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Follow on Google News | World Premiere of Hard Core Logo 2 rocks out the 10th Anniversary Whistler Film FestivalBruce McDonald’s rockumentary leads special gala presentations
By: Whistler FIlm Festival “What better way to celebrate our 10th anniversary Festival than with a little Canadian rock n’ roll,” says Stacey Donen, Artistic Director of the Whistler Film Festival. “Bruce McDonald is one of our most celebrated homegrown talents and we’re delighted to present the World Premiere of Hard Core Logo 2 at the 2010 Festival.” Hard Core Logo 2 is one of six titles eligible for the prestigious $15,000 Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Hard Core Logo 2 (Canada, 2010, 85 minutes) Saturday, December 4, 2010 (Time TBC) Whistler Conference Centre To be followed by the Whistler Film Festival’s 10th Anniversary Gala. Tickets are $25 and include film and party. Synopsis Fifteen years after filming his rock and roll doc Hard Core Logo, director Bruce McDonald receives a call asking if he wants to interview Care Failure, the sexy lead singer of Canadian punk band Die Mannequin, who claiming to have channeled the spirit of the Hard Cores lead singer Joe Dick. Starring Bruce McDonald, Julian Richings (Trigger) as Bucky Haight and Care Failure as herself. ALLIANCE FILMS PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELEFILM CANADA A FOUNDATION FEATURES PRODUCTION A TRILIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION STARRING BRUCE McDONALD CAROLINE FAILURE (KAWA) JULIAN RICHINGS “HARD CORE LOGO 2” CASTING BY CARMEN KOTYK MUSIC BY JUSTIN SMALL & OHAD BENCHETRIT COSTUME DESIGNER BRENDA SHENHER EDITED BY DUFF SMITH JEREMIAH MUNCE PRODUCTION DESIGNER SARA McCUDDEN DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOHN PRICE ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS TEX ANTONUCCI PAUL SHULL CREATIVE EXECUTIVE HUGH DILLON EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CHRISTINE HAEBLER MARK SLONE DANY CHIASSON LINDSAY MACADAM DAVE VALLEAU PRODUCER HOLLY BAIRD PRODUCED BY ROB MERILEES BASED ON THE BOOK HARD CORE LOGO WRITTEN BY MICHAEL TURNER BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY NOEL BAKER STORY BY BRUCE McDONALD DAVID GRIFFITH SCREENPLAY BY DAVID GRIFFITH BRUCE McDONALD DIRECTED BY BRUCE McDONALD PRODUCED WITH THE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION OF THE SASKFILM FEATURE FILM INVESTMENT PROGRAM PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MOVIE NETWORK AN ASTRAL MEDIA NETWORK AND MOVIE CENTRAL A CORUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WTTH WARNER MUSIC CANADA CO. AND WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CANADIAN FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT THE SASKATCHEWAN FILM EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDIT AND THE ONTARIO PRODUCTION SERVICE TAX CREDIT The festival lineup will be announced November 4th. Individual film and special event tickets go on sale online exclusively for American Express card members on November 4th and for the general public on November 11th (until December 4th). The Festival Box Office opens November 11th for phone sales and on November 25th for walk in sales. Early bird accommodation starting from $69 per night is available until November 15th. For information, go to www.whistlerfilmfestival.com The Whistler Film Festival is presented by American Express, and is sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia, Whistler Brewing Company, Vancouver Sun, Dose.ca and Whistler Blackcomb, and is supported by Telefilm Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Film, British Columbia Film and the Resort Municipality of Whistler. About Alliance Films Alliance Films is a leading distributor and a co-financier of motion pictures in all media in Canada, the UK and Spain. In Canada, Alliance holds the exclusive distribution rights to movies from top independent studios, including Focus Features, Relativity Media, CBS Films, The Weinstein Company, and Newmarket Films, as well as co-financing and distribution arrangements with select independent producers. Upcoming theatrical releases include The King's Speech starring Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush in the UK and Canada , Faster starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson in Canada, and Let Me In and The Last Exorcism in Spain. About the Whistler Film Festival Society The Whistler Film Festival Society is not-for-profit cultural organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, the industry and audiences in Whistler. Within ten years, its vision is to establish Whistler as a pre-eminent destination that connects the art and business of film. The Whistler Film Festival will be one of the top film festivals in the world and a must-attend for filmmakers and audiences. Whistler will be home to one of Canada's most digitally advanced theatres, and will be an epicenter for advanced training in screen-based entertainment. Critical to the success of this plan is the development of a world class state-of-the- About Whistler Located in the spectacular Coast Mountains of British Columbia, and just two hours north of Vancouver, Whistler is Canada’s premier, year-round destination. Consistently ranked the number one mountain resort in North America, Whistler features two majestic mountains, epic skiing and snowboarding conditions, four championship golf courses, more than 200 shops, 90 restaurants and bars, accommodations galore, hiking trails, spas and arguably the best mountain bike park in the world. In short, Whistler has everything you will ever need to have the time of your life - and so much more. - 30- Media interview requests please contact: Colette Gunson | Account Manager | Jive Communications e: colette@jivecommunications.ca | p: 778.228.6779 | w: www.jivecommunications.ca End
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