http://www.personafilms.com/news/news.html Persona Films Company News Feeder 1.5.7(628) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:11:15 -0500 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:11:15 -0500 http://www.personafilms.com/players/cms/making_of_arena_640f4v.html Watch us in action on the set of “The Arena”, the award-winning commercial for CMS Forex. Directed by Yan Vizinberg, the spot was filmed at Silvercup Studios in New York.

]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:10:46 -0500 behind-the-scenes-of-the-arena http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_likeadream.html Production wraps on “Like a Dream”, the new feature from acclaimed Australian-based director Clara Law (“The Goddess of 1967”). The romantic mystery, starring Daniel Wu (“Around the World in 80 Days”), was shot in Shanghai, Taipei and New York. Persona handled production in the U.S. for the Taiwanese studio Arc Light Films.

]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:19:01 -0400 production-wraps-on-like-a-dream “One-story High America”, Vladimir Pozner’s epic 16-part documentary produced for Channel One (Russia) is now available on DVD in a gorgeous two-disc special edition. Pozner, the President of the Russian Television Academy and a leading broadcast journalist, and Ivan Urgant, a popular Russian show host, traveled across the U.S. by car, to find out what real America is like. Persona provided production service in the United States during the 60-day High Definition multi-camera shoot.

]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:41:11 -0400 from-america-with-love Persona signs Orange, a New York-based directing collective, for worldwide spot representation. Demonstrating a unique flair for mixing animation and live action, Orange has directed projects for major international brands, such as HP, Infinity, Canon, Clinique and Mercedes Benz. Currently, Orange is working on a new spot for Toyota.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:49:27 -0400 orange-joins-persona “Shattering Boundaries: Grace Hartigan”, a documentary exploring the artistic career of Abstract Expressionist painter Grace Hartigan, premieres at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Produced by Persona Films for Amici Productions, the film will be released on DVD early next year.

]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:38:30 -0400 shattering-boundaries-screens-at-the-new-museum http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_livinginemergency.html “Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders”, a documentary directed by Mark Hopkins, was shown today at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. Persona provided post-production services to this ambitious project. Edited by Bob Eisenhardt, Doug Rossini and Sebastian Ischer from five hundred hours of footage shot in five countries over a period of two years, “Living in Emergency” is a window into the seldom portrayed and less-than glamorous side of humanitarian aid work.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:38:03 -0400 living-in-emergency-screens-at-the-65th-venice-i “The Arena”, directed by Yan Vizinberg for CMS Forex and “Aliens”, directed by Abigail Honor for International Advertising Association (both produced for Global Advertising Strategies), win statuettes at the 29th Annual Telly Awards.

]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:15:18 -0400 personas-spots-win-two-telly-awards “The Funeral Party”, Vladimir Fokin’s latest feature based on Ludmila Ulitskaya’s novel, is now available on DVD. Starring one of Russia’s top cinema stars, Alexander Abdulov, this film tragically became the actor’s last screen work. Abdulov, who plays a Russian painter dying of a terminal disease in New York, died of cancer earlier this year. “The Funeral Party” was shot in Moscow and New York. Persona Films handled production in the US.

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:23:42 -0400 the-funeral-party-available-on-dvd http://www.personafilms.com/commercials/karl_shefelman.html Persona Films signs film and commercial Director Karl Shefelman for worldwide spot representation. Karl’s work ranges from award-winning short films (“Bill’s Seat”, “Elysian Fields”) to storyboards for features such as “American Gangster”, “The Departed” and “The Devil Wears Prada”.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:54:27 -0400 karl-shefelman-joins-personas-roster-of-directors http://personafilms.com/news/2008/casualty_051508.html Production wrapped on “The Casualty”, the latest feature from the acclaimed Russian director Alexander Galin (“Il Delegazione”). The film tells the story of a Russian actor who comes to New York City in the hope of conquering Broadway, but finds himself playing a role in a very different drama. Read more...

]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 16:42:07 -0400 postproduction-starts-on-the-casualty http://www.personafilms.com/players/cms/arena60_480x.html “The Arena”, a TV spot for CMS Forex, directed by Yan Vizinberg through Global Advertising Strategies, wins Creative Summit Awards in two categories: Best Digital Effects and Best Television Commercial.

]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 16:07:24 -0400 new-summit-for-persona http://www.personafilms.com/players/aerosvit/dandelions_480x.html From Director Yan Vizinberg comes “Dandelions” a new spot for Aerosvit Ukrainian Airlines. Produced for Global Advertising Strategies, the spot promotes the carrier’s transatlantic flights. It is scheduled to air in the US and Canadian markets in the coming weeks.

]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 16:08:02 -0400 yan-vizinberg-directs-dandelions-for-aerosvit-uk “One-story High America”, Vladimir Pozner’s 16-part documentary, starts airing on Channel One, Russia’s largest TV network. Persona Films provided production services to this ambitious project during the 60-day shooting schedule that took the crew on an unforgettable trip across the United States.

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:51:37 -0500 onestory-high-america-premiers-on-russias-chan http://www.personafilms.com/news/2008/aliens_021108.html From Director Abigail Honor comes “Aliens”, a sci-fi spoof for the International Advertising Association’s 41st World Congress. Produced for Global Advertising Strategies, the spot features aliens who arrive on Earth only to learn that they are old news. Read more...

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:54:27 -0500 abigail-honor-directs-aliens Persona Films starts production on “The Casualty”, a new feature from the acclaimed Russian director Alexander Galin (“Casanova’s Raincoat”, “Photo”). The film will be shot in New York, Florida and St. Petersburg, Russia.

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:10:00 -0500 persona-starts-production-on-the-casualty Chris Cooper joins Persona Films as a staff Producer. His most recent film credit is "Living in Emergency", a feature-length documentary about Doctors Without Borders. Chris holds a Master of Business Administration degree from University of California, Berkeley.

]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:51:00 -0500 chris-cooper-joins-persona http://www.personafilms.com/news/2007/advision07_112607.html “The Arena”, a spot for CMS Forex, directed by Persona’s Yan Vizinberg, is announced as the Grand Prix Winner at the AdVision Awards cerenony that took place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:18:00 -0500 persona-wins-grand-prix-at-the-2007-advision-award http://www.personafilms.com/news/2007/arena_100407.html From Director Yan Vizinberg comes this dramatic spot for CMS Forex, an online currency trading company. The U.S. Dollar, the Japanese Yen, the British Pound and the Euro fight it out in the middle of a coliseum packed with currency traders.

]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 persona-films-puts-up-a-fight-for-cms-forex We are now running Disc Makers Elite2™ automated DVD duplicator and printer. The system is capable of handling 175 DVD discs at a time, burns to any format (including dual-layer DVDs), and features a high quality Autograph7 color on-disc printer that produces sharp images and brilliant colors.

]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:13:03 -0400 were-burning http://www.personafilms.com/news/2007/adrenaline_062207.html Persona Films acquires Avid Media Composer Adrenaline with Avid DNxcel, a top-of-the-line film and video editing solution. The system delivers real-time 10-bit High Definition editing in virtually any existing HD format.

]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:15:52 -0400 high-on-adrenaline Matt Young joins Persona Films as a staff Production Assistant. He holds a degree from Williams College, speaks fluent Japanese and is the smiliest guy around.

]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:33:37 -0400 matt-young-joins-persona http:///news/2007/hartigan_040907.html Persona Films starts production on a documentary film about the Abstract Expressionist painter Grace Hartigan. Produced by Checkerboard Film Foundation and Shurefire Productions, the film is directed by acclaimed Scottish filmmaker Murray Grigor and shot by Persona’s Yan Vizinberg.

]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:43:00 -0400 production-starts-on-grace-hartigan-documentary Yan Vizinberg completes Lufthansa’s new multi-language campaign for Global Advertising Strategies. The “We Fly Home” campaign promotes Lufthansa as an airline that bridges the gap between communities in the U.S. and their home countries across the Atlantic.
> play Polish version
> play Russian Version

]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0400 yan-vizinberg-completes-new-campaign-for-lufthansa Persona Films completes post-production on a presentation for the annual general shareholder meeting of SAP, taking place in Rome. SAP is world's leading independent software provider, headquartered in Germany.

]]> Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:09:12 -0500 persona-completes-post-for-sap http://www.personafilms.com/news/2007/news_lifeonedge.html Persona Films provides post-production services for “Life on the Edge”, a documentary about Doctors Without Borders.

]]> Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:41:08 -0500 persona-posts-life-on-the-edge Galloping Films acquires broadcast and DVD rights to “Saints and Sinners" in Canada, Western Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:00:00 -0500 saints-gallop-around-the-world http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_callart.html Time Magazine selects “Who Gets to Call It Art?” for its list of Top Ten DVDs of 2006. Sandwiched nicely between “Little Miss Sunshine” and a collection of Saturday Night Live shows, “Art” (directed by Peter Rosen and filmed by Persona’s Yan Vizinberg) occupies the fourth position in Time’s rating.

]]> Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:06:17 -0500 time-calls-it-art The Institute of Store Planners selects Persona Films to document its 2006 Best Manhattan Store Competition. A jury of top New York retail specialists evaluated 26 participating stores, and chose Manhattan’s Nokia Flagship Store as this year’s winner.

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:37:10 -0500 persona-goes-shopping http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_america.html One-Story High America”, a documentary film hosted by Vladimir Pozner, Russia’s most respected TV journalist, and Ivan Urgant, one of Russia’s most popular TV personalities.

]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.personafilms.com/commercials/spot_wl_freeyourself.html 2006 Summit International Awards in the Best Broadcast Campaign category for its work for World-Link Solutions.

]]> Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:40:00 -0400 http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_funeralparty.html The Funeral Party”, a feature film based on the novel by Booker Prize winner Ludmila Ulitskaya. Starring Russia’s top actors Alexander Abdulov, Lia Akhedzhakova and Elena Rufanova, the drama is currently filming at Mosfilm Studios in Moscow and on location in New York City. A Fora Film R production, “The Funeral Party” is directed by veteran director Vladimir Fokin.

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:33:00 -0400 http://www.personafilms.com/commercials/spot_wl_freeyourself.html Abigail Honor was named a winner at The 27th Annual Telly Awards for “Swan Lake”, the World-Link spot created through Global Advertising Strategies. Part of a multi-language broadcast campaign, the spot features an overweight school janitor with a soul of a ballerina. This prize in the Telecommunications category is Abigail’s third Telly Award. She has previously won statuettes for Best Legal and Best Travel commercials.

]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:50:00 -0500 http://www.personafilms.com/commercials/abigail_honor.html Abigail Honor wins The Award of Distinction from The Communicator Awards, an international competition honoring excellence in visual communications. The award was given for Abigail’s editorial work on the project for Calvary Hospital, produced and directed by Nancy Mendelson (Production Resources, Inc.)]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.personafilms.com/commercials/spot_dtv_russian.html Yan Vizinberg completes a DirecTV campaign for Global Advertising Strategies. As DirecTV introduces a package of five Russian channels to the U.S., the two family-oriented spots promote the American satellite television giant as a Russian-friendly company.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:52:00 -0500 Joe Brooks, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer behind the film “You Light Up My Life”. Part love story, part parody, part opera, part schizophrenic show, “In My Life” is described by critic William Stevenson as a “you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it experience”.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:13:00 -0500 http://www.personafilms.com/commercials/abigail_honor.html Abigail Honor wins Award of Excellence from the 2005 Accolade Competition, honoring excellence in film, video, television and commercials. The award was given for Abigail’s editorial work on the project for Calvary Hospital, produced and directed by Nancy Mendelson (Production Resources, Inc.)]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:01:00 -0500 http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_callart.html Who Gets to Call It Art?”, a wild ride through the art scene of the 1960s, opens at New York City’s Film Forum on February 1st. The documentary, directed by Peter Rosen and filmed by Persona’s Yan Vizinberg, features such iconoclastic art-world luminaries as David Hockney, Frank Stella, James Rosenquist, Mark di Suvero, Francesco Clemente and Larry Poon.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:48:00 -0500 http://www.personafilms.com/films/films_saints.html Saints and Sinners”, Abigail Honor’s documentary on same-sex marriage and the Catholic church, is now available on DVD from major video retailers across the United States. To buy your DVD online, go to:
-> amazon.com

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Film saints-and-sinners-available-on-dvd