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KICK-ASS TO OPEN 2010 SXSW

According to South by Southwest’s Web site, Matthew Vaughn‘s upcoming fanboy comedy Kick-Ass will open the festival when it begins March 12. The movie follows average teen Dave (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanatic who becomes a real-life superhero. Lionsgate will open the film April 16. A few other titles were announced for the 2010 SXSW, including Aaron Katz‘s new feature, Cold Weather; a doc on Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister; and a doc by James Franco that takes a behind the scenes look at creating an episode of Saturday Night Live. The festival will run from March 12-21.

by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 6, 2010

GMX CONTENT EXCHANGE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

I met with an online distributor a few months ago who told me about GMX, the Global Media Exchange, saying he thought it was going to revolutionize the film sales business. In short, he described it as an eBay for media content, where film buyers (broadcasters, distributors, etc.) can connect and transact with sellers (studios, production companies, independent producers) within a sophisticated interface set up to deal with the complicated terms of international film licensing agreements. GMX recently launched with over 4,000 titles from such companies as “NBC Universal Global Networks France, London-based ContentFilm’s Fireworks International, U.K.-based On Demand Group, […]

by Scott Macaulay on Oct 22, 2009

KICKSTARTING OPEN INDIE

As you may have read, Four-Eyed Monsters co-creator Arin Crumley has launched a new project, OpenIndie, that aims to create a new model for the distribution of independent film. I’ll let Crumley explain it: As Crumley notes, OpenIndie is using Kickstarter to fundraise towards its goal of $10,000. With 17 days to go, OpenIndie needs just over $7,000. If you’re intrigued after seeing the video, please consider heading over there and contributing. A $100 contribution gets you a one-hour consulting session with Crumley on the distribution of your own film. Also, check out this latest podcast from Lance Weiler and […]

by Scott Macaulay on Oct 11, 2009

THE ADRIENNE SHELLY MEMORIAL GARDEN OPENS IN THE WEST VILLAGE

Earlier this month a memorial garden dedicated to the life and work of director and actress Adrienne Shelly was unveiled in Manhattan’s West Village. Filmmaker intern Melissa Silvestri was there for the opening and files this report. Nearly three years ago this November, actress/writer/director Adrienne Shelly’s life was cut short by a brutal act of violence. Her unique and indelible spirit is sorely missed, as evidenced by her most recent film, Waitress, which she wrote, directed, and co-starred in as the shy but sweet waitress named Dawn, looking for love. Since then, her husband, Andrew Ostroy, has carried on his […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 16, 2009

CHARLES DARWIN BIOPIC TO OPEN TORONTO ’09

Announced this morning, the Toronto International Film Festival will open its 34th edition Sept. 10 with Creation, starring Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin and Jennifer Connelly playing his wife. Director is Joe Amiel. The festival describes the film as “part ghost story, part psychological thriller, part heart-wrenching love story. Torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his own growing belief in a world where God has no place, Darwin finds himself caught in a struggle between faith and reason, love and truth.” TIFF also announced the four Gala Presentations and eighteen Special Presentations. The Boys are Back, […]

by Jason Guerrasio on Jul 14, 2009

LOVELY BY SURPRISE’s NEW KIND OF OPENING DAY

Producer Jake Abraham, well known to Filmmaker readers on account of his long tenure at InDigEnt Films, is a producer of Kirt Gunn’s festival charmer Lovely By Surprise. He’s taking the film out in a DIY-sort of way, and I’m going to spoil the closer of the article he’s just written for us over at Web Exclusives by reprinting it here: Our release date is today, July 7th. It feels different than opening days in the past. No premiere party, no box office reports. The effects of our plan will begin to appear over the next few weeks as we […]

by Scott Macaulay on Jul 6, 2009

CLAY SHIRKY ON OPEN SOURCE AND CREATIVE PRACTICE

I’ve been slow on the blog and behind on posting my notes on day two of the Open Video Conference because we’re trying to finish the Summer issue and get it off to the printers before the July 4th holiday. It’s our annual “25 New Faces” issue, so it’s a tougher one to pull together than usual. Anyway, one person I won’t be writing about when I get that OVC Day Two post up is keynote speaker Clay Shirky — because he wasn’t there. Travel difficulties derailed his presentation but for those who want to hear him anyway, here’s his […]

by Scott Macaulay on Jun 24, 2009

THE OPEN VIDEO CONFERENCE, DAY ONE

Yesterday wrapped up the first day of the Open Video Conference, a two-day event being held at New York University Law School featuring speakers, screenings and events all centering around the topic of Open Video. The conference, which can be livestreamed on its website, is produced by the Participatory Culture Foundation, the Yale Internet Society Project, the open source video platform Kaltura, iCommons, and the Open Video Alliance. What is Open Video? Quoting from the website: Open Video is a broad-based movement of video creators, technologists, academics, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, activists, remixers, and many others. When most folks think of “open,” […]

by Scott Macaulay on Jun 20, 2009

JEREMIAH ZAGAR’S IN A DREAM OPENS IN NYC

Opening today in New York at the Cinema Village is Jeremiah Zagar’s documentary In a Dream, which is a fascinating story of artistic obsession and its effects on an entire Philadelphia family. In our current issue, which is just coming off the newsstands, Lauren Wissot interviewed not only Zagar but his longtime producer Jeremy Yaches and their executive producers Pamela Tanner Boll and Geralyn White Dreyfous. Here is a brief excerpt: Filmmaker: I know that Jeremiah is a big fan of Errol Morris, and that definitely comes through in In a Dream. Are there other films or books or works […]

by Scott Macaulay on Apr 10, 2009

TRIBECA ’09 TO OPEN WITH ALLEN’S WHATEVER WORKS

After a four year absence from shooting in his beloved New York City, Woody Allen‘s latest film Whatever Works — starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley Jr — will open this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. In a press release sent out today, the festival announced the film, which will be released by Sony Pictures Classics in the summer, will screen at the festival on April 22. The festival will run from April 22 – May 3.

by Jason Guerrasio on Mar 2, 2009

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