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Meet Snehal Patel

LAPPG: As the Director of Cinema Sales at ZEISS, Americas you’ve been so busy over this quarantine helping to create some amazing educational content for the community. What were some of the highlights and where can we watch some of the webinars? Snehal Patel: Yes thanks for asking! Our cinema team felt that the best …

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Meet Director of Cinema Sales at ZEISS, Americas and Filmmaker Snehal Patel

LAPPG: As the Director of Cinema Sales at ZEISS, Americas you’ve been so busy over this quarantine helping to create some amazing educational content for the community. What were some of the highlights and where can we watch some of the webinars? Snehal Patel: Yes thanks for asking! Our cinema team felt that the best …

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June 2020 Photos

June 30, 2020 marked a big occasion for two reasons for the LAPPG. Firstly, it was our 12th anniversary and secondly, we took a big step into the world of online meetings due to the current pandemic situation. While we miss our in person meetings tremendously, we are committed to keeping our members. presenters, partners …

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Monthly Behind the Camera Training Series from Sony DMPC

Join Sony DMPC‘s monthly Behind the Camera Training Series, open to film and TV industry professionals who want to learn and discuss Sony’s tools for digital cinematography. This FREE training series is designed to educate, inspire, and answer questions for film and video professionals across the industry. Trainings are one hour, include presentation and live …

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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Virtual Film Festival – June 5th – 7th

 June 5th – 7th | Friday, 3pm PT – Sunday, 10pm PT NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) showcases and champions emerging filmmakers and diverse storytellers from around the world. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, they’ve moved our programming to virtual platforms. This includes the NFMLA Monthly Film Festival, now powered by Seed&Spark. This edition will …

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Let’s Talk About the Art of Cinematography – Live AMA with Nancy Schreiber, ASC

From the comfort of our homes, ZEISS will host a special virtual event with distinguished Director of Photography Nancy Schreiber, ASC on Friday, May 29, 12:00pm PDT. Sign up for this live chat with Nancy, where they’ll discuss her process for Mapplethorpe in-depth. Learn how she approached the creation of “the look” for this indie darling, …

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NEW COLLECTION FROM VIMEO – STORIES IN PLACE

Be sure to check out Vimeo’s new video collection, “Stories in Place” featuring the work of 8 staff picked filmmakers chronicling small businesses as they navigate a world in flux. Created remotely in just twelve days, these are eight original stories of real people making their businesses work right now. Click here to watch!