Day: January 16, 2009

European Union film support goes global

The European Commission today proposed an international cooperation program for the audiovisual industry which seeks to strengthen cultural and commercial ties between Europe’s film industry and film-makers of third countries. The Media Mundus program will provide 15 million euros ($20.5M) between 2011-2013 for joint projects submitted by audiovisual professionals from the EU and third countries. ….

Warners to release limited edition record of My Chemical Romance’s cover of Bob Dylan tune from Watchmen

A 12” vinyl picture disc of My Chemical Romance’s powerful cover of Bob Dylan’s Desolation Row, recorded exclusively for the upcoming feature film Watchmen, will be released by Warner Records on January 27th, 2009. Fans will be able to pre-order the disc through the band’s website, www.mychemicalromance.com, as well as via www.watchmenmusic.com and www.becausesoundmatters.com beginning ….

World’s Greatest Dad and The Informers set for Sundance premieres

Gradient Effects recently completed visual effects on the feature films World’s Greatest Dad, starring Academy Award winner Robin Williams, and The Informers, starring Golden Globe winner Mickey Rourke and Academy Award winner Kim Basinger. Both films are premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. World’s Greatest Dad is Gradient’s first title to be ….

NAB Show 2009

David Helfand, an Emmy-winning editor, and Michael Tronick, editor of Hairspray and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, will speak during the Post|Production World Conference at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas. NAB Show organizers also announced today that Avid Technology, an international leader in media creation tools, will return to this year’s NAB Show exhibit ….

Chandni Chowk to China to have widest U.S. opening of any Bollywood film

Warner Bros. will be releasing the Indian martial arts comedy Chandni Chowk to China today in the U.S. The film will open on more than 125 screens in over 50 markets, making it the largest-ever opening of any Bollywood film in the United States and Canada. In addition, Chandni Chowk to China will also be ….

Yahoo attempts to bridge gap between TV and the net

Yahoo!’s Connected TV group today unveiled the next generation of technology and services for Internet-connected televisions. The company has forged partnerships with top CE manufacturers to launch a widget-based user experience for TV that brings the best of the Web to a broad range of living room devices. Powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, these ….

Chiller Theater Spring 2009

Title: Chiller TheaterLocation: Hilton Parsippany, One Hilton Court, Parsippany, NJ 07054Link out: Click hereDescription: Horror, comic and movie fan and memorabilia convention. Guests will include: John Amplas Martin Dawn of the Dead George Romero Director Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow 2 Eric Roberts Star 80 The Dark Knight Heroes Luigi Cozzi Director of Contamination, Starcrash ….

Last day for mailed tix to NY Comic-Con; also, Fringe/Heroes stars, Joss Whedon to appear

Today is the last day to purchase tickets by mail for New York Comic-Con (NYCC), and still receive them in the mail before the show. After today, you will still be able to purchase tickets online presumably, however, they will not be mailed, so you’ll have to wait in some very long lines at the ….