Kevin Shaw, CSI

As we begin 2026, I’m proud to note that this year marks the Colorist Society’s 10th anniversary—and it follows a year of remarkable achievements for our organization. Our membership continues to grow steadily, both overall and through our chapters across Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Australia/New Zealand, reinforcing our truly global community of colorists.

In 2025, we further consolidated our popular Colorist Mixers, held in tandem with four major industry events—NAB in Las Vegas, BIRTV in Beijing, IBC in Amsterdam, and Camerimage in Toruń. Produced with iColorist and the generous support of our sponsors, these well-attended gatherings continue a tradition that dates back to the Telecine Internet Group of the 1990s. We look forward to seeing many of you again at the 2026 Colorist Mixers.

Our visibility and engagement also expanded through growing communities on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and our active Discord group. Colorist Society Hollywood remained especially active, with members contributing to seminars, workshops, and panel discussions at trade shows and through partner organizations including SMPTE and HPA.

We were also pleased to welcome new sponsors—Sony, Dehancer, and Conform Tools—alongside our valued existing sponsors: ACES, ASUS, Barco, Blackmagic Design, Calman, Dolby Laboratories, Flanders Scientific, LucidLink, and UWA.

Without doubt our most notable accomplishment of 2025 was working with IMDb and IMDbPro to introduce a new Color Department credit category on name and title pages, a significant step forward in how colorists are recognized across the film and television industry.

As we look ahead, the Colorist Society board is setting priorities for 2026 and expects to make a major announcement soon. We’d also like to hear from you—please share your thoughts and ideas for the year ahead via email or through Discord. On behalf of the board, I wish all our members a strong market and a prosperous year.