Accolade Award and NAB

A LOT has been happening this past week. Some of it I can't talk about just yet, but big things are afoot with Cloudchaser Films LLC. It's very exciting.

First off, FORGEing Futures (the FORGE promotional video) has won a second award. This time it is an Award of Excellence from the Accolade Competition. This award was given to the overall production, not to a specific component of it. Specifically: A-29, Non-Profit / Charity.
http://www.accoladecompetition.org/

Secondly, something cool is happening that may take a bit of explanation. Both Zambian Forge and FORGEing Futures were edited on Apple Hardware with Final Cut Pro. Next week at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) there is a user group meeting for people who use Final Cut:
http://www.sfcutters.org/pages/nab.htm
http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2006.html
At this meeting, about a dozen or so companies have been selected to present samples of work they have been doing using Final Cut and other Apple software. Cloudchaser Films LLC has been selected to present the trailer for Zambian Forge.

Next up: Cloudchaser Films LLC is expanding. We now have a Washington DC office. Tyler Mallory is joining part-time as a photographer. Linda Quigg is taking over the sales side of the organization, including the distribution contracts for Zambian Forge. To further this process, Linda and I will be going to the Cannes Film Festival in May. Associated with the main festival is a film market, one of the world's largest. Zambian Forge is officially registered and available for sale at the market.

More announcements coming soon.
David