STAR WARS: EPISODE VII EDITORS TO APPEAR AS GUEST SPEAKERS AT IBC SUPERMEET, AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 14

Film editors Maryann Brandon, ACE and Mary Jo Markey, ACE are scheduled to be the Keynote speakers. Both Ms. Brandon and Ms. Markey are best known as long time collaborators with director J. J. Abrams. The pair has co-edited all of Abrams’ feature films including MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, SUPER 8 and 2009’s STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. Their latest collaboration with Abrams is STAR WARS: EPISODE VII, currently shooting in London.

The full agenda will not be announced until shortly before the event date, however the producers have stated that there will be USER driven presentations by Blackmagic Design, Adobe, iZotope, Atomos and HP.

Rounding out the evening will be the always wild and fun “World Famous Raffle,” where over 20,000 worth of valuable filmmaker-related prizes, including a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, will be handed out to dozens of lucky winners.

Doors will open at 16:30 with the SuperMeet Digital Showcase featuring 20 software and hardware developers including Adobe, Blackmagic Design, iZotope, Atomos, HP, Audio Network, G-Tech, Media Machine, The Future Store, B&H, Boris, Genarts, FCPWORKS, SAE Institute, Red Giant Software, Flanders Scientific, K-Tek, Light Iron, Lumberjack Systems and more to come. Here, attendees can enjoy a few cocktails, mingle and party with industry peers, network one on one with leading manufacturers and learn about the latest trends in collaborative editing workflows for post production and broadcast markets.

Tickets are on sale for the price of only 15.00 each for Adults and 10.00 for students and Teachers and are on sale online only. It will be 20.00 each at the door. Food (snacks) and drinks will be available throughout the evening. To purchase tickets online and for complete daily updates on the SuperMeet, including directions, transportation options, and a current list of raffle prizes, visit the Amsterdam SuperMeet web site.

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