Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has announced World of Film, an initiative to celebrate Sony’s legacy and continued commitment to the movie making world. Sony has been committed with filmmakers, whether high profile blockbuster studios or an indie film, creative journey every step of the way through the power of their Alpha series interchangeable lens cameras and Cinema Line camera series. The campaign has been confirmed by Sony to begins on 2nd August 2021 and will run until the end of the year.
In 2000, Sony introduced Hollywood to the HDW F900, the world’s first digital cinema camera. The F900 was used to make blockbuster movies such as Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones in 100% digital cinematography. Sony’s class leading VENICE has been used to capture hundreds of theatrical, broadcast, cable and streaming releases. Sony has combined its film industry DNA and superior digital imaging prowess to create powerful creative tools such as the Cinema Line and Alpha Series cameras to capture emotion and unleash the true power of visual storytelling.
Celebrating Creators
Sony will be celebrating several unique filmmakers from a diverse range of backgrounds and across a wide range of genres. These include individual filmmakers to production houses crossing Asia Pacific.
Their films will be showcased alongside exclusive behind the scenes production footage starting 2nd August 2021. This footage will share their journey and experience in filmmaking and the gear that helped them achieve their vision. Additionally, these creators will hold workshops sharing insights on how they achieved their cinematic visions starting 2nd August 2021.
Filmmaking Competition
In conjunction of the campaign, Sony is also running a filmmaking competition. The competition begins on 2nd August 2021 and runs until the end of the year on 31 December 2021. The competition consists of two categories. The Open Category which is open to all entrants in participating regions and the Student Category which is open to participants undertaking a full-time filmmaking programme.
All submissions must be submitted via the online submission form on the World of Film by Sony Electronics Asia Pacific website linked here. Each submission will be judged for their artistic excellence in craftsmanship across various aspects of filmmaking.
Winners will first be chosen on a local level before being judged regionally. The local winners will be judged in January 2022 while the regional winner will be judged in February 2022. Local prize winners will receive digital equipment. The grand prize for the regional winner will be USD$15,000 cash as well as 1x FX3 with a G Master lens of winner’s choice for the Open Category and USD$8,000 cash as well as ILCE-7M3 with kit lens and a SEL2870 zoom lens for the Student Category.
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