The Independent Film & Television Alliance announced the results of its board of directors election in which four industry leaders will join the global trade organization’s executive committee. The announcement was made by Jean Prewitt president and chief executive officer of IFTA. Elected to two-year terms on the IFTA executive committee are Roger Corman vice chairperson (New Horizons Picture Corporation); Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Rose chairperson of the Export Alliance (Lakeshore Entertainment Group); Albert Lee vice chairperson (Emperor Motion Pictures Limited HK); and Avi Lerner vice chairperson/finance (Nu Image Inc.). Executive committee members whose terms continue for another year are Lloyd Kaufman chairperson (Troma Entertainment); Michael Ryan vice chairperson (Handmade Films International); and Paul Hertzberg vice chairperson/secretary (CineTel Films Inc.).
The IFTA board of directors consists of 20 members serving two-year terms. Newly-elected board members who are serving on the board for the first time include Clay Epstein (The Little Film Company) Kim Fox (QED International) Jay Joyce (Artist View Entertainment Inc.) Brian O’Shea (Odd Lot International) and Adam Wright (Regent Worldwide Sales LLC).
Individuals returning to the board include Steve Bickel (The Film Department) Nicolas Chartier (Voltage Pictures) Kirk D’Amico (Myriad Pictures) Mark Damon (Foresight Unlimited) Richard Guardian (Lightning Entertainment) Brad Krevoy (Motion Picture Corporation of America) and Kathy Morgan (Kathy Morgan International).
They join current board members Stephanie Denton (Bold Films) Brad Kembel (Summit Entertainment LLC) Nicole Mackey (Fortissimo Films UK) Almira Malyshev (Screen Media Ventures LLC) Charlotte Mickie (Maximum Films International) Barbara Mudge (Worldwide Film Entertainment LLC) Nestor Nieves (Independent) and Andrew Stevens (Stevens Entertainment Group Inc.).
I am looking forward to working with our new executive committee and board of director members who I believe comprise one of the industry’s strongest groups of executives ” says Prewitt. “I also want to extend my gratitude to our outgoing directors for the important leadership dedication and guidance they provided to me and IFTA during their terms.” Kaufman says “Over the past year IFTA has claimed a leading position in addressing key issues affecting the state of the independents.This is in large part due to the vision and contributions of our board members as well as the hard work and tenacity of President/CEO Jean Prewitt Executive Vice President Jonathan Wolf and the entire IFTA team. The incoming board members are some of our industry’s leading figures and I’m confident over the next 12 months IFTA will continue to grow its brand internationally and keep fighting to protect the creative and economic interests of the independent business.” The Independent Film & Television Alliance www.ifta-online.org ,411
Carmike Cinemas to show Five Royal Opera House Masterworks in 26 States,2008-10-14,Carmike Cinemas has announced that The Royal Opera House in HD Series of Five Masterworks will be featured on 42 digital high definition screens through DigiScreen at local Carmike theatres in 26 states. The Royal Opera House is the home of three world-class performing companies -- The Royal Ballet The Royal Opera and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Carmike Cinemas will feature a series of five masterworks - including two operas and three ballets. Carmen: Thursday October 16 7:00 p.m. and Sunday October 19 1:00 p.m. Bizet's Carmen is one of those rare operas in which every number seems to be a familiar favorite melody. It is jam-packed with sexy solos rousing choruses impassioned arias and delightful Spanish dances. The Spanish heat and gypsy passion of Carmen comes to life in Francesca Zambello's production recreating the sun-drenched and sensual world of 19th century Spain with its ranks of soldiers and crowds of peasants gypsies and bullfighters its spectacle and its deadly white-hot emotions. At the heart of the story of one woman's tangled relationships with two men is Carmen herself played by the singer-actor Anna Caterina Antonacci. German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and the Italian baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo join the Italian soprano. The Sleeping Beauty: Thursday October 23 7:00 p.m. and Sunday October 26 1:00 p.m. Britain's Royal Ballet brings to the screen one of ballet's most loved classics. The Sleeping Beauty combines in a single work all the charms and virtuosity that ballet has to offer. This famous staging was created for the Royal Ballet in 1946 from the original 1890 Marius Petipa production in St. Petersburg. It was revived for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Ballet in 2006. The Sleeping Beauty is led by two of the Royal Ballet's finest dancers; Alina Cojocuru stars as Princess Aurora and Federico Bonelli stars as Prince Florimud. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House plays Tchaikovsky’s score for this beautiful ballet. Tales of Beatrix Potter: Thursday October 30 7:00 p.m. and Sunday November 2 1:00 p.m. The London Royal Ballet's production of Tales of Beatrix Potter brings the characters from her famous stories alive on-stage. The production's ingenious use of scale when designing the sets and their spectacular costumes and masks quickly draws audiences in to the wondrous world of Peter Rabbit Jeremy Fisher and Jemima Puddleduck. Only in the Royal Ballet's Tales of Beatrix Potter will you behold the delightful dancing of naughty mice see Pigling Bland and Pig-Wig perform a wonderful pig pas de deux witness an overly excited Squirrel Nutkin leap twirl and whirl around the stage and cheer as all of the much loved characters join in the glorious grand finale. John Lanchbery's music based mostly on forgotten Victorian melodies is utterly captivating inspiring spirited playing from the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Paul Murphy. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Thursday November 6 7:00 p.m. and Sunday November 9 1:00 p.m. Mozart's music makes Le Nozze di Figaro one of the finest jewels in the opera repertory with a wealth of famous melodies that commence with the familiar first notes of the energetic Overture. A London highlight of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth David McVicar's spellbinding production illuminates Mozart's masterpiece shifting the action to a French chateau in the aftermath of the 1830 revolution. At the tragic heart of the opera Gerald Finely's suave dashingly self-absorbed Count and Dorothea Roschmann's passionately dignified Countess are deadlocked in a romantic contest that impacts dramatically on the court's feisty valet Figar (Erwin Schrott) and his fiancee the sassy Susanna (Miah Persson). The late-summer beauty of Paule Constable's lighting and Tanya McCallin's evocative sets provide the perfect backdrop for the invigorating wit and emotional depth of Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra. Romeo and Juliet: Thursday November 13 7:00 p.m. and Sunday November 16 1:00 p.m. The Royal Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet is a major event featuring the much anticipated partnering of extraordinary prima ballerina Tamara Rojo and superstar Carlos Acosta in the title roles. Kenneth MacMillian's interpretation of Shakespeare's enduring tragedy is one of the most popular works in The Royal Ballet repertory and one of the greatest examples of 20th century choreography. The setting is Renaissance Verona where a chance meeting ignites a profound love between Romeo and Juliet bringing with it first hope of uniting their families in peace followed by a misunderstanding and finally tragedy and death. Prokofiev's music is an instantly recognizable classic of the modern repertory here complemented by choreography of beauty and touching fluidity. Here is a complete listing of the theaters and locations. Contact your local theatre for ticket prices and availability. STATE CITY THEATER Alabama Auburn Wynnsong 16 Arkansas Fort Smith Carmike 14 Arkansas Hot Springs Central City 10 Colorado Colorado Springs Chapel Hills 15 Colorado Fort Collins Carmike 10 Delaware Dover Carmike 10 Florida Bradenton Royal Palm 20 Florida Panama City Carmike 10 Georgia Albany Wynnsong 16 Georgia Columbus Carmike 15 Georgia Savannah Carmike 10 Iowa Cedar Rapids Wynnsong 12 Iowa Des Moines Southridge 12 Illinois Champaign Beverly 18 Illinois Decatur Strand 10 Indiana Elkhart Encore Park 14 Michigan Battle Creek Lakeview Square 10 Minnesota Apple Valley Carmike 15 Minnesota Moundsview Wynnsong 15 Montana Billings Wynnsong 10 Montana Bozeman Campus Square 8 North Carolina Durham Wynnsong 15 Nebraska Scottsbluff Monument 6 Ohio Findlay Carmike 12 Ohio Saint Clairsville Ohio Valley Mall 11 Oklahoma Stillwater Carmike 10 Oregon Corvallis Carmike 12 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Carmike 10 South Carolina Columbia Carmike 14 South Carolina Myrtle Beach Broadway 16 South Dakota Rapid City Carmike 10 Tennessee Chattanooga Wynnsong 10 Tennessee Clarksville Governor's Square 10 Tennessee Franklin Thorough 20 Tennessee Nashville Wynnsong 10 Texas Edinburg Carmike 20 Texas El Paso Carmike 16 Utah Provo Wynnsong 12 Utah West Valley City Hollywood Connection 15 Virginia Lynchburg Carmike 8 Washington Kennewick Carmike 12 Wyoming Cheyenne Frontier 20 ,422
Katzenberg Fox Sports’ David Hill Keynote Speakers at 3D Entertainment Summit,2008-10-27,David Hill chairman and chief executive officer Fox Sports Television Group will deliver the second keynote address for the 3D Entertainment Summit on December 2 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles California. As announced previously Jeffery Katzenberg chief executive officer and president of Dreamworks Animation will deliver the opening day keynote address on Monday December 1. In the opening highlight of the event Katzenberg will discuss the future of 3D before event attendees. Mr. Hill will deliver a presentation that addresses broadcasting sports to the home in 3D. 3D is the next great innovation in sports broadcasting says Hill. HD is merely a stepping stone on the way to 3D and when it comes it's going to be incredible. I can't wait. 3ality Digital REALD and Avid Technology were announced as event sponsors. The Los Angeles Times and Variety were also announced as media sponsors for the 3D Entertainment Summit. Variety will be The Summit's exclusive industry daily media sponsor while the Los Angeles Times will be the exclusive newspaper sponsor. “When you look at sports on 3D TV it takes your breath away says Sandy Climan chief executive officer of 3ality Digital a production company specializing in producing live–action 3D. The 3D Entertainment Summit calls itself the first fully dedicated forum bringing the business of 3D entertainment into focus. Scheduled presenters to date include Michael Lewis chairman/CEO and co-founder Real D; Joshua Greer president and co-founder Real D; Sandy Climan CEO 3aility Digital; Steve Schklair CEO 3ality Digital Systems; Vince Pace founder & CEO PACE; John Fithian president and CEO NATO; Buzz Hayes senior producer Sony Pictures Imageworks; Chuck Viane president of distribution Disney Pictures; Jim Tharpe president of distribution Paramount Motion Picture Group; James Miller partner Stereo Pictures; Vincent Maza solutions marketing manager Avid Technology; David Cohen associate editor features Variety; Charlotte Jones senior analyst film and cinema Screen Digest; Lloyd Walmsley vice president media & entertainment Thomas Weisel Partners; Jeffrey B. Logston managing director media & entertainment BMO Capital Markets; Marty Shindler president The Shindler Perspective; Peter Cane publisher Boxoffice Magazine; Andrew Oliver CTO Blitz Games; and Neil Schneider president Meant to Be Seen. Additional media partners include LA 411 Screen Digest Boxoffice Magazine DC Cinema Today Below the Line Broadcast Equipment Guide Digital Cinema Buyers Guide and Post Production Buyers Guide. The Hollywood Post Alliance and Meant to Be Seen (mtbs3D.com) an expert on consumer S-3D gaming and entertainment have joined as event industry partners as well.
IFTA Board Gains Four Industry Leaders
