Lebanon’s Foreign Film Pick

Mira Shaib’s Arze has been chosen as Lebanon’s entry for the Academy Award for Best International Film. The story of a single mother keeping her family above water with a home pastry business.  Ambition can be a bad counselor.  After buying a scooter for business expansion, Arze finds herself on a quest through Beirut trying …

The 3-D Animation and Gaming Future

Winking Studio is taking gaming to the next level with new 3-D technology. The AI based ware comes as a user friendly creative tool for producing animated characters. Rita Liu gives all the details on how to use the innovative features for making the next on screen character. Click below for the podcast interview.

All Gussied Up

At the recent press events I attended, noticing the fashion tribe I wondered.  Why do they wear everything but the frying pan? Many were gussied up wearing all the labels from their shelves popping in and out of offices and showrooms. I wondered if there had been a looting at a luxury department store.   The …

Naturally Dazzling

It’s always a privilege to attend the Boucheron presentation in Paris during Couture Week.  The luxury jewel brand’s media gathering in July served up dazzling beats of precious stone designs.  In the Vendome head office, creative head Claire Choisne describe the pieces as influenced from her trip to Iceland.  The island’s wondrous landscape shaped by …

Reviving the Berlinale

The Berlinale is a few months away, however the press tour has already started.  New head Tricia Tuttle held a meet and greet for local press discussing the plans for making the city’s biggest cinema event more relevant.  The American born said “she wanted to bring back enthusiasm to the Berlinale.”   Was this a polite …