Oscars 2026: Contender breakdown for cinematography, editing and VFX Angst and destruction are central recurring themes of the 98th Academy Awards, with multiple nominees using fire as a symbol of humanity’s fatal disregard for the planet.

Contender breakdown for #cinematography #filmediting and #vfx at #Oscars www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibc365

Behind the scenes: The Running Man Scenes structured like Russian nesting dolls present Editor Paul Machliss with a challenge in completing this deadly reality TV show.

"Just 90 seconds of footage took us about a week to assemble because we always had to figure out what was going on. It’s like a Russian doll in terms of construction" Editor Paul Machliss on e #RunningManMovie www.ibc.org/production/f... #IBC365

The second time I met Nicolas Winding Refn I reminded him of the interview I’d written 28 years previously that quoted him saying “Fuck film school”
Long critical of mass-produced entertainment, Refn stepped up his attack on the industry speaking with me recently www.ibc.org/production/I... #ibc365

Behind the scenes – F1: The Movie F1: The Movie gives the sensation of racing at 200mph from a driver’s eye view thanks to two sets of new cameras custom-engineered for the film.

“Putting weight on a car is to slow it down, and that works against the experience we’re trying to capture” www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibcshow #ibc365 #f1movie

Behind the Scenes: Jurassic World Rebirth The VFX blockbuster opts for an old school production by shooting extensively on location and on film.

“Some shots of the jungle are designed to be spectacular for cinema. Enormous leaves. Towering waterfalls, burbling rivers, massive banyan trees. It feels real because it is. You couldn't build that on a stage" John Mathieson shoots #JurassicWorld www.ibc.org/production/f... #IBC365

Esports World Cup plans biggest video game tournament ever staged Returning to Riyadh this month for its second outing, the Esports World Cup is being billed as the most ambitious and technologically advanced global competitive event in history.

“It's monumental. Most other esports events are built for a week or less of operation. We're talking about seven weeks of operation on a scale that is of an order of magnitude greater than anything else” #ewc #esportsworldcup www.ibc.org/esports-gami... #ibc365

How wind tunnel data, official route topography, multi-screen live feeds and 21 daily outside broadcasts combine to bring the most brutally mountainous #letourdefrance ever to cycling fans at home www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibc365 #tntsports

Behind the scenes: Dept. Q Netflix's latest police procedural is a love letter to hardboiled noir and classic British TV crime drama, says showrunner Scott Frank.

"A good film noir can be everything" - Scott Frank (Dead Again, Malice, Out Of Sight) talks Netflix Scandi Scot police drama Dept Q www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibc365 #netflix

Speed is AI’s superpower but it threatens to wipe away jobs and craft www.ibc.org/production/f... @annecyfestival.bsky.social #ibc365 #animation #aifilmmaking

MPTS 2025 reveals a media industry struggling to keep pace MPTS 2025 is the latest event to lay bare the faultlines running throughout the TV business which is being eviscerated by AI and the creator economy.

MPTS is the latest event to lay bare the faultlines running throughout the TV business which is being eviscerated by AI and the creator economy
www.ibc.org/production/f... #IBC365 #mediaprodshow

Creative Cities Convention: Concern and caution expressed by UK TV over tariff threat Trump’s tariffs and diversity rollback hijacked the agenda at the Creative Cities Convention where creators were also prominent.

Trump’s tariffs and diversity rollback hijacked the agenda at the @CCConventionUK where creators were also prominent www.ibc.org/production/f... #IBC365 #all3media #FilmTVCharity

Behind the Scenes: Warfare Extended takes, 360-degree sets, and military authenticity reinforce the fog of war recreated from the memories of real life US soldiers.

“Reality doesn’t let people off the hook; when things are tough, there isn’t a dissolve or a cut or some music to cheer you up. Warfare adheres to reality, not the reassurances of cinema" - Alex Garland www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibc365

Bright future: How CoSTAR will ideate the next wave in UK creative IP If the UK’s creative industries are to continue to add hundreds of billions of pounds in value to the country’s economy then much will rely on the success of a new network of tech labs exploring the f...

If the UK’s creative industries are to continue to add billions in value to GDP then much will rely on the success of a new network of tech labs exploring the future of media #IBC365 www.ibc.org/connective-t... @costarnetwork.bsky.social

NAB preview: Agentic AI poised to steal the show New imaging technologies, AI creative mates and wrestlers await visitors to Las Vegas while America’s free press is under attack.

Agentic AI poised to steal the show while free press under attack in the home of the coward www.ibc.org/artificial-i... #IBC365 #nabshow

Behind the scenes: Squid Game 2 The glossy, candy-coloured design of Squid Game is a huge part of its appeal luring players and audiences alike into a greater heart of darkness.

Squid Game's colour palette is more than just visual. It’s psychological warfare. www.ibc.org/production/f... #IBC365

Winning formula: Hydrogen to power motorsport vehicles and production tech It’s only been four years since the debut of electric off-road racing series Extreme E but later this year it will relaunch in the Saudi desert as the first competitive motorsport powered by hydrogen.

Coming this fall #ExtremeHLive a World Cup-style event of 3 motorsport competitions over 9 days covered as an "always-on festival in the style of Glastonbury" all powered by H1
#IBC365 ibc.org/production/f... #fia #hydrogen

Content Credentials: Initiative breaks through but can it achieve industrial scale? The C2PA-created open standard has reached a significant level of support and adoption, but there remains work to do before it fully delivers. Adrian Pennington reports.

The C2PA-created open standard has reached a significant level of support and adoption, but there remains work to do before it fully delivers www.ibc.org/artificial-i... #bbcrd #ai #ibc365 #contentcredentials

Balancing act: Insight from UK's leading women-powered M&E businesses Nexus Studios, Hartswood Films and Filmsat59 are three UK businesses representing media and TV in JP Morgan’s Top 200 Women-Powered Businesses report. IBC365 speaks to this elite group of leaders and ...

Nexus Studios, Hartswood Films and Filmsat59 are in JP Morgan’s Top 200 Women-Powered Businesses report. #IBC365 speaks to this elite group of leaders and finds one key issue holding more women back #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay www.ibc.org/people-purpo...

MWC2025: EU must stand alone in network-AI war Europe’s governments and regulators were hammered by their own telcos and Washington representatives for being anti-competitive as innovation struggled to be heard above the noise.

Europe’s governments and regulators were hammered by their own telcos and Washington representatives for being anti-competitive as innovation struggled to be heard above the noise www.ibc.org/connective-t... #MWC2025 #IBC365

ISE2025: Putting the art into artificial intelligence AI permeated almost every aspect of ISE 2025 but experts and executives were keen to stress AV’s indivisible role in meshing tech with the art of communication.

AI permeated almost every aspect of ISE 2025 but experts and executives were keen to stress AV’s indivisible role in meshing tech with the art of communication. www.ibc.org/artificial-i... @iseshow.bsky.social #ibc365 #proav

Live volumetric streaming: “Volumetric video is better than conventional video” Volumetric video holds the potential to re-invent the live-streaming experience, with UK tech outfit Condense emerging as a pioneer.

Volumetric video holds the potential to re-invent the live-streaming experience, with UK tech outfit Condense emerging as a pioneer. www.ibc.org/immersive-te... #ibc365 #volumetricvideo

Films shot on film, fake AI controversy, a collection of CG apes, and a trio of nods to Robbie Williams make #TheAcademy shortlist for Cinematography, Editing and VFX www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibc365 #oscars2025

Behind the scenes: A Complete Unknown All the talk will be about the remarkable lead performance but creating an environment for Timothee Chalamet to shine is as much down to the subtle camera, nuanced lighting and family on-set atmospher...

"I learned on Walk The line from a roadie who worked with Johnny Cash that they didn’t introduce reds or blues on stage until the late sixties" Phedon Papamichael lights Chalamet's Dylan for James Mangold www.ibc.org/production/f... #IBC365 #ACompleteUnknown #Oscars2025

Behind the scenes: The Brutalist Cinematographer Lol Crawley finds the monumental visual language to capture an artform that is essentially static.

"We went with this idea of upsetting terra firma – the solidity and independence and freedom that America represents” Lol Crawley BSC on #TheBrutalist #cinematography www.ibc.org/production/f... #ibc365

Behind the Scenes: Conclave Mystery, suspense and a game of thrones in the Vatican lensed by cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine.

“The sense of power had to be translated by the composition of the frames. We had to suggest as opposed to stress what we thought viewers should know" cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine on Conclave www.ibc.org/features/beh... #ibc365 #oscars2025 #cinematography

BTS: Wicked Opposing colours in the same frame, 6000 lightning cues and shooting 17 sound stages - one the size of four American football fields, all merit why Wicked is the 'latest hurrah to the golden days of e...

"I wanted it to be Casablanca or The English Patient where two true friends fall in love and are then ripped apart. It’s such a strong tale of female friendship that I don’t think any film has ever had before” - Alice Brooks ASC talks Wicked www.ibc.org/features/bts... #ibc365 #cinematography

6G: media should plan for the internet-of-senses Developers believe 6G will usher in photo-realistic holographic communication complemented by multisensory extensions - and experiments are already happening today.

Imagine watching artists 280 miles apart perform and interact in real time in a shared digital environment, feeling a crunching on-field tackle in your living room or a live holographic broadcast #6G www.ibc.org/features/6g-... #ibc365 #interdigital #digitalcatapult #XR #5G #haptics #immersivevideo

Behind the Scenes: Emilia Pérez Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume explains how a transgender cartel musical is told with magical realism.

“To me the film is almost like a chimera - a mix of musical and drama elements. We had no reference to work with, since no film had attempted something like this before." DOP Paul Guilhaume on Emilia Pérez #emiliaperezfilm #netflix #oscars2025 #ibc365 #cinematography www.ibc.org/features/beh...

Behind the Scenes: Anora Semi-improvised, guerrilla-style filmmaking brings gritty realism to Sean Baker's beleaguered love story.

Anora's Cinderella romance may or may not have a fairy tale ending. “I wrote an epilogue for the actors to understand what I was thinking about. Whether they wanted to believe that or not was up to them," says writer-director-editor Sean Baker. www.ibc.org/features/beh... #ibc365 #anorafilm

Modelling intent: How evolution of AI will turbocharge creative capabilities Framestore's CTO Lincoln Wallen says the creative industries should acknowledge the art of math to craft new interactive AI-driven social experiences.

Framestore’s CTO Lincoln Wallen says, “If you want to spot the metaverse as it emerges it’s going to come in interactive experiences in which large numbers of consumers come together."
www.ibc.org/features/mod... #framestore #ai #filmmaking #videogames #creativeindustries #lincolnwallen #ibc365