Press Releases Archive for October, 2014
The Academy Lists The 134 Docs Submitted For Oscar 2014; Shortlist Of 15 Comes In December
134 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SUBMITTED FOR 2014 OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA – One hundred thirty-four features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 87th Academy Awards®. The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are: “Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq” “Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case” “Algorithms” “Alive Inside” “All…
Read the full article »Ridley Scott’s RSA Film and Wild Card Launch “Next Generation Marketing” For Global Audiences
RSA FILMS AND WILD CARD DEBUT JOINT MARKETING VENTURE: 3AM Supported by Ridley Scott’s RSA Films and Wild Card, New Creative Consultancy Offers Studios Next Generation Marketing LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct. 30, 2014 – Wild Card, an industry leader in theatrical advertising, and RSA Films, Ridley Scott’s award-winning commercial production company, have launched 3AM, a new venture geared towards the…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »NATO And MPAA Set “Zero Tolerance” For Google Glass And Other Wearable Recording Devices
Today, the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners announced an update to their joint policy to prevent film theft in theaters. The update was made to fully integrate wearable tech into the rules following a joint meeting of NATO and MPAA theatrical anti-piracy teams at ShowEast, the annual industry…
Read the full article »The International Documentary Association Announces Nominees For 2014 IDA Documentary Awards
Emerging Documentary Award, Pare Lorentz Award, Creative Recognition Award Winners Named LOS ANGELES, October 29, 2014–The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced nominations for the 2014 IDA Documentary Awards today. This 30th edition of the world’s most prestigious awards for nonfiction filmmaking will take place on Friday, December 5th at the Paramount Theatre at Paramount…
Read the full article »GRATEFUL DEAD ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTARY IN CELEBRATION OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Executive Producer Martin Scorsese And Director Amir Bar-Lev To Offer A Never Before Seen Look At One Of Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Most Fascinating And Enduring Bands LOS ANGELES – The Grateful Dead are proud to announce their first official career-spanning documentary to coincide with the band’s 50th anniversary celebration. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev (“Happy…
Read the full article »BROADWAY’S SHUBERT ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES A DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION AGREEMENT WITH PRODUCERS CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON
NEW YORK (October 23, 2014) — The Shubert Organization has signed a three-year development/production deal with producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, it was announced today by Shubert Chairman, Philip J. Smith, and Shubert President, Robert E. Wankel. Under the agreement, Shubert will partner with Zadan and Meron in the development/production of original plays and…
Read the full article »Indiegogo Selected by Apple as Only Crowdfunding Platform Participating in Apple Pay Launch
Indiegogo announces the immediate integration of the new single touch iPhone payment system Apple Pay™. Indiegogo is the only online funding platform selected to join the launch of the transformative mobile payment technology. Apple Pay provides Indiegogo’s global customer base with a one-touch way to fund ideas that matter to them, wherever they are and…
Read the full article »Oscar Shortlists 8 Doc Shorts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 87th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations. Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 58 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to…
Read the full article »Tribeca And Lionsgate To Launch “Tribeca Short List” Subscription VOD Service In 2015
In a move to offer premium content to a growing online audience, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, and Tribeca Enterprises, a diversified global media company which owns and operates the Tribeca Film Festival, have partnered to launch a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, the two companies announced today. The service, called…
Read the full article »Producer Barrie Osborne Turns To Kickstarter For “Environmental-Themed Family Drama”
Donors Contributing $1 Will Receive An On Screen Producer’s Credit – (Los Angeles, October 16, 2014) — Barrie M. Osborne, the Academy Award®-winning producer whose credits include some of the biggest blockbusters of all-time, among them The Lord of the Rings trilogy andThe Matrix, has turned to Kickstarter to help fund Talk Is Cheap, an important environmental-themed family drama for…
Read the full article »Neil Patrick Harris Will Host Oscar 2015
Photo Credit: Eric Schwabel LOS ANGELES, CA – Award-winning star of stage and screen Neil Patrick Harris will host the 87th Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. This will be Harris’ first time hosting the ceremony. The show will air live on ABC on Oscar® Sunday, February 22, 2015. “We are…
Read the full article »FSLC Makes Redford 42nd Annual Chaplin Award Winner
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES ROBERT REDFORD AS RECIPIENT OF THE 42ND ANNUAL CHAPLIN AWARD; AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED APRIL 27, 2015 New York, NY (October 11, 2014) – The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Robert Redford, Academy Award–winning director, actor, producer, environmentalist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival and Institute,…
Read the full article »83 Countries Submit For Best Foreign Language Oscar
A record 83 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards®. Kosovo, Malta, Mauritania and Panama are first-time entrants. The 2014 submissions are: Afghanistan, “A Few Cubic Meters of Love,” Jamshid Mahmoudi, director; Argentina, “Wild Tales,” Damián Szifrón, director; Australia, “Charlie’s Country,” Rolf de Heer, director;…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »A&E NETWORK FORMS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AND THE BROADCAST TELEVISION JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION TO TELEVISE ‘THE CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS’ AND ‘THE CRITICS’ CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS’
20TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS’ TO AIR JAN. 15 ON A&E New York, NY—October 7, 2014 — A&E Network has partnered with the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) to become the exclusive home to the 2015 and 2016 “The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards” and “The Critics’ Choice Television…
Read the full article »FOCUS FEATURES AND LAIKA PACT FOR DISTRIBUTION DEAL ON THREE NEW MOVIES
LAIKA and Focus Features, the two companies behind the hit animated feature The Boxtrolls, will continue their partnership on LAIKA’s next three projects. Focus CEO Peter Schlessel and LAIKA President and CEO Travis Knight made the announcement today. As with the three movies that the companies have partnered on previously, Focus will distribute the next three…
Read the full article »RADiUS FALLS FOR ‘HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT’ AHEAD OF ITS NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL DEBUT TOMORROW NIGHT
DIRECTED BY THE SAFDIE BROTHERS, THE HIGHLY COVETED FILM WORLD PREMIERED AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL FOLLOWED BY A TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL INVITATION New York, NY (October 1, 2014): RADiUS proudly announced today that it has acquired US rights to HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT – ahead of tomorrow’s NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL premiere – by celebrated filmmakers Josh…
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