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We are pleased to share that "Surfing Through The Odds" has won Best International Short Documentary and an Honourable Mention for the IMPACT award at the London Breeze Film Festival! The film follows SOMA Surf's work to empower young S?o Toméan girls. Congratulations to director Ana-Filipa Domingues and the teams at Shutterstock Studios, Betclic Group, and Coming Soon Lisboa! Learn more about the project: https://lnkd.in/e6Zja-qx

Last week at the Glossy Beauty x Wellness Summit, Industry experts met in Napa, CA for valuable insights, networking, and more! We also hosted the Shutterstock Portrait Studio and Lounge where we captured gorgeous photos of attendees and spread the word about our end-to-end production services at Shutterstock Studios and our Event Photography and Video capabilities.

Last week in Hong Kong, Shutterstock partnered with CampaignAsia for "Unleashing GenAI enabled creativity," an event that brought together industry leaders for a discussion around #GenAI and the evolving landscape of content creation. Thanks to Marcus Sigurdsson, Lisa Leung, and Anjana Raju for a great panel discussion, Esther Lim for a demo session on how to generate inspiring and commercially-safe images using Shutterstock’s AI Generator, and additional Shutterstock staff who attended: Jenny Chua and Venus Yim. Learn how we are pioneering ethical generative AI models for creators: https://lnkd.in/ewtpDKSp

We are sponsoring the PPA Independent Publisher Conference & Awards on the 22nd of November! Our very own Amelia Tilney, Director of Media, EMEA, will be presenting the Content Piece of the Year Award. Join us for a morning of unrivaled networking and content followed by an afternoon of recognition and celebration. Learn more here:?https://lnkd.in/emhdDjjV #PPAIndPub

We are excited to share that in our mission to support creatives of color, we have donated $10,000 to Diversify Photo, one of the most reputable communities of BIPOC photographers and visual creatives and home to many of our Create Fund grant winners. We spoke with co-founders Andrea Wise and Brent Lewis about their work and vision on our blog. Lewis said this about the importance for businesses to diversify their roster of photographers: "If we don’t have [diversity], then we’re not telling the whole story. We’re letting our audience down. We’re letting history down." Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/eZCqskht

Last week in London, we showcased our text-to-3D generative technology at LBB (Little Black Book) Better Together. Global Head of Shutterstock Studios, Aiden Darné , also appeared on a panel to discuss our cutting-edge capabilities in immersive production and storytelling. Learn how we can help bring your creative vision to life with cost-effective, efficient, and sustainable production models: https://lnkd.in/ekdHrBSY

Commenting on the Company’s performance, Paul Hennessy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Shutterstock generated record Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA during the third quarter, exceeding our expectations. With the Envato acquisition now closed, we could not be more pleased with the results we are seeing. With the unlimited multi-asset subscription now part of our overall product suite, we are now well positioned to fulfill our customer needs. Content performance improved yet again in the quarter, and Data, Distribution, and Services has grown 40% year to date. As a result of this business momentum, we are pleased to be able to raise our guidance for both revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for 2024.”

We are excited to announce that the documentary "Surfing Through The Odds, The SOMA Surf Story," produced by Shutterstock Studios, Betclic Group, and Coming Soon Lisboa, has been selected as a finalist for The Anthem Awards! Congratulations to the whole team, including director Ana-Filipa Domingues and photographer Ana Catarina Teles. We need YOUR HELP to win the Community Voice Award - voting is open now until Thursday, October 31st at 11:59pm PT. Vote now: https://lnkd.in/gf9rtVhq

We are excited to give an exclusive preview of our new generative 3D capabilities at LBB (Little Black Book)'s Better Together event next Wednesday, 23rd October, in London. Aiden Darné, Global Head of Shutterstock Studios, will also be discussing our end-to-end production capabilities on the panel "Successful New Models: A Deep Dive into Innovative Making and Creating." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gf6nuJnS

To close out #HispanicHeritageMonth, we asked our Todos Juntos ERG, a resource and community for Hispanic and Latino employees at Shutterstock,?about their family traditions, and cooking with loved ones rose to the top. Swipe for some of their favorite dishes!