Press Releases Archive for April, 2011
AMC Theatres®: Company Statement Regarding Premium Video-On-Demand
We at AMC feel movie theatres are a critically important business to many parties: the 200+ million guests we host year after year who choose to view films on the large screen; the communities of which our theatres are an integral part; the artists who create the movies we show; and ultimately the entertainment industry…
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April 7, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beverly Hills, CA – The Board of Governors of the Motion Picture Academy voted on Thursday to establish a new executive structure for the organization, replacing retiring executive director Bruce Davis with former Film Independent head Dawn Hudson and long-time Academy executive Ric Robertson, who will become the organization’s…
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The International Documentary Association Presents STRAIGHT SHOOTING A Conversation With World-Class Documentary DPs Monday, April 25, 2011 Doors Open: 7:00pm Discussion & Audience Q&A: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wine Reception to Follow The Cinefamily 611 N. Fairfax Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036 The documentary filmmaker/cinematographer faces many complex challenges, from keeping abreast of the latest camera…
Read the full article »Relativity Names Terry Curtin as President, Theatrical Marketing
(Beverly Hills, CA) April 6, 2011 – Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media, LLC announced today that Terry Curtin, currently the co-president of entertainment at the Cimarron Group, will join the company as President of Theatrical Marketing. Curtin will oversee all planning, strategy and marketing execution of Relativity’s theatrical releases. In her position as President…
Read the full article »MONTANA PRODUCTION UPDATE: Winter-adventure film features the extreme beauty of Montana winter
Montana’s Flathead Valley is currently the backdrop to independent filmmaker Andrew Wiest’s latest boyhood adventure. Aptly named the “Treasure State” after Montana’s own nickname, the film is a family-friendly action picture, featuring young people in peril and the Montana winter. The story centers around two teenage boys, whose families are both dealing with financial blows….
Read the full article »TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES HBO FELLOWSHIPS FOR INAUGURAL TFI DOCUMENTARY FUND
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grantees to receive $100,000 in fellowships and funds For Creating Engaging, Character-driven Stories; Winners to be Honored at Reception and Panel Hosted by HBO at 2011 Tribeca Film Festival [New York, NY – April 6, 2011] – The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the HBO Fellowships of the inaugural TFI Documentary…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE SELECTS TAKES U.S. RIGHTS TO JOSHUA MARSTON’S BERLIN WINNER THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD
New York, NY (April 6, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today that the company is acquiring all U.S. rights to acclaimed director Joshua Marston’s (MARIA FULL OF GRACE) THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD, which won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. Marston also wrote the screenplay for the film…
Read the full article »FilmBuff to release acclaimed films on VOD platforms weeks ahead of street dates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘The Wild Hunt’ and ‘Zonad’ Going Digital Before DVD New York, NY – April 5, 2011 – FilmBuff, a digital entertainment curation service offered by Cinetic Rights Management (CRM), announced today that two upcoming releaseswill be made available on video-on-demand platforms several weeks ahead of their DVD release. The two full-length feature…
Read the full article »FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER TO OPEN NEW STATE-OF-THE ART ELINOR BUNIN MUNROE FILM CENTER TO PUBLIC ON NEW YORK’S LINCOLN CENTER CAMPUS IN JUNE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Andrew Rossi’s PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES will be the Film Center’s Inaugural Film New York, NY (April 5, 2011) – The Film Society of Lincoln Center, America’s pre-eminent New York-based non-profit film organization, announced today the June opening of its new landmark state-of-the-art Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, a…
Read the full article »2011 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ADDS TWO MORE TITLES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lineup Now to Include World Premiere of Tony Kaye’s Detachment And Work-in-Progress Screening of Kings of Leon Documentary Talihina Sky [New York, NY – April 4, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by Founding Sponsor American Express, has added two more films to its feature lineup: a world premiere…
Read the full article »ILLUMINATING THE SHADOWS: FILM CRITICISM IN FOCUS A three-day conference on the state of film criticism
Block Cinema Presents April 21-23, 2011 Block Cinema at the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University) is pleased to present a three-day conference entitled Illuminating the Shadows: Film Criticism in Focus from April 21-23, 2011. This conference, comprised of four panel discussions and four screenings, seeks to shed light on the current…
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