The Academy at NAB 2025

The Academy with be attending NAB 2025 and participating at a number of though-provoking and fun events. We hope to see you there!

Sunday April 6th
Colorist Mixer – ACES is an official sponsor
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Carlos n Charlies (the Flamingo Hotel)
(fee to attend) More information coming soon!

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Monday April 7th
Fireside Chat – Industry Leaders Talk Technology, Creativity and the Future of Filmmaking
10:00 am – 10:45 am
SL9823 Creator Lab Theater B (Open to all Badge holders)
The rapid introduction of new technologies and movie-making tools allows experienced and emerging filmmakers to tell innovative stories in amazing and unexpected ways. Join an award-winning motion picture producer and a leading industry and technologist as they discuss the relationship between creativity and technology and what it means for the future of filmmaking.

• How might cutting-edge tools like AI, advanced capture and display technologies change how stories are told, and how can we prepare for these changes.
• What can be done to keep humans at the center of creative authorship.
• As the industry evolves and integrates these technologies into mainstream production workflows, how can we preserve the films we’re making now to have maximum flexibility to address future formats and technologies?

Panelists
Janet Yang – Producer, and President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 
Annie Chang – VP, Creative Technologies Universal Pictures and Chair of the Science and Technology Council
Moderator
Michael Cioni – Founder & CEO, Strada

Filmmakers Talk About the Importance of Color Management and ACES
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
West Hall (Open to all Badge holders)

Color management is essential in modern filmmaking and content creation, ensuring consistency and accuracy across different cameras, displays, and distribution platforms. The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) has become the industry open-source standard, providing a universal color pipeline that maintains the integrity of creative intent from capture to final delivery. 

Join us for a lively Panel conversation as distinguished filmmakers discuss their recent use of ACES in varied productions around the globe. You’ll learn about how and why they used ACES and there will be an important announcement about the latest release of ACES during the session.

Filmmakers
To Be Announced Soon!
Moderator
Carolyn Giardina, Senior Entertainment Technology & Crafts Editor, Variety

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If you you’d like to contact the ACES team attending NAB, please reach out to us at aces@oscars.org.