Matt Kapko's Recent Posts
HIT Entertainment Greenlights Two New Projects
In a move to focus on the organic growth of new properties, HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children’s entertainment, has bolstered its Global Development team with the naming of four experts to a newly created Global Advisory Committee.
Luxology Unveils New Studio Lighting and Illumination Kit
Luxology, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, is today introducing a new Studio Lighting & Illumination Kit.
Trace Pictures Scoops Pixies
Trace Pictures wins big at The Pixie Awards this year. The Pixies is the annual festival honoring outstanding creativity in motion graphics, visual effects and animation.
Independent Exposure 2010: Call For Entries
Independent Exposure 2010 is the 14th annual showcase for contemporary, progressive, artistic, and culturally relevant short films and videos by some of the most compelling artists and filmmakers from around the globe.
Hawaii Film Partners and Toonzone Studios Prep Series for KidScreen Summit 2010
Hawaii Film Partners and Toonzone Studios will bring three animated television series to KidScreen Summit 2010 -- GUARDIANS OF THE POWER MASKS (trailer), ACTION DAD (pilot episode), and APE ESCAPE (38 episodes).
Beast Goes to Work for CareerBuilder.com at Super Bowl XLIV
Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, announced today that editor John Dingfield contributed work on three spots for the CareerBuilder.com "Hire My TV Ad” contest, with the winner, “Casual Friday,” airing during Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV.
ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Quarterly Spotlights StudioGPU
StudioGPU announced today the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Quarterly, the official publication of the ACM SIGGRAPH organization, has published an industry white paper in the February 2010 issue focusing on StudioGPU MachStudio Pro software.
Dear John Dethrones Avatar
DEAR JOHN has the enviable position of outshining AVATAR after James Cameron's film dominated for seven consecutive weeks.
Next Batman Lands Under Goyer and Jonah's Pens
DEADLINE.COM reports that David Goyer, who recently left FLASHFORWARD as showrunner to pursue his film career, is working on the follow-up to THE DARK NIGHT.
Captain America to Battle Red Skull
Joe Johnston told SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.com that Red Skull will be the villain in the first Captain America film, which he's directing.
Reboot Lined up for Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Regency, a development arm of Fox, is gearing up to reboot MR. & MRS. SMITH, according to NEW YORK MAGAZINE.
Annecy Festival Competition Call for Submissions
Daredevil Reboot Underway at 20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox is developing a reboot of Marvel Comics' DAREDEVIL with News Corp VP Peter Chernin producing and David Scarpa writing the script, DEADLINE.com.
PublicVFX Launches With Hyundai Super Bowl Campaign
PublicVFX, a recently formed commercial visual effects studio, has launched its new venture with the delivery of visual effects for Hyundai’s latest ad campaign.
Ntropic Contributes to New Documentary Mine
Digital effects company Ntropic is proud to have contributed post and effects services to the new documentary "MINE" now in select theaters nationwide and available via iTunes (www.itunes.com/movies/mine.)
Credits Determined for Best Picture Nominees
Producer credits for 82nd Academy Awards Best Picture nominees “The Blind Side” and “The Hurt Locker” have been determined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Producers Branch Executive Committee.
King's Bones Heads to TV
SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.com reports that Stephen King's BAG OF BONES is changing course from the big screen to TV.
Nick Tesi leaves Eyetronics to launch The Nicholas Group
Nick Tesi a veteran of the 3D graphics and Visual Effects business through 3D Scanning and Motion Capture has recently left Eyetronics (Sept 1st 09) after 9 1/2 years to start and build his own company ‘The Nicholas Group”.