Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 14, 2009 under Comedy, Docudrama | 
One of the hottest viral videos of the last year, Chloe and Keith’s Wedding, a funny 44 second clip of a bride getting knocked into a pool by the clumsy best man mid-ceremony, is a hoax.
Chloe and Keith are actors named Josh Covitt and Charissa Wheeler. They’re not married. The clip and its video follow-up are both part of a completely scripted independent film conceived by writer/director Archie Gips along with producing partner Dennis Anderson and executive producer Nancy Moonves (ex-wife of CBS chief Les Moonves). The pool the bride fell into? That was Nancy’s. It was filmed at her house.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 3, 2009 under Docudrama |
British director, Sally Potter’s new film “Rage” will premiere on mobile phones when Babelgum offers one episode from the film per day for seven days via its free mobile application for iPhone and iPod devices, beginning on Sept. 21.
“Rage” tells the behind-the-scenes story of a New York fashion show through a series of interviews, as if shot by a schoolboy on his mobile phone over a seven-day period. The film, which features Simon Abkarian, Steve Buscemi, Lily Cole, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard, Jude Law, John Leguizamo and Dianne Wiest, premiered at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on May 14, 2009 under Docudrama, Foreign Film, Sports |
A docudrama based on the development of the surfing sport in Jamaica is scheduled for release in the Caribbean in mid-June. The 76-minute feature length film, “Surf Rasta” combines surfing and skateboarding scenes highlighting the journey of Anthony ‘Billy’ Wilmot, and sons Inilek, Icah and Ishack in relation to the emergence and continuation of the sport in Jamaica.
The docudrama based on the true story of a group of teenage Rastas who through their mentor ‘Mystic’ learn to surf and against all the odds both monetarily and socially, fulfill their dream to compete in the World Surfing Games in Equador.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on April 16, 2009 under Docudrama, Foreign Film |
Regent Releasing and Here Media acquired the North American distribution rights to the docudrama “Eichmann.” Regent/Here Media acquired the film from UK based production outfit Entertainment Motion Pictures (E-Motion), and will distribute the film in select cities in October of 2009.
“Eichmann” was helmed by BAFTA-nominated director Robert Young (”BloodMonkey,” “Bye Bye Harry!”) and features international stars Thomas Kretschmann (”Wanted,” “Valkyrie”) as Adolf Eichmann, Troy Garity (”Winged Creatures,” “After the Sunset”) as Avner Less, the Jewish officer who interrogates Eichmann and Franka Potente (The “Bourne” franchise, “Che”) as Avner’s wife. Eichmann was produced by E-Motion’s Peter Bevan and Karl Richards whose projects currently include the animated feature “Jackboots on Whitehall” voiced by Ewan MacGregor, Rosamund Pike and Tom Wilkinson, Boston based thriller “The Hatteras”, and New York Times bestselling author GP Taylor’s children’s adventure franchise “Mariah Mundi”.
“We are thrilled to bring ‘Eichmann’ to U.S. audiences this Fall,” said Mark Reinhart, General Manager and Executive Vice President Distribution and Acquisitions for Regent/Here Media. “Eichmann represents the kind of powerful and thought-provoking English language world cinema that Regent/Here will be focused on distributing alongside our award-winning foreign language titles.”
“Eichmann” marks one of many additions to an impressive slate of award-winning world cinema Regent and Here Media have acquired in recent months. Current and upcoming releases include the Academy AwardÒ winner for Best Foreign Language Film, “Departures,” the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury prize winner “Tokyo Sonata,” Iran’s Official entry for the 81st Academy AwardsÒ, “The Song of Sparrows,” the 2008 Cannes Official Competition entry “Serbis,” two-time Annie Award nominee, “$9.99″ and “Little Ashes,” which focuses on the romance between Salvador Dali and Federico Lorca starring Robert Pattinson (”Twilight”) and Javier Beltrán.
“We are delighted that ‘Eichmann’ is being released in the U.S. by Regent,” said Peter Bevan of E-Motion. ”Regent’s expertise in World Cinema gives this film the perfect platform and we are very pleased that American audiences will have the chance to view this historically important feature.”
The story is based on the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, who was known as an architect of Hitler’s “final solution” during World War II. Captured by intelligence operatives in Argentina 15 years later, Eichmann recounts events from his past to a young Israeli police officer, Captain Avner Less, who is faced with the monumental task of tricking the consummate manipulator into self-incrimination. As the world waits and Avner’s fellow countrymen call for immediate execution, the two men must confront each other in a battle of wills – the result of which will change a nation forever.
The acquisition of “Eichmann” was negotiated by Mark Reinhart for Regent and James Shavick, Kent Walwin and Karl Richards on behalf of E-Motion.