Press Releases Archive for May, 2011
CINEMA GUILD ACQUIRES BÉLA TARR’S “THE TURIN HORSE”
Winner of the Jury Grand Prix – Silver Bear at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival, “The Turin Horse” may be Béla Tarr’s Last Film New York, NY, May 31, 2011 — The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to Béla Tarr’s apocalyptic masterpiece “The Turin Horse.” The deal was negotiated by Ryan Krivoshey…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWO FIRSTS FOR OSCAR®- AND GOLDEN GLOBE®-WINNING ANIMATED CLASSIC: September 16, 2011—All-New 3D Version of the “The Lion King” Hits Theaters for the First Time Ever October 4, 2011— Available on Disney Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and Blu-ray 3D™ for the First Time Ever BURBANK, Calif. (May 26, 2011) — Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon…
Read the full article »AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SLATE
AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SLATE Festival Opens with THE SWELL SEASON Closes with REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker 2011 Guggenheim Honorees AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival announced its full slate of films for this year’s Festival, which will take place June 20-26, 2011 in the Washington, DC…
Read the full article »Joint Statement from AFM, AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, IBT and SAG Commending Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of the PROTECT IP Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2011 Los Angeles (May 26, 2011) – American Federation of Musicians (AFM), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE), International Brotherhood of…
Read the full article »Relativity Announces Nine Actors to Play alongside Roberts, Collins, Hammer, and Lane
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Beverly Hills, CA) May 25, 2011 – Relativity Media has closed deals with Mark Povinelli (Water for Elephants), Jordan Prentice (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Danny Woodburn (Watchmen), Sebastian Saraceno (Bedtime Stories), Ronald Lee Clark (Epic Movie), Martin Klebba (Hancock) and Joey Gnoffo (Pirates of the Caribbean series) to play…
Read the full article »18TH ANNUAL CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: EVEN STILL 2: THE RETURNING, An Exhibit of CUFF Alumni & Friends
For Immediate Release Gene Siskel Film Center Gallery, May 26th – June 30, 2011 Opening Reception, June 2nd, 6pm-8pm – Open to the Public (May 18, 2011) – Just like your typical horror movie, the CUFF Exhibition of non-moving image works by Alumni and Friends has returned with essentially the same plot, but a whole…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE SELECTS TAKES U.S. RIGHTS TO CANNES CRITICS’ WEEK OPENER DECLARATION OF WAR
New York, NY (May 25, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today, on the heels of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, that the company is acquiring all U.S. rights to Valérie Donzelli’s DECLARATION OF WAR from Wild Bunch. Produced by Edouard Weil (Demonlover, Frontier of Dawn), the film was written by Donzelli and Jérémie Elkaïm, who…
Read the full article »MUSIC BOX FILMS TO RELEASE NICOLAS SARKOZY BIOPIC “THE CONQUEST”
For Immediate Release: Chicago, IL – Music Box Films announced today the acquisition of all US rights to the THE CONQUEST, directed by Xavier Durringer, a political drama about the political ascendency of the current French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Based entirely on public documents and first person accounts, THE CONQUEST is the story of seemingly…
Read the full article »COLUMBIA PICTURES ACQUIRES UNITED STATES DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS TO THE FORTHCOMING FILM FROM OSCAR-WINNING “HURT LOCKER” TEAM OF DIRECTOR KATHRYN BIGELOW AND SCREENWRITER MARK BOAL
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 24, 2011 – Columbia Pictures has acquired United States distribution rights to the forthcoming motion picture from Oscar®-winners Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, director and screenwriter, respectively, of the Best Picture-winning film The Hurt Locker, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The untitled film focuses on…
Read the full article »ACADEMY GRANTS MORE THAN $500,000 TO FILM ORGS
May 24, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beverly Hills, CA –The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded 68 grants totaling more than $500,000 to nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning throughout the United States as part of its annual Institutional and Internship Grants programs. The monies will fund…
Read the full article »Warner Bros Statement Re: The Hangover Part II Release
In response to today’s court decision, Warner Bros. released the following statement: “We are very gratified by the Court’s decision which will allow the highly anticipated film ‘The Hangover Part II’ to be released on schedule this week around the world. Plaintiff’s failed attempt to enjoin the film in order to try and extract a…
Read the full article »DAVID LINDE CLOSES FUNDING FOR NEW COMPANY WITH INDIA’S RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT
New Company Establishes First Look Production and Related Distribution Agreement with Universal Pictures Finalizes Key Overseas Output Deals in Select Territories Tory Metzger and Adam Rymer Named as Head of Production and Chief Operating Officer, Respectively Los Angeles, CA – May 24, 2011 – David Linde and Reliance Entertainment jointly announced today the official formation…
Read the full article »CANON U.S.A. PARTNERS WITH TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, RON HOWARD, TO LAUNCH “LONG LIVE IMAGINATION” CAMPAIGN
The Multi-Platform Campaign Includes a Curated Imagination Gallery Celebrating Original Photography and the First User-Generated Photo Contest in History to Inspire a Hollywood Film NEW YORK, N.Y., May 23, 2011 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has launched a new multi-dimensional marketing campaign, “Long Live Imagination,” which centers on a unique collaboration…
Read the full article »Donald Krim (1945 – 2011)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – May 20, 2011 – Donald B. Krim (b. October 5, 1945), the President of Kino International and co-President of Kino Lorber Inc., one of the most prestigious independent film distribution companies in the United States, died at his New York home on May 20, 2011, after a one-year…
Read the full article » 7 Comments »IFC MIDNIGHT TAKES ALL NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO JUSTIN KURZEL’S SNOWTOWN AT CANNES
Cannes, FRANCE (May 20, 2011) – IFC Midnight announced today from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring all North American rights to Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel’s psychological thriller SNOWTOWN from Protagonist Pictures. The directorial debut for Kurzel, with a screenplay by Shaun Grant, stars Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, and Louise Harris. …
Read the full article »SUNDANCE SELECTS GRABS JEAN-PIERRE AND LUC DARDENNE’S THE KID WITH A BIKE
Cannes, FRANCE (May 19, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring all U.S. rights to master filmmakers’ Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s THE KID WITH A BIKE from Wild Bunch. The film made its world premiere in Competition at this week’s festival. The Dardenne’s have won…
Read the full article »PARAMOUNT PICTURES, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT TO SET SAIL AGAIN WITH JAMES CAMERON’S OSCAR-WINNING “TITANIC” WITH A WORLDWIDE 3D RE-RELEASE ON APRIL 6, 2012
For Immediate Release Movie’s Re-Release to Coincide With the Centennial of the Ship’s Sailing HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 19, 2011) – Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment jointly announced today that James Cameron’s “TITANIC” will be re-released worldwide on April 6, 2012. The release, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic setting sail…
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For Immediate Release PARAMOUNT PICTURES, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT TO SET SAIL AGAIN WITH JAMES CAMERON’S OSCAR-WINNING “TITANIC” WITH A WORLDWIDE 3D RE-RELEASE ON APRIL 6, 2012 Movie’s Re-Release to Coincide With the Centennial of the Ship’s Sailing HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 19, 2011) – Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment jointly…
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COMPANY PICKS UP COMPETITION FILM HOUSE OF TOLERANCE & PRE-BUYS GOODBYE FIRST LOVE Cannes, FRANCE (May 18, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring all North American rights to writer/director Bertrand Bonello’s HOUSE OF TOLERANCE (which made its world premiere in Competition at this week’s…
Read the full article »MGM AND SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT PARTNER ON THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 17, 2011) – MGM will become a financial partner on the upcoming Sony Pictures Entertainment film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it was announced today by MGM Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum and Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and Co-Chairman Amy Pascal. Sony…
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