Working Title Films

UNIVERSAL PICTURES, WORKING TITLE AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH ANNOUNCE THE WORLDWIDE THEATRICAL RELEASE OF A NEW REMIXED AND REMASTERED VERSION OF THE OSCAR®-WINNING MUSICAL MASTERPIECE "LES MISÉRABLES"

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Friday, January 12, 2024

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures, Working Title Films and Cameron Mackintosh announce the worldwide theatrical re-release of the multiple Academy Award® winning motion picture Les Misérables, with a remastered version of the film exclusively in Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations across the U.S. for a one-week-only engagement beginning February 23, 2024.

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  • Tickets for the remixed and remastered Les Misérables in Dolby Cinema are available now at AMCtheatres.com in the U.S.
  • The film was remixed by Tom Hooper, Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon, Stephen Metcalfe and Andy Nelson.
  • The film will also be released this spring in South Korea, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark and in August in Japan.
  • Dolby Cinema is specially designed to elevate every type of movie experience: from big blockbusters, to arthouse films, and everything in between.

UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND STUDIOCANAL CELEBRATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORKING TITLE'S BELOVED HOLIDAY CLASSIC, "LOVE ACTUALLY", WITH THE THEATRICAL AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT WORLDWIDE RE-RELEASE OF A DAZZLING NEW 4K RESTORATION

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

THE LOVE ACTUALLY ANNIVERSARY RESTORATION WILL BE RELEASED THEATRICALLY IN SELECT GLOBAL MARKETS AND ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT BEGINNING IN LATE NOVEMBER.

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  • THE LOVE ACTUALLY ANNIVERSARY RESTORATION WILL BE RELEASED THEATRICALLY IN SELECT GLOBAL MARKETS AND ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT BEGINNING IN LATE NOVEMBER.
  • UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the beloved holiday classic, Love Actually, Universal Pictures and STUDIOCANAL are thrilled to announce the worldwide theatrical and home entertainment re-release of a dazzling new 4K restoration of the Working Title film.
  • The theatrical re-release in the U.S. and Canada will include a new 10-minute introduction highlighting the film's most iconic moments.
  • We hope this new remastered version of the film will continue to bring many people together in joy and love this holiday season."

Avid Joins Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid ® ( Nasdaq: AVID ) is continuing its mission to help more people gain skills for successful careers in the entertainment industry as the first technology Founding Partner of the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Fund , which was established by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Creative Artists Agency’s Bryan Lourd, to support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a specialized academy created to drive transformational change across the industry by building a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented college- and career-ready students pursuing below-the-line careers in film and television.

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  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid ® ( Nasdaq: AVID ) is continuing its mission to help more people gain skills for successful careers in the entertainment industry as the first technology Founding Partner of the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Fund , which was established by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Creative Artists Agency’s Bryan Lourd, to support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a specialized academy created to drive transformational change across the industry by building a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented college- and career-ready students pursuing below-the-line careers in film and television.
  • Students started exploring video storytelling in a new Post Production Lab sponsored by Avid at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center.
  • Over the next three years, 90 student editors will be able to learn and work simultaneously in the lab and earn industry-recognized Avid certifications by the end of each school year.
  • In addition to collaborating with the Roybal fund, Avid runs several initiatives in partnership with its customers to enable more people to enter media production professions.

PAMELA ANDERSON'S JOURNEY CONTINUES WITH TWO NEW GREENLIGHTS FROM CORUS STUDIOS

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Corus Studios will distribute both series internationally.

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  • Corus Studios will distribute both series internationally.
  • "Corus Studios is proud to collaborate with Pamela Anderson on these two series as we work together to share her passion for food and entertaining with both a Canadian and international audience," said Lisa Godfrey, Senior Vice President of Original Content and Corus Studios.
  • Simultaneously, Pamela travels back and forth to Los Angeles to help her son Brandon Lee renovate his newly purchased house.
  • In this new Corus Studios distributed series, Pamela is fueled by a craving to learn more about cooking and how she can use food to take entertaining to the next level.

Impact closes $15M Series B to Accelerate Growth of Crew Network

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Monday, November 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  Impact, the professional network for the entertainment industry founded by Academy Award-winning filmmakers and Imagine Entertainment Executive Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and led by CEO Tyler Mitchell, today announced that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding.

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  • Impact is an online professional network for the film/TV industry focused on serving the needs of crew and the challenges of production.
  • The Series B closely follows Impact's first public launch in the Atlanta market in September.
  • Impact is the professional network for the entertainment industry focused on serving the needs of crew and the challenges of production.
  • Impact has raised more than $21 million in total funding from investors including Benchmark and Shasta Ventures.

Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal/Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery Join Founding Partner THE HISTORY Channel® in Uniting to Support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet Fund

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

A coalition of leading media companies, including Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal/Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and Warner Bros.

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  • A coalition of leading media companies, including Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal/Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and Warner Bros.
  • We are grateful to have the support of these extraordinary industry leaders to create opportunities for our students.
  • Roybal is just the beginning and we welcome all those who share in our mission to join us.
  • EIF is a Charity Navigator 4-Star Charity that meets all 20 BBB Charity Standards and carries the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency.

Sunn Classic Pictures announces 'Max Patkin Documentary' is in Production in sync with Minor League Baseball Spring Training

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --In sync with the 2022 Minor League Baseball Spring Training, Sunn Classic Pictures announces the first feature film documentary about the life of Max Patkin (1920-1999), a minor league baseball pitcher who became the " Clown Prince of Baseball ", is in production.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --In sync with the 2022 Minor League Baseball Spring Training, Sunn Classic Pictures announces the first feature film documentary about the life of Max Patkin (1920-1999), a minor league baseball pitcher who became the " Clown Prince of Baseball ", is in production.
  • When Director Ron Shelton filmed the romantic comedy "Bull Durham", he cast Max Patkin as himself in the opening scene.
  • Emmy Award-Winning Producer and "Max Patkin Documentary" Director, Writer and Producer Greg DeHart first met Patkin while pitching in the minor leagues in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • When Patkin came out to the pitcher's mound to make DeHart part of his comedy routine, he wasn't happy.