Auschwitz survivor Ryszard Horowitz, now aged 86, is in Cannes to support the launch of Picture From Auschwitz, a digital replica of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp for use in film and television productions.
“Given the Museum does not allow any feature film crews into the camp, it’s a wonderful way to help more people to do their work and also to get interest in the story,” said Horowitz, rescued by Oskar Shindler and one of the youngest known survivors of the camp.
Horowitz went on to become an acclaimed photo composer, graphic designer and art director. He...
“Given the Museum does not allow any feature film crews into the camp, it’s a wonderful way to help more people to do their work and also to get interest in the story,” said Horowitz, rescued by Oskar Shindler and one of the youngest known survivors of the camp.
Horowitz went on to become an acclaimed photo composer, graphic designer and art director. He...
- 5/20/2025
- ScreenDaily
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial is working on a project to create a certified digital replica of the preserved concentration and extermination camp which can be used as a virtual film location.
The initiative is likely to draw considerable interest from the film world because the production of fiction feature films is not permitted at the memorial, situated on the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in southern Poland, where around 1.1 million people died in horrific conditions during World War Two.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, for example, was made in cooperation with the memorial and museum, which gave the production access to camp documents, survivors’ testimonies, and expert guidance, and also allowed it to scan parts of the area of the former camp.
However, none of the dramatic reconstructions were filmed on the site. Documentary films are allowed to film with permission, which meant the final sequences of the Oscar-nominated drama,...
The initiative is likely to draw considerable interest from the film world because the production of fiction feature films is not permitted at the memorial, situated on the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in southern Poland, where around 1.1 million people died in horrific conditions during World War Two.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, for example, was made in cooperation with the memorial and museum, which gave the production access to camp documents, survivors’ testimonies, and expert guidance, and also allowed it to scan parts of the area of the former camp.
However, none of the dramatic reconstructions were filmed on the site. Documentary films are allowed to film with permission, which meant the final sequences of the Oscar-nominated drama,...
- 5/7/2025
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Keep Memory Alive's 24th annual Power of Love gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, March 7 brought top artists and performers Billy Ray Cyrus, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Kelsey Grammer, Sammy Hagar, Derek Hough, Chris Isaak, Jimmy Kimmel, Katlyn Nichols, Greg Phillinganes and more together to honor music legend Neil Diamond and raise crucial funds and awareness for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
Neil Diamond performs onstage at the 24th annual Keep Memory Alive Power of Love Gala
Credit/Copyright: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive
Also in attendance were Paula Abdul, star of E!’s hit TV show “Botched” Paul Nassif, M.D., “Bar Rescue” star Jon Taffer, British singer Matt Goss, jeweler Steven Lagos, chef Hubert Keller, magician Hans Klok, photocomposer Ryszard Horowitz and owner Mark Davis, president Marc Badain and coach Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Paying tribute to Diamond’s iconic music,...
Neil Diamond performs onstage at the 24th annual Keep Memory Alive Power of Love Gala
Credit/Copyright: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive
Also in attendance were Paula Abdul, star of E!’s hit TV show “Botched” Paul Nassif, M.D., “Bar Rescue” star Jon Taffer, British singer Matt Goss, jeweler Steven Lagos, chef Hubert Keller, magician Hans Klok, photocomposer Ryszard Horowitz and owner Mark Davis, president Marc Badain and coach Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Paying tribute to Diamond’s iconic music,...
- 3/12/2020
- Look to the Stars
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