Let me save some time for you. Here's a list of films at the festival that are confirmed for local distribution (as to when they open, just Google the title + Australia release date, and Bob's your auntie in drag):
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| COMPANY | FILMS IN PROGRAMME | |
| 20th CENTURY FOX | DAY WATCH | |
| | JOSHUA | |
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| THE AV CHANNEL | DIRTY THREE | |
| MADMAN | THIS IS | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | WORDS FROM THE CITY | |
| | THE SIGNAL | |
| | EXIT | |
| | DIRTY CARNIVAL | |
| | AACHI & SSIPAK | |
| | INDIGENES | |
| | A WALK INTO THE SEA: DANNY WILLIAMS AND THE WARHOL | |
| | FACTORY | |
| | STRANGE CULTURE | |
| | REPRISE | |
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| ARKLES | AFTER THE WEDDING | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | | |
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| AZTEC | A FEW DAYS IN SEPTEMBER | |
| INTERNATIONAL | | |
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| DENDY FILMS | AWAY FROM HER | |
| | CONTROL | |
| | OUT OF THE BLUE | |
| | I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE | |
| | SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY | |
| | JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN | |
| | HOME SONG STORIES | |
| | INLAND EMPIRE | |
| | NIGHT | |
| FORCE | SNOOP DOGG'S HOOD OF HORROR | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | | |
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| HOPSCOTCH | RESCUE DAWN | |
| | DEEP WATER | |
| | SEPTEMBER | |
| | BELLA | |
| | LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL | |
| | THE WORKSHOP | |
| | LADY CHATTERLEY | |
| ICON FILMS | BLACK SHEEP | |
| | SEVERANCE | |
| | EAGLE VS. SHARK | |
| | ONCE | |
| KOJO FILM | 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS | |
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| PALACE FILMS | FORBIDDEN LIES | |
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| PARAMOUNT VANTAGE | YEAR OF THE DOG | |
| | BLACK SNAKE MOAN | |
| | A MIGHTY HEART | |
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| | VITUS | |
| | I SERVED THE KING OF | |
| | STEPHANIE DALEY | |
| | HEARTBREAK HOTEL | |
| | CONVERSATIONS WITH MY GARDENER | |
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| SHARMILL FILMS | NOBODY KNOWS | |
| | DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY | |
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| SIREN VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT | | |
| | EL TOPO | |
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| SMILEY FILM | PROMISED | |
| DISTRIBUTION | THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT | |
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| SONY PICTURES/ | PAPRIKA | |
| TRISTAR FILMS | MY KID COULD PAINT THAT | |
| | TEKKONKINKREET | |
| VILLAGE | GRACE IS GONE | |
| ROADSHOW | TEETH | |
| ENTERTAIINMENT | FAY GRIM | |
| | SICKO | |
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9 comments:
Thank you Richard. You are supremely excellent. You've just saved me hours (and $). See you there.
That's great, Richard. I had the list of films with a release, but not the distributors (how did you get your hands on it?)
I've been collating release dates, and it'll be easier to find out with the distributor names. Interestingly, one film (Black Snake Moan) is being released before the festival is over, and 3 of them less than a week later.
FYI, the titles and current release dates that I have are:
Black Snake Moan - 2/8/07
After the Wedding - 16/8/07
Black Sheep - 16/8/07
This is England - 16/8/07
The Home Song Stories - 23/8/07
A Mighty Heart - 30/8/07
Once - 30/8/07
Rescue Dawn - 6/9/07
Day Watch - 13/9/07
Joe Strummer: the Future is Unwritten - 13/9/07
Searching 4 Sandeep - 20/9/07
Away From Her - 27/9/07
Vitus - 27/9/07
Bella - 11/10/07
Control - 25/10/07
Maybe we could do a bit of information sharing to complete our lists, as news comes to hand? The wonder of the internet!
I should have mentioned that just because something has a release doesn't mean it will get to the cinema. A given film could go straight to DVD. Looking at the number of titles picked up by Madman - who distribute a lot of films only on DVD - I suspect this is the case. So I've been warning readers of the list on my blog to bear that in mind.
I had booked Fay Grim knowing that it was being released, but I figured that it might also be straight to DVD. But seeing the info you've provided, I'm confident that Village Roadshow will screen it. That's great, and thanks again for making this info available.
Diving Bell and the Butterfly is not on my MIFF list, nor can I see it on the MIFF website.
But wait, there's more...
The following titles have also been marked as having a release:
Red Road
Fido
Blind Mountain
Thanks, that's extremely useful work! And good to "meet" you, Richard, and your blog.
You're welcome Matt, Because She Made Me. Paul, thanks for the release dates - a handy bit of cross referencing, that!
As to where I got the distributor's list, MIFF publicity emailed it out at the same time as I was notified about how to use my media pass...
As well as the above films, there's probably some docos etc that will show on SBS in the coming months, on top of some being picked up by Madman, as you mention.
I've seen a few of these films so I'll try to be helpful and make some recommandations:
DAY WATCH - not as good as NIGHT WATCH but watch-able.
THIS IS ENGLAND - excellent.
AFTER THE WEDDING - if this is the Danish film then I would go and see it. It's incredibly melodramatic but very well acted, and gives some interesting insight of how fucked-up Danish society can be.
4 MONTHS...- This won the top prize at Cannes and more info is here. I haven't seen it but it sounds so interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
4_Months,_3_Weeks_and_2_Days
And for the heads up on quite a number of films screening at MIFF, Matt Riviera has a good preview at Last Night With Riviera (which he saw at various festivals like Sydney, Toronto and Adelaide).
I didn't think much of Night Watch and have no interest to see Day Watch.
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