Dave Boyle takes the self-distribution route with SURROGATE VALENTINE
Kevin Smith’s Red State tour kicked-off yesterday at Radio City Music hall, but his self-distribution model isn’t something most filmmakers can recreate. That’s what makes today’s announcement that Dave Boyle’s Surrogate Valentine taking a progressive self-distribution approach even more exciting. The model outlined below isn’t new, but Boyle has enough cred to stir things up. From the press release: Tiger Industry Films, the boutique production and distribution collective today announced the release plan of its new film Surrogate Valentine via movies-on-demand platform of major national cable systems, including Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Dish Network, and Direct TV. Premiering at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, the film will be available for a limited time on DVD during the festival run and on VOD starting fall of 2011. … Dave Boyle, director/co-founder of Tiger Industry Films said, “On VOD and DVD...
Read MoreTribeca announces 2011 World Narrative and Documentary Competition selections, Viewpoints section
The Tribeca Film Festival announced part one of its lineup for a streamlined festival, which include two competitions sections (World Narrative Feature and World Documentary) and three out-of-competition sections (Cinemania, Spotlight and Viewpoints). This year, the festival will screen feature films from 32 different countries, with films from 99 directors, including 54 making their feature debuts. A quick scan of the films announced today shows a feature from Peter Mullan, the director of The Magedeline Sisters, and a behind-the-scenes documentary about the singer-songwriter duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who won the Oscar for “Falling Slowly” from the film Once. The full lists for World Narrative Feature, World Documentary, and Viewpoints selections are after the jump. The remaining feature film lineup will be announced on March 14, 2011. World Narrative Feature Competition Films in this section compete for the Founders Award for...
Read MoreCameron Crowe’s Elton John doc to open Tribeca
Cameron Crowe’s busiest year since, well, ever kicks off at the Tribeca Film Festival. Not only does he have We Bought a Zoo coming out later this year, but the filmmaker will premiere his intimate Elton John documentary, The Union, on the opening night of the New York fest, it was announced today. So what’s it about? From the release: The Union is an unprecedented and personal look at the creative life of Elton John and the remarkable collaborative album with Leon Russell, produced by T-Bone Burnett. Begun in November 2009, the filming captures the entire writing and recording process of the heralded album John recorded with his early-career idol, Russell. Never before filmed in his composing process, John’s creation of The Union is an extremely candid portrait of one of the world’s most treasured artists and performers, and...
Read MoreSXSW: SURROGATE VALENTINE music video
SXSW is less than a month away, and White on Rice director Dave Boyle will be there with his third feature, Surrogate Valentine. The comedy follows TV actor Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops), who tags along with San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura to research a role. There are no parentheses after Goh’s name because that’s actually Goh, playing himself. Check out Goh’s charming little ditty above. For more on the world premiere of Surrogate Valentine, keep an eye on the SXSW Film Festival screenings...
Read MoreCIFF: HAMILL to open, SOUL SURFER to close the 35th fest
The Cleveland International Film Festival is feeling a little sporty. Two inspiring films about odd-defying athletes are set to open and close the 35th festival, according to Crain’s Cleveland. Opening the festival on Thursday, March 24, is Hamill, the inspiring true story of deaf wrestler and UFC fighter Matt Hamill. The film stars Russell Harvard, who you may remember as the adult H.W. Plainview in Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood. Why should you drop the $125 for a ticket to the opening film and party? Well, the film, directed by Oren Kaplan in his feature debut, won the Breakthrough Audience Award at AFI Fest in November. (And the company at the party isn’t bad either.) On Sunday, April 3, Soul Surfer closes the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival. The true story of a teen surfer who loses her...
Read MoreCleveland International Film Festival expands for 35th fest
Ah, the Cleveland International Film Festival. My spring awakening. Even mild agoraphobia can’t stop me from pushing through the crowds in Cleveland’s Tower City Center for Cleveland’s annual film event. Last year 70,000 people saw films at my hometown film festival. None of those attendees had to travel around Cleveland looking for participating theaters, though. Cleveland’s festival takes place in one location, Tower City Cinemas, something I don’t think any other film festival of its size can claim. (And for anyone who’s not used to early spring in Northern Ohio, waiting in line inside is an even bigger benefit.) This year, I expect to run into even more Clevelanders hungry for great film because the CIFF announced that its taking over all 11 theaters at the Tower City Cinemas for the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival, March 24-April 3....
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