By Dyana Carmella
I’m surprised to see that after 19 years as the director of the Sundance Film Festival, Geoffrey Gilmore is throwing in the towel to work for Robert DeNiro and the Tribeca Film Festival. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Gilmore is leaving Robert Redford’s organization to become the chief creative officer for Tribeca […]

By Jim Thompson
Isidore “Izzy” Mankofsky, ASC is not a tall man by any stretch of the imagination. But for a few moments last Sunday evening, he was the biggest man in Hollywood. He was invited to stand up on the stage of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel ballroom to accept the […]

 by James Thompson
Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held their 81st Scientific and Technical Awards at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills. I was fortunate to share a table with several of the talented and creative people who worked alongside Steve Hylén.
Hylén received the Technical Achievement Award for his concept and […]

By Dyana Carmella
The 23rd Annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards will he held on February 15, 2009 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
I was thrilled to hear that Robert “Bobby” F. Liu, ASC (Lou Grant and Family Ties) and Isidore Mankofsky, ASC (The Muppet Movie, Somewhere in […]