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CINEDIGM ACQUIRES “VISITORS”

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CINEDIGM ACQUIRES “VISITORS,” THE LANDMARK NEW FILM COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIRECTOR GODFREY REGGIO, COMPOSER PHILIP GLASS AND FILMMAKER JON KANE PRESENTED BY STEVEN SODERBERGH

Cinedigm to Release Theatrically Following World Premiere Live Symphony Event at 2013 Toronto International Film Festival

 

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 22, 2013)– Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has acquired all North American distribution rights to “VISITORS,” the new film from director Godfrey Reggio, composer Philip Glass and filmmaker Jon Kane. Seven years in the making, VISITORS is the fourth film that Reggio and Glass have collaborated on following the groundbreaking, internationally acclaimed, Qatsi Trilogyformed by the films Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. Cinedigm plans to releaseVISITORS theatrically in 4K throughout Fall 2013 following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform Glass’s score live.

 

“VISITORS is truly a mind-altering one-of-a-kind cinema event. What Godfrey, Philip and Jon have created is wholly unique and all of us at Cinedigm are thrilled to partner with them and Steven Soderbergh to bring their vision to audiences everywhere,” said Cinedigm Co-President Susan Margolin.

 

Of the acquisition Reggio stated, “For a world on speed, in rush hour, this film is counter-intuitive to contemporary image-making. Face-to-face with more to say then can be spoken, one might leave expectations at the door. Cinedigm’s enthusiasm for theatrical release and its commitment to innovative marketing and exhibition, offers this odd-one-in an opportunity to seek a life of its own. I can only feel anxious joy as I prepare to see this child take its first step.”

 

“I’m thrilled and honored to act as presenter of VISITORS, which is the definition of a must-see event for anyone who loves cinema. Thirty years after Koyaanisqatsi, Godfrey Reggio–with the support of Philip Glass and Jon Kane–once again leapfrogs over us earth-bound filmmakers and creates another stunning, wordless portrait of modern life. It’s a bold, beautiful, uniquely moving cinematic experience.” added Soderbergh.

 

Presented in Black and White digital 4K projection, VISITORS reveals humanity’s trancelike relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces massive effects far beyond the human species. The film is visceral, offering the audience an experience beyond information about the moment in which we live. Comprised of only seventy-four shots, VISITORStakes viewers on a journey to the moon and back to confront them with themselves.

 

The deal was negotiated by Cinedigm’s Director of Acquisitions Emily Rothschild with Larry Taub representing the filmmakers.

 

About Cinedigm

Over the past decade, Cinedigm has led the digital distribution revolution that continues to transform the media landscape. In addition to its pioneering role in transitioning movie theatres from traditional film prints to digital distribution, Cinedigm continues to advance worldwide cinema modernization with its suite of software products allowing exhibitors and distributors to manage their newly digital businesses with efficiency, insight and certainty. And, as the leading distributor of independent content in the world, Cinedigm collaborates with producers and the exhibition community with unequalled transparency to market, source, curate and distribute quality content across all digital platforms to targeted and profitable audiences. The company’s library of over 5,000 titles includes award-winning documentaries from Docurama Films®, next-gen indies from Flatiron Film Company® and acclaimed independent films and festival picks through partnerships with the Sundance Institute and Tribeca Film. Cinedigm is proud to distribute many Oscar®-nominated films including “The Invisible War,” “Hell and Back Again,” “GasLand,” “Waste Land” and “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.”

 

Current and upcoming CEG releases include Destin Daniel Cretton’s SHORT TERM 12, Penny Lane’s OUR NIXON, Shaul Schwarz’s NARCO CULTURA, Jared Moshe’s DEAD MAN’S BURDEN, Geoffrey Fletcher’s VIOLET & DAISY, Malika Zouhali-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright’s CALL ME KUCHU and Jimmy Loweree’s ABSENCE

 

Cinedigm™ and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp™ are trademarks of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corpwww.cinedigm.com. [CIDM-G]

 

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