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Adrian Pennington

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Journalist, editor, writer of copy. Love movies, sci-fi, travel and the politics of humanity. Cambridge Uni grad, film noir afficionado, lives in Liverpool. Insta - bandido1956 also https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianpennington/

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Hydrogen, hybrids and swarms - the new tech powering UAVs etech.iec.ch/issue/2026-0... @iecstandards.bsky.social

11.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Behind the Scenes:Β Sentimental Value The cracks in the inheritance of DNA, relatives,Β and propertyβ€―areβ€―at the heart ofΒ thisΒ critically acclaimed Norwegian tragicomedy.

The house is physically altered by time, grief, and artistic inspiration just like the generation of characters that inhabit it - www.ibc.org/production/f...

10.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Oscar week, my interviews with editors of One Battle After Another editfestglobal.com/cinemaeditor... and Sentimental Value editfestglobal.com/cinemaeditor... for ACE CinemaEditor

09.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Barbara Ford Grant: β€œA lot is happening behind closed doors” In a world where production capability is ubiquitous and content costs nothing, creative vision is the only thing that matters, according to VFX pioneer and Hollywood consultant Barbara Ford Grant.

β€œYou don’t prompt your way into a movie,” says Barbara Ford Grant. β€œYou layer AI into existing processes. What worries me most is that there’s still not enough understanding of how much AI is already integrated into everything we do" www.ibc.org/artificial-i...

09.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very few cities have a truly harmonized, end-to-end transportation system. If that foundation isn’t in place, integrating autonomous vehicles becomes an even bigger challenge - etech.iec.ch/issue/public... @iecstandards.bsky.social

06.03.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MWC 2026: Telcos confront the hard economics of 5G With global 5G coverage now surpassing 50% of the world’s population, but consumer willingness to pay barely shifting, operators at MWC argued that the next chapter must be defined by utilisation.

With global 5G coverage now surpassing 50% of the world’s population, but consumer willingness to pay barely shifting, operators at #MWC26 argued that the next chapter must be defined by utilisation www.ibc.org/connective-t...

04.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Robots are still in their gimmick phase. Don't be fooled #mwc2026

03.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MWC26 Barcelona: Operators shift from selling connectivity to selling experience The global mobile industry may be the 'nervous system' of the digital world but its perennial moan to regulators, governments, and policy makers is that network operators are never sufficiently valued...

Despite what some see as the remarkable technological progress with 5G, the challenge of turning that innovation into sustainable revenue is becoming increasingly urgent. www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New... #MWC2026

03.03.2026 07:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aaron Paul wants us all to switch off our phones and breathe #MWC2026

02.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Been to Barca a dozen times. Never made it to Sitges. Fixed that.

01.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crap Paps - Uma Thurman, Daniel Kaluuya, Kevin Spacey, Sir Michael Caine

28.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery Reshape Streaming's Power Balance The proposed merger of Paramount Skydance Global with Warner Bros. Discovery is being framed through the usual lenses-debt loads, political sensitivities, and regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. and Europ...

The real story is simple and strategic: this is a scale play built around intellectual property - with Middle East finance www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Rea...

27.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sundance: Representation matters, today more than ever As minority communities face attack in the US, two new films screened at Sundance Film Festival offer powerful takes on Latino American and Chicano culture.

As minority communities face attack in the US, two new films screened at Sundance Film Festival offer powerful takes on Latino American and Chicano culture www.ibc.org/people-purpo...

26.02.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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one of the benefits of having a dog... our street this morning

26.02.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crafting the Contenders: Kostas Theodosiou | Sohonet Senior Colorist Theodosiou on why the craft of color remains deeply technical and profoundly collaborative yet still a mystery to many

β€œWe’re here to make sure that the vision of the director and cinematographer is delivered to screen. That’s the job" Christopher Nolan's go-to colorist Kostas Theodosiou is waay to humble. Time to celebrate the art of grading? My interview/words for Sohonet www.sohonet.com/article/craf...

26.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox Sports to Deliver Vertical Coverage of FIFA World Cup with AWS Elemental Inference AWS is the latest vendor to offer a solution to reformatting and syndicating vertical video for live sports as rights holders look to capitalize on the mobile first boom. Developed over 18 months with...

Fox Sports to Deliver Vertical Coverage of FIFA World Cup with AWS Elemental Inference www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/New...

25.02.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC If the hallmark of a great cinematographerΒ isΒ images thatΒ don’tΒ shout louder than theΒ story,Β then RemiΒ AdefarasinΒ OBE BSC is a master.

"I like scripts with humour in them, as long as there’s a deeper meaning that speaks about people's lives or provides a new way to think about the world or humanity” Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC talks to British Cinematographer britishcinematographer.co.uk/remi-adefara...

19.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew ARRESTED on birthday over Epstein bombshells as cops raid royal homes ANDREW has been arrested after cops today swooped on his Sandringham home. The shamed ex-prince is being quizzed in custody on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. Cops are now raiding other…

Bet he's sweating now www.thesun.co.uk/royals/38199...

19.02.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sky 'super bundle' moves pay TV from linear to streaming UK pay TV service Sky's announcement of aΒ 'world-first' grouping of streamers under one belt could fire the starting gun on further super bundles - though this particular union does not embrace either...

Sky’s announcement of a "world-first" grouping of streamers under one belt could fire the starting gun on further super bundles – though this particular union does not embrace either Apple TV or Amazon. www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New...

12.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vertical dramas: Market disruptor or passing fancy? As studios begin to embrace the potential of vertical micro-dramas, should their rise be dismissed as merely a fad or a profound shift in the production, consumption and gender-bias of global storytel...

Do micro-dramas represent a profound shift in the production, consumption and gender-bias of global storytelling? www.ibc.org/production/f...

12.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I support Vladyslav. Shame on IOC.

11.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ISE 2026: Thriving on an integrated identity A show that mixes a vast number of different business areas shouldn’t work, but it does because the underlying technology is finally integrated.

Is media now a subset of AV? www.ibc.org/proav/featur... @iseshow.bsky.social

10.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe loved that we could lean into horror tropes to capture the drama, danger and dark beauty of nature" - my intw/words with makers of #netflix wildlife doc Nightmares of Nature for RED Digital Cinema www.red.com/stories/nigh...

10.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Massive pet hate. I had two zoom interviews this morning, both diaried and confirmed. Neither bothers to turn up, apologise or reschedule.

09.02.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Behind the Scenes: Marty Supreme The creative team behind Uncut Gems brings its characteristic brash beauty and adrenaline to 1950’s New York City in a screwball drama.

β€œWe're brutal on one another. Every single idea has to be torn apart and rebuilt through the other person's brain" Ronald Bronstein on co-writing Marty Supreme with Josh Safdie www.ibc.org/production/f...

05.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Barcelona @iseshow.bsky.social

04.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Winter Wonderland: All the tech at the Milano Cortina Olympics Between first-person-view drones, expanded real-time 360Β° replays, and a massive virtualised production setup, Milano Cortina 2026 is set to be a major step forward in immersive, scalable, and sustain...

Between first-person-view drones, expanded real-time 360Β° replays, and a massive virtualised production setup, Milano Cortina 2026 is set to be a major step forward in immersive, scalable, and sustainable Olympic broadcasting.
www.ibc.org/production/f... #WinterOlympics

02.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@iseshow.bsky.social opens in Barcelona

02.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
RED.com

β€œOur key differentiator is the ability to reinvent the industry with custom solutions” Fuse Technical Group - my interview & words for @RED_Cinema www.red.com/stories/fuse

30.01.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
CinemaEditor Magazine 4th Qtr 2025 - EditFest Global

"I’d sometimes sit right in front of the screen and play it loud and try to get that feeling of motion sickness" Oscar nominated editor Andy Jurgensen talks @onebattlemovie p34 latest issue @ACEFilmEditors editfestglobal.com/cinemaeditor... #filmediting

23.01.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0