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Topic: Who's showing Horrorfest?
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Stephen Furley
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From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
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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.
quote: 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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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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