21st Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Slated for February 18

21st Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Slated for February 18

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography will be held on February 18, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. Nominees for Outstanding Achievement Awards for feature films released in 2006 will be announced on January 9. ASC will unveil nominees in the narrative television competition on January 16. The two television categories are for an episode of a regular series, and for movies/mini-series/pilots aired on network or pay-per-view/cable channels in 2006.

"Our members established this annual celebration in 1986 for the purpose of recognizing and inspiring the pursuit of excellence in the art and craft of cinematography," says Russ Alsobrook, ASC, chairman of the organization's Awards Committee. "The reality is that artful cinematography is generally designed to be transparent to audiences. That is why we believe that it is important to have a peer group judge artful cinematography."

ASC will also present career achievement awards to several cinematographers whose bodies of work have earned the respect of their peers. Additionally, ASC will also honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions to advancing the art of visual storytelling, and recognize one or more promising student filmmakers.

The organization will host an open house and Internet chat here at it's historic Hollywood clubhouse, where colleagues, fans, students and the media can interact with special award recipients and nominees. Those events are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 17.

ASC was founded in 1919 by 15 individuals who were pioneers in the invention of a new art form. Their primary purpose was to provide a forum for discussing ideas for advancing the art of cinematography. Membership was by invitation based on the individual's body of narrative work. There are currently some 290 members today with roots in many different countries, and about 145 associate members who work in ancillary sectors of the industry that support the art and craft of cinematography.

For more information, and updates regarding the ASC Awards, visit the ASC website at www.theasc.com.

Source: American Society of Cinematographers

CONTACT: Sally Christgau, sallyc@ccspr.com, or Lisa Muldowney,
lisam@ccspr.com, for American Society of Cinematographers, +1-760-438-5250

Web site: http://www.theasc.com/

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