Press Releases Archive for March, 2012
2012 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM SELECTIONS
New York, NY [March 13, 2012] – The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres. For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the…
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First Run Features announces its acquisition of U.S. theatrical, home video and VOD rights to David Redmon and Ashley Sabin’s acclaimed documentary Girl Model. First Run plans a summer theatrical release, followed by a fall DVD and VOD release to coincide with the film’s broadcast premiere on PBS’s POV series. Told through the eyes of a…
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New York, NY (March 12, 2012) – Music Box Films announced today that the company is acquiring all North American rights to KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, the latest film from Ira Sachs. The film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Subsequently, at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, it received the…
Read the full article »JOSH McLAUGHLIN JOINING FOCUS FEATURES AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2012 – Josh McLaughlin is joining Focus Features as senior vice president, production at the worldwide film company. Focus president of production Jeb Brody made the announcement today. Mr. McLaughlin begins work this month. Reporting to Mr. Brody, he will be based in Focus’ West Coast offices and…
Read the full article »PHASE 4 FILMS ACQUIRES ANDREW EDISON & LUKE LOFTIN’S BINDLESTIFFS AS THE FIRST FILM FOR ITS “KEVIN SMITH’S SMODCAST PICTURES PRESENTS” LABEL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA (March 9, 2012) – Berry Meyerowitz, President & CEO of Phase 4 Films, announced today that the company has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to writer-director Andrew Edison’s groundbreaking high school comedy BINDLESTIFFS. This is the first film to be released under the company’s new “Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures…
Read the full article »“BULLY” TWITTER CAMPAIGN DRIVES MASSIVE INCREASE IN AWARENESS AROUND BULLYING
#BullyMovie Campaign to Date Sparks 100 Times the Usual Conversation NEW YORK, NY – March 7, 2012 – On Monday, The Weinstein Company (TWC) ran a highly successful campaign on Twitter to drive awareness around the issue of bullying in the United States. The #BullyMovie effort, inspired by the film BULLY, which will be in…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE LONDON: FILM PROGRAMME UNVEILED FOR INAUGURAL EVENT
14 Films Make Their UK Premieres, 26-29 April at The O2 London, 7 March 2012 — Sundance Institute and The O2 announced today the programme of 14 narrative and documentary feature films that will make their UK premieres at the inaugural Sundance London festival, taking place at The O2 from 26-29 April. These films premiered…
Read the full article »2012 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION SELECTIONS PLUS OUT-OF-COMPETITION VIEWPOINTS TITLES
For Immediate Release New Programming Leadership Spearheads Selection of 90 Feature-Length Films as Part of 11th Annual TFF, April 18–29 Documentary Competition Section to Open with World Premiere of The World Before Her; Narrative Competition Section to Open with World Premiere of Yossi New York, NY [March 6, 2012] – The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK (March 5, 2012) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all worldwide rights to SMASHED. The film, directed by James Ponsoldt (OFF THE BLACK), is produced by Jonathan Schwartz (Like Crazy) and Andrea Sperling (Like Crazy) of Super Crispy Entertainment, who were honored at Sundance this year with a…
Read the full article »FRANCE AWARDS LEGION D’HONNEUR TO THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY CO-CHAIRMAN HARVEY WEINSTEIN
Weinstein To Receive Country’s Oldest And Highest Honor In Ceremony In Paris Paris, France – March 2, 2012 – French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC), a recipient of the 2012 Légion d’Honneur, in recognition of Weinstein’s contributions to cinema and his decades of work producing some of…
Read the full article »Zipline like The Hunger Games stars at Navitat Canopy Adventures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sweepstakes opens March 7, tours start March 31 ASHEVILLE N.C. When their characters werent fighting for their lives in the outdoor arena staged in the rugged terrain of western North Carolina, many of the cast of the upcoming movie The Hunger Games spent some of their downtime flying through the trees…
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Label Acquires U.S. Rights To Crime Thriller That Reunites Refn With DRIVE Topliner Gosling Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Burke Co-Star In Wild Bunch/Gaumont Production, Currently Filming In Bangkok New York, NY – March 1, 2012 – Radius-TWC, the new Weinstein Company label, announced today it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to ONLY GOD FORGIVES, a crime thriller written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. ONLY GOD FORGIVES…
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Kortrijk, Belgium, 1 March 2012. Arts Alliance Media (AAM), a leading digital cinema provider, and Barco, the global Digital Cinema Technology Leader, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer a financial leasing program to exhibitors across Europe to convert to digital cinema. The fund, named the Barco Leasing Program, has a provision for up…
Read the full article »FAR RIGHT-WING AND NATIONALIST FRENCH POLITICIAN JEAN-MARIE LE PEN’S COMMENTS A DISGRACE TO FRANCE AND THE INTOUCHABLES; HARVEY WEINSTEIN DENOUNCES LE PEN’S STATEMENTS AS ‘REPULSIVE’ AND ‘BIGOTED’
New York, NY – March 1, 2012 – During a recent television appearance on France 3’s National French Journal, founder and former president of France’s National Front party Jean-Marie Le Pen, as no surprise to the French who’ve witnessed his past tirades, disgraces France by making this analogy comparing the country’s socially progressive current state…
Read the full article »Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks Out About MPAA Ruling For BULLY Documentary
PRESS RELEASE The latest news in the MPAA’s decision to dismiss The Weinstein Company’s appeal for the film Bully: The documentary examines a raw, heart wrenching look into the lives of families and students impacted by the atrocities of bullying. By denying a young audience access to the film, Bully cannot serve as an educational…
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