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Major Film Festivals: A 2026 Calendar for Filmmakers
The Big Five, fifteen other major festivals worth knowing, and a full chronological 2026 calendar for planning.
GuideMajor Camera, Film & Broadcast Industry Events: A 2026 Calendar
NAB, Cine Gear, IBC, SIGGRAPH, and the other trade shows worth tracking, plus a full 2026 events calendar.
GuideMajor Cinematography & Photography Awards: A 2026 Calendar
The ASC Awards, Oscars, BAFTA, World Press Photo, Sony World Photography Awards, and when they land each year.
GuideThe Full 2026 Film & Photography Events Calendar
Every festival, trade show, and award ceremony from all three guides, laid out month by month.
Sony Fills the Gap: The New FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS Is a Budget Telephoto Option
A lighter, cheaper alternative to the GM 100-400mm — $849.99, 654g, and built for travel and wildlife shooters, not sports.
NewsSony Makes a Play for Tamron: What a Buyout Would Mean for E-Mount Shooters
Sony has offered roughly $1.22 billion to fully acquire Tamron, a lens maker that already builds 20+ lenses for Sony’s E-mount.
NewsSony Announces the New FX5: A Cinema Line Camera Built Around a New Sensor
A new stacked sensor, three base ISOs, Open Gate, and internal X-OCN RAW headline Sony’s July 22 Cinema Line reveal.
NewsSony Revives the RX10 Line After Nine Years With the RX10 V
The first new superzoom since 2017 keeps the same sensor and lens, but adds a faster processor and real video specs.
NewsWhy Your Next SD or CFexpress Card Costs So Much More: The 2026 Memory Shortage, Explained
AI data centers are competing with camera manufacturers for the same NAND flash — and prices are up 55-70% because of it.
NewsDJI Osmo Pocket 4P: A Dual-Lens Pocket Gimbal Camera Launches Worldwide — Except the US
DJI’s first dual-lens Pocket camera is here, with 17 stops of dynamic range and 3x optical zoom — but US buyers are shut out again.
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