Press Releases Archive for May, 2013
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DEAN TAVOULARIS AS 40th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL POSTER ARTIST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2013 BERKELEY, CA – The 40th Telluride Film Festival (August 29 – September 2, 2013), presented by National Film Preserve LTD., proudly announces Oscar-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis as its 2013 poster artist. Tavoularis will attend the 40th Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend to present his poster design to…
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A $1 million gift from director Brett Ratner to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Read the full article »SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES JIM JARMUSCH’S ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK (May 24, 2013) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Jim Jarmusch’s ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE, which…
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CINEDIGM ACQUIRES “VISITORS,” THE LANDMARK NEW FILM COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIRECTOR GODFREY REGGIO, COMPOSER PHILIP GLASS AND FILMMAKER JON KANE PRESENTED BY STEVEN SODERBERGH Cinedigm to Release Theatrically Following World Premiere Live Symphony Event at 2013 Toronto International Film Festival LOS ANGELES, CA (May 22, 2013)– Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has acquired all North American distribution rights…
Read the full article »BLOOD TIES – Lionsgate Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights from Worldview Entertainment
Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights to BLOOD TIES from Worldview Entertainment. The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Festival and the studio will release through its sister company Roadside Attractions. Directed by Guillaume Canet from a screenplay written by Canet and James Gray, the film is based on the screenplay “Les Liens du sang” by…
Read the full article »ACADEMY ANNOUNCES ANIMATED FEATURE FILM RULE CHANGE
May 20, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 86th Oscars®. The most significant change affects the Animated Feature Film category. In this category, the new rule designates a maximum of two award recipients, one of whom…
Read the full article »MUSIC BOX FILMS ACQUIRES 2013 CANNES COMPETITION TITLE ‘MICHAEL KOHLHAAS’ STARRING MADS MIKKELSEN
Cannes, France – May 17, 2013 – Chicago-based Music Box Films has acquired all US and Canadian rights to Arnaud des Pallières’ MICHAEL KOHLHAAS, starring Mads Mikkelsen and freely adapted from the 1811 Heinrich von Kleist novel, in advance of its first market screening. Films du Losange is handling international sales. As director Arnaud des Pallières describes it, his story…
Read the full article »CASSIAN ELWES AND ROBERT OGDEN BARNUM FORM NEW FILM FINANCING AND PRODUCTION VENTURE e2b CAPITAL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CA (May 17, 2013) – It was announced today that independent film producers Cassian Elwes and Robert Ogden Barnum have launched e2b Capital, a new entertainment company for independent filmmakers and financiers seeking financing and global distribution expertise. Elwes and Barnum will serve as co-heads of the Los Angeles-based operation. Backed by a growing group of…
Read the full article »Philip Seymour Hoffman Set to Star In John Slattery’s “God’s Pocket”
Film Marks Slattery’s Feature Directorial Debut And Co-Stars Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro Park Pictures Features Will Produce In Partnership with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures NEW YORK, NY – MAY 15, 2013 — Park Pictures Features announced today Academy Award®-winning actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, is set to star in God’s Pocket, the upcoming film directorial debut from Emmy®-nominee John Slattery….
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BOB SAGET TO HOST AWARDS CEREMONY
Read the full article »Oak Cliff Film Festival 2013 Announces Films, Events, and Sponsors
Opening night: Swanberg’s DRINKING BUDDIES; PUSSY RIOT
Read the full article »IFP ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTARY LINE-UP FOR ITS ANNUAL INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER LABS
First Time Directors Selected for Highly Successful Year-long Mentorship New York, NY (May 13, 2013) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced today the ten documentaries selected for the 2013 Independent Filmmaker Labs, IFP’s annual year-long fellowship for first-time feature directors. The key creative teams of the selected films, chosen from a national pool of 200…
Read the full article »VIRGIN PRODUCED AND OVERBROOK ENTERTAINMENT JOIN FORCES ON NON-EXCLUSIVE PACT BEGINNING WITH “AFTER EARTH”
“At Virgin, we believe it’s important to give mankind a heightened awareness of the nature and vulnerability of our planet. “
Read the full article »Kino Lorber and Adopt Films Pact on an Exclusive Distribution Deal
Agreement to distribute selected titles from Adopt Films on home media and digital platforms.
Read the full article »Sundance Institute Selects 13 Projects for 2013 June Directors and Screenwriters Labs
For Immediate Release May 9, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 27 through June 27. Under the leadership of Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Institute’s Feature Film Program, and…
Read the full article »The Walt Disney Company Reports Second Quarter Earnings for Fiscal 2013
“Our results reflect our successful strategy, the strength of our brands and the value of our high-quality creative content.”
Read the full article »ACADEMY ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGE IN TWO CATEGORIES
The entire voting membership will automatically be eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories
Read the full article »2013 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
May 1, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEVERLY HILLS, CA – Thirty-eight students from 17 U.S. colleges and universities as well as nine students from foreign universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition. Winners will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry…
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