 15, 2023, while for films in post-production, the deadline is August 1, 2023.

Telestream introduces purpose-built for post-production

March 15, 2023

The PRISM MPP line is planned for worldwide availability in Spring 2023.

Red Sea Fund announces third edition

January 31, 2023

The four funding strands will accelerate the growth of film production and support the early careers of ambitious filmmakers in the Arab world and Africa.

RedSeaIFF partners with Final Cut in Venice to support regional filmmakers

August 31, 2022

As part of the partnership, five films funded by the Red Sea International Film Festival will also be present at the 79th Venice Film Festival.

Arab Telemedia wraps up post-production of ‘September’s Gold’

August 23, 2022

The three-season drama series is about the journey of a female refugee through betrayal and abuse after fleeing from war and corruption.

Amazon Studios ties with Avid to deliver production editorial in cloud

August 4, 2022

The collaboration is also part of Amazon Studios’ vision of a globally scalable studio-in-the-cloud platform.

Red Sea Fund opens submissions for third cycle

June 29, 2022

In addition, the Red Sea Fund has announced 10 winners for its first post-production cycle.

Bridge Technologies to introduce signal generation functionality at NAB 2022

April 13, 2022

The new signal generation functionality will allow users to set placeholder reference signals manually through the GUI or through NMOS.

Red Sea Fund expands to four cycles to support filmmakers

February 10, 2022

The first of four funding cycles for 2022 has now opened for post-production.

Twofour54 transfers post-production facility to partner Genomedia

March 10, 2021

The facility will continue to be based in twofour54 and will be relocating to twofour54’s purpose-built development Yas Creative Hub when it opens in Q4 2021.

Red Giant VFX Suite – A game changer?

June 12, 2020

When the Red Giant VFX Suite for After Effects was introduced last year, the big question on everyone’s mind was whether it would really give the end user the ability ...

Prime Focus Technologies rebrands DAX to CLEAR

February 12, 2020

The updated CLEAR aims to revolutionise the post production process with new collaboration tools, upgraded performance, embedded MAM functionality, and strong workflow management.

ConnecTechAsia to host DeLLiVR production training conference in June

February 1, 2020

The two-day conference organised by Future Media Conferences (FMC) is produced in collaboration with Dell, Adobe, the NAB Show and ConnecTechAsia.

MOG Technologies to launch MAM4PRO

August 30, 2019

The MAM4PRO is an enterprise solution designed for managing and executing all media operations in a professional production and post-production ecosystem.

KSA’s Nebras Films opens 5,500sqft post-production facility in Riyadh

by Supriya Srinivas

November 3, 2018

Saudi Arabian production company Nebras Films has opened a post-production facility in Riyadh. London-based media and entertainment technology solutions providers root6 and Jigsaw24 carried out the four-week installation process. The ...

Navigating 360° with Mocha VR: A review

October 2, 2018

Alistair Rankine is a Post Production Manager, Colourist and VFX artist working in both the UAE and the UK.Mocha VR is the latest iteration of the ...

Avid First creative tools achieves one million user downloads

September 15, 2018

Avid has announced that more than one million users in nearly every country have downloaded Avid First creative tools for free, including Pro Tools | First, Media Composer | First ...

FilmLight to showcase Baselight innovations at IBC 2018

September 9, 2018

FilmLight is to demonstrate new functionality for its colour grading and management platform Baselight at IBC 2018 at stand 7.B26. The latest software will be shown on Baselight grading stations, ...

Hal Leonard to distribute Avid Pro Tools and Sibelius in EMEA

July 26, 2018

Avid has announced that Hal Leonard will distribute Pro Tools digital audio software and Sibelius music notation software to individual creatives, aspiring professionals and educational establishments through authorised resellers in ...

Blackmagic Design Q&A with “Roseanne” post-production team at NAB

April 8, 2018

CEO and Founder of DigitalFilm Tree Ramy Katrib.Post-production company, DigitalFilm Tree (DFT), has announced that CEO and Founder Ramy Katrib will deliver a keynote address at ...

DaVinci Resolve 14: A platform to collaborate

March 27, 2018

Editing specialists Teneille Saayman and Nina Sargsyan put the new Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 14 through its paces. We recently had the opportunity to play around with Blackmagic Designs DaVinci ...

11 films supported by Enjaaz to showcase at DIFF

November 29, 2016

A scene from the film Honey, Rain and Dust.The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced that its Enjaaz programme has supported 11 extraordinary films that will ...

Twofour54 revamps post production facilities; unveils 4K screening room

by Vibhuti Arora

May 5, 2015

The newly built 4K screening room in twofour54.Twofour54 has unveiled its newly kitted out 4K screening room and revamped post production facilities at its Khalifa Park ...

The business of broadcast

by Vibhuti Arora

March 9, 2015

Ben Kozuch will be in Dubai as part of CABSAT's post production programme.The 21st edition of CABSAT will roll out an expanded schedule of sector-specific conferences, ...

FilmLight focuses on evolving workflows at IBC2014

August 5, 2014

FilmLight will demonstrate how its technology helps broadcasters, movie producers and creative studios shorten timescales without compromising creativity and quality. FilmLights IBC stand will showcase its range of products as ...

FilmLight hires two new post-production experts

July 7, 2014

FilmLight has enhanced its team of experts with the appointment of post-production specialists, Daniele Siragusano and Ram Krishna Tripathi Samaveda. They will provide workflow information, consultancy and training to help ...

Teranex

January 5, 2014

As the demand for higher resolutions in production increases, so does the need for standards converters in post. Blackmagic Design's recently acquired Teranex is a product to watch out for, ...

Navigation Films deploys Facilis TerraBlock for 4K post

December 14, 2013

Dubai-based Navigation Films recently installed a Facilis TerraBlock shared storage system to help manage post production on its 4K projects. Since its debut in 2010, Navigation Films has handled several ...

Making the cut

October 12, 2013