MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, is returning as a Sustaining Sponsor to the 2017
Sundance Film Festival (January 19–29 in Park City, Utah). Canon will celebrate
the filmmakers working behind the camera with daily programming at
the Canon Creative Studio, located at 592 Main Street.
At least 46 of the 213 films premiering as part of this year's
slate – over 20 percent -- were shot using Canon equipment.
Festival projects filmed using Canon cinema cameras include the
first three episodes of the new Amazon Studios series I
Love Dick, as well as
documentary and narrative features including Menashe, Deer
Squad: The Movie, Motherland, Downward Dog, and
ICARUS.
"It is our honor to celebrate the work of Sundance Film Festival
cinematographers," said Yuichi
Ishizuka, president and COO, Canon U.S.A. "Through the eyes – and lenses –
of these talented artists, we see how the visual language of
filmmaking evolves and innovations in camera technology are applied
to storytelling."
Canon will welcome invited 2017 Sundance Film Festival attendees
to the Canon Creative Studio (open January 21-24, from 11am-6pm) for interactive displays of Canon
equipment, live panel discussions, and a relaxing lounge stocked
with coffee, snacks, and wireless internet connection. Here,
guests will be able to explore Canon's new flagship cinema camera,
the Canon EOS C700 Digital Cinema Camera, the 4.5 million ISO Canon
ME20F-SH multi-purpose camera, and the Canon CN-E 50-1000mm
CINE-SERVO lens, among other gear on display. On the output side,
guests will be able to see the color accuracy and HDR capabilities
of Canon's line of 4K Reference Displays.
The Canon Creative Studio will also host cinematographers,
directors, editors, producers, and crew at the invite-only Raise
Your Glass To Cinematography cocktail party (Sunday, January 22), Canon's fifth annual
celebration toasting the filmmakers of the Festival.
Canon is also pleased to partner again with IndieWire, a
leading news and networking site for the independent film and
television industry, for a series of six intimate panel discussions
moderated by IndieWire Filmmaker Toolkit Editor Chris O'Falt. Festival filmmakers featured
in the discussion series will include Academy Award®
nominees Matthew Heineman
(City of Ghosts, Cartel Land), Rory Kennedy (Take Every Wave: The Life
of Laird Hamilton), and cinematographer Jim Frohna (I Love Dick, Transparent).
The panels will be streamed through Facebook Live via
IndieWire's page, accessible to those who cannot attend the
Festival, giving cinematographers and aspiring cinematographers
alike the opportunity to engage with panels. IndieWire will
also feature a series of interviews with Sundance cinematographers
and pieces that explore cinematography trends at the festival, all
sponsored by Canon. To read the series, please visit
www.indiewire.com/t/canon-sundance-2017.
Each day, Loren Simons, Canon's
senior product and sales trainer, will lead hands-on workshops
highlighting Canon's newest cinema cameras, including the Canon EOS
C700 and Canon EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Cameras, as well as
solutions-oriented gear such as the low-light Canon ME20F-SH and
the new compact 4K professional camcorder, the Canon XC15.
With a nod to Canon's deep roots in still photography,
Michael Ori will be returning to
shoot professional headshots of Creative Studio guests. This
year, Ori will take his photographs with the new Canon EOS 5D Mark
IV, the latest in Canon's EOS DSLR camera series. Canon will
send guests home with an 8x10 copy of their portrait, printed
on-site with the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 Professional Inkjet
Printer. In an exciting new collaboration with IMDbPro,
the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals,
filmmakers will be able to instantly upload their newly snapped
portraits to their IMDbPro profiles. The IMDbPro station will
be open January 21-23, from
11am-5pm.
On Monday, January 23, Canon will
present a screening and panel called "The New EOS C700: A
Q&A with the The Calling Filmmakers." Following a
screening of The Calling, the first film shot on the EOS
C700, Canon's Senior Film and Television Advisor Tim Smith will lead Director Tyler Stableford and Colorist
Billy Hobson in a
conversation exploring the versatility of the EOS C700's low-light
capabilities and vast dynamic range.
For a full schedule of events for Canon's activities at the 2017
Sundance Film Festival and to request access to attend, please
visit https://canonsff17.splashthat.com/.
To find out more about Canon's Festival activities, please visit
our Cinema EOS website or follow us on Twitter and Vimeo.
Join the conversation with #CanonCreativeStudio.
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