Digital Domain's Scott Ross and HDNet's Mark Cuban to Keynote iHollywood Forum's ``Digital Studio Summit''

Business Wire, Oct 24, 2002

Entertainment Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002

Summit to Spotlight Impact of Digital Technology on

Film and Television

iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced that Scott Ross, CEO and Founder of Digital Domain, and Mark Cuban, Founder and CEO of HDNet and owner of the Dallas Mavericks will keynote "The Digital Studio," an executive summit and showcase that will focus on how digital technology is transforming Hollywood, film and television. The one-day summit will take place on Nov. 4, 2002 from 9 am to 8 pm at the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood.

Featuring three tracks of panel discussions and presentations, an independent filmmakers workshop, and an exhibitor and demo showcase, the event will bring together a wide range of entertainment industry professionals from studio executives to financial analysts who will hear from the leaders and pioneers in digital technology. Attendees will consider how to best incorporate digital technology into the creative and production process while keeping costs reasonable. Topics to be covered include visual effects; animation, high-definition filmmaking and television, digital cinema, digital storyboards, production and post-production; DVD home video, HDTV and satellite distribution.

"With the release of digital movies such as 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' and 'Spy Kids II,' digital technology has become the hot topic in entertainment," said Michael Stroud, founder of iHollywood Forum Inc. "As more and more directors and producers incorporate the technology into practice, there is going to be a massive evolution not only in the how movies and television shows are made but also in how they are conceived."

Sponsors and exhibitors include: IBM, Morrison & Foerster, Eyematic, Digital Fountain, Documentum, Jim Henson Creature Shop, Cutting Edge Post (Australia), Mediasonic, and media partners include the Hollywood Reporter, United Entertainment Media/Creative Planet Communities, Rogers Cowan / Weber Shandwick Entertainment Marketing, and Business Wire.

Featured speakers and panelists who are leaders in digital technology include:

Cinesite Hollywood (Kodak)

Randy Starr, VP Technology

Creative Powerhouse

Steffen Wild, Sr VP, Creative Development, Digital Effects Supervisor, Independence Day (20th Century Fox) and Godzilla (Columbia TriStar)

Cutting Edge Post

John Lee, President and CEO

Digital Domain

Scott Ross, Chairman and CEO

DigitalFilm Tree

Ramy Katrib, Founder

Digital Fountain

Nikesh Kalra, Executive Director, Media and Entertainment

Documentum

Chris Strachan, VP, Enterprise Digital Content

Eyematic

Steve Hartford, Marketing Director

HDNet

Mark Cuban, Founder and CEO

HDTV Solutions

Ted Schilowitz, President

Hollywood Reporter

Sheigh Crabtree, Digital Production Reporter

Hollywood Reporter

Chris Marlowe, Technology Reporter

Hollywood Reporter

Paula Parisi, Editorial Director, Special Issues

IBM

Steve Canepa, Vice President, Global Media and Entertainment Industry

IBM

Scott Burnett, Global Marketing Director, IBM Digital Media Group

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Worldwide

John Stephenson, Creative Supervisor and Executive VP

Los Angeles Times

Jon Healey, Technology Reporter

Media.net

Steven Rich, Executive Vice President

Liberty Livewire

Kenneth Williams, COO

Morrison & Foerster

Ken Suddleson, Partner

MPAA

Scott Dinsdale, Exec VP, Digital Strategy

Technicolor Creative Services

Bob Beitcher, President

Threshhold Entertainment

George Johnson, CTO and Director of Animation

Twentieth Century Fox

Julian Levin, Senior VP, Digital Exhibition

Visionbox Media

John Manulis, CEO, Producer, Tortilla Soup

Visionbox Media

Chris Miller, President, Post-production for Tortilla Soup, The Insider (Touchstone), Saving Private Ryan (DreamWorks and Paramount)

Visual Effects Society

Tom Atkin, Executive Director

Film Professional speakers credits include:

Angus Wall, Film Editor (Columbia Pictures), Panic Room

Alex MacDowell, Production Designer (Dreamworks), Minority Report

Emile Edwin Smith, Special Effects Supervisors, CG and special effects supervisor, Firefly, Excelerant, (Fox TV, Fall 2002)

Dan Curry, Visual Effects Producer (Paramount), Star Trek

Ron Frankel, Previsualization Supervisor, The Cat in the Hat (DreamWorks, Thanksgiving, 2003); Panic Room (Columbia Pictures)

Russ McDonald, Director, Eddie's Night Out (Shot in High Def)

About iHollywood Forum:

iHollywood Forum, Inc.(TM), based in Los Angeles, CA, produces roundtables and conferences for Hollywood, entrepreneurs and mobile technology professionals. Founded three years ago by business journalist Michael Stroud, the company produces the popular monthly iHollywood Forum seminars on digital entertainment; MobileTech Forum for mobile professionals in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palo Alto; the iWireless World summit on wireless content and applications; and Digital Media Summit, a conference about digital media delivery and commerce. More information is available at www.ihollywoodforum.com, www.digitalmediasummit.com and www.iwirelessworld.com.

Press Information:

Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media available through pre-registration ONLY. Press will not be admitted at the door without prior written approval. Due to limited space, only a few press passes are available so early registration is highly recommended.