MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, returns as a Sustaining Sponsor to the 2020
Sundance Film Festival (January 23 -
February 2) in Utah. Canon
will celebrate filmmakers with programming at the Canon Creative
Studio, located at 592 Main Street. At least 57 of the 240
films and projects that will screen as part of this year's slate –
over 23 percent – are shot using Canon equipment.
Canon Creative Studio
Canon will host Sundance Film
Festival attendees for hands-on, interactive displays of Canon
equipment, panel discussions moderated by American
Cinematographer and IMDbPro, and refreshments at the Canon
Creative Studio (592 Main St; open Friday,
January 24th from 11am-5pm and
Saturday, January 25 - Monday, January
27th, from 11am-7pm). Inside
the studio, guests can touch-and-try the latest Canon gear,
including the EOS C500 Mark II cinema camera and Sumire Prime cinema lenses, which are now
available and shipping. Also on hand will be Canon's complete line
up of Cinema Cameras, as well as Canon's CINE-SERVO, COMPACT-SERVO,
EF and RF lenses, as well as the new EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR
camera.
Guests can have their headshots taken by professional
photographer Michael Ori, who will
be shooting with the EOS-1D X Mark III, and receive an 8" x 10"
copy of their portrait, printed on-site with the Canon imagePROGRAF
PRO-1000 Professional Inkjet Printer. All portraits will be
available online at orimedia.com/sundance in February after the
festival.
The Canon Creative Studio will feature two nights of Magic
Hours, co-hosted by IMDdPro (January
25th) and Adorama Rental Company
(January 27th). Each event presents
opportunities to network with companies and organizations that
share Canon's mission to support filmmaking. On Sunday, January 26th, Canon will toast creativity
behind the lens at the eighth annual invite-only Raise Your
Glass with Canon cocktail party, co-hosted by
American Cinematographer.
Canon will also continue its partnership with American
Cinematographer, the world's leading publication dedicated
to motion imaging and the art and craft of professional
cinematography. The magazine's editors will be on-site at the
festival and several of its contributors will moderate a series of
six in-depth panel discussions at the Canon Creative Studio. The
panels will be streamed through Facebook Live via American
Cinematographer's page. American
Cinematographer's website, ascmag.com, will also feature a
series of online interviews with Sundance cinematographers, along
with additional articles exploring cinematography trends at the
festival, all sponsored by Canon.
For a full schedule of events for Canon's activities at the 2020
Sundance Film Festival, and to request access to attend, please
visit our Sundance website or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Join the conversation with #CanonCreativeStudio.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is
a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and
industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately
$36 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2019† and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020.
Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its
Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
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States Patent and Trademark Office.
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