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Media Production & Technology Show 202310/05/2023
Wednesday, 10th May 2023
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUND FOR A TELEVISION DRAMA, FACTUAL FILM & AUDIO PRODUCTS12/04/2023
Wednesday, 12th April 2023
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUND FOR A TELEVISION DRAMA, FACTUAL FILM & AUDIO PRODUCTS Read More >
WINNERS RECEIVE TROPHIES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUND21/02/2023
Tuesday, 21st February 2023
AMPS 10th ANNUAL FEATURE FILM WINNER ANNOUNCED07/02/2023
Tuesday, 7th February 2023
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has announced the 10th Feature Film Winner....... Read More >
AMPS 10th ANNUAL FEATURE FILM WINNER ANNOUNCED31/01/2023
Tuesday, 31st January 2023
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has announced the 10th Feature Film Winner....... Read More >
OSCAR Nominations Announced25/01/2023
Wednesday, 25th January 2023
AMPS would like to congratulate all the nominees. Read More >
AMPS ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUND FOR A FEATURE FILM FOR THE 10th AMPS AWARDS17/01/2023
Tuesday, 17th January 2023
AMPS ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUND FOR A FEATURE FILM FOR THE 10th AMPS AWARDS Read More >
Otto Snel Obituary21/12/2022
Wednesday, 21st December 2022
OTTO RENIER SNEL AMPS 1937 – 2022 Read More >
Sound Excellence Honoured at AMPS Awards Ceremony 202203/09/2022
Saturday, 3rd September 2022
AMPS Awards announcement03/08/2022
Wednesday, 3rd August 2022
AMPS is delighted to announce the nominees for this year’s awards. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 3rd September which will take place at The University of Greenwich. Read More >
AMPS Oscars Statement22/03/2022
Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
The Association of Motion Picture Sound urges The Academy of Motion Picture Arts......... Read More >
Amps Award for Excellence in Sound Winners Presentation11/03/2022
Friday, 11th March 2022
AMPS is proud to present the AMPS Award for Excellence in Sound for Feature Film - 2022 to “Dune.” Read More >
AMPS RESPONSE TO AMPAS TELECAST DECISION24/02/2022
Thursday, 24th February 2022
ASSOCIATION OF MOTION PICTURE SOUND RESPONSE TO AMPAS TELECAST DECISION: Read More >
AMPS 9th ANNUAL FEATURE FILM WINNER ANNOUNCED14/02/2022
Monday, 14th February 2022
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has announced the 9th Feature Film Winner....... Read More >
Oscar Nominations 2022 Announced08/02/2022
Tuesday, 8th February 2022
The Oscar 2022 nominations have been announced....... Read More >
BAFTA 2022 Nominations announced03/02/2022
Thursday, 3rd February 2022
The BAFTA 2022 Nominations have been announced......... Read More >
AMPS FILM NOMINEES ANNNOUNCED17/01/2022
Monday, 17th January 2022
AMPS ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUND FOR A FEATURE FILM FOR ITS 9th AMPS AWARDS........ Read More >
Lionel Frederick Strutt 1936-202114/01/2022
Friday, 14th January 2022
Lionel Strutt's Obituary Read More >
AMPS Post Training Survey - Have your say14/12/2021
Tuesday, 14th December 2021
AMPS is launching an important new film and television industry survey to address the ongoing skills shortage in the arena of Post Production Sound. Read More >
AMPS Bursary Presentation13/09/2021
Monday, 13th September 2021
AMPS Bursary presented.............. Read More >
AMPS AWARDS WINNER'S ANNOUNCED 202112/09/2021
Sunday, 12th September 2021
AMPS Awards Winner's announced for 2021.......... Read More >
8th Technical Award Nominee’s Announced 09/08/2021
Monday, 9th August 2021
8th Technical Award Nominee’s Announced........ Read More >
8th Factual Film Nominees Announced09/08/2021
Monday, 9th August 2021
8th Factual Film Nominees Announced..... Read More >
SOUND OF METAL WINS BEST SOUND OSCAR 26/04/2021
Monday, 26th April 2021
The Oscar 2021 have been announced...... Read More >
SOUND OF METAL WINS AMPS FILM AWARD22/03/2021
Monday, 22nd March 2021
The SOUND OF METAL is the winner of the 8th AMPS Film Sound Awards....... Read More >
Oscar Nominations 2021 Announced15/03/2021
Monday, 15th March 2021
The Oscar 2021 nominations have been announced........ Read More >
BAFTA 2021 NOMINATIONS09/03/2021
Tuesday, 9th March 2021
The BAFTA 2021 Nominations have been announced...... Read More >
NOMINATIONS FOR 8TH AMPS FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED18/02/2021
Thursday, 18th February 2021
Nominations for 8th AMPS Film Awards have been announced......... Read More >
ACADEMY AWARDS for SCIENTIFIC and TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS.15/02/2021
Monday, 15th February 2021
Military Wives – The Challenges and Rewards of Recording a Live Choir in Movie Production16/12/2020
Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Article in the MPSE Wavelength Publication15/12/2020
Tuesday, 15th December 2020
Read an article put forward by our very own Rob Walker (Chairperson) for the MPSE Wavelength Publication Read More >
How Important Is the Production Mix?09/12/2020
Wednesday, 9th December 2020
A great article written by our member Simon Hayes on "How Important is the Production Mix........ Read More >
GLOBAL SOUND ORGANISATIONS LAUNCH ONLINE PETITION 26/10/2020
Monday, 26th October 2020
GLOBAL SOUND ORGANISATIONS LAUNCH ONLINE PETITION CALLING FOR FAIR ON-SCREEN CREDITS Read More >
AMPS Technical Award Winners 2020 Announced22/10/2020
Thursday, 22nd October 2020
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has confirmed the 2020 winners in its second annual TECHNICAL AWARDS......... Read More >
Credit Initiative04/08/2020
Tuesday, 4th August 2020
Future Proposed Control Measures for Spread of Covid-1910/06/2020
Wednesday, 10th June 2020
Black Lives Matter05/06/2020
Friday, 5th June 2020
AMPS supports any attempts to end racism and discrimination. We stand in solidarity with those fighting for change. We need to listen more, to learn more, to understand more, to do more and to change more....... Read More >
Remote ADR Event - Podcast and more..01/05/2020
Friday, 1st May 2020
Podcast recording and technical resources document now available Read More >
CHERNOBYL HAS WON THE AMPS TELEVISION DRAMA AWARD - 202028/03/2020
Saturday, 28th March 2020
CHERNOBYL has won the AMPS Television Drama Award - 2020......... Read More >
AMPS Open letter to the Chancellor20/03/2020
Friday, 20th March 2020
AMPS Chairman, Rob Walker has sent this letter today to the Chancellor on behalf of AMPS...... Read More >
Television Drama Awards Nominations Announced 09/03/2020
Monday, 9th March 2020
The AMPS Television Drama Awards Nominations Announced...... Read More >
Presentation of 6th Annual AMPS Awards for Excellence in a Factual Film11/02/2020
Tuesday, 11th February 2020
Presentation of 6th Annual AMPS Awards for Excellence in a Factual Film....... Read More >
Oscar win for AMPS Member Stuart Wilson 10/02/2020
Monday, 10th February 2020
Congratulation to Stuart Wilson AMPS on his Oscar Win Read More >
BAFTA voters follow AMPS Sound decision! 1917 wins Best Sound.03/02/2020
Monday, 3rd February 2020
BAFTA voters follow AMPS Sound decision! 1917 wins Best Sound...... Read More >
AMPS presence at BSCExpo 202003/02/2020
Monday, 3rd February 2020
AMPS presence at BSCExpo 2020 Read More >
1917 wins AMPS Film Sound Award: AMPS Members honoured.21/01/2020
Tuesday, 21st January 2020
1917 wins AMPS Film Sound Award Read More >
7th AMPS Awards: Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film announced.10/01/2020
Friday, 10th January 2020
Nominations for the 7th AMPS Awards: Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film announced. Read More >
AMPS Member is Winner of this years Craft Award10/12/2019
Tuesday, 10th December 2019
This years Craft Award goes to........ Read More >
'Free Solo' Wins 2019 AMPS Factual Sound Award21/09/2019
Saturday, 21st September 2019
‘Free Solo’ wins 2019 AMPS Factual Sound Award and Izotope RX7 Software also recognised in product category Read More >
AMPS CONGRATULATE THE NOMINEES for the 6th Annual Awards17/08/2019
Saturday, 17th August 2019
AMPS CONGRATULATE THE NOMINEES for the 6th Annual Awards......... Read More >
PR and Social Media Manager11/07/2019
Thursday, 11th July 2019
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) invites applications for a PR and Social Media Manager Read More >
6th AMPS TV Drama Award for Excellence in Sound Announced04/04/2019
Thursday, 4th April 2019
Winner of the 6th AMPS TV Drama Award for Excellence in Sound have been Announced....... Read More >
NOMINATIONS FOR 6th AMPS TELEVISION DRAMA SOUND AWARDS ANNOUNCED04/03/2019
Monday, 4th March 2019
The nominations for the 6th AMPS Annual Award for ‘Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama’ have been announced. Read More >
AMPS leads the way in Awards recognition as Bohemian Rhapsody wins two OSCARS for Sound:25/02/2019
Monday, 25th February 2019
AMPS leads the way in Awards recognition as Bohemian Rhapsody wins two OSCARS for Sound: Read More >
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY scoops up BAFTA Best Sound, CAS Award and GOLDEN REELS18/02/2019
Monday, 18th February 2019
The Bohemian Rhapsody Sound teams have followed ...... Read More >
Presentation of the 6th Annual AMPS Awards for Excellence in Sound For A Feature Film09/02/2019
Saturday, 9th February 2019
Rob Walker, Chairman of AMPS presented.......... Read More >
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY WINS 6th AMPS FILM SOUND AWARD30/01/2019
Wednesday, 30th January 2019
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY WINS 6th AMPS FILM SOUND AWARD...... Read More >
New AMPS Award For Factual Film Sound Announced 25/01/2019
Friday, 25th January 2019
AMPS Factual Awards...... Read More >
OSCARS; Three AMPS Members Nominated22/01/2019
Tuesday, 22nd January 2019
Oscar Nominations announced............. Read More >
6th AMPS Film Awards Nominations17/01/2019
Thursday, 17th January 2019
The AMPS Film Nominations have been announced....... Read More >
BAFTA 2019 Nominations10/01/2019
Thursday, 10th January 2019
BAFTA Awards. The AMPS nominations are...... Read More >
AMPS Xmas Soho Social04/12/2018
Tuesday, 4th December 2018
On Tuesday December 4th...... Read More >
AMPS Awards Presentation Evening25/10/2018
Thursday, 25th October 2018
Members gathered in The Lounge at Twickenham Studios on the evening of 25th October to celebrate the 5th Television Drama Awards...... Read More >
AMPS and Coda to join forces28/07/2018
Saturday, 28th July 2018
Amps Mentor scheme expands with Coda Tie up....... Read More >
The 5th Annual AMPS TV Awards Winner Announced09/04/2018
Monday, 9th April 2018
BLACK MIRROR: USS CALLISTER wins the 5th Annual AMPS Award for Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama. Read More >
30% off All Krotos Audio Sound Design Tools - MEMBERS ONLY30/03/2018
Friday, 30th March 2018
AMPS and Krotos Audio have teamed up to give our Members an exclusive offer on their sound design tools Read More >
AMPS Subscription Fees23/03/2018
Friday, 23rd March 2018
AMPS Subscription Fees details....... Read More >
AMPS 5th Awards TV Nominations Announced12/03/2018
Monday, 12th March 2018
The following titles have been Nominated in the 5th Annual AMPS Awards for Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama...... Read More >
Peter Gleaves19/02/2018
Monday, 19th February 2018
With great sadness...... Read More >
Film Award Winner's Receive Their Trophies18/02/2018
Sunday, 18th February 2018
For the second year running AMPS presented the Film Award Trophies to the winners on the same day as the BAFTA Awards Ceremony. Read More >
The 5th Annual AMPS Film Sound Awards Winner Announced11/02/2018
Sunday, 11th February 2018
The AMPS Membership has voted ‘Baby Driver’ winner of the 5th Annual Award for Excellence in Sound for Feature Film. Read More >
AMPS 5th Awards Film Nominations Announced27/01/2018
Saturday, 27th January 2018
AMPS is proud to announce the nominated films for our 5th Annual AMPS Award for "Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film". Read More >
BAFTA 2018 Film Award Nominees10/01/2018
Wednesday, 10th January 2018
AMPS are delighted to congratulate the Sound Awards nominees for 2018 Read More >
CAS Awards Nominees announced10/01/2018
Wednesday, 10th January 2018
AMPS is delighted to congratulate all nominees for this year's CAS Awards Read More >
Bursary Announcement05/10/2017
Thursday, 5th October 2017
Congratulations to Chanitra Limpiroj, a student of NFTS.... Read More >
AMPS CELEBRATES 4th ANNUAL AWARDS26/09/2017
Tuesday, 26th September 2017
AMPS do it again.........09/05/2017
Tuesday, 9th May 2017
Winners of the BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2017 announced24/04/2017
Monday, 24th April 2017
Congratulations to....... Read More >
THE NIGHT MANAGER WINS 4th ANNUAL AMPS TV SOUND AWARD08/04/2017
Saturday, 8th April 2017
8th April 2017 - London The Winner of the AMPS 4th Annual TV Award for 'Excellence in Sound for a TV Drama' has been released Read More >
TELEVISION DRAMA NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED15/03/2017
Wednesday, 15th March 2017
The aim of the awards is to promote the creative craft of Sound for Film and Television. We conduct our ballots and announce our results ahead of the BAFTAs. We hope this will influence all the BAFTA 'non-sound' voting members, who may take notice of the decisions made by Sound Professionals when casting their votes, so BE SURE TO USE YOUR VOTE. Read More >
Congratulations to our Winners12/02/2017
Sunday, 12th February 2017
ARRIVAL WINS 4TH ANNUAL AMPS FILM SOUND AWARD06/02/2017
Monday, 6th February 2017
6th February 2017 - London The Winner of the AMPS 4th Annual Award for ‘Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film’ has been released. Read More >
4th Annual AMPS Film Awards (2016/7)16/01/2017
Monday, 16th January 2017
CAS Nominations11/01/2017
Wednesday, 11th January 2017
AMPS members well represented for the CAS Nominations Read More >
BAFTA Nominees10/01/2017
Tuesday, 10th January 2017
AMPS are being well represented at the BAFTA Nominations this year Read More >
The Lounge - Twickenham29/11/2016
Tuesday, 29th November 2016
THE CTBF BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER WITH MEDIACITYUK01/11/2016
Tuesday, 1st November 2016
Attached is a press release on behalf of The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the UK charity for people working behind the scenes in cinema, commercial television and film, announcing a new partnership with MediaCityUK, Salford as they appoint media professional and social worker Nicky Davidson to head up their new North West office Read More >
UNINTELLIGIBLE DIALOGUE ON TV DRAMAS06/05/2016
Friday, 6th May 2016
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has released the following statement regarding the recent issues relating to unintelligible dialogue on TV dramas: Read More >
BBC TV 'mumbling' issues21/04/2016
Thursday, 21st April 2016
BBC are receiving more complaints about 'mumbling' on Television Drama Productions. Read More >
WINNER OF THE 2nd AMPS TV DRAMA SOUND AWARD04/04/2016
Monday, 4th April 2016
WINNER OF THE 2nd AMPS TV DRAMA SOUND AWARD ANNOUNCED TODAY Read More >
BAFTA Craft Awards Nominations 201623/03/2016
Wednesday, 23rd March 2016
BAFTA have announced their Nominations for the 2016 Craft Awards for Sound Fiction Read More >
WINNER OF THE 3RD ANNUAL AMPS FILM SOUND AWARD05/02/2016
Friday, 5th February 2016
5 February 2016 - London The Winner of the AMPS 3rd annual award for ‘Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film’ has been released. Read More >
NOMINATIONS FOR 3rd ANNUAL AMPS FILM SOUND AWARDS ANNOUNCED01/01/2016
Friday, 1st January 2016
The nominations for AMPS 3rd annual award for ‘Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film’ have been released. Read More >
Encore wins Sound:Drama03/12/2015
Thursday, 3rd December 2015
Encore wins Sound: Drama at the 2014/15 Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards Read More >
67th EMMY Award wins for AMPS Members14/09/2015
Monday, 14th September 2015
Congratulations to Ronan Hill AMPS and Richard Dyer AMPS for their EMMY awards 2015 Read More >
AMPS EMMY Nomination success!22/07/2015
Wednesday, 22nd July 2015
Congratulations to AMPS members David Lascelles, Richard Dyer and Ronin Hill for their Emmy Nominations. Read More >
AMPS Awards Announcement05/01/2015
Monday, 5th January 2015
AMPS Awards Announcement Read More >
AMPS Members' BAFTA success28/04/2014
Monday, 28th April 2014
The Association of Motion Picture Sound is proud to congratulate three of its members on their success at the annual BAFTA Television Craft Awards. Read More >
Successful AMPS Cable Clinic17/03/2014
Monday, 17th March 2014
12 participants have successfully completed the second AMPS Cable Clinic that was run by Jim and Mark McBride. Each person now has a certificate and an AMPS accreditation in cable making. Read More >
AMPS celebrates UK Oscar success!03/03/2014
Monday, 3rd March 2014
'Gravity' took the awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 86th Academy Awards. Read More >
AMPS Cable Clinic 224/02/2014
Monday, 24th February 2014
AMPS are pleased to announce that the second cable clinic is under way Read More >
AMPS Award Winners Announced22/01/2014
Wednesday, 22nd January 2014
AMPS is extremely happy to announce that Chris Munro, Glenn Freemantle and Skip Lievsay have won the inaugural AMPS ‘Award for Excellence in the Craft of Sound for a Feature Film’ for their work on Gravity. Read More >
The AMPS Awards - Voting now open06/01/2014
Monday, 6th January 2014
Nominees respond as voting begins to decide the winner of the first AMPS Award for Excellence in the Craft of Sound for a Feature Film. Read More >
AMPS Award Nominations03/01/2014
Friday, 3rd January 2014
The nominations have been announced for the AMPS Awards for Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film, initiated as part of the Association's twenty fifth anniversary celebrations. Read More >
AMPS SOUND AWARDS21/11/2013
Thursday, 21st November 2013
As part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations in 2014, The Association of Motion Picture Sound will be presenting Awards for Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film. Read More >
BAFTA award for AMPS member30/09/2013
Monday, 30th September 2013
AMPS member, Production Sound Mixer Ian Sands is one half of the sound team awarded the Best Sound BAFTA Cymru 2013. Read More >
Ray Dolby17/09/2013
Tuesday, 17th September 2013
The death of Ray Dolby, prolific inventor of tools for the media industries and household name, has been announced. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to sound for motion picture, AMPS awarded him an Honorary Fellowship in 1999. Read More >
Tea and tech!18/08/2013
Sunday, 18th August 2013
Tempted? Many were! Sunday the 18th of August saw the return of the always popular AMPS and IPS Car/Van Boot Sale. Read More >
AMPS Member's Emmy Nomination23/07/2013
Tuesday, 23rd July 2013
Ronan Hill AMPS, "Game of Thrones" Production sound mixer, nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Read More >
AMPS Member Contributes to Cannes Success10/06/2013
Monday, 10th June 2013
Congratulations to AMPS Member Zhe Wu for her emotive soundtrack for ‘ILO ILO’! Read More >
Assistants complete cable clinic26/05/2013
Sunday, 26th May 2013
9 Sound Assistants have successfully completed the AMPS Accredited Cable Clinic by attending an intensive 4 day course run by Jim McBride Read More >
AMPS Supporting Industry Historical Research19/05/2013
Sunday, 19th May 2013
The Association of Motion Picture Sound is pleased to announce its support for the BECTU History Project. Read More >
AMPS Members' BAFTA Success29/04/2013
Monday, 29th April 2013
The Association of Motion Picture Sound is proud to congratulate two of its members on their success at the annual BAFTA Television Craft Awards. Read More >
"Trance" - Dolby Atmos Screening13/04/2013
Saturday, 13th April 2013
An AMPS Members exclusive! A brand new film and brand new technology! Read More >
UK Frequency Allocation Table05/03/2013
Tuesday, 5th March 2013
OFCOM today published the new UK Frequency Allocation Table (FAT). Click the link at the bottom of this article to see the document, or download from the Library/Documents section of this website. Read More >
Oscars 2013: A Hat-Trick of Wins for Simon Hayes.25/02/2013
Monday, 25th February 2013
AMPS member Simon Hayes picks up an Oscar as "Les Miserables" wins the Best Sound Mixing category at this year's Academy Awards ceremony which took place at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood on Sunday, Feb 24th. Read More >
Honorary Fellow Stefan Kudelski28/01/2013
Monday, 28th January 2013
The sad death of AMPS Honorary Fellow Stefan Kudelski was announced on Monday the 28th of January 2013. Read More >
AMPS members nominated14/01/2013
Monday, 14th January 2013
AMPS Members Nominated for BAFTA, AMPAS (Oscar) and CAS. Read More >
AMPS member chosen for SIF trainee scheme.22/07/2012
Sunday, 22nd July 2012
AMPS member, David Giles, has been chosen as the production sound trainee on the Skills Investment Fund scheme. Read More >
Randy Thom receives award from AMPS16/07/2012
Monday, 16th July 2012
Randy Thom has been presented with an honorary membership of The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS). Read More >
AMPS AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED 2021
AMPS is proud to announce the winners of the AMPS Awards 2021........ Read More >
