56th Annual CSC Awards Gala was held on March 23, 2013 and honors the best in Canadian cinematography. This event was attended by around 400 industry insiders with awards presented in eleven categories ranging from best documentary cinematography to best theatrical feature cinematography. Each year, Kodak presents the Kodak New Century Award for outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography. This year's recipient is Ron Stannett CSC whose credits include the television series Lonesome Dove, which earned him the Gemini Award for Best Photography.

Wow ... this headline caught our attention. But American film critic and historian Leonard Maltin's Blog on Indiewire.com goes beyond the catchy headline and touches on some very relevant issues that filmmakers face today.

• Kodak motion picture film remains a viable option for both the established and the emerging filmmakers.
• Film is the only true archive medium. Movies are going to be lost to ‘digital nitrate’ because of lack of migrating in a timely fashion or because of the inevitable migration errors that always occur.
• Filmmakers need a choice. There are both an esthetic and a practical difference between working with a digital camera and shooting on film.

Maltin covers these topics in a pair of blog posts. The first featuring the thoughts of cinematographer John Bailey, ASC (The Way, Way Back, Groundhog Day, As Good as It Gets) and the second with writer/director Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine)

South by Southwest® 2013 opens tonight with the world premiere of directed Don Scardino’s The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Photographed by Matthew Clark, ASC, the story follows superstar Vegas magicians Burt (Steve Carell) and Anton (Steve Buscemi). The two secretly loathe each other, and their long-time act implodes, allowing an ambitious rival street performer to make a move. Scardino and Clark chose Kodak film to bring all magic to the big screen.

This year’s edition of SXSW runs through March 17 in Austin TX.

Korean cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung and director Chang-wook Park chose Kodak 35mm 3-perf film to tell this mysterious thriller from Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Stoker focuses on the family of India, Evelyn, and Richard Stoker (Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Dermot Mulroney). After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.