Press Releases Archive for August, 2013
Sundance favorite GOD LOVES UGANDA to receive theatrical release from Variance Films
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams’ exposé of US Evangelical influence in Ugandan anti-homosexuality laws to hit theaters October 11, 2013. New York, August 29, 2013 – Variance Films announced today that Roger Ross Williams’ GOD LOVES UGANDA will be released theatrically beginning in New York City on October 11, 2013, followed…
Read the full article »DRAFTHOUSE FILMS, VICE, VHX & THE FILMMAKERS TO DELIVER ‘THE ACT OF KILLING’ FREE TO THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA
To Help Spur Social Change, The Year’s Most Acclaimed Documentary Will Be Made Available For All Of Indonesia August 28, 2013 – Award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary film The Act Of Killing will be made available for free to the people of Indonesia in perpetuity, through the joint efforts of the US distributor Drafthouse Films,VICE Media, integrated digital platform VHX, Danish…
Read the full article »40th TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PROGRAM LINEUP
27 new feature films in main program.
Read the full article » 1 Comment »SCREEN MEDIA FILMS AND FOCUS WORLD ACQUIRE ADVENTURE COMEDY A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING, STARRING KODI SMIT-McPHEE, BEN KINGSLEY
New York, August 27, 2013 – Focus World, the alternative distribution initiative owned and operated by Focus Features, and Screen Media Films have partnered for a third time on U.S. distribution rights to a feature film, acquiring the U.S. rights to A Birder’s Guide to Everything, which made its debut at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and was a…
Read the full article »ACADEMY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF THE TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
Continuing its sponsorship of the Telluride Film Festival with a series of special events.
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Principal photography on Brad Bird’s film, edited by Walter Murch.
Read the full article »THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER announces Spotlight on Documentaries and Film Restoration at the 2013 NY FILM FESTIVAL
PRESS RELEASE HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS NOW, APPLIED SCIENCES, and MOTION PORTRAITS comprise the new documentary section and restorations of works by Leos Carax, Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Ray, Alain Resnais, Luchino Visconti and many more in the REVIVALS section NEW YORK, August 26, 2013 —The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the details of the additional programming that will…
Read the full article »THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER announces Gala Tributes to honor Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes at the 2013 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK, August 22, 2013 —The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes will be the subjects of this year’s NYFF Gala Tributes. The Gala Tribute to Cate Blanchett will take place on Wednesday, October 2, and the Gala Tribute to Ralph Fiennes will take place on Wednesday, October…
Read the full article »WEINSTEIN COMPANY AND SIMON & SCHUSTER ANNOUNCE UNCOVER THE MYSTERY BUT DON’T SPOIL THE SECRETS’ CAMPAIGN
Tthose seeing it before its official release date are being asked to sign nondisclosure agreements.
Read the full article »SONY PICTURES CLASSICS TO EXPAND WOODY ALLEN’S BLUE JASMINE TO OVER 1,200 SCREENS NATIONWIDE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (August 21, 2013) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will expand Woody Allen’s latest box office success BLUE JASMINE from 229 to over 1,200 screens nationwide this weekend. This surpasses…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE SELECTS TO RELEASE KECHICHE’S PALME D’OR WINNER BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR WITH NC-17 RATING IN U.S.
NEW YORK, NY (August 20, 2013) – Sundance Selects announced today that they will release Abdellatif Kechiche’s 2013 Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or Winner BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR with the MPAA rating of NC-17 in the United States, as opposed to trimming the film or releasing the film Unrated. With a screenplay by Kechiche…
Read the full article »SAMUEL L. JACKSON JOINS PRESENTERS OF WONG KAR-WAI’s THE GRANDMASTER
FILMMAKER MARTIN SCORSESE ALSO BACKING FILM New York, NY – August 20, 2013 – The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that acclaimed actor Samuel L. Jackson is joining previously announced filmmaker Martin Scorsese in presenting their upcoming release, THE GRANDMASTER. Jackson, who attended the film’s New York premiere on August 13th, will be adding his name to…
Read the full article »OSCILLOSCOPE PICKS UP AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY “THE KILL TEAM”
The devastating moral tensions that tear at soldiers’ psyches.
Read the full article »PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTION AGENCY TO RELEASE “ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW”
Provocative Sundance Film To Hit Theaters and VOD This Fall PDA’s Follow Up To EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, SENNA, BROOKLYN CASTLE and THE WAY (New York, NY) August 19, 2013 –Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) announced today it will be releasing Randy Moore’s directorial debut ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW in the U.S. this fall, in partnership…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »A TASTE OF THE 49th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
First Round of Titles Announced.
Read the full article »FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER announces Main Slate of selections for the 2013 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
PRESS RELEASE 35 Features include new films by Catherine Breillat, J.C. Chandor, Joel & Ethan Coen, Richard Curtis, Claire Denis, Arnaud Desplechin, Ralph Fiennes, James Gray, James Franco, Jim Jarmusch, Claude Lanzmann, Alexander Payne, Hong Sang-soo, Frederick Wiseman, and Jia Zhangke NEW YORK, August 19, 2013 —The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »JOEL AND ETHAN COEN AND T BONE BURNETT TO PRESENT ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TIME: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF “INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS”
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT EVENT TO BE HELD AT NEW YORK CITY’S TOWN HALL ON SEPTEMBER 29 Performers To Include The Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops, Lake Street Dive, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, Milk Carton Kids, Marcus Mumford, Conor Oberst, Punch Brothers, Secret Sisters, Patti Smith, Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings,…
Read the full article »14 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR 2013 ACADEMY AWARDS
“Non-explosive car flipping devices.”
Read the full article »SONY PICTURES CLASSICS PINS ANNAPURNA’S FOXCATCHER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK (August 15, 2013) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will distribute Bennett Miller’s FOXCATCHER in North America, currently in post-production. The film is produced by Megan Ellison under her company Annapurna Pictures, as well as, Miller and Anthony Bregman and will be released on December 20. Miller’s prestigious cast…
Read the full article »DIRECTING ICONS WONG KAR WAI AND MARTIN SCORSESE CELEBRATE THE GRANDMASTER
DIRECTING ICONS WONG KAR WAI AND MARTIN SCORSESE CELEBRATE THE GRANDMASTER IN NYC New York, NY – August 15, 2013 – Filmmaking legends Wong Kar Wai and Martin Scorsese met in New York yesterday to celebrate the upcoming release of Wong’s kung fu epic THE GRANDMASTER. The Weinstein Company, who is releasing the film theatrically, recently announced…
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