Make-Up Artist magazine, which presents the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show, has unveiled a brand-new IMATS Web site at www.imatsshow.com. The site went live Aug. 13, 2009.

The site offers comprehensive information on the next 2009 show, which happens Sept. 12-13 in Sydney, Australia. This includes how to exhibit, a list of participating exhibitors, speaker bios, show schedules, press coverage and photo and video galleries, among other links. Users can also click on a button to purchase IMATS Sydney tickets.

Taxi London has launched a line of cosmetics for men. The “make-up on the move” company, run by a a husband-and-wife team, saw that many male celebrities were wearing eye make-up, and that only high-end brands were available to consumers–not something edgy guys wanting to wear eyeliner could get their hands on.

Cosmetics company Max Factor and Lifetime Television are seeking the hottest up-and-coming make-up artists from across the country to compete for $100,000, a contract with Max Factor and other prizes, including professional exposure. Are you a trendsetter? Do you feel your talent is unique and versatile enough to grace the covers of magazines? Are you new to the business and trying to get your foot in the door or have you been working in the industry for years but need that one big break to stand out from the pack? Make-up artists of all types and skill levels are welcome to enter the competition. To apply, go to http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/casting-newlifetime-reality-show to learn more about the show.

French make-up effects artist Benoît Lestang, whose work included the critically acclaimed 2007 film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, died in Paris, France July 27, reportedly of a suicide. He was 44.

The 2008 International Make-up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) in Pasadena came to a close June 22. The weekend included professional demonstrations, student competitions, new and exciting products and a memorial tribute to the late Stan Winston.  

For the full story on IMATS 2008, don't miss Make-Up Artist magazine, Issue 73, on newsstands now!

Check http://www.makeupartistshow.com/ regularly for updates regarding the 2009 IMATS.   

Winston’s Movie Creatures Displayed at International Make-Up Artist Trade Show

This Weekend, Make-up Artist Magazine, in conjunction with Stan Winston Studios, honors the late Stan Winston with a heartfelt tribute and a massive museum display of his creations. Last Sunday, the world lost Winston, the movie make-up master who brought us Edward Scissorhands’ gothic gardener, Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs, Alien’s slimy she-beast and Terminator’s metallic assassin, among many others.

The display will be held at the magazine’s International Make-up Artist Trade Show, happening this weekend at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St. in Pasadena. It will span Winston’s entire career, with everything from the Jurassic Park dinosaurs to the Iron Man suit, and will run all day Saturday-Sunday, June 21-22. The tribute will be held 3 p.m. Saturday with special guest speakers.

This will be a very visual, very colorful event. As of 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, the museum display will be open to the press for photos, live feeds, interviews with celebrity make-up artists and more.

To arrange coverage or for more information, contact Heather Wisner at 503-884-5811 or 626-844-6044.

Stan Winston, the four-time Oscar winner who pioneered some of Hollywood’s most memorable creature, character and special make-up effects, died June 16^th in Malibu after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 62.

Stan Winston, who pioneered some of Hollywood’s most memorable creature, character and special make-up effects, died June 16^thin Los Angeles. He was 62.
  
Born April 7, 1946 in Virginia, Winston studied painting and sculpture at the University of Virginia; throughout his career, he enjoyed sculpting fine art pieces. He moved to Hollywood in 1968 to be an actor, but the

The film Hellboy 2: The Golden Army owes its look in large part to Spectral Motion, the Los Angeles-based shop that specializes in the design and creation of cinematic effects, special make-up effects, animatronics and action props. Spectral Motion owner and CEO Mike Elizalde and a panel of artists who worked on the film—Mark Setrakian, Bart Mixon, Thom Floutz, Matt Rose and Chad Waters—will discuss their experiences onstage with Make-up Artist writer Joe Nazzaro at the International Make-up Artist Trade Show, held June 21-22 in Los Angeles.

The panel discussion will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 21 on the Main Stage of the Pasadena Convention Center. For more information about the show, visit www.makeupartistshow.com.

Iranian movie make-up artist Farhang Moayyeri died May 10 in Tehran of cardiac arrest. He was 65 and had already fought a long battle with lung cancer, the Iran State News Agency reported.

Moayyeri created several make-up designs and prosthetics for Iranian theater, television and film. He is best known for creating make-up for the films of Bahram Beizai, Mas'ud Kimiai and other well-known Iranian directors.

According to the ISNA, Moayyeri was born in 1943 and began his career acting on The Brick and the Mirror (1965), then tried directing before entering the make-up industry in 1978. He created the make-up for Bashou, the Little Stranger (1986), Maybe Some Other Time (1988), Killing Mad Dogs (2001) and other films.
           
Mohsen Maleki, head of the Iranian Association of Make-Up Designers, expressed sorrow over Moayyeri’s death and described him as the father of modern Iranian make-up design. Moayyeri was honored by the association in 2006 for his efforts to train new generations of artists in Iran's film industry.
           

The Stream of Consciousness online TV network has archived its one-hour interview with Oscar-winning make-up artist Jeff Dawn (Star Trek, Terminator).

To watch it, go to: http://www.thestream.tv/watch.php?v=726

The Other Boleyn Girl team creates a clean make-up look for a hi-definition period piece.

British Web site Need 2 Know stopped by the 2008 International Make-up Artist Trade Show in London and shot a video about breaking into the make-up business.