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CNMA Director Launches New Series

September 20, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

In addition to heading up the Cinema & New Media Arts program at HBU, Joshua Sikora also runs an independent film company, New Renaissance Pictures, which has been the driving force behind a number of cutting …

Acclaimed Filmmaker Whit Stillman to Visit HBU

September 9, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Celebrated filmmaker Whit Stillman will visit HBU and speak to students and faculty next Tuesday evening, October 1st. The event is being sponsored by The Free Enterprise Institute in cooperation with the Cinema & New Media …

Graphic Novelist Doug TenNapel Joins Faculty

July 11, 2013 | Houston Baptist University

Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel joins HBU faculty

Houston, TX — Noted animator, game designer, and graphic novelist Doug TenNapel is the newest addition to Houston Baptist University’s Cinema & New Media Arts program. For nearly …

Sikora to Lead Cinema & New Media

April 10, 2013 | Houston Baptist University 1

Houston Baptist University’s Cinema & New Media Arts major will debut on campus in August 2013. HBU has recruited California-based independent filmmaker and new media entrepreneur Joshua Sikora to develop and head up its new program.…

Breakthrough Year for Online Movies

February 12, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Dan Cryan: Breakthrough Year for Online Movies

Signaling the beginning of the end for physical media, Americans will likely spend more on legal, Internet-delivered movies than they spend on DVDs and Blu-ray Discs for the first …

Netflix Pushing Original Series

January 30, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Founder Reed Hastings seeks to turn Netflix into a major force in original programming

On February 1, all of Hollywood will be watching the debut of House of Cards, David Fincher’s drama starring Kevin Spacey, for …

Next-Gen Video Format H.265 Is Approved

January 25, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

Next-Gen Video Format H.265 Is Approved, Paving The Way For High-Quality Video On Low-Bandwidth Networks (TechCrunch, January 25, 2013)

“The ITU has approved a new video format that could bring 4k video to future …