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| Michael Fields applies the make-up that transforms actor Cornel S. John into Glenstorm, the leader of the centaurs, in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. |
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| Iranian Make-up Innovator Dies at 65 - Wednesday 14 May, 2008 |
| Iranian
movie make-up artist Farhang Moayyeri died May 10 in Tehran of cardiac arrest.
He was 65 and had already fought a long battle with lung cancer, the Iran State
News Agency reported.
Moayyeri
created several make-up designs and prosthetics for Iranian theater, television
and film. He is best known for creating make-up for the films of Bahram Beizai,
Mas'ud Kimiai and other well-known Iranian directors.
According
to the ISNA, Moayyeri was born in 1943 and began his career acting on The
Brick and the Mirror (1965), then tried directing before entering the make-up
industry in 1978. He created the make-up for Bashou, the Little Stranger (1986), Maybe Some Other Time (1988), Killing Mad Dogs (2001) and
other films.
Mohsen
Maleki, head of the Iranian Association of Make-Up Designers, expressed sorrow
over Moayyeri’s death and described him as the father of modern Iranian make-up
design. Moayyeri was honored by the association in 2006 for his efforts to train
new generations of artists in Iran's film industry.
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| Local 798 President Norman Bryn Resigns - Wednesday 14 May, 2008 |
Citing professional and personal concerns (including the ill health of
his father), Norman Bryn announced his resignation as president of Local
798, the East Coast Make-up Artist and Hairstylist Union. The
announcement was made public May 6. Bryn, who had previously
served as the union's vice president, had been acting as president since the
death of former president Kelly Gleason Nov. 22, 2007.
Union elections will be held June 8. The union office is located at 152 West 24th St. in New York. |
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| IMATS to Host 'Buffy' Panel - Thursday 08 May, 2008 |
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hit TV series Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, the International Make-up Artist Trade Show will host a panel discussion with
veterans of the show. These include make-up artist Todd McIntosh and
actress Juliet Landau, who played Drusilla. More guests will be
announced shortly. The panel will take place at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, June 22 at the Pasadena Convention Center's Little Theater.
For information about the show, click on the
IMATS banner at the top of the page. |
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| Tsuji, Antonella, Berger Headline IMATS L.A. - Friday 18 April, 2008 |
| Kazuhiro Tsuji, whose work on the films Click and Norbit earned him two Oscar nominations, will design and apply an original prosthetic silicone make-up exclusively for this year's International Make-Up Artist Trade Show, held June 21-22 at the Pasadena Convention Center. This is a first IMATS engagement for Tsuji, who will serve as keynote speaker. |
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| Ray Sebastian Jr., Make-up Artist for TV and Film, Dies at 63 - Thursday 06 March, 2008 |
| Ray Sebastian Jr., a second-generation make-up artist, died from a massive heart attack. March 2 in Los Angeles. He began his career in independent films, became a journeyman in 1977 and worked on television shows including The Dukes of Hazzard and feature films including Mrs. Santa Claus. |
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| Oscar Goes to Lavergne, Archibald - Monday 25 February, 2008 |
| Make-up artist Didier Lavergne and hairstylist Jan Archibald won the Achievement in Makeup Oscar at the 80th annual Academy Awards, held Feb. 24 in Los Angeles. Their work on La Vie en Rose, a French-language biopic on the legendary singer Edith Piaf, took the prize, beating out work by fellow nominees Ve Neill and hairstylist Martin Samuel (Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End) and Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji (Norbit). Lavergne and Archibald, aided by Dave White’s internal and external prosthetic creations, took actress Marion Cotillard from age 18 to age 47 in the film. The Oscar win was a first for the pair. |
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