UFC enters The Sphere blending sports & entertainment like never before
On September 14, 2024, at The Sphere Las Vegas, the UFC will host what is being touted as “the greatest sporting event of all time,” a title UFC President Dana White has proudly endorsed. A $20M, 12-month production brings the fight to 160,000 square feet of 16K screens, creating immersive digital worlds around each fight. This isn’t just a fight—it’s the future of live entertainment.
Q Department crafted an immersive spatial sound design and mix that will revolutionize how fans experience the event. Leveraging The Sphere’s state-of-the-art 167,000-speaker audio system, the sound will fully envelop the audience, transforming every visual moment into a sensory spectacle. For the first time in a UFC event, fans will not only see but also “feel every kick and punch in real time” via haptic feedback through their seats, ensuring an even more visceral connection to the fight.
New Company Ultra Boom Media announced biopic about Danny Bowien
Erik Osterholm and Michael Simkin, prominent figures in the entertainment industry, have launched a new venture called Ultra Boom Media. The company aims to focus on creating innovative content that can engage a wide audience across various platforms. Osterholm and Simkin have extensive experience in the industry, which they plan to leverage to foster unique storytelling and promote diverse voices. In the feature film and feature documentary space, Ultra Boom Media will be producing a biopic on legendary chef Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese.
Demystifying Artist Labs and Programs with Tribeca Studios’ Bryce Norbitz
Have you considered submitting an application for a development program or a writer’s lab, but you don’t know where to start? You’re unsure what you should include in your application, and you don’t know what to expect if you do get accepted.
Tribeca Studios x ServiceNow Unveils Trailer ‘One Good Reason’ about Ukrainian refugees
Tribeca Festival-bound short documentary “One Good Reason,” by Emmy-winning directors Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill, has unveiled a trailer.
‘Smoking Tigers’ Filmmakers thank Tribeca’s Untold Stories program: “We Wouldn’t Have This Opportunity Otherwise”
Writer-director So Young Shelly Yo and producer Guo Guo talk about how the financing and support they got from the New York festival's annual opportunity for storytellers from underrepresented backgrounds helped them finish their feature film.
Queen Collective’s TEAM DREAM Wins Best Short Documentary at TIDE Film Festival
Luchina Fisher's film TEAM DREAM has been recognized TIDE Film Festival Best Documentary Award went to Queen Collective Year 4 project TEAM DREAM, directed by Luchina Fisher.
Brand and Production Leader Sandra Nam joins Tribeca Studios as VP
Tribeca Enterprises has tapped production and creative leader Sandra Nam as VP of Tribeca Studios. In her new role, Nam will be responsible for leading day-to-day operations and growing the business.
Film About Lonely Korean-American Teen Wins Top Prize In This Year’s ‘AT&T Presents: Untold Stories’ Contest
A film about a lonely Korean-American teenager spending a summer at an elite academic bootcamp has won the top, $1 million prize in this year’s “AT&T Presents: Untold Stories” contest.
Zendaya Sells Seashells by the Seashore in Squarespace Super Bowl Ad
Featuring narration by the Outkast rapper, Zendaya stars as Sally — you know, the one of famous nursery rhyme lore. Except rather than simply selling seashells one at a time, the Euphoria star uses Squarespace to expand and scale her business into a full-blown seashell empire.
Netflix, Tribeca Studios and Gold House Introduce the Future Gold Film Fellowship Program
Films where more people can see themselves on screen begin with the intentional inclusion of more perspectives behind the camera. As we continue to see research about how Asian and Pacific Islanders are missing or misrepresented in film, we want to help expand the pipeline of talent within these communities.
Squarespace’s new campaign turns Snow White and Dracula into savvy entrepreneurs
Website builder and e-commerce platform Squarespace launches its latest UK campaign today in which it turns the business dreams of two famous fictional characters into a reality.
Future of Production: Squarespace’s Sandra Nam on the Nuances of Brand-Side Production
The director of creative production at Squarespace speaks to LBB’s Addison Capper, in association with Pulse Films, about the pros and cons of producing in her PJs, an opening up of the world despite lockdown, and lessons from the past year that she hopes will stick.
Behind the Work: Andreas Nilsson on Squarespacing It via the Medium of Mime
The Biscuit Filmworks director speaks to Addison Capper about a trio of triumphantly strange spots that take entrepreneurship to strange new heights.
How This Production Director Gets Her Skin So Good
The Creative Production Director at Squarespace traces her love for skin care to her mother, who wore minimal makeup and washed her face religiously. To this day, the two still trade skin-care tips.
Squarespace Just Turned Oscar the Grouch Into a Darling of the Art World
"You wanna put more trash on the internet?" groans Oscar the Grouch in an amusing new film from Squarespace.
Spike Jonze Directs Idris Elba in Charming Comedy Short Film for Squarespace
Idris Elba and Spike Jonze? Sounds like a match made in heaven. The pair teamed up recently on a new advertising campaign for Squarespace, the website building and hosting company, which kicked off today with a new commercial spot and short film.
Keanu Reeves Surfs a Motorcycle in His Delightfully Strange Super Bowl Ad
Squarespace has released its full Super Bowl ad 2018, featuring Keanu Reeves. In the ad, which is strange yet compelling in the standard Squarespace ad style, Reeves is surfing a motorcycle while reciting motivational mantras from the song "Adventures in Success" by Will Powers.
