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October 20, 2009

Press Release - The Academy Adjusts The Rules For A Little Innovation

Friends,

Interloper Films has received permission from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to perform live, private password-protected online screenings for press only of the 2009 Sundance-Award winning film, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC. It's the first time in film history that the Academy has granted special permission to do so, and you have been selected to be in a special group invited to participate!

We will be streaming TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 21st at 12:30PM Pacific/3:30 Eastern/8:30 Greenwich, followed by a live Q&A with subject of the film, Internet Pioneer Josh Harris, and director Ondi Timoner.

If you cannot attend, please let us know. We may arrange additional private screenings. Also, feel free to forward this to any colleagues whom you think would be interested in participating.

Academy eligibility rules dictate that for a film to be eligible for Oscar nomination, it mustn't be shown to the public in any venue or medium other than in theaters for 60 days after the initial theatrical release. That said, they have voted to allow this to occur in this case!

We also strongly believe that if we are successful, the film industry will follow suit and allow this to happen in a more widespread fashion. This is the age of online, after all, and now that the technology is here – let’s show the academy that this is viable and good for film and film makers!

Here’s what you do to be a part of this first online event:

1. Send an email to wlip-press-screening@interloperfilms.com to receive access credentials.
2. Please verify that you are a journalist or blogger with intention to write about the film.

See you there!

The WE LIVE IN PUBLIC team at Interloper Films

Posted by dpoland at October 20, 2009 11:26 AM

Comments

Sounds like a way to prevent screener leaks.

Posted by: White Label [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 20, 2009 08:50 PM

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