Inception Media Group Aggressively Begins New Year With Acquisition of Four Feature Films

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 23 January 2013

Company secures North American multi-platform distribution rights to all properties

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--Inception Media Group, LLC, a diversified media company specializing in the production, acquisition and distribution of entertainment content, today announced it is continuing to grow its ever-expanding library with the acquisition of four new feature films for multi-platform distribution throughout North America.

Hilton Worldwide and Sundance Institute Announce 2013 LightStay Sustainability Film Award Winners

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 23 January 2013

MCLEAN, Va.--(Business Wire)-- Hilton Worldwide and Sundance Institute announced the winning documentaries of the second annual Hilton Worldwide LightStay Sustainability Award program. Selected by the Institute’s Documentary Film Program and Fund with Hilton Worldwide, the feature film Revolutionary Optimists will receive $22,500, as will the in-process category winner, Hungry; Studio H will receive $15,000 for honorable mention; and the short film Jungle Fish will receive $5,000. The prizes will be presented at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at an invitation-only panel discussion with directors of the winning films for Revolutionary Optimists, Hungry and Studio H, with moderator and film writer, David D’Arcy, during the Festival on Sunday, January 20th.

ASCC's Luxuria Brands Heads for the Big Screen

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 23 January 2013

ASCC's Luxuria Brands Heads for the Big Screen

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.--(Business Wire)--Get your autograph books opened and ready: Luxuria Brands is going Hollywood.“Outpost Media is an emerging production house with a deep understanding of the business world”

FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES ACQUIRES “THE WAY, WAY BACK”

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 23 January 2013

Specialty Arm Acquires North American Rights and Select Major International Territories
Film to be Scheduled for Summer 2013

PARK CITY, UT January 22, 2013 – Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula announced today that the company has acquired rights to North America as well as most major territories to the heartfelt comedy THE WAY, WAY BACK. Directed and written by Academy Award® winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, THE WAY, WAY BACK stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Maya Rudolph, AnnaSophia Robb, Amanda Peet and Liam James.

Star studded party kicks-off 2013 Sundance Film Festival

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 19 January 2013

Star studded party kicks-off 2013 Sundance Film Festival

Friday night, Jan 18, TAO took over the 2013 Sundance Film Festival by kicking off their weekend of nightly parties at The Village at the Lift. The crowds were in place long before the opening of TAO’s much-anticipated yearly arrival. Paris Hilton, Danny Masterson, Chris Masterson, Jesse Williams, Mekhi Phiffer, Lil Jon, The Bachelorette’s Jef Holm, and Ben Foster were a few of the stars out to celebrate the kick-off of the Sundance hotspot.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND QUALCOMM ANNOUNCE UNPRECEDENTED “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” APP USING CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 10 January 2013

KICK-OFF WILL BEGIN WITH THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK THE FIRST OF MANY SURPRISES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE BIG GAME THIS FEBRUARY

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2013) – Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom Inc., and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its subsidiary Qualcomm Labs, Inc., today announced that Gimbal™ context awareness technologies will be used to deliver exclusive content and advanced real world game experiences for the “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” application based on the upcoming movie from J.J. Abrams.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Smashes Records as It Ventures to the Top of the Worldwide Box Office

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 08 January 2013

First film in Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy takes in an estimated worldwide $223 million in its opening weekend.

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $223 million, including a record-breaking $15.1 from IMAX theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film broke records for largest December opening in motion picture history, including Christmas/holiday weekends. It is also the largest opening for any film in the canon of “The Lord of the Rings.” The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

EuropaCorp and Relativity Media Round Out Casting on McG’s Untitled Thriller Project

Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 08 January 2013

Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld and Connie Nielsen join Oscar®-Winner Kevin Costner in the Thriller Currently Filming in Paris

(Beverly Hills, Calif.) January 7, 2013 – EuropaCorp and Relativity Media have closed deals with Amber Heard (The Rum Diary, Paranoia), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and Connie Nielsen (Gladiator) for their Untitled Thriller project starring previously announced Oscar®-winner Kevin Costner (The Bodyguard, Dances With Wolves, Open Range). McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) directs the gripping action tale from a screenplay by Luc Besson (Taken, Transporter) and Adi Hasak (From Paris With Love). The film is currently in production in Paris and will continue in Serbia, where it will wrap on April 22^nd.

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Details: Category: Newswire Announcements; Published on 28 December 2012; Written by Stephen Thorburn