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01/29/2013

Variety praises "astonishingly hard-hitting" documentary "Dirty Wars," winner of the Sundance Award for Cinematography, for Richard Rowley, (Susan H. Bodine and Marc H. Simon for distributor Civic Bakery):

01/29/2013

Sundance Awards 2013: Congratulations to all our clients, their films and talented crew members.

Documentary Editing Award: Matthew Hamachek, "Gideon's Army" (Marc H. Simon represents director/producer Dawn Porter)... Excellence in Cinematography Award, Documentary: Richard Rowley, "Dirty Wars" (Legal for “Dirty Wars”, Susan H. Bodine and Marc H. Simon for distributor Civic Bakery)... Special Jury Prize: Dramatic (For Sound Design) Shane Carruth & Johnny Marshall, "Upstream Color"
(Marc H. Simon represents Mr. Carruth).

The Sundance Film Festival is honoring its top entries during a ceremony in Park City Saturday night. VIDEO: THR’S Sundance Video Diaries The Hollywood Reporter will be updating this post as the winner’s are announced.

01/28/2013

As CDAS special counsel Robert J. Epstein continues at the annual Midem Music and Technology Conference, Expo & Festival in Cannes...

From Cannes by Stuart Dredge of UK consultancy and blog Music Ally. 30 startups have been pitching at the Midemlab startups contest this year at Midem, with the winners announced this afternoon as part of the conference’s Visionary Monday strand. Israeli startup InstruMagic won the Music Discovery, ...

01/28/2013

Did you know that a law written before email was commercially available governs the way the government can access your data online?

01/28/2013

CDAS special counsel Robert J. Epstein continues at the annual Midem Music and Technology Conference, Expo & Festival in Cannes. Here are some highlights:

Watch MIDEM's Visionary Monday Livestream Here, NowNewsBy Billboard Staff | January 28, 2013 - Chinese cultural icon, a major car manufacturer, a consumer electronics giant and a leading credit card company will team up today (Jan. 28) in Cannes as part of MIDEM's plenary conference pr…

01/28/2013

Congratulations to the entire cast of "Modern Family" on their win of Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the SAG Awards, in particular, special congratulations to Frederick P. Bimbler's client Sofia Vergara!

ABC's "Modern Family" won the award for ensemble in a comedy series at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night.

01/26/2013

Client Shane Carruth speaks about his, "romantic, thrilling, sci-fi, but mainly mythic" film "Upstream Color" :

Meet The Artists: Shane Carruth on "Upstream Color"Sundance Film Festival 2013

01/24/2013

Presented by CDAS partners Eleanor M. Lackman and Joshua B. Sessler, along with Sarah Hudgins, Director of Public Policy at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), this panel event was held at the IAB Ad Lab in New York City, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 6:00-8:00p.m. The discussion targeted the most important legal and regulatory issues concerning the collection of internet and mobile data, which issues directly impact today’s digital marketing field.

01/19/2013

A closer look at CDAS clients -- and Oscar nominees (for their film "Inocente") -- Sean and Andrea Nix Fine's newest documentary in competition at Sundance "Life According to Sam":

Meet The Artists: Sean & Andrea Nix Fine on "Life According To Sam"Sundance Film Festival 2013

01/19/2013

CDAS at Sundance 2013 -- Marc H. Simon represents “Upstream Color” -- a science fiction romantic thriller -- written, produced and directed by his client Shane Carruth (“Primer”). Mr. Carruth’s innovative indie distribution strategy for this, his follow-up second feature, has recently earned the media spotlight.

Nine years ago, Shane Carruth burst onto the independent film scene with "Primer," a heady, complex, sci-fi thriller that made time travel seem disturbingly plausible. Shot for only $7,000, the film took the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival , beating out more buzzworthy titles like "N...

01/17/2013

CDAS returns to the Sundance Film Festival, (Thursday, January 17 – Sunday, January 27), once again representing a number of exciting clients and projects. Partners Marc H. Simon and Andrea F. Cannistraci will be in Park City and though partner Susan H. Bodine will not attend, she is also representing a few films in competition. Click below for more:

01/17/2013

Please see more details & register soon for this free event held Wednesday, January 23, 6:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m. at the link below:

Trending Topics in Data Collection and Targeted Marketing Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP (CDAS) invites you to join us on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 6:00-8:00p.m. for a panel discussion targeting the most important legal and regulatory issues concerning the collection of interne...