Showing posts with label festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festivals. Show all posts

Friday, May 27, 2011

Wake in Fright accepted @ The 2011 Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival



Antonio Saillant from Angel Light Pictures submitted WAKE IN FRIGHT to the Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival on behalf of Ted Kotcheff (Executive Producer of Law & Order SVU).

WAKE IN FRIGHT has been accepted to play Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival this summer, which runs July 14 through August 7.

WAKE IN FRIGHT will be part of a special tribute sidebar to the Australian cinema.

Ted will host his screening, conduct a Q&A and do some press. Tony Timpone, programmer of the festival, will be there to assist with his presentation.

Website (www.Fantasiafestival.com)

Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival

PRESIDENT: Pierre Corbeil

DIRECTORS OF PROGRAMMING: Mitch Davis and Anthony Timpone.

Looking forward to giving this remarkable film the new lease on life that it deserves.

38 years after its 1971 debut, 'in competition,' at the Cannes Film Festival, it was declared a Cannes Classic in 2009 and screened again as part of the 2009 Cannes Classics retrospective program. Ted holds the honor of having one of only 2 films to have ever been screened twice at Cannes.

Ted Kotcheff - is executive producer of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” guiding the top-rated series through its 200-plus episodes and into its twelfth hit season. Kotcheff is one of the industry’s top film and television directors and producers. His classic dramas include “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” which launched the career of Richard Dreyfus, and “Uncommon Valor,” starring Gene Hackman. His comedies range from cult hit “Weekend at Bernie’s” and “Fun With Dick and Jane” starring Jane Fonda and George Segal, to “Who’s Killing the Great Chefs of Europe” with Jacqueline Bisset, Segal and a host of Europe's great comedy actors. His direction of “First Blood” initiated and defined the “Rambo” series, and “North Dallas Forty,” which he wrote and directed, is considered one of the greatest sports films of all time. Other notable films include the BAFTA Award winning “Edna, the Inebriate Woman,” Cannes Film Festival classic “Wake in Fright,” “Joshua Then and Now” starring James Woods, and “Winter People” starring Kurt Russell.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

HETEROSEXUALS Joins this years 2010 Bel-Air Film Festival in California.


HETEROSEXUALS Joins this years 2010 Bel-Air Film Festival in California.


For IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The 2010 Bel-Air Film Festival

September 6th, 2010

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Independent Feature titled HETEROSEXUALS for being selected for The 2010 Bel-Air Film Festival.

Directed and Written by Rob McCaskill, This film features J. Robert Spencer, Ashley Williams, Tovah Feldshuh, Natasha Lyonne and Alexander Lyras. Produced by Tai Burkholder, Sam Lembeck, Debra Sugarman, Alexander Lyras Antonio Saillant, Jason Sokoloff, Robert Nickson.

Executive Produced by J. Robert Spencer under his Independent Film Company 7 SPENCER PRODUCTIONS. Spencer is best known for the role of Nick Massi in the Tony and Grammy Award Winning Musical JERSEY BOYS. Spencer originated the role of Dan Goodman in the Critically Acclaimed Broadway Production of NEXT TO NORMAL. He was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and nominated for a 2008 - 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

Associate Producer of the film, HETEROSEXUAL’S, Antonio Saillant, formed Angel Light Pictures with the goal of developing films for a global audience. Antonio worked with Robert Stock at Stock's Eye, the independent production company which produced the Sy-Fy thriller The Ascension, starring Corbin Bernsen.

The Bel-Air Film Festival is an independent international film festival recognized for celebrating cinema in one of Southern California’s most prestigious and storied communities. The Festival attracts thousands of moviegoers each year.

The Bel-Air Film Festival promotes the appreciation and knowledge of film, and seeks to recognize the most creative films and individuals in the film industry each year. The Festival’s goal is to inspire filmmakers and help provide them with the resources needed to further their knowledge.

Dedicated to film education and exploration, the Bel-Air Film Festival offers its filmmakers access to a series of film panels, exciting music performances, and networking opportunities with some of the industry’s top professionals. Film screenings include Documentaries, Animation, Short Films, Student Film and Comedy. The festival also hosts both opening and closing night galas.

Please join us as we celebrate and promote our film Heterosexual's at this years The 2010 Bel-Air Film Festival, Information about the screenings will be posted soon at the website listed below.

Website  http://www.belairfilmfestival.com/
The 2010 Bel-Air Film Festival California, United States
Festival Dates: October 14th - 19th  

IMDB: Antonio Saillant
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258387/

IMDB: Heterosexuals
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235430/