The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA; formerly Hollywood Post Alliance) [1] is a Southern California-based trade association founded in 2002. It presents awards to individuals and organizations to recognize achievements in post-production. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Philo T. Farnsworth Award is a non-competitive award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) as part of the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards to "an agency, company or institution whose contributions over time have significantly impacted television technology and engineering". Named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first fully working all-electronic television system and receiver, the winner is selected by a jury of television engineers from ATAS's Engineering Emmy Awards Committee, who consider "all engineering developments which have proven their efficacy during the awards year and determines which, if any, merit recognition with an Engineering Emmy statuette". The accolade was first awarded in 2003 as a result of about a year of lobbying to ATAS by Farnsworth's wife Pam Farnsworth and Hawaii-based Skinner Entertainment management and production firm owner Georja Skinner.
Darcy Antonellis Darcy Antonellis FSMPTE is an American businesswoman who has served as Chief Executive Officer of Vubiquity, Division President of Amdocs Media and President of Warner Bros Technical Operations.
Tom Poole is the Chief Creative Officer and Senior Colorist at Company 3. He was born in London, England, where he began his career, before moving to the States in 2004. He joined Company 3 in 2007.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Editing in a Feature Film is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case film editors. It was first awarded in 2008, and has been presented every year since.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Editing - Television is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case film editors. While television editors have been awarded since 2006, the category first marked a distinction between half-hour series and series longer than that in 2018.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Color Grading in a Feature Film is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case color graders. It was first awarded in 2006, and has been presented every year since. From 2006 to 2011, the category was titled Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film in a DI Process. The "DI" in the title refers to a Digital intermediate, a motion picture finishing process which a motion picture is digitized and the color and other image characteristics manipulated. As the filmmaking has evolved more into a digital forum, the added "DI Process" of the title became, essentially, antiquated.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Color Grading for Television is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case color graders. It was first awarded in 2006, and has been presented every year since.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Sound in a Feature Film is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case sound. It was first awarded in 2006, and has been presented every year since. From 2006 to 2009, the category was titled Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Audio Post - Feature Film.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Editing - Television is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case film editors. While television editors have been awarded since 2006, the category first marked a distinction between half-hour series and series longer than that in 2018.
The Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Feature Film is an annual award, given by the Hollywood Post Alliance, or HPA, to post production workers in the film and television industry, in this case visual effects artists. It was first awarded in 2006, and, outside of 2007 and 2008, has been presented every year since. From 2006 to 2012, the category was titled Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Compositing - Feature Film.