Cinema Audio Society Announces Nominations for the 52nd CAS Awards

The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2015 in six categories and the CAS Technical Achievement Award Nominations.

“This was a year of terrific sound in both film and television,” said Mark Ulano CAS President. “These nominations represent the outstanding sound mixing being done in each category and I congratulate each of our nominees.”

Final balloting for both the Outstanding Sound Mixing and the CAS Technical Achievement Awards will open online Wednesday January 27th and end Friday, February 12th.

Motion Picture Sound Editors present the 2015 Golden Reel Awards – winners

The Motion Picture Sound Editors held their gala awards ceremony for the 62nd annual Golden Reel Awards last night. The event was held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in downtown Los Angeles.

The MPSE spread their awards around in all of the categories, choosing a different winner for each. For the main film prizes, American Sniper and Unbroken won the Feature English Language slots for Effects/Foley and Dialogue/ADR respectively. Birdman won for Feature Music, while Get On Up won for Feature Musical.

Cinema Audio Society's 51st CAS Awards – winners

The Cinema Audio Society Awards held their 51st CAS Awards in the Crystal Ballroom of the Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore Hotel. The event was hosted by radio personality Doug McIntyre.

The top CAS Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented to the sound mixing team for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). The prize for Motion Picture - Animation went to sound mixing team for Big Hero 6.

Among other highlights, the Oscar nominated director of Boyhood Richard Linklater, received the CAS Filmmaker Award in a presentation that included remarks by Christopher Nolan, John Pritchett, CAS and Tricia Linklater. Linklater joins an impressive list of previous CAS Filmmakers Honorees including: Quentin Tarantino, Gil Cates, Bill Condon, Paul Mazursky, Henry Selick, Taylor Hackford, Rob Marshall, Jonathan Demme and Edward Zwick.

2015 Golden Reel Awards – nominations announced

The Motion Picture Sound Editors have announced the nominations in 20 categories for its 62nd MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honouring the best feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment work of the year.

“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said MPSE president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”

Cinema Audio Society announces nominations for 51st Annual CAS Awards for 2014

The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 51st Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2014 in six categories and the CAS Technical Achievement Award Nominations.

“This year’s nominations reflect the outstanding sound mixing being done in both film and television as determined by the voting members of the Cinema Audio Society,” said CAS President David Fluhr. “I congratulate each of the nominees on a job well-mixed.”

Final balloting for both the Outstanding Sound Mixing and the CAS Technical Achievement Awards will open online Wednesday January 21st and end Friday, February 6th.

Cinema Audio Society's 50th Annual CAS Awards – winners

It was an out-of-this-world evening for Gravity and the Sound Mixing Team of Production Mixer Chris Munro, CAS; Re-recording Mixers Skip Lievsay, CAS, Niv Adiri and Christopher Benstead; Scoring Mixer Gareth Cousins; ADR Mixers Chris Navarro, CAS and Thomas J. O’Connell; and Foley Mixer Adam Fil Mendez at the 50th Annual CAS Awards. The space drama won Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action.

Taking the top honors in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated was Frozen and the Sound Mixing Team of Original Dialogue Mixer Gabriel Guy, Re-recording Mixers David E. Fluhr, CAS and Gabriel Guy, Scoring Mixer Casey Stone and Foley Mixer Mary Jo Lang.

Motion Picture Sound Editors present the 61st Golden Reel Awards – winners

The Motion Picture Sound Editors held their 61st annual Golden Reel Awards on Sunday night at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.

The sound editors for the feature films Gravity, Captain Phillips and The Great Gatsby picked up an award each. For animation, the winners were Frozen and Epic. The documentary winner was the team for Dirty Wars, while both The Grandmaster and The Past were the winners for Foreign Language Feature Film.

Motion Picture Sound Editors announce 61st Golden Reel Awards – nominations

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced the feature film nominees for its 61st MPSE Golden Reel Awards (http://mpse.org). Nominees represent the work of talented film editors and their contributions to the best films of the past year. Nominations for television, animation and computer entertainment categories will be announced on Friday, January 17.

“2013 was a year of incredible movies — and incredible movie sound,” notes MPSE president, Frank Morrone. “Sound editors continued to advance their craft and find new and innovative ways to help filmmakers tell stories. We congratulate this year’s nominees for their outstanding work.”

The MPSE Golden Reel Awards recognize outstanding achievement in sound editing in 22 categories encompassing feature films, television, animation, computer entertainment and student work. The 61st MPSE Golden Reel Awards will be held on February 16, 2014 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles.

Cinema Audio Society's 50th Annual CAS Awards – nominations

The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 50th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2013 in six categories.

“It is exciting that, as we celebrate 50 years of the CAS, there has been an abundance of outstanding sound mixing in film and television this past year,” said CAS President David E. Fluhr. “These nominations reflect the best sound mixing of 2013 as determined by the voting members of the Cinema Audio Society and I congratulate each of the nominees.”

“Again this year our electronic voting via Votenet Solutions went smoothly and was a secure and uncomplicated procedure for our members. Since making the switch to online voting our participation has increased while our carbon footprint has decreased.”

2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards – winners

The Motion Picture Sound Editors held its 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony last night at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles, in recognition of sound editors' work in film, television, animation and computer entertainment media.

Ang Lee's Life of Pi was the top winner of the night. It won the sound editing prizes for Music in a Feature Film and Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film. In addition, director Ang Lee received the Filmmaker Award as was previously announced.

The winner for Music in a Musical Feature Film was Tom Hooper's Les Misérables. The James Bond film Skyfall by Sam Mendes won for SOund Effects and Foley in a Feature Film.

Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards 2013 – winners

The Cinema Audio Society presented the 49th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2012 last night at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. KTLA Entertainment Reporter Sam Rubin returned again this year to host the ceremony.

The top award for Motion Picture – Live Action went to Les Miserables for its complex and demanding requirements arising from director Tom Hooper's ambitious goal of recording the singing live, and without any pre-recorded tracks or accompaniment.

2013 MPSE Golden Reel Awards – nominees

The Motion Picture Sound Editors announced its nomineees for the 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards, recognizing sound editors' work in film, television, animation and computer entertainment media.

The leaders with four nominations each were Argo, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Life Of Pi and Skyfall.

“2012 was a spectacular year for sound,” said MPSE president Bobbi Banks. “We offer our sincere congratulations to this year’s Golden Reel nominees who, once again, have astounded us with their creativity and artistic excellence. We are very pleased to have this opportunity to recognize their dedication and tireless work in advancing the craft of entertainment sound.”

Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards – nominees

Los Angeles, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 — The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 49th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2012 in six categories.

“These nominations reflect the best work in Sound Mixing for motion pictures and television as determined by the voting members of the Cinema Audio Society and I congratulate each of the nominees,” said CAS President David E. Fluhr. “I am especially delighted to be announcing, for the first time in our history, the nominees for Foley and ADR Mixing in some of our categories, as well as, the nominees in our newest category of Motion Picture – Animated.”

“For the fourth year our electronic voting via Votenet Solutions went smoothly and was a secure and uncomplicated procedure for our members. Since making the switch to online voting our participation has increased while our carbon footprint has decreased.”

2012 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards – winners

In a gala celebration last night, 7th Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards were recognized for the outstanding contributions they have made in helping create the features, programs, spots, and entertainment seen around the world.

The Hollywood Post Alliance – the professional organization for the post production community - presented the 7th Annual HPA Awards to a sold out audience of industry insiders and luminaries. Industry professionals were honored in 12 creative categories as well as a number of special awards including Engineering Excellence, HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, and the prestigious Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, which had been announced earlier.

Ray Dolby, Founder and Director Emeritus of Dolby Laboratories, received the Charles S. Swartz Award for his profound impact on the post production industry and innumerable contributions to image and sound recording technology. Sound Designer, Editor and technology visionary, Walter Murch, A.C.E. was on hand to present to his friend and colleague.

2012 Deep Wireless Festival of Radio and Transmission Art, May 1–31

11th annual DEEP WIRELESS Festival of Radio & Transmission Art
@ Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Toronto
May 1 - 31, 2012

Deep Wireless is a month-long celebration of radio and transmission art including performances, installations, radio broadcasts of commissioned works on CBC radio's Living Out Loud and the TransX Transmission Art Symposium. Featured artists: Christof Migone, Galen Joseph-Hunter, Kristen Roos, James Partaik, LeBlanc/Fahner/Moignard, Magz Hall, Victoria Fenner, Tetsuo Kogawa, Aynsley Moorehouse, Peter Courtemanche, Dominique Ferraton, Hector Centeno, Chris Myhr, Jennifer Cherniack, Amos Latteier, Gintas Telelis and many more.

2012 MPSE Golden Reel Awards - winners

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) held their 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards on Sunday night at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel &Suites in Los Angeles. The awards were spread around evenly with no film taking multiple awards.

Both Steven Spielberg films picked up an award. The Adventures of Tintin won for Animated Feature Film, while War Horse won for Sound Effects and Foley. Another film he produced, Super 8 by J.J. Abrams, was the winner for Dialogue and ADR. Super 8 had led with three nominations.

Martin Scorsese's two films also picked up a trophy. George Harrison: Living in the Material World won the Documentary category and Hugo won for Music.

The winner for Music in a Musical Film was James Bobin's The Muppets. The Foreign Language category went to the Chinese epic film The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou and starring Christian Bale.

2012 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards - winners

On Saturday night, the Cinema Audio Society held the ceremony for their 48th Cinema Audio Society Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing.

In the Motion Picture category, Hugo emerged as the winner. It had been competing against Hanna, Moneyball, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Super 8. Hugo leads the nominees at the 84th Academy Awards too with eleven, mostly because the presumed favourite The Artist is a silent film and thus didn't get either of the two nominations for sound while Hugo did.

The winners for television were Too Big to Fail, Boardwalk Empire and Deadliest Catch: New Blood.

MPSE Golden Reel Awards - nominees

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced the nominees for their 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards.

Super 8 came out at the top with three nominations. The film was nominated in sound editing categories for Music in a Feature Film; Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film; and Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film.

Films picking up two nominations were Drive, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and War Horse.

The 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award will be presented to Gale Anne Hurd. The 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Award will be presented to George Watters II.

2011 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards - nominees

The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 48th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing.

The films competing for the CAS Award are Hanna, Hugo, Moneyball, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Super 8. Of these films, only Hugo and Moneyball have featured prominently at awards shows thus far.

For television movies or mini-series, the nominated programs are American Experience – Triangle Fire, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Deadliest Catch: New Blood, Great Performances At The Met: Nixon in China, and Lady Gaga Monster Ball Tour.

Call for submissions: 2012 Festival of Ideas & Creation

Canadian Stage has announced a call for submissions to its Festival of Ideas & Creation for artists who are currently in early stages of developing new works of any length, and wish to share the work publicly in a festival.

For the upcoming festival, they will particularly focus on stage work that involves innovative music or sound. Possibilities include performance-based work that incorporates opera, classical, traditional and contemporary music, musical theatre, song or digital sound design.

The Festival of Ideas & Creation is the leading event for artistic development at Canadian Stage.  The Canadian Stage Company was formed in 1987 from the merger of CentreStage and Toronto Free Theatre and have since grown to become Canada's third-largest non-profit contemporary theatre company. In addition to producing international works, they are committed to developing and producing Canadian works.