Cortina Productions, Inc.

03/09/2021

We are thrilled to be working on this exciting project that will officially open in 2023! Congratulations Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre 👏

📢 UJA Federation of Greater Toronto TO OPEN TORONTO HOLOCAUST MUSEUM TO IN 2023

Thanks to an extraordinary lead contribution of $12 million from the The Azrieli Foundation, UJA’s Sarah & Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre is thrilled to announce that the new Toronto Holocaust Museum will open in 2023. 👏🏻👏🏻

This state-of-the-art facility will become Toronto’s leading location for Holocaust education, inspiring visitors to think critically about the Shoah and to make connections between the Holocaust, contemporary antisemitism, world events, and present-day Canadian life. The Azrieli Foundation’s visionary gift is instrumental as the institution moves to its new home in the Sheff Family Building on UJA’s Sherman Campus.

Founded by Holocaust survivors over 35 years ago and known as the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre for the past ten years, the Toronto Holocaust Museum will build upon a foundation of excellence, ensuring that Canadian survivors’ experiences are never forgotten. We also want to express our gratitude to the York family for perpetuating their family’s commitment to Holocaust education.

We look forward to welcoming the public and students from schools across the GTA to the Toronto Holocaust Museum in 2023.

Learn more about the renewal 🔗holocaustcentre.com/revitalization-project

Read the full announcement 🔗 holocaustcentre.com/about-us/our-voice

Azrieli Holocaust Survivor Memoirs

01/09/2021

👏 Alum couple creates fund for student emergency relief

"In May 2019, Dabney (B.S. '75/H&S) and Joe Cortina (B.F.A. ‘76/A) founded the College of Humanities and Sciences Student Emergency Fund, aimed at resolving small financial hurdles for students within a semester of graduation."

Click here to learn more: https://chs.vcu.edu/newsroom/alum-couple-creates-fund-for-student-emergency-relief.html

👏 Alum couple creates fund for student emergency relief

"In May 2019, Dabney (B.S. '75/H&S) and Joe Cortina (B.F.A. ‘76/A) founded the College of Humanities and Sciences Student Emergency Fund, aimed at resolving small financial hurdles for students within a semester of graduation."

Click here to learn more: https://chs.vcu.edu/newsroom/alum-couple-creates-fund-for-student-emergency-relief.html

31/08/2021

We're hiring!

Cortina Productions is seeking a freelance part-time Content Video Producer as the lead creative and project manager for a short-form documentary style introductory film for a new African American museum, that is slated to open in February 2022.

Please click here to learn more and apply: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

We're hiring!

Cortina Productions is seeking a freelance part-time Content Video Producer as the lead creative and project manager for a short-form documentary style introductory film for a new African American museum, that is slated to open in February 2022.

Please click here to learn more and apply: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

24/08/2021

Saving Turtles With VR – Cortina Productions

We are helping to save sea turtles through our newest project at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center!

The Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL uses a new virtual reality tour platform to educate and immerse students and visitors in the center's turtle saving initiatives. Click here to learn more: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/saving-turtles-with-vr/

📷 Photos Courtesy of Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

The Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) in Juno Beach, Florida helps to conserve and protect sea turtles through pollution prevention initiatives and their

11/08/2021

We're #hiring for multiple positions! Please visit our website to learn more and apply: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

#media #producer #productioncompany #software #interactive #museums #jobs

We're #hiring for multiple positions! Please visit our website to learn more and apply: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

#media #producer #productioncompany #software #interactive #museums #jobs

11/08/2021

In TheZone

Fundraising begins for this exciting project at Northwest Arena with JRA!

Click the link below to find out more.

Northwest Arena has officially started its $4 million fundraising campaign for the new interactive play space for children ages 2-12. On Tuesday, officials hosted a tour of the second floor of its new addition where TheZone will be located. Megan Arnone, Northwest Arena marketing and communications....

09/08/2021

Having some fun in the office doing a test shoot for a new interactive experience. We love including our interns in the production process. What's the coolest thing you've done during an internship?

03/08/2021

Painted by our very own, Joe Cortina, this portrait has been reunited with the family who commissioned it in 1975.

In a story of serendipity, Cortina was recently connected with the portrait sitter’s grandson. After discovering that the portrait of his grandfather that had hung in the National Valley Bank in Staunton, VA for decades was in storage, James Cooper Wamsley was happy to retrieve it and return it to his family as a treasured heirloom. Not knowing the artist who painted it, Wamsley decided to investigate based on the “Cortina” signature. He reached out to Joe, not intending to find the artist due to its early creation date, but was hopeful that he could find another Cortina operating near Virginia at that time. Joe was not only able to confirm that he was the artist (working as a student at VCU at the time), but also share a meaningful story of the painting’s commission, which was created from photographs after J. Hubert Wamsley’s passing.

“I am so happy I found the artist, and am humbled by your talent and accomplishments. Thanks so much for the fascinating back story. My father was correct, you absolutely captured my grandfather. His energy and kindness are clearly reflected in your work,” responded Wamsley.

Painted by our very own, Joe Cortina, this portrait has been reunited with the family who commissioned it in 1975.

In a story of serendipity, Cortina was recently connected with the portrait sitter’s grandson. After discovering that the portrait of his grandfather that had hung in the National Valley Bank in Staunton, VA for decades was in storage, James Cooper Wamsley was happy to retrieve it and return it to his family as a treasured heirloom. Not knowing the artist who painted it, Wamsley decided to investigate based on the “Cortina” signature. He reached out to Joe, not intending to find the artist due to its early creation date, but was hopeful that he could find another Cortina operating near Virginia at that time. Joe was not only able to confirm that he was the artist (working as a student at VCU at the time), but also share a meaningful story of the painting’s commission, which was created from photographs after J. Hubert Wamsley’s passing.

“I am so happy I found the artist, and am humbled by your talent and accomplishments. Thanks so much for the fascinating back story. My father was correct, you absolutely captured my grandfather. His energy and kindness are clearly reflected in your work,” responded Wamsley.

31/07/2021

Congratulations Ultraleap 👏

Amazing news - TouchFree has been shortlisted for 'Innovation of the Year' at the #NationalTechAwards 🎉 🙌

TouchFree is our software app that turns touchscreens into touchless interfaces.

Check out the full shortlist here: https://bit.ly/2WzWeEJ

22/07/2021

Touch free exhibit arrives at the Aquarium of the Pacific | Ultraleap

We enjoyed partnering with Aquarium of the Pacific and Ultraleap to refresh this exhibit as a touch free experience! #futureofmuseums

Cortina Productions used Ultraleap tech to turn a touchscreen exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific into a touchless experience

15/07/2021

Did you know that sharks inhabit all the world’s oceans and even some freshwater lakes and rivers?

We loved learning about sharks and rays while working with the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas to create a 10-minute ambient film and audio experience to accompany the new Shark Discovery touch pool.

Learn more here: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/shark-discovery-exhibit/

08/07/2021

We're #Hiring!

Cortina Productions is seeking an Associate Producer to support the production and post-production of documentary-style films and short animations for two traveling museum exhibitions, one about the Incas and the other about Ramses the Great. This is a contract position starting immediately lasting through the middle of November, and will support both projects by providing image and footage research/licensing, edit prep, coordination with an editor/animator, schedule oversight, and general project support. #producer #production #film #animation #documentary #museums

To learn more and apply, please click here: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

We're #Hiring!

Cortina Productions is seeking an Associate Producer to support the production and post-production of documentary-style films and short animations for two traveling museum exhibitions, one about the Incas and the other about Ramses the Great. This is a contract position starting immediately lasting through the middle of November, and will support both projects by providing image and footage research/licensing, edit prep, coordination with an editor/animator, schedule oversight, and general project support. #producer #production #film #animation #documentary #museums

To learn more and apply, please click here: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

06/07/2021

Check out these #TeamTalents by our Visual Effects and 3D Artist, Jacy Richardson!

Jacy has been taking sculpting classes for a few years now. “I loved playing with clay growing up and I believe sculpting played a big role in me choosing to become a 3D artist. It's very rewarding to have an idea and create it using only your hands and a few tools,” shares Richardson.

22/06/2021

Tindal named director of Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

We will miss working with our International African American Museum colleague Brenda Tindal and wish her well at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/04/tindal-named-director-of-harvard-museums-of-science-culture/

Brenda Tindal, an award-winning educator and scholar from the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., has been named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. Tindal will begin her new position May 17.

17/06/2021

We're #Hiring!

Cortina Productions is seeking an Interactive Media Producer to lead the design and development of interactive experiences for a children’s museum. The Interactive Media Producer will work closely with an in-house team of designers, programmers, animators, editors, and production staff for interactive media experiences.

To learn more and apply, please click here: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

We're #Hiring!

Cortina Productions is seeking an Interactive Media Producer to lead the design and development of interactive experiences for a children’s museum. The Interactive Media Producer will work closely with an in-house team of designers, programmers, animators, editors, and production staff for interactive media experiences.

To learn more and apply, please click here: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/careers/

07/06/2021

Curator Joy Bivins Is Named New Director of the Schomburg Center

Shout out to Joy Bivins on her new role at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library! We enjoyed working with Joy at the International African American Museum and wish her well in this new adventure!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/arts/design/schomburg-center-joy-bivins-director.html

As the center moves beyond the pandemic, Bivins plans to add more items reflecting the African diaspora and make those materials more accessible.

03/06/2021

National Comedy Center Honored with Awards for Excellence in Video and Online Series & Virtual Events - National Comedy Center - Jamestown, NY

Congratulations National Comedy Center!

The Comedy Center received a Telly Award for “Best Online Series” for its 2020 Lucille Ball Virtual Comedy Festival and a Telly Award for “Best Promotional Video” in the Museum & Galleries category for a video production showcasing the Comedy Center’s interactive and immersive visitor experience.

Cortina Productions, which produced much of the multi-media technology for the National Comedy Center exhibits, produced the promotional video honored with the Telly Awards, in consultation with JRA and the National Comedy Center’s creative team. The video can be viewed here: https://anywhere.comedycenter.org/programs/visitthenaitonalcomedycenter?categoryId=32014

https://comedycenter.org/national-comedy-center-honored-with-awards-for-excellence-in-video-and-online-series-virtual-events/

Jamestown, NY – May 25, 2021 – The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art of comedy, was honored today with two 2021 Telly Awards for excellence in television and video across all screens, it was announced today. The Comedy...

28/05/2021

We recently installed our ready-made Thematic Collections Explorer at the Carlyle House Historic Park that we raffled off at the 2020 Virginia Association of Museums conference.

Here is what Andrea Cochrane Tracey, Historic Site Manager at Carlyle House Historic Park had to say about our latest software capabilities:
“Finally, a content management system (CMS) that doesn’t require an IT or programming degree! As a small historic house museum with limited staffing, Cortina Productions thematic collection interactive software gives us a staff friendly tool for expanding our offerings to the visiting public and making our collections and stories more accessible. And we get data on how guests are interacting with the exhibits. A worthwhile investment on so many levels!”

We recently installed our ready-made Thematic Collections Explorer at the Carlyle House Historic Park that we raffled off at the 2020 Virginia Association of Museums conference.

Here is what Andrea Cochrane Tracey, Historic Site Manager at Carlyle House Historic Park had to say about our latest software capabilities:
“Finally, a content management system (CMS) that doesn’t require an IT or programming degree! As a small historic house museum with limited staffing, Cortina Productions thematic collection interactive software gives us a staff friendly tool for expanding our offerings to the visiting public and making our collections and stories more accessible. And we get data on how guests are interacting with the exhibits. A worthwhile investment on so many levels!”

10/05/2021

Today’s #TeamTalents features Patrick Mittereder, our Software Development Manager, who is working to complete his Advanced Open Water Diving certification. “My hope is to become fully certified so that I can certify and teach people later on down the road,” comments Mittereder.

Bonus Fact: There are additional Cortina employees who are certified in diving. Can you guess how many? Share your guesses in the comments below.

Today’s #TeamTalents features Patrick Mittereder, our Software Development Manager, who is working to complete his Advanced Open Water Diving certification. “My hope is to become fully certified so that I can certify and teach people later on down the road,” comments Mittereder.

Bonus Fact: There are additional Cortina employees who are certified in diving. Can you guess how many? Share your guesses in the comments below.

06/05/2021

TouchFree! – Cortina Productions

What's the future of interactive experiences? TouchFree!

Cortina Productions has been working with Ultraleap to implement touch-free digital interactive experiences at museums and aquariums, allowing visitors to control the interactive content without touching surfaces or buttons.

Click the link to find out more: https://www.cortinaproductions.com/touchfree/

Cortina Productions, powered by Ultraleap technology, is now implementing touch-free digital interactive experiences at museums and aquariums, allowing

29/04/2021

We are excited to announce our collaboration with History Factory and Verizon on their new museum and virtual experience. Check it out!
https://www.verizonstory.com/introduction/animation

Check out the exhibit we just made for Verizon. We couldn't be more proud of how it turned out! Check out the physical museum and its companion digital experience showing the history of the company and of human communication. https://hubs.ly/H0M7RP20