Technicolor, the Services division of Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), today announced that it has provided services for sixteen theatrical features and documentaries premiering at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Director Steven Soderbergh presents two eagerly awaited theatrical features at Cannes, based on the life of Latino revolutionary Che Guevara, The Argentine, and Guerilla – both digitally photographed by Mr. Soderbergh. (At the festival, the films will premiere under the single title Che.) A new digital color-science pipeline was created specifically for Mr. Soderbergh’s features, which are premiering in the Competition section of the festival, including services provided by Technicolor Creative Services’ facilities in New York, Burbank, Hollywood, London, as well as the company’s Theatrical Services facility in Madrid. more

World’s Stock Imagery Sales Leader Will Offer Industry’s Easiest Way to Purchase all Types of Multimedia Under One Account

CALGARY, Alberta, May 14, 2008 –Today, iStockphoto, the company that revolutionized the stock photography market by offering images online for prices as low as $1, announced it will add royalty-free audio tracks to its collection of downloadable stock content in September 2008. In so doing, iStockphoto will become the first company to offer stock imagery, video footage, vector illustrations, Flash files and audio for purchase under one payment model, on one convenient site. more

TEWKSBURY, Mass., May 5, 2008 – Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced the next-generation of its high-performance storage disk arrays – Avid® VideoRAID® ST and Avid VideoRAID SR solutions – which combine real-time performance, cost-effective SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) drive technology, and the security of fail-safe data protection in the event of a disk drive failure. Unlike other RAID solutions that may be unusable during a drive rebuild, Avid VideoRAID solutions help customers keep up with the fast pace of digital content creation by maintaining full performance and data protection, while rebuilding the drives in the background. Customers will also be able to take advantage of real-time playback of up to two streams of uncompressed HD on as few as eight Avid VideoRAID drives. Additionally, Avid is offering all new VideoRAID ST and SR customers a three year warranty on drive mechanisms and enclosures, providing advanced exchange of replacements parts at no additional cost. more

Studio City, California (May 6, 2008) – William Shatner is currently working diligently at Studio City, California based Media City Sound, recording the “books on tape” audio track for his upcoming autobiography entitled Up Till Now.

One of Hollywood’s most recognizable and honored actors, Mr. Shatner’s hectic acting schedule is further augmented by his equally busy schedule spawned by his stellar reputation as one of the most in-demand voice over talents. With a voice recognized by millions worldwide, his has become the voice of authority indelibly etched on the consciousness of our culture. Mr. Shatner noted, “Media City Sound is the best place in town to record. If I’m not recording, that means I’m not at MCS.” more

The Poppy Jasper Film Festival (PJFF) has issued a final call for entries for its first Short Script Competition as the judging process for this inaugural script competition draws near. Entries must be postmarked by May 5, 2008. The 2008 Festival runs November 14 -16. Entry forms are available online at www.poppyjasperfilmfest.org/ScriptContest. more

LAS VEGAS (NAB, Booth # SU6830), April 14, 2008 – Shining Technology, Inc. (http://www.shining.com), a global provider of tapeless recording and conversion hardware for the video and broadcast markets, today announced a 160GB version of its award-winning, patent-protected CitiDISK™ family of tapeless recording storage peripherals.

Big Things, Small Package

Weighing a featherlight 10oz., the CitiDISK 160GB model is the world’s highest-capacity ultra-portable tapeless video storage device – an industry breakthrough. more

LAS VEGAS (NAB, Booth # SU6830), April 14, 2008 – Shining Technology, Inc. (http://www.shining.com), a global provider of tapeless recording and conversion hardware for the video and broadcast markets, today launched CitiDISK™ SSD, the world’s smallest, lightest solid-state hard disk for digital video recording.

Light on Weight, Heavy on Durability

A mere six-ounces, CitiDISK SSD is Shining’s first entry in the solid-state format, extending its award-winning, patent-protected CitiDISK family of tapeless recording storage peripherals. more

LAS VEGAS (NAB, Booth # SU6830), April 14, 2008 – Despite the enormous HD sea change consuming the video and broadcast industries, analog users, their equipment, and perhaps most importantly, their content are still very much a factor.

For this reason, Shining Technology, Inc. (http://www.shining.com), an award-winning, global provider of tapeless acquisition and conversion hardware, today announced the Beetle™ DV 1850S, the world’s first camera-mountable device that simplifies analog-to-digital video conversion. more

redBOXX Enables Real-Time Review of RED ONE Footage at 2K Resolution

Austin, Texas —April 8, 2008 — BOXX Technologies Inc., an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects (VFX) professionals, today released redBOXX, the first ever solution that allows film directors, colorists and effects experts to view 4K footage shot with the RED ONE digital cinema camera at full quality 2K resolution in real time with full debayering, without having to use expensive and time consuming scanning and transcoding. more

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — April 3, 2008 — A surreal romantic fantasy that never enjoyed wide release has been restored for “re-premiere” by Screen Time Images with the help of a da Vinci Systems Revival™ image restoration suite. “Animals With the Tollkeeper,” written and directed by Michael Di Jiacomo, was reviewed as “…one of the most visually stunning independent films I have ever seen” by Geoff Gilmore, Sundance Film Festival Catalogue. more