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From the Hollywood Reporter: Douglas Trumbull to Receive Academy’s Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe visual effects pioneer, who worked on “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Tree of Life,” will be honored at the Scientific and Technical Awards on Feb. 11. Visual effects master Douglas Trumbull has been chosen to receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and... -
From berkshirefilm.com: “Heirloom Meals’ Thanksgiving” Slated for Distribution by American Public Television
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsBerkshire-produced holiday special from Carole Murko to Air on Public Television Heirloom Meals’ creator and executive producer Carole Murko is pleased to announce American Public Television’s distribution plans for ”Heirloom Meals’ Thanksgiving,” an hour-long program capturing recipes, stories and the deep connection between food, family and heritage.... -
Berkshire Film & Media Commission sponsors filmmaking classes and workshops with IS183 Art School of the Berkshires
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsGreat Barrington, MA — The Berkshire Film and Media Commission and IS183 Art School of the Berkshires are pleased to announce an innovative, new collaboration to offer filmmaking classes, workshops, and seminars at the art school’s facility in Stockbridge. The first offering of this new... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Theme park mogul takes break from wild ride here
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy Trevor Jones, Berkshire Eagle Staff Monday January 17, 2011 GREAT BARRINGTON — When Mark Rhodes goes to work, he just can’t get pop culture icons off his mind. No, he’s not wasting time daydreaming, because pop culture, in a way, is his job. Rhodes,... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Commission hopes to bring filmmakers to Berkshires
Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy Clarence Fanto, Berkshire Eagle Staff Tuesday January 4, 2011 GREAT BARRINGTON Hopes for attracting a major-studio Hollywood film and other media projects to Berkshire County remain high despite a reorganization of the state film office. The resignation under pressure of longtime Massachusetts Film Office... -
BFMC and Doug Trumbull Featured in Berkshire Eagle
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the Berkshire Eagle: Camera … action! By Sharon Smullen, Special to the Eagle Thursday November 4, 2010 PITTSFIELD — Sometimes, advice given by industry professionals can point in two different directions. When asked to counsel budding filmmakers, Oscar-winning special effects legend Doug Trumbull advocates... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: County makes strikes in the filmmaking business
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsBy Jenn Smith, Berkshire Eagle Staff Sunday July 25, 2010 Berkshire County has a good-looking head shot, with Mount Greylock and the Taconic mountain range at its crown and Gilded Age mansions near its nape. Since the county already has a presence in the motion-picture... -
From MASS Hi-Tech: Movie pioneer Trumbull plans sci-fi film to jumpstart western Mass. cluster
Posted on July 12, 2010 | 1 CommentWhile taking a breather from Hollywood, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull re-located to the Berkshires in 1987 — ultimately begetting a cluster of visual effects companies in the area. The cluster has seen several core companies depart since the mid-1990s. Now, Trumbull, who remains in...
