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Win $2,500 and exposure in the Association of Moving Image Archivists video contest

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) – the international organization of professionals dedicated to the preservation of all moving images whether they’re on the big screen, video or the internet. To celebrate, AMIA is having a contest to create a film or video that conveys the importance ….

Two will check into Jonathan Mostow-produced chiller House at the End of the Street

Jennifer Lawrence, who recently starred in the indie drama Winter’s Bone, and Max Thieriot (Jumper, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl) are attached to star in the horror thriller House at the End of the Street, which is being directed by Mark Tonderai (Hush), according to THR. House at the End of the Street centers on ….

Hammer Films grabs rights to action spec script Wake

Hammer Films has picked up a spec script titled Wake, written by Chris Borrelli, with Kasper Barfoed (Listetyven, Kandidaten) attached to direct, according to THR. According to the report, Wake has franchise potential and has been a described as being similar to the Transporter series of films. Barfoed’s Danish film Kandidaten is getting remade with ….

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival chooses themes of travel and adventure for 2010

The principal genre film festival in Asia, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) kicks off its 11 days of movie mayhem on July 15th, and runs through the 25th. Young Bin Kim is this year’s festival director. With this year’s theme being an “Up and Coming Genre Explorer Travelling to a World of Love, Fantasy, ….

Tron Legacy, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Batman, Last Airbender, A-Team, Star Trek and more headline Vegas Licensing Expo

According to a report on THR, film studios will be squarely focused on tentpole franchises at next week’s Licensing International Expo, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Licensing International Expo runs from June 8th through the 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will feature attendees from the worlds ….

Win a free screening of Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl’s comic thriller Killers

Killers, starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, hits theaters this Friday, June 4th. Lionsgate and AMC Theaters are celebrating by giving away a free private screening of Killers for a lucky movie fan, along with 25 of their closest friends and family. Robert Luketic – who directed the breakout hit 21, as well as Legally ….