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Deluxe’s Company 3, EFILM and Deluxe Toronto Post Major Entries in Cannes Film Festival (MESA)
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Deluxe Entertainment Services Group has announced that its leading color grading and finishing houses, EFILM, Company 3 and Deluxe Toronto, completed color grading and post-production services on several motion pictures featured at this year’s prestigious Cannes Film Festival. “We’re very excited to see these films screening at Cannes,” said Stefan Sonnenfeld, Chief Creative Officer of Deluxe and Senior Colorist at Company 3. “It is one of the most respected film festivals in the world. We’re proud of the part we played in finishing these films and we congratulate all the filmmakers.”
In Competition:
The Last Face – A powerful drama starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as aid workers caught in the midst of violent revolution. Director: Sean Penn; Cinematographer: Barry Ackroyd, ASC; Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld. (Company 3)
Loving – A riveting historical drama starring Michael Shannon and Ruth Negga as a couple sentenced to prison for their interracial marriage – the subjects of the infamous Loving Vs. Texas case. Director: Jeff Nichols; Cinematographer: Adam Stone; Colorist: Mitch Paulson (EFILM).
Out of Competition:
Money Monster – George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in this hostage thriller set in the control center of a financial news network. Director: Jodie Foster; Cinematographer: Matthew Libatique, ASC; Colorist: Tim Stipan (EFILM).
Midnight Screening:
Blood Father – Dramatic thriller starring Mel Gibson as an ex-convict trying to protect his teenage daughter from murderous drug dealers. Director: Jean-François Richet; Cinematographer: Robert Gantz; Colorist: Siggy Ferstl (Company 3).
Shorts Screening:
Searching for Paradise – Drama concerning a hit man, a mass murderer and the meaning of justice. Directors: Chris Young and Chloë Bellande; Cinematographer: Michael Jari Davidson; Colorist: Roslyn Di Sisto (Deluxe Toronto).
