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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y I W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 43 fraternity. After being an active member of the CAS, international film producers and directors are approaching me for film sound mixing and are willing to work with me on their projects, which I believe is [a large part of] my professional and personal growth." Samuel Cohen CAS – France Samuel is a production sound mixer from France who lives in Paris and is currently shooting a TV series for Amazon Prime. He was invited to join the CAS after the film Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz was nominated for an Oscar. Samuel has worked on productions in Israel, Romania, Switzerland, and France, amongst other countries. He contributed the article "A Case Study in Multilanguage Production Sound" for the 2020 Winter edition of the CAS Quarterly. The article discussed his experience shooting a series with dialogue in four different languages. In it, Sam highlights the possibilities of multilingual and multicultural projects, and the importance of good directing and acting for the success of these projects. "It is interesting to get to know people that can bring something and share experiences that can open perspective to directors and other crew members. It gives ideas of what we can do—and what we couldn't do before that we can do now. The interesting thing is to also interchange ideas with the other disciplines of filmmaking. It is fascinating to look for people that take technical and artistic challenges. We can speak about technical aspects, which are very important. But it is even more interesting to open perspectives of what can be done today since, nowadays, the world is so open." Branko Neskov CAS – Portugal Branko is an award-winning re-recording mixer based in Portugal, known for his work on projects like Color Out of Space (2019), The Portuguese Falcon (2015), and A Estrada 47 (2013), who has been a CAS member for more than 10 years and considers himself a passionate reader of the CAS Quarterly publication. "I noticed that a lot of the people that did the work that I respected in terms of audio were members of the CAS. Also, if you bring in a foreign authority like the CAS to smaller countries, it stamps your work with a kind of seal of quality [that is] recognized immediately. [It provides] an opportunity to talk about it, which otherwise you wouldn't have. I used to participate in web forums, interacting with big players. Through the CAS, I have managed to bring top-class mixers to give masterclasses in Portugal. "Establishing the authority of the CAS allows us to broaden the views and incorporate them into our own small communities. Being a member of the CAS has allowed me to bring some standards into our industry and to catch up on technical and working conditions from bigger industries, while [still] having the freedom to experiment." Joana Niza Braga CAS – Portugal Joana is a Foley mixer from Portugal currently working with Branko Neskov CAS. Branko encouraged Joana to join the organization after talking about film and what to expect from the industry in their country, Portugal, and Samuel Cohen CAS Branko Neskov CAS