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Topic: Who's showing Horrorfest?
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Stephen Furley
Film God
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From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002
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posted 10-25-2006 08:13 AM
quote: the website
This is only a partial theater listing. In all, 500 theaters in 35 markets will be participating in Horrorfest.
I'm not sure what they mean my 'markets' are all 500 theaters showing all 8 films? On the same days? If so, that would need 4000 prints, just for a one-off event, which seems rather unlikely. It's spread over three days, but even is the same prints could be moved to different venues on different days, it would still need a lot of prints.
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I've been told we are doing this, but I am concerned. We don't have digital projector for pre-show (we run slides),
You need to find out as soon as possible what format it's in. If it's anything other thandard 35mm film you should have already been notified by the organisers of the event. but you may not have been.
If it is in some digital form, could you hire in suitable equipment for the weekend?
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Joseph L. Kleiman
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From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 10-25-2006 03:57 PM
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the leading independent
filmed entertainment studio, and filmmaker/producer Courtney Solomon and
financier Allan Zeman's After Dark Films (ADF) have signed a production and
distribution agreement that calls for the two companies to release a strong
slate of wide releases and a select number of specialty films over the next
three years as part of an important new partnership, Lionsgate and ADF
announced today.
The pact follows closely on the heels of After Dark's independent box
office hit An American Haunting, which Lionsgate will release on DVD on
October 24. ADF wrote, produced and directed An American Haunting and
successfully released the film themselves on 1,700 screens against the
opening weekend of Mission Impossible 3.
Under the deal, ADF will supply Lionsgate with multiple wide release
films each year and a select number of specialty films annually. The two
companies will take a collaborative approach to marketing and distribution
strategies, evaluating the best wide release options on a film-by-film
basis. Lionsgate will manage and have DVD, pay television, free television
and PPV/VOD release rights to all films under the agreement, and Lionsgate
will also handle international rights to nearly all films acquired and
produced under the agreement.
As ADF continues to ramp up its production capabilities, Lionsgate and
After Dark will also coproduce films, with P&A expenses to be determined on
a per film basis. In addition, ADF will produce and acquire its own films
for wide release through its newly-formed alliance with Mark Borde and Mike
Doban's Freestyle Releasing (An American Haunting), which will serve as
ADF's exclusive distribution arm. ADF will manage its own P&A and marketing
for these films under the leadership of Solomon and VP of Creative Affairs
Stephanie Caleb.
"After Dark has already established a distinctive signature in the
marketplace, and we look to them as an important supplier of independent,
commercially strong motion picture product as we continue to organically
and cost-effectively grow our film slate," said Lionsgate Vice Chairman
Michael Burns, who helped orchestrate the partnership shortly after the
release of An American Haunting. "We are delighted to form an alliance with
Courtney and Allan, who are exactly the kind of entrepreneurial partners
with whom we want to be in business. ADF will help us continue to expand
our wide release slate with exciting independent product that complements
our current business model."
"We are thrilled to partner with Lionsgate, the top independent studio
in the business," said Solomon. "They bring their renowned marketing and
distribution skills, acquisition prowess and production expertise to an
alliance that will be an important new source of commercially exciting and
distinctive motion picture product in our industry. This is a classic
win/win situation, where we help them continue to grow their theatrical,
DVD and international slates with product that is distinct from what they
are already releasing while they help us build After Dark into a strong new
indie-friendly mini-major with a unique creative voice and vision."
Zeman added, "I am very excited to be in business with Jon, Michael and
the rest of Lionsgate's talented team of executives. Their business model
helps position us for profitability in what is typically a difficult
business."
The ADF agreement also reflects another step in Lionsgate's growing
leadership in the horror genre. Fresh off An American Haunting, ADF's next
release is 8 Films To Die For, After Dark Horror Fest, a collection of
eight horror separate films to be released on November 17 in the top 500
horror-grossing theatres in the U.S.
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Burns established the
foundation of the deal with Solomon and billionaire real estate mogul Allan
Zeman. The agreement was negotiated by Wayne Levin, Lionsgate General
Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, and ADF
business and legal executive Greg Bernstein and CFO Betsy Davis. ADF's
banking for the deal was handled by Carmen Carpenter of Comerica Bank.
Lionsgate is the leading independent filmed entertainment studio,
winning this year's Best Picture Academy Award (R) for Crash, and the
Company is a premier producer and distributor of motion pictures,
television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and
video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library of more than
9,000 titles is a valuable source of recurring revenue and a foundation for
the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is
synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around
the globe.
After Dark Films is a film production and distribution company headed
by partners Courtney Solomon, who wrote, produced and directed An American
Haunting and Dungeons & Dragons and Hong-Kong based real estate financier
Allan Zeman. After Dark's first release was the unique success story An
American Haunting, released in May 2006 on over 1700 screens with total
domestic box office of $16.5 million. In addition to writing, directing and
producing the film, Solomon personally handled its distribution and
marketing with Zeman funding the P&A campaign. Unable to find a domestic
distributor, Solomon and Zeman decided to release the film themselves with
no previous marketing and distribution experience. Solomon spearheaded the
campaign and hired various agencies to handle theatrical booking, trailers,
key art and media buying. After Dark, which has offices in Beverly Hills,
California and Hong Kong, intends to build its profile as an indie-friendly
mini-major with the ability to release on a cost-effective wide release
basis appropriate independent films that might not otherwise reach their
target audience or true potential.
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