With work on the local movie circuit and on the national level this summer, LAB 601 has certainly been busy lately.

First, congratulations to LAB's Jay Hunt and Jason Jones for their work on the Atlanta 48-Hour Film Festival entry, "Moved." The film was produced by Richard Sampson and Pamela Peacock and helmed by Jim Issa and Scott Ippolito.

"Moved" took the top prize in the festival and will go on to compete on the national level. The short film, about a repressed telepath who eventually uses his powers to save a damsel in distress, received several additional honors, including for best editing.

LAB 601 will also partner with BBDO South, Sampson, Issa, and Ippolito on a new television spot promoting the Alliance Theatre of the Woodruff Arts Center. The campaign will target a demographic of young professionals and the community at large to increase awareness of the Southeast's award-winning premiere regional theater.

Also, POP Film's "The Last Goodbye," produced in association with LAB 601, won the Fred Dresch Memorial Award at the 2004 Atlanta Film Festival. The award recognizes the best work of filmmakers from Georgia who develop, produce, and shoot their work in the state. The film recently screened to sold-out houses at the Tribecca Film Festival, and the Atlanta award adds additional punch to the efforts of filmmakers Jacob Gentry and Alex Motlagh.

Continuing its commitment to partner with independent filmmakers, LAB 601 recently began post-production on Lisa France's "The Unseen," lensed by Jim Hunter, and Michael Valverde's "First Offense."

LAB 601's Robyn Kranz and Jay Hunt were recently nominated for PROMAX Awards at the broadcast producer's conference held in June in New York City. Robyn was nominated for her work as producer for The Weather Channel, and Jay received a nod for his partnership with producer Peter Moore on spots for the DIY (Do It Yourself) Network. Robyn is an in-house producer and account manager at LAB 601, and Jay is a senior editor.

And finally, LAB 601's creative experts used top-of-the-line high definition post- production systems from Avid to give Onyx Ninevah Productions' film "The Walk" the look of big-budget Tinseltown on a home-movie shoestring. The new interoperability of Avid's systems from Xpress Pro to Adrenaline and DS HD provided a platform for LAB 601 to develop a customized and cost effective workflow for each project.

"We are able to partner with filmmakers to ensure that they can maximize the onscreen value of their sometimes limited resources," said LAB 601's Andrew Ballard.

LAB 601 is also planning to partner with Onyx Nineveh on two more films in development: "The Isaac Wright Story" and "Church." destination."