Press Releases Archive for March, 2011
RODMAN FLENDER’S CONAN O’BRIEN CAN’T STOP CLOSES UNIQUE MULTI-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION DEAL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT&T & ABRAMORAMA COME ON BOARD TO TAKE THE FILM TO THEATERS Deal Happens On Heels of Film’s World Premiere at SXSW in Austin on Sunday Austin, TEXAS (March 14, 2011) – Rodman Flender’s comic documentary CONAN O’BRIEN CAN’T STOP, which had its world premiere on Sunday afternoon at the South by…
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The DALLAS International Film Festival presented by Cadillac Announces Academy Award Nominee Steve James to receive the DALLAS Star Award BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER’S JOURNEY named as Opening Night Film Opening Night Temerlin Tribute hosted by Honorary Chairs Margot and Ross Perot Full Schedule including all Features and Shorts Star-laden films include Michael Sheen, Helen…
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Lets Movie Fans Discover New Films and Share Clips with Friends on Facebook CULVER CITY, Calif., March 10, 2011 – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced its My Daily Clip™App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store. The app brings users a library of thousands of films and serves up…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »ALBERT MAYSLES, TIA LESSIN & THE FILMMAKERS OF CATFISH TO DEBATE DOCUMENTARY ETHICS
“Crossing the Line? A conversation on ethics and documentary film” March 9, 2011 (New York, NY) – The New York Film/Video Council (NYFVC) the city’s oldest non-profit organization supporting the film, video and electronic arts community, presents a powerful evening of discussion and debate on the ethics of documentary film production. Since its inception, documentary…
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Toronto, March 10, 2010 – Principal photography has begun in Toronto on The St. Judes, a National Film Board of Canada experimental 3D documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules and produced by the NFB Ontario Centre’s Anita Lee. The first NFB 3D documentary since 1986’s Transitions, The St. Judes combines archival footage, black-and-white…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, March 8th, 2011 – Production has begun, on East Coast locations, on a Focus Features drama from Academy Award-nominated writer/director Paul Weitz. The as-yet untitled film stars two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro and is based on Nick Flynn’s 2004 memoir entitled Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Focus CEO…
Read the full article »10th TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION SELECTIONS AND NEW VIEWPOINTS SECTION
2011 Festival to Present 88 Feature-Length and 61 Short Films April 20 – May 1 Plus Free Online Film Screenings for Viewers Nationwide New York, NY [March 7, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, today announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections and the first edition of…
Read the full article »IFC MIDNIGHT NABS NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS TO TODD ROHAL COMEDY THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (March 7, 2011) – IFC Midnight announced today that the company is acquiring North American distribution rights to director Todd Rohal’s comedy THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM. The company also acquired television and digital rights for the picture in France, Benelux, Spain, Portugal, East-Central Europe, Turkey, and Greece. The film, which…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2011 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TAKES OPENING NIGHT OUTDOORS WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF CAMERON CROWE’S THE UNION ON THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO MUSICAL LEGENDS: ELTON JOHN AND LEON RUSSELL OPENING NIGHT TO CLOSE WITH A PERFORMANCE BY ELTON JOHN Tribeca Celebrates its 10th Edition with Free, Open to the Public Screening and Musical…
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