Presentation Followed by Onstage Interview of Vincent Pace by David Cohen

Variety and 3D Entertainment SummitTM creators Unicomm and the Bob Dowling Group will be honoring James Cameron and Vincent Pace, ASC, with the 3D Visionary Award, to be presented during this year’s 3D Entertainment Summit, running Sept. 19-20 at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles.

Cameron and Pace are co-chairmen and co-founders of CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG), the revolutionary 3D technology and production services company that enabled 3D for dozens of films such as Avatar and Hugo (the only two 3D films ever to win Oscars for cinematography), and hundreds of broadcasts, such as the Winter and Summer X Games and the Emmy-winning 2010 US Open Tennis Championships.

Pace will accept the award at the Summit on Sept. 20; Cameron, currently at work on the sequel to Avatar and other projects, will accept the award via a taped interview during the event, filmed in 3D.

The 3D Entertainment Summit, produced by Unicomm and The Bob Dowling Group in association with Variety, is proud to fete Cameron and Pace with the 3D Visionary Award. The Summit organizers are excited to recognize CAMERON | PACE Group’s dedication in taking 3D entertainment to new heights and in championing growth for the worldwide film industry.

The 3D Entertainment Summit is the largest worldwide conference and technology preview dedicated to the 3D marketplace. Since its inception, virtually all major companies with 3D business connections attend the Summit to hear thought leaders from around the globe analyze 3D in all platforms – theatrical, home entertainment, gaming, advertising, and alternative content.

The 3D Entertainment Summit will also look at emerging topics in 3D technology such as high-frame rate, laser light sources, glassless 3D sets and the validity of these promising technologies as solutions to current industry challenges.

The Summit will feature an all-star line-up of exclusive footage and content including extensive footage from the new Sony Pictures Animation film “Hotel Transylvania” directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez (release date September 28, 2012) with a special introduction from the film’s 3D Stereographic Lead Von Williams. Speakers include:

Joe Letteri, Senior Visual Effects Producer, Weta Digital (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Man of Steel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
Bob Dowling, Co-Producer & Conference Chairperson, 3D Entertainment Summit
Steve Barnett, Vice President, Post Production at 20th Century, Fox Feature Films
Liu Yuan, Co-Chairman & President Of China Mainstream Media, National Film Capital
Jim Chabin, President, International 3D Society
David Passman, President & CEO, Carmike
Von Williams, 3D Stereographic Lead, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Hotel Transylvania
Marcus Gillezeau, Producer, Storm Surfers 3D
Joseph Peixoto, President, Worldwide Cinema, RealD
Chris Fenton, GM, North America& President, DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group
David Cohen, Associate Editor, Variety
Greg Jacobs, Head of Distribution, Red Bull Media House North America
Charlotte Jones, Principal Analyst, IHS Screen Digest
Buzz Hays, Stereoscopic 3D Film & Television Producer and Consultant
Marty Shindler, CEO, The Shindler Perspective
Jonathan Dern, Co-Founder & President, Sabella Dern Entertainment
Michele Martel, COO, Sabella Dern Entertainment
Wayne Miller, Chief Creative Officer, Sabella Dern Entertainment
Ted Kenney, Director of Production, 3ality Technica
Pierre Routhier, Vice President, 3D Product Strategy & Business, Technicolor
Mathu Rajan, CEO, Stream TV Networks
Richard Ingrassia, Senior Research Analyst, Roth Capital Partners
Stephen Palmer, Ph.D, Chief Science Officer, Volfoni
James Stewart, Founder/Producer/Director, Geneva Film Company
Richard Laberge, Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, SENSIO Technologies
Grant Anderson, Executive Director, Sony 3D Technology Center, Sony Corporation of America
Roland Vlaicu, Sr. Director, Broadcast Video Ecosystems, Broadcast Business Unit, Dolby Labs, Inc.
Torsten Hoffman, Founder, 3D Content Hub
Walt Husak, Director of Image Technologies, Dolby Labs, Inc.
Doug Triconi, President, Jump! 3D
Matty Rich, CEO, Matty Rich Entertainment/Games
Jason Goodman, CEO, 21st Century 3D
Ken Venturi, Chief Creative Officer, EVP Media Interactive, NCM Media Networks
Jon Karafin, Director of Production Operations, Digital Domain Stereo Group
Peter Lude, Senior Vice President of Engineering for Sony Electronics professional business & President of SMPTE, Sony
Chris Tribbey, Senior Reporter, Home Media Magazine
Amy Steele, VP of Creative & Business Development, Threshold Animation Studios
William Sherak, President, Stereo D
Louie Schwartzberg, Award-Winning Cinematographer, Director & Producer
Dan Diamond, Senior Vice President Business Development, NCM Fathom Events, National CineMedia (NCM)
Stanley Preschutti, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Hemisphere 3D
Bob Whitehill, Stereoscopic Supervisor, Pixar Animation Studios
Josh Dickey, Film Editor, Variety
Stephen Kovach, CFA, Co-founding Partner, Vine Alternative Investments
Sharon Martin, Senior Vice President of Business Development, 3alityTechnica

Sponsors for the 3D Entertainment Summit® are Premier Sponsors RealD (Conference 3D Provider), Ultra D; Official Sponsor MasterImage 3D and Sony Digital Cinema 4K (Conference Projector Provider); Official Screen Sponsor is Strong/MDI Screens; Supporting Sponsors Dolby 3D; Sponsors Volfoni, Technicolor, SD Entertainment, Jump3D, Rogers & Cowan, Legend 3D and The Guitammer Company; Supporters are AMD, DDD, Doremi, VFxi, Zco, Digital Domain, Da Vinci 3D, Gadmei, Sensio, 21st Century 3D, City National Bank, Sony 3D Technology Center, Blue Hemisphere 3D, Pretend LLC and Light Iron.

The 3D Entertainment SummitTM runs concurrent with the MultiScreen SummitTM, which examines the competitive marketplace between screens, devices, distributors and content creators, offering practical solutions to the media industry and to brands on how to engage with the connected, yet elusive consumer.

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