Orion Releasing nabs SXSW Film Fest 2014 winner “Fort Tilden”March 20, 2015 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Orion Releasing has picked up U.S. and Latin America distribution rights to SXSW’s 2014 Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Narrative Film “Fort Tilden”, according to TheWrap. Written and directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, the day-in-the-life comedy follows two slacker Brooklynites (played by Bridey Elliott and Clare McNulty) experiencing mishap after mishap on a journey to the beach. The film will be released theatrically and on VOD in August 2015. “Fort Tilden” was produced by Mollye Asher and Geoff Mansfield and executive producers Ariana Ciri Bernstein and Zach Gerbarg. Josh Braun from Submarine negotiated the deal with Orion on behalf of the filmmakers. Bliss & Rogers are represented by ICM Partners and Mosaic. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |