Archive for January, 2006

9/TENTHS World Premiere at Sedona Film Festival 2006

Posted in Brian Ralston News & Updates on January 26th, 2006

9 TenthsThe gripping independant feature 9/TENTHS will world premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, AZ, Feb. 23-26, 2006.

Brian will be attending the festival premiere screenings.

From the Sedona Film Festival Website: “Lovers of independent films will celebrate the best in cinematic art, amid unparalleled scenic beauty, Feb. 23-26 in Sedona, Arizona. The occasion is the 12th annual Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop, named the “Fest to Impress” by MovieMaker Magazine and a top 100 destination for the American Bus Association. This year’s extravaganza promises to be bigger and better than ever…
Already recognized by filmmakers and audiences as one of the top festivals in the nation, the 2006 edition will continue a tradition of honoring those whose love for making timely, moving films drives them. The festival honors filmmakers motivated by passion for their art, not box office revenues.”

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9/TENTHS will screen twice at the festival in Sedona’s largest 275 seat theatre. The prime screening times are as follows:


1. Friday Feb 24th, 9:45PM – Harkins Sedona 6 Theatres – Theatre 2
2. Saturday Feb 25th, 8:30PM – Harkins Sedona 6 Theatres – Theatre 2

9/TENTHS Film synposis…
“Sometime in the not too distant future. Terrorist attacks continue to escalate. Cities are the primary targets.

William and his wife Jessica, flee the city seeking safety. Upon reaching their newly purchased ranch, in the middle of nowhere, they discover, Elias a Mexican ranch hand already living there. Just as the property dispute escalates to a dangerous level, a massive terrorist attack causes widespread, catastrophic destruction – the world, as they know it, no longer exists.

The film takes a brutal, unflinching look at mankind stripped bare of the thin veneer of social convention. It is a daring, bold, often painful journey into the darkness of our primal, carnal selves. “

9/Tenths is directed by Bob Degus (Pleasantville) and stars Gabrielle Anwar (Scent Of A Woman, The Three Muskateers), Henry Ian Cusick (“Lost”, “24″, Half Light) and Dave Ortiz (The Crow-Wicked Prayer).

THE RECE!PT To Screen At Santa Barbara Film Fest

Posted in Brian Ralston News & Updates on January 24th, 2006

THE RECE!PTTHE RECE!PT has been selected to screen at the respected Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival, Feb. 2-12, 2006.
The comedy short will screen twice in 35mm at the festival.

1. Monday, Feb. 6th at 9:00PM at the Lobero Theatres
2. Wednesday, Feb. 8th at 4:00 PM at the Metro 4 Theatres.

Tickets and other festival information can be found at the SBIFF festival website.

THE RECE!PT at HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Fest in March

Posted in Brian Ralston News & Updates on January 23rd, 2006

USCAF LogoTHE RECE!PT, has been selected as an official selection of the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, CO, March 8-12, 2006.

The film will screen multiple times in 35mm during the industry focused comedy festival. The screening location will be the Isis Theatre, 406 E. Hopkins Ave., Aspen, CO. The screening times and schedule are still to be announced. Keep checking the film festival
website or thereceipt.com for updated information and screening times.

From the festival website…

“In 1998, responding to the need of the independent film community to have a top-tier industry showcase of comedy, the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival added the Film Discovery Program to it’s event.

Now in it’s ninth year, the Film Discovery Program has been recognized internationally as a showcase for the best in new comedic independent film, and prides itself on not only being a place where new works can be seen, but where the industry can meet with filmmakers to discuss potential new projects.”

THE RECE!PT To Screen at Park City Film Music Fest

Posted in Brian Ralston News & Updates on January 13th, 2006

The Rece!ptTHE RECE!PT, has been selected to screen at the 2006 park City Film Music Festival, January 19-29, 2006. The festival focus is the musical score in the films that screen and Brian’s score for THE RECE!PT is considered a finalist in the festival competition.

The film will screen multiple times during the festival. The screening dates and times will be announced on the festival’s website soon: Keep checking the Park City Film Music Festival website for schedule information and ticket purchasing options.
From the festival website…
“The Park City Film Music Festival is a new independent film festival, presenting film music competition for both INDIE and studio-sponsored films, a performance showcase for composers with seminars for composers, musicians, songwriters and groups…The third annual PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL (pcFMF) will be held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, January 19-29, 2006. This is the first film festival in the world singularly recognizing the contribution of composers and their music to film, and the first of such festivals in the Americas. Awards are given in the categories of Best Use of Music in Full-Length Feature Film, Best Use of Music in Documentary Film, and Best Use of Music in Short Film…Film music, whose broad appeal continues to gain prominence in the music marketplace, has stood for a long time recognized only at the very highest levels: the Academy awards, the Emmys, the Grammys, and a few others. The growing stature of film music is exemplified in the announcement earlier this year of the Pulitzer prizes qualifying film music for the first time in 61 years.

The pcFMF burst on the scene with a landmark 33 films in 2004, 50 films in 2005, and is the brainchild of Ms. Leslie Harlow who has been operating the Park City International Music Festival for over 21 years. A Juilliard graduate, she and her husband, festival director Russell Harlow, a member of the Utah Symphony, are both prominent classical artists.

Ms. Harlow is driven to propel the PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL to international prominence, and has received encouragement from the Utah Film Commission, original founder of the Utah/United States Film Festival (now called Sundance Film Festival). Leslie has already spoken with esteemed film composer, John Williams, who is very excited at the prospect of this new festival. As this festival grows in scope, we will be inviting John Williams and other prominent film composers to celebrate the art of film music through performance and master classes.”

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