Christopher Nolan Joins New SMPTE Advisory Council

By Jenny Priestley
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One of a number of key Hollywood technologists who will be advising SMPTE on Hollywood's need for new creative tools, standards and services

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—British film director Christopher Nolan has joined a new creative and technology advisory council for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

He will serve alongside Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Robert Legato, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Google Research’s Paul Debevec, Geoff Burdick of James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment, Ian Bidgood of Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post, Ang Lee’s technology advisor Ben Gervais and Emblematic Group CEO Nonny De La Peña.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the council will offer input on Hollywood’s need for new creative tools, standards and services.

The announcement was made on the first day of this year’s SMPTE conference which is taking place virtually. The conference is focusing on esports, VR, IP, 8K, AI and the future of film and television production.

For more information on SMPTE 2020, visit 2020.smpte.org.

Jenny Priestley
Jenny Priestley

Jenny has worked in the media throughout her career, joining TVBEurope as editor in 2017. She has also been an entertainment reporter, interviewing everyone from Kylie Minogue to Tom Hanks; as well as spending a number of years working in radio. She continues to appear on radio every week and occasionally pops up on TV.