Acquisition Underscores Company’s Aggressive Growth Strategy and Broadens GenArts’ Product Offering to Include Particles Engine

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – November 3, 2009 — GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC. The acquisition includes particleIllusion SE, all Emitters and Pro Emitters, particleIllusion for AE, and all additional intellectual property from wondertouch LLC. As part of the acquisition, Alan Lorence, the former CEO of wondertouch and creator of particleIllusion, will join GenArts as a full-time developer. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK and COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - FlickerLab, LLC, the international content and technology company, will introduce the entertainment content market at MIPCOM to their newest animated series, a marquee property called The Wild Life. The series, which targets 8-12 year-olds, is designed to teach kids about climate change in a fun, story driven setting. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK and COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - In the wake of a successful eighteen-month partnership designed to launch Gonzoft Television Animation’s live animation software in the U.S., FlickerLab and Gonzoft have agreed to merge. FlickerLab, LLC will formally announce the new company at MIPCOM, the world’s entertainment content market, in Cannes France, October 5, where they will also present a range of products. The new company will operate from both New York and Copenhagen. more

Washington, DC - Interface Media Group, Inc. (IMG), Washington, DC’s premier production and post-production company has acquired Virginia based Alexandria Productions, Inc. Alexandria Founder and President Joel Westbrook is joining the company as IMG’s Executive Producer, overseeing original production, co-production and multi-platform projects. more

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IBC 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands - September 10, 2009 - Blackmagic Design today announced the purchase of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC. This purchase means Blackmagic Design will now offer DaVinci Resolve DI color correction systems and DaVinci Revival film restoration products for sale worldwide.

DaVinci Resolve working with stereoscopic 3D and 4K, and DaVinci Revival film restoration will be demonstrated at IBC 2009 at the DaVinci booth 7.D08.

Since 1984 DaVinci have been, and continue to be, the standard in post production. There are thousands of colorists worldwide who understand the performance, quality and workflow of DaVinci color correction systems. DaVinci is the name behind more feature films, television commercials, documentaries, episodic television production and music videos than any other grading system.

DaVinci Resolve is unique in supporting more real time color correction than any other system. This more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 2, 2009) – Vaddio, the global leader in robotic PTZ camera’s and camera control systems is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Andrew Berger to the position of Broadcast Product Manager. more

Los Angeles, CA, July 16, 2009 — Digital Jungle Post, one of Hollywood’s top post-production and digital workflow studios, announces a strategic business alliance with Go Edit, a leading source of non-linear digital editing systems.

Through this alliance, Go Edit becomes Digital Jungle’s exclusive pass-through provider of leasing and technical support of Avid systems. Digital Jungle will have full use of Go Edit’s deep inventory of over one hundred Avid and Final Cut Pro Systems, including DS Nitris and HD Symphony, for its expanded workload.. Fifteen of those systems will be tapped full time for project work and in-house rental at Digital Jungle. more

July 13, 2009

THE BROADCAST PREMIER OF CINDERELLAS OF SANTA FE AIRING JULY 27, 2009 ON THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL

From the award-winning film crew who brought you AMERICAN WAITRESS comes a documentary film that follows individuals in Santa Fe, New Mexico who are highly educated, creative and recognized in their fields but still find it necessary to work jobs outside their chosen careers. They are your cleaning ladies, waitresses, bartenders, shopkeepers and even adult entertainers. But in reality…they are so much more! Whether in a ball-gown dancing at the ball or in rags cleaning the cinders, how do they view themselves? And how are they viewed by the public-at-large? more

Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk), whose software products have been used to make many of the past year’s biggest motion pictures, today announced a management buyout for an undisclosed sum led by Advent Venture Partners. more

The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) and the Production Equipment Rental Association (PERA) today announced an agreement to merge, subject to final ratification. Under the agreement, PERA will become the PERA Council within ESTA, retaining its focus on the production of film, television and commercials. The Council’s mission is to focus on development and implementation of programs and services for production rental businesses. more