The annual festival trailer has been one of the Viennale's special features for quite some time now. It is not a commercial trailer as such, but rather a small, autonomous piece of cinema, standing on its own and for the festival alike. In the case of James Benning's work this short trailer is a true action film. Benning shot the work process in a steelworks in the Ruhr area. On a kind of conveyor belt, a glowing piece of steel flits across the screen and disappears only to reappear again a...

Advice on making a good trailer from your film from a noted trailer cutter at a recent Los Angeles event...

In competition: SpringFever by Lou Ye Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold Bright Star by Jane Campion-- Trailer Bright Star Thirst by Park Chan Wook -- Trailer Thirst A prophet by Jaques Audiard Taking Woodstock by Ang Lee Vengeance by Johnny To -- Trailer Vengeance Kinatay by Brillante Mendoza Looking for Eric by Ken Loach -- Trailer Looking for Eric Antechrist by Lars Von Trier Broken Embraces by Almodóvar Vincere by Marco Bellochio -- Trailer Vincere Inglourious Basterds by Quent...

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Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase "In a world where ..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, died Sept. 2, 2008, at 68. Some words from Don la Fontaine"My history begins as a recording engineer at the National Recording Studios, where I had the opportunity to work with Floyd Peterson producing promo spots for Dr. Strangelove. Peterson incorporated many of my ideas for the spots, and not long after, we went into business together. While working on the 1964 ...

Tonight, in front of a live audience at the spectacular 1920’s-era Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, the year’s top movie previews were celebrated at the 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards™. In a show hosted by world-renowned Sinbad, with presenters culled from the ranks of today’s top and up-and-coming comedians, statuettes for 16 award categories were handed out. But the biggest prize of all still remains to be determined: between May 9 and May 14th, the public can log onto USA TODAY onl...

The year’s best movie trailers will be crowned on May 8th when world-renowned actor and comedian Sinbad—rated by Comedy Central as one 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time--hosts the live 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards® show at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. This popular gala night of entertainment rotates between coasts, and is heading back West after two prior editions in New York. The event is open to the public, with ticket sales through Ticketmaster. Created in 1999 to celebrat...

The 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards gala, which celebrates the art, craft and fun of movie promotion, will take place on Thursday, May 8th at the landmark Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The announcement was made today by Golden Trailer founders and co-executive producers, Evelyn Brady Watters and Monica Brady. Established in 1999, the Golden Trailer Awards have become a coveted mark of achievement in the industry, and are awarded in 55 categories covering domestic and foreign movie ...

Voig.com and Full Stealth Films today announced the worldwide release of MMOvie™, a high-definition (HD), machinima (pronounced mah-SHEE-ni-ma.) film. The film was shot entirely within the popular online game World of Warcraft™ (WoW) and will be released online, in ten installments. The first installment can be viewed at MMOvie.The trailer for MMOvie appeared on Voig.com, YouTube and other online video sharing sites with over three million views. "With the global success of the MMOvie traile...

Several films from our 2007 program (many of which premiered at ACE Fest) have gone on to achieve varying levels of success from international distribution deals to finishing funds and major studio options. Today, we'd like to highlight Little Chenier, winner of Best Feature at ACE Film Festival 2007. Bethany Ashton Wolf's feature directoral debut made its first East Coast appearance at ACE and continues to wow audiences all over the festival circuit. The Cajun story about two brothers living in...

The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival(r) and Hollywood Awards(r), presented by STARZ, announced today the launch of their "Hollywood Trailer Festival" and "Hollywood Trailer Awards." This is the first major festival honoring feature film previews. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the festival."We are very excited that we will be recognizing the great art form of creation and production of film trailers," de Abreu said.The "Hollywood Trailer ...

It’s about a rat who wants to be a great chef in a great Paris restaurant; such is the stuff of dreams, and Hollywood, also known as the Dream Factory, is just the place to make it come true. Pixar’s Brad Bird (The Incredibles) introduces a selection of clips from the new animated comedy, which is voiced by a variety of stars, ranging from Ian Holm and Peter O’Toole, to Brian Dennehy and Janeane Garofalo.  http://www.incinemas.com.au/trailers/swf/player.swf?intro=../trailers/intro_AU&...

• It is the only publication that has dedicated its contents to film companies, selling films. • It compliments the publications already available thereby having no competitor in its arena. • It guarantees distribution in the festival venue and in surrounding hotels in greater numbers than most market dailies. • Each film is promoted across a large format double page spread. • Dedicated editorial page offers an impressive 500 words of copy, to pitch your movie, in the form of a synopsi...