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 Anonymous posted on Friday, October 23, 1998 - 11:37 pm
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8436 Colonial Drive Stockton, CA 95209-2139 USA http://lfca.org
PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release
Media Inquiries: Judith Rubin, tel. 510/595-9664
LARGE FORMAT CINEMA ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER REYNA AWARDED TELLURIDE’S SILVER MEDALLION
Reyna shares film festival’s highest honors
with Meryl Streep, Vittorio Storaro, Susumi Hani and Stanley Kaufman
TELLURIDE, September 5 - In recognition of his contributions to the film industry, Christopher Reyna, president of the Large Format Cinema Association (LFCA) was presented with the highest honor of the Telluride Film Festival, the Silver Medallion.
Reyna, 51, served as technical director of the Telluride Film Festival for 17 years but hadn’t been active there since 1993. By special request, he returned this year to help put together a presentation on the history of 3D filmmaking entitled Silver Illusion: 3D in the Movies and emceed by Leonard Maltin. It was during the September 5 presentation, that festival director Bill Pence surprised Reyna with the Silver Medallion. The award, says Pence, is given to those who distinguish themselves “for excellence in the art and craft of making film.” Citing Reyna’s lifetime of work in cinema, Pence made special mention of his contributions to the development of 70mm specialty film for amusement parks, world’s fairs, educational institutions, destination theaters and other special venues.
“I am overwhelmed and very proud to have received this special honor,” says Reyna, “and I see it as a confirmation of the power and potential of 70mm specialty film, which is undergoing exciting transitions and is becoming recognized as a major branch of cinema in the eyes of the public.” Specialty film is the arena in which Reyna continues to devote his professional energies, as executive vice president and general manager of IMAGICA USA INC., a full-service 65mm/70mm visual effects studio - and as president of LFCA. The Silver Medallion is most often given to directors, actors and cinematographers, and Reyna’s award marks only the second time that a member of the filmmaking community has received the honor for technical excellence; Erwin Young of DuArt Lab in New York earned the award in 1983.
Other 1998 recipients of the Silver Medallion were director Susumi Hani, New Republic film critic Stanley Kaufman, cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and actor Meryl Streep.
Christopher Reyna was a driving force in establishing the Large Format Cinema Association two years ago in September 1996. A not-for-profit, worldwide professional trade association, LFCA is open to all working in the international large format industry, including filmmakers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, theaters and their support industry, as well as film students, film studios and theme parks.
Under Reyna’s leadership as charter president, LFCA activities on behalf of the large format film community include the following: Assembly of a workgroup cooperating with SMPTE to craft industry-wide technical standards; creation of a series of comprehensive 70mm film stock tests for filmmakers; formation of the LFCA Animation Task Force, which encourages and supports creative experimentation in large format animation; formation of the LFCA Oscar Task Force, to lobby for Academy Awards recognition of specialty films; and organization of an annual Conference and Large Format Film Festival. The next LFCA conference will take place May 18-22 in Los Angeles.
The mission of LFCA is to promote global public awareness of large-screen entertainment formats, to provide a forum for sharing information and to foster the growth of the industry. Information on joining the organization can be obtained at the LFCA website, http://lfca.org or by telephoning the LFCA office in Stockton, California at 209/477-2726.
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