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William F. White Purchases Parallel Rentals Inc.in Vancouver
William F. White International recently announced that it had completed its acquisition of Vancouver-based Parallel Rentals Inc. The latter was renamed Whites Parallel Location Equipment Supply Inc. and will remain at its existing location near William F. White Vancouver. The newly acquired company provides a full range of location support equipment and houses inventory from traffic control, tents, heaters, tables and make-up mirrors to location protection equipment and expendables. Technicolor Enters an Exclusive Agreement To Acquire Production House Mikros Image
Koch and McKellar (right).
The Grand Seduction Wins TIFF Film Circuit Audience Award
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he feature comedy The Grand Seduction – shot by Douglas Koch csc and directed by Don McKellar – won the 11th annual TIFF Film Circuit People’s Choice Award for Best Canadian Film in April. The Film Circuit operates through domestic grassroots networks and strong community partnerships, bringing Canadian and international independent films and artists to communities across Canada. The awards are decided by audiences across the country who vote for their favourite film shown at a Film Circuit screening. Last year saw record attendance, with 342,091 people attending 2,116 screenings. The Grand Seduction screened in 63 communities and to an audience totalling 10,700 people.
4 • Canadian Cinematographer - June 2015
Technicolor announced in April that it had entered into an exclusive agreement with Mediacontech to acquire Mikros Image, a French production and postproduction company implanted in Paris and Montreal. Mikros Image is a production services company that encompasses aspects of production and postproduction for feature animation, advertising, feature film and TV. Mikros Image would retain its own brand, management and culture of creativity and would be added to Technicolor’s brands portfolio, which already includes MPC, Mr. X, Ouido and Technicolor. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second
quarter of 2015 subject to the labour law requirements, and it is expected to be accretive on a full-year basis. NAB Highlights: ARRI Launches New Series of LED Soft Lights; RED Unveils New WEAPON
At the National Association of Broadcasters in April, ARRI introduced SkyPanel, a new line of compact, ultrabright LED fixtures with a design focused on form, colour, beam field and output. SkyPanel will initially be available in two sizes: the S60 and S30. The S60 is a mid-range model, featuring a light aperture of 645 x 300 mm, while the S30 is a smaller, more portable version. The SkyPanel S60 will start shipping in September 2015, with the S30 becoming available shortly afterwards. SkyPanel recently garnered recognition as an International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers Game Changer Awards Finalist 2015. Also at NAB, RED unveiled the RED WEAPON, an addition to the RED DRAGON camera family, as the new “highest end” camera brain. The WEAPON will be available in a 6K magnesium body version, a 6K carbon fiber version and, eventually, an 8K carbon fiber version, which will arrive by the end of this year. The WEAPON will support simultaneous R3D and ProRes recording in-camera.
Courtesy of ARRI
