Press Releases Archive for November, 2010
IFC MIDNIGHT NABS NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO MANUEL CARBALLO’S EXORCISMUS AND MIGUEL ANGEL VIVAS’ KIDNAPPED
New York, NY (November 5, 2010) – IFC Midnight, the genre label of IFC Films, announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to two films: Manuel Carballo’s supernatural chiller EXORCISMUS and Miguel Angel Vivas’ powerful and shocking home invasion flick KIDNAPPED. Both films will be released through the IFC Midnight label theatrically and…
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New York, NY (November 5, 2010) – IFC Midnight, the genre label of IFC Films, announced today that the company is acquiring US rights to Michael Greenspan’s directorial debut WRECKED from Entertainment One (eOne). The psychological thriller, whose script was penned by Christopher Dodd, stars Adrien Brody (THE PIANIST, PREDATORS), Caroline Dhavernas (BREACH, HOLLYWOODLAND) and…
Read the full article »CINEMA EYE Announces Nonfiction Film Nominees for 2011 HONORS
Lixin Fan’s LAST TRAIN HOME nominated for a leading 7 awards ARMADILLO and EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP receive 6 nominations each THE OATH and MARWENCOL also vie for Outstanding Feature and Direction Legendary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman among five nominated for Outstanding Direction Danish documentaries dominate international field Inaugural short film nominees announced Awards to…
Read the full article »JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND AMANDA SEYFRIED STAR IN NOW
THRILLER IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION FROM WRITER-DIRECTOR ANDREW NICCOL LOS ANGELES — New Regency has begun production on Andrew Niccol’s thriller NOW, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. Niccol, whose credits include the screenplay for The Truman Show, directs from his original screenplay. The film is produced by Eric Newman (Children of Men), Niccol and Marc…
Read the full article »MILEY CYRUS GOES UNDERCOVER FOR EXCLUSIVE AT AFM
Los Angeles, CA (November 3, 2010) – Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media Group (“Exclusive”), announced today that the company will produce and fully finance the action comedy So Undercover with worldwide superstar Miley Cyrus (The Last Song, Hannah Montana and LOL) in the lead role. The film will be directed by…
Read the full article » 3 Comments »IFC FILMS TO THEATRICALLY RE-RELEASE CLAUDE LANZMANN’S MASTERPIECE ‘SHOAH’ FOR ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Shoah’ to re-open with 2 brand new 35mm prints in New York City on Friday, December 10 at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and on Friday, December 24th at IFC Center followed by a national rollout in 2011 New York, NY (November 2, 2010) – IFC Films, the leading American distributor of independent and foreign films,…
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Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood star in the Bethany Hamilton story the first film to go out under the new FilmDistrict deal with Sony Pictures NEW YORK, November 1, 2010 – SOUL SURFER is the true story of competitive teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack…
Read the full article »NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRIBUTION COMPANY WREKIN HILL ENTERTAINMENT AND LIONSGATE ENTER INTO HOME ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ENCOMPASSING DVD, BLU-RAY, DIGITAL DELIVERY AND VOD
Lionsgate Obtains United States Home Entertainment Distribution Rights For All Upcoming Wrekin Hill Theatrical Titles SANTA MONICA, CA (November 1, 2010) – LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation studio and Wrekin Hill Entertainment, the newly established distribution company founded by Chris Ball, former Co-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group and President and Co-Founder of Newmarket…
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