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SimLab Online: Remote Video Village

Check out our Director of Post, Jesse Korosi’s demo on the virtual video assist solutions available today. https://www.simint…

September 16, 2020

Simlab & Blog

SimLab Vancouver: An Afternoon with Tribe7

Sim Camera Vancouver hosted an afternoon workshop offering a close up look at the brand new Blackwing7 prime lenses from Tri…

September 22, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab: Best Practices For On-Set Wireless

Our LA SimLab with the Digital Cinema Society took place on August 8th and proved to be another success! The educational work…

August 8, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab Atlanta + Vancouver: An Evening with RED Digital Cinema

On May 15th and June 24th, SimLab Atlanta and Vancouver hosted two hands-on workshops with RED Digital Cinema’s full frame li…

June 24, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab Vancouver: ARRI Mini LF & Signature Prime Close-Up

Sim Vancouver, ARRI and ICG 669 partnered together to host a close up look at Signature Primes, large format, and the new Min…

June 6, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab Vancouver: Fujinon Premista

On May 7th, SimLab Vancouver offered guests an opportunity to check out the all-new Fujinon Premista large format cinema zoom…

May 7, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab Vancouver: Cine RT System

ICG 669, Focus Bug Technologies Inc and Sim Camera teamed up for a SimLab offering guests a look at the fundamentals of the…

April 28, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab LA: The Latest in Post Production

On April 17th, Sim LA hosted an evening filled with innovative editorial software and technology. Representatives from Adobe,…

April 17, 2019

Simlab & Blog

VFX Pulls – Who Should Do Them?

VFX Pulls – Who Should Do Them By: Jesse Korosi Traditionally, for scripted episodic and feature films, VFX pulls have been c…

March 17, 2019

Simlab & Blog

Making it Work on Remote Jobs:

Setting Up Dailies On Location When All You Want is a Burrito and a Good Night Sleep Over the years I’ve had the incredible g…

March 13, 2019

Simlab & Blog

SimLab LA With Halide FX System

Thursday, October 11th, 2018 our LA office held their 3rd SimLab of the year which explored the Halide FX System and how it i…

October 12, 2018

Simlab & Blog

Sim’s Effigy Lens System – Bringing Large Format Photography Lenses to Digital Cinema

“When the creator of Valley of The Boom, Matthew Carnahan asked me to provide him with some unique images for a test, I was p…

August 8, 2018

Simlab & Blog

NAB 2018

Depart the customary Las Vegas flashing lights, ringing of slot machines and smell of stale cigarettes and you may find yours…

April 5, 2018

Simlab & Blog

SimLab LA 2018

On Thursday, March 8th, Sim Los Angeles hosted the first SimLab event of 2018, an evening with the ARRI Alexa LF large format…

March 22, 2018

Simlab & Blog

SimLab Atlanta 2018

On Tuesday March 6th, Atlanta got its first taste of the new Sony Venice camera during Sim Atlanta’s first SimLab. Paul Healy…

March 21, 2018

Simlab & Blog

Large Format Production

Picture you’re a Workflow Producer that has just been hired on a big budget feature film. Your client is super excited to hav…

November 6, 2017

Simlab & Blog

SIM INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Year	Name	Title	Name	Award
2021	Brennan Mercer/ Barry Gilmore/ David McCallum/ Jane Tattersall/ David Caporale	Sound Editing	Trickster	DGC Award Nomination
2021	Graham Rogers/James Bastable	Sound Mixing	Akilla’s Escape	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2021	David McCallum/David Rose/Krystin Hunter	Sound Editing	Akilla’s Escape	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2021	Jane Tattersall/ Martin Lee/Ian Rankin/David McCallum/Claire Dobson/Steve Medeiros	Best Sound, Fiction	Vikings	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2021	Matthew Chan	Sound Mixing	Violation	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Matthew Chan	Sound Editing	Violation	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Paul Germann/Brennan Mercer/Martin Gwynn Jones	Sound Editing	The Nest	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Steve Medeiros/Krystin Hunter	Sound Editing	Funny Boy	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Brennan Mercer/ Jane Tattersall/Barry Gilmore/David McCallum/David Caporale/Martin Lee	Best Sound, Fiction	Cardinal: Until The Night	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Matthew Chan/Graham Rogers	Best Sound, Non-Fiction	Meat the Future	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Jane Tattersall/Sue Conley/Lou Solakofski/Jesse Fellows	Best Sound, Non-Fiction	Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Chester G Contaoi/ Brad Gilson	Best Edited Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special	Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor	ACE Award Nomination
2021	Lou Solakofski/Joe Morrow	Sound Mixing	Funny Boy	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2021	Keith Hodne	Sound Editing	The Last Dance	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2021	Keith Hodne	Sound Editing	High Score	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2020	Todd Bochner	Outstanding Color Grading	Watchmen	HPA Winner
2020	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Krystin Hunter/Brennan Mercer/Brent Pickett/	Sound Editing	The Handmaid's Tale, Episode 309, Heroic	DGC Winner
2020	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Barry Gilmore/David Caporale/Brennan Mercer	Sound Editing	Cardinal: Until the Night	DGC Winner
2020	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Krystin Hunter/Jean Bot/Chris King/Claire Dobson	Sound Editing	In the Tall Grass	DGC Winner
2020	Brad Gilson, Chester G. Contaoi	Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming	The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor	Emmy Nomination
2020	Martin Lee	Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation	Schitt's Creek	Emmy Nomination
2020	David McCallum/Jane Tattersall/Barry Gilmore/Claire Dobson/Paul Germann/Christopher King/Martin Lee/Jesse Fellows	Best Sound, Fiction	Cardinal	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2020	David McCallum/Jane Tattersall/Steve/ Medeiros/Ian Rankin/Claire Dobson/Martin Lee	Best Sound, Fiction	Vikings	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2020	Jane Tattersall/Sue Conley/Lou Solakofski	Best Sound, Non-Fiction	Remarkable Rabbits	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2020	Matt Chan/Graham Rogers	Achievement in Overall Sound	Goalie	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2020	Krystin Hunter/Brent Pickett/Paul Germann	Achievement in Sound Editing	Goalie	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2020	Paul Germann/Claire Dobson	Achievement in Sound Editing	Disappearance at Clifton Hill	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2020	Jane Tattersall/ David McCallum / Claire Dobson	Sound Editing	Vikings: New Beginnings	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2020	Jane Tattersall/ Steve Medeiros / Chris King	Sound Editing	Vikings: What Happens in the Cave	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2020	Jane Tattersall/ David McCallum / Krystin Hunter/ Brent Pickett	Sound Editing	The Handmaid’s Tale “Mayday”	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2020	Lou Solakofski/Joe Morrow/Andrea Rusch	Television Series – 1 Hour	The Handmaid’s Tale: “Heroic”	CAS Award Nomination
2020	Sue Pelino	Outstanding Creative Achievement - Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast	2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	NAMM Show TEC Award Nomination
2019	Jane Tattersall/Lou Solakofski/Joe Morrow/David McCallum/Brennan Merce/Sylvan Arsenault	Television Sound Production	The Handmaid's Tale	NAMM Show TEC Award Nomination
2019	Sue Pelino	Remote Production/Recording or Broadcast	2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	NAMM Show TEC Award Nomination
2019	Jane Tattersall/Claire Dobson/Jesse Fellows/David McCallum/Yuri Gorbachov/Ian Rankin/Martin Lee	Best Sound in a Drama Series	Vikings	Canadian Screen Award Winner
2019	Joe Morrow/ Lou Solakofski	Television Series – 1 Hour	The Handmaid’s Tale: Holly	CAS Award Nomination
2019	Joe Finley	Outstanding Color Grading	Game of Thrones	HPA Winner
2019	Paul Germann/Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Barry Gilmore/Claire Dobson/Christopher King	Sound Editing	Cardinal: By The Time You Read This	DGC Winner
2018	Joe Finley	Outstanding Color Grading – Television	Game of Thrones: Beyond the Wall	HPA Nomination
2018	Lou Solakofski/Joe Morrow	Sound Mixing	The Handmaid's Tale: Episode June	Emmy Nomination
2018	Kathy Choi/Christopher King/Kelly McGahey	Sound Editing	Un Traductor	DGC Award Nomination
2018	David McCallum/Jane Tattersall/Paul Germann/Krystin Hunter/Kelly McGahey	Sound Editing	Cardinal: Blackfly Season	DGC Award Nomination
2018	Brent Pickett/Claire Dobson/Martin Gwynn Jones	Sound Editing	Fargo: Aporia	DGC Award Nomination
2018	Jane Tattersall/Steve Medeiros/Brennan Mercer	Sound Editing	Vikings: The Reckoning	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2018	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Brent Pickett	Sound Editing	The Handmaid's Tale: Offred	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2018	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Claire Dobson	Sound Editing	Vikings: Homeland	MPSE Golden Reel Award Nomination
2017	Keith Hodne	Re-recording Mixer	OJ: Made in America	Cinema Audio Society nomination
2017	Keith Hodne	Re-recording Mixer	OJ: Made in America	Emmy Nomination
2017	Cristina Esteras-Ortiz	Finishing Producer	OJ: Made in America	PGA Award Winner
2017	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Steve Medeiros/Brennan Mercer/Martin Lee/Kirk Lynds		Vikings: The Last Ship	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2016	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Hyena Road	Canadian Screen Awards Winner
2016	Lou Solokofski/Kirk Linds	Sound Editor	Into the Forest	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2016	David McCallum	Sound Editor	The Book of Negroes	Canadian Screen Awards Nomination
2016	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Vikings: To the Gates	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2016	Jane Tattersall/Lou Solakofski	Sound Editor	Songs of Freedom	Canadian Screen Awards Nominee
2016	David McCallum/Dave Rose	Sound Editor	The Book of Negroes	MPSE Award Nomination
2016	Jane Tattersall/Steve Medeiros	Sound Editor	Vikings	MPSE Award Nomination
2016	Kirk Lynds/Martin Lee	Sound Editor	Fargo Season 2: The Gift of the Magi	CAS Award Winner
2016	Jesse Korosi	Director of Workflow Services	HPA	Emerging Leader Award
2016	Jesse Korosi	Director of Workflow Services	Studio Daily	Top 50 Creatives Award
2015	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Our Man in Tehran	Canadian Screen Award Winner
2015	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Vikings: The Choice	Canadian Screen Award Winner
2015	Jane Tattersall/Peter McCallum	Sound Editor	The Borgias: The Face of Death	Canadian Screen Award Winner
2015	Jane Tattersall/Peter McCallum	Sound Editor	The Borgias: The Borgia Bull	Canadian Screen Award Winner
2015	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Penny Dreadful: Séance	MPSE Award Nomination
2015	Jane Tattersall/Dave Rose	Sound Editor	Penny Dreadful: Night Work	MPSE Award Nomination
2015	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Vikings: Answers in Blood	MPSE Award Nomination
2015	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Vikings: The Choice	DGC Winner
2015	Joe Finley	Outstanding Color Grading	Game of Thrones	HPA Nomination
2015	David McCallum	Sound Editor	The Book of Negroes: Episode One	DGC Winner
2014	David McCallum	Sound Editor	The Nut Job	DGC Nomination
2014	Jane Tattersall	Sound Editor	A Fighting Man	DGC Nominee
2014	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Vikings: Trial	DGC Winner
2014	David McCallum	Sound Editor	Enemy	DGC Winner
2014	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 86th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2014	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors	Emmy Winner
2014	Rob Sim	President & CEO	DGC	Honorary Life Member Award
2013	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	World Without End: Medieval Life & Death	Emmy Nomination
2013	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum	Sound Editor	Vikings: Trial	Emmy Nomination
2013	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 85th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2013	Marcus Valentin	Editor	Air Aces, Episode: Red Tails	Canadian Cinema Editors Nomination
2012	Joe Finley	Outstanding Color Grading	Game of Thrones	HPA Winner
2012	Bill DeRonde/John Zimmer/ Ben Folts/ Mike Polito	Editor	The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Emmy Winner
2012	Marc Bachli	Colorist	Best Music DVD Fiest	Juno Award
2012	Jane Tattersall/Kathy Choi	Sound Editor	The Tudors: Sixth and the Final Wife	MPSE Award Winner
2012	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 84th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2011	Bill DeRonde	Editor	Lada Gaga Presents: The Monsters Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden	Emmy Winner
2011	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 83rd Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2011	Rob Sim	President & CEO	CSC	Bill Hilson Award
2010	Bill DeRonde/Mike Polito/John Zimmer	Editor	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert	Emmy Winner
2009	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 81st Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2008	Bill DeRonde	Editor	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar	Emmy Winner
2008	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 80th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2007	Bill DeRonde	Editor	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar	Emmy Nomination
2007	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 79th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2006	Bill DeRonde	Editor	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar	Emmy Nomination
2006	Mike Polito/John Zimmer	Associate Director	Kennedy Center Honors 2006	Emmy Winner
2005	Jane Tattersall/David McCallum/Lou Solakofski	Sound Editor	Sex Traffic	BAFTA Win
2005	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 77th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2004	Mike Polito	Associate Director	The 76th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Winner
2004	Bill Deronde	Editor	The 76th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Nomination
2003	Marc Bachli	Colorist	Danko Jones Music Video	Much Music Video Award
2002	Bill DeRonde	Editor	The 74th Annual Academy Awards	Emmy Nomination
2001	Lou Solakofski/Ian Rankin	Sound Editor	Nuremberg	Emmy Winner
2000	Lou Solakofski	Sound editor	Joan of Arc: Part 1	CAS Award Winner
2000	Bill DeRonde	Editor	A Supernatural Evening with Carlos Santana	Emmy Winner

Community & Affiliations

We’re in business for the long term, and we invest in the communities in which we live and work. For us, sustainability is about doing business better today so that we can continue doing what we love tomorrow. We want to be a company that delivers on our financial commitments, and one that creates value for shareholders. We also want to be a company that contributes to the world, that has a positive impact on the environment, our communities, and our people.

As part of our commitment to supporting our local communities, we’re proud supporters, and participants in many organizations throughout Canada:

Vancouver

- - Greater Vancouver Food Bank
    Sim proudly supports the Greater Vancouver Food Bank providing people with access to healthy and sustainable food in a dignified manner.
  - SAINTS – Senior Animals In Need Today Society
    Sim has committed to a five-year partnership with SAINTS Rescue: Senior Animals in Need Today Society, a grassroots organization based in British Columbia, specializing as an end-of-life sanctuary for senior and special needs pets and farm animals that have nowhere else to go.
    
    The mission of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre is to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment for women from all walks of life, who live and/or work in the Downtown Eastside. Sim is proud to support the Center’s efforts in providing supportive surroundings with meals, counseling, advocacy and programs which nurture and empower members.
  - Queer Youth Resource Center
    At Sim, we are proud of our inclusive and welcoming culture, and proudly support the QYRC and their mission to promote safer spaces, recreation & enrichment opportunities, & important resources for LGBTQ+ youth ages 12-24 in Vancouver.
  - Pacific Parklands Foundation
    Sim is a proud partner of the Pacific Parklands Foundation, dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of Metro Vancouver’s regional parks.

Toronto

- - Daily Bread Food Bank, Toronto
    The Daily Bread Food Bank believes that access to food is a basic human right, not a privilege. No one should go hungry. We at Sim do too and are pleased to support their efforts.
  - Women’s College Hospital Foundation
    Sim is proud to support WCH, a national leader in health equity and health system solutions, closing critical health gaps for women and for all by focusing on equity for exemplary patient care, research, education and innovation.

From Coast-to-Coast

- - International Women’s Day
  - Celebrated on March 8th is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In honor of this important day, Sim annually contributes to organizations dedicated to supporting women in each of the cities in which we operate.
  - Earth Day
  - Earth Day takes place every April and Sim takes part in the awareness building effort. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 190 countries to drive positive action for our planet.
  - Tree Canada
  - Sim is proud to support Tree Canada, the only national non-profit organization dedicated to planting and nurturing trees in rural and urban environments.
  - One Tree Planted

Industry Affiliations

Sim proudly sponsors the organizations that support our industry. It is through these organizations that our industry communities come together, share ideas, and acknowledge outstanding work.

Sim proudly supports the following organizations from coast to coast:

- - Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
  - Actors Fund of Canada
  - American Society of Cinematographers
  - Canadian Film Centre
  - Canadian Media Producers Association
  - Canadian Society of Cinematographers
  - Directors Guild of Canada
  - International Cinematographers Guild
  - Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

Vancouver

- - - - Women in Film Vancouver
      - BCIT Film & TV Program Advisory Council
      - Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC
      - Commercial Production Association of Western Canada
      - Creative BC
      - Creative BC Reel Green Committee Member
      - Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
      - Women in Film Vancouver Film Festival
      - Vancouver International Film Festival

Toronto

- - - - Women in Film & Television Toronto
      - Film Ontario
      - Commercial Production Association Toronto
      - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
      - Ontario Green Screen Committee Member
      - Ontario Creates

Sim thanks you for letting us be a part of your community.

Community & Affiliations

We’re in business for the long term, and we invest in the communities in which we live and work. For us, sustainability is about doing business better today so that we can continue doing what we love tomorrow. We want to be a company that delivers on our financial commitments, and one that creates value for shareholders. We also want to be a company that contributes to the world, that has a positive impact on the environment, our communities, and our people.

As part of our commitment to supporting our local communities, we’re proud supporters, and participants in many organizations throughout Canada:

Vancouver

- - Greater Vancouver Food Bank
    Sim proudly supports the Greater Vancouver Food Bank providing people with access to healthy and sustainable food in a dignified manner.
  - SAINTS – Senior Animals In Need Today Society
    Sim has committed to a five-year partnership with SAINTS Rescue: Senior Animals in Need Today Society, a grassroots organization based in British Columbia, specializing as an end-of-life sanctuary for senior and special needs pets and farm animals that have nowhere else to go.
    
    The mission of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre is to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment for women from all walks of life, who live and/or work in the Downtown Eastside. Sim is proud to support the Center’s efforts in providing supportive surroundings with meals, counseling, advocacy and programs which nurture and empower members.
  - Queer Youth Resource Center
    At Sim, we are proud of our inclusive and welcoming culture, and proudly support the QYRC and their mission to promote safer spaces, recreation & enrichment opportunities, & important resources for LGBTQ+ youth ages 12-24 in Vancouver.
  - Pacific Parklands Foundation
    Sim is a proud partner of the Pacific Parklands Foundation, dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of Metro Vancouver’s regional parks.

Toronto

- - Daily Bread Food Bank, Toronto
    The Daily Bread Food Bank believes that access to food is a basic human right, not a privilege. No one should go hungry. We at Sim do too and are pleased to support their efforts.
  - Women’s College Hospital Foundation
    Sim is proud to support WCH, a national leader in health equity and health system solutions, closing critical health gaps for women and for all by focusing on equity for exemplary patient care, research, education and innovation.

From Coast-to-Coast

- - International Women’s Day
  - Celebrated on March 8th is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In honor of this important day, Sim annually contributes to organizations dedicated to supporting women in each of the cities in which we operate.
  - Earth Day
  - Earth Day takes place every April and Sim takes part in the awareness building effort. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 190 countries to drive positive action for our planet.
  - Tree Canada
  - Sim is proud to support Tree Canada, the only national non-profit organization dedicated to planting and nurturing trees in rural and urban environments.
  - One Tree Planted

Industry Affiliations

Sim proudly sponsors the organizations that support our industry. It is through these organizations that our industry communities come together, share ideas, and acknowledge outstanding work.

Sim proudly supports the following organizations from coast to coast:

- - Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
  - Actors Fund of Canada
  - American Society of Cinematographers
  - Canadian Film Centre
  - Canadian Media Producers Association
  - Canadian Society of Cinematographers
  - Directors Guild of Canada
  - International Cinematographers Guild
  - Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

Vancouver

- - - - Women in Film Vancouver
      - BCIT Film & TV Program Advisory Council
      - Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC
      - Commercial Production Association of Western Canada
      - Creative BC
      - Creative BC Reel Green Committee Member
      - Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
      - Women in Film Vancouver Film Festival
      - Vancouver International Film Festival

Toronto

- - - - Women in Film & Television Toronto
      - Film Ontario
      - Commercial Production Association Toronto
      - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
      - Ontario Green Screen Committee Member
      - Ontario Creates