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LÉA THE LEOX, a participant in the SXSW 2023 Accelerator, has recently released her new EP, Purpose, in Dolby Atmos. The singer and songwriter used the skills learned from the Dolby Atmos Music Accelerator to deliver an immersive emotional experience to her listeners, taking them through heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery.

It seems like a long time ago that our four Finish the Script Year 2 filmmakers got the news that they had been chosen to turn Carlos’ opening scene into a short film. And yet here we are! Britney, Kaitlyn, Miguel, and Thomas have all been through pre-production and recently finished shooting their films. Now, with the guidance of a Dolby team of experts they will try their hand at working in post-production with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.

Read the script that started it all and find out more about the Finish the Script filmmaker challenge.

The Dolby Atmos Album Assembler is an easy-to-use tool for applying the finishing touches to songs and albums mixed in Dolby Atmos. Used in conjunction with the Dolby Atmos Renderer (purchased separately via the Dolby Atmos Production or Mastering Suite), the Album Assembler has been developed from the ground up for mastering Dolby Atmos music. It gives you everything you need to sequence and master your album before delivering it to a streaming service.

And … action! We’ve selected our 4 winners for the Dolby Institute x GFS Filmmaker Challenge. Award-winning director Carlos López Estrada (Summertime, Raya and the Last Dragon) is back again this year and will mentor them as they bring their unique visions to life. They will be guided through post-production by a team of Dolby experts to make the most of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in their films. Meet the filmmakers and learn more about this year’s challenge.

Dolby, in collaboration with She is the Music and Femme House, produced this free immersive music production bootcamp “She is the Producer.” The annual program featured sessions with Dolby's senior industry relations manager Erin Venables and content creation specialist Maggie Tobin on Dolby Atmos Music tools and workflows, and between Emily and Christine on empowering music producers to push their creative limits.

Don’t miss our series of gaming podcasts featuring the sound teams behind Ghosts of Tsushima, Borderlands 3, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and more including deep-dive conversations with the lead audio designers from Eidos-Montréal and Gearbox Software.

Go behind the scenes with our five filmmakers as they bring the final details of their cinematic visions to life in the Dolby Institute x Ghetto Film School Finish the Script challenge. From the dub stage to the coloring suite, see how they master both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in post-production.

The 2022 recipient of the Dolby Institute Fellowship award, Nanny, written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22nd and was awarded the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. The film has since been acquired by Blumhouse and Prime Video.

Passing was awarded the Dolby Institute Fellowship in 2021 and premiered at Sundance. The film follows two Black women who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color divide. Watch on Netflix in Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos® with a premium subscription.

See how musician Nicole Mitchell uses the immersive power of Dolby Atmos to take us on a sonic journey in her installation, part of the exhibition Mothership: Voyage into Afrofuturism at the Oakland Museum of California.

Dolby, San Francisco State University (SFSU), and 5th House Ensemble joined forces to create a unique remote program. Click on the link below to experience these powerful performances in the immersive audio of Dolby Atmos.

Meet the 5 rising filmmakers who won $25,000 grants in The Dolby Institute x Ghetto Film School Filmmaker Challenge: Finish the Script 2021. See their reactions when they hear the good news and learn what’s next for our winners as they create their films with mentor director Carlos López Estrada.

What happens before we are born? That is the mystery at the heart of the hit Sundance Film Festival feature Nine Days in which a reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance at life. Don’t miss this moving and melancholy meditation on what it means to be human.