AMC Launches New Program for Specialty Films.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. SELECT Devotes Screens to Independent Films 365 Days a Year; Sponsorship of Tribeca Film Festival's "Best Narrative Feature" Solidifies Support of Specialty Film Surrounded by the world's leading specialty filmmakers and the excitement of the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, AMC Theatres This article or section has multiple issues: * Its tone or style may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. * It reads like an advertisement and needs to be rewritten in a neutral point of view. today announced that it is launching a new program called AMC SELECT that will showcase the best in specialty and independent films at 72 theatres in 39 markets across the country. For the first time in the company's history, AMC will dedicate ded·i·cate tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. at least one screen at each AMC SELECT theatre to this type of programming. "AMC SELECT will bring an exciting and diverse selection of films into the mainstream moviegoing environment," said Peter C. Brown, chairman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of AMC Theatres. "The experience of seeing a great movie in a theatre simply cannot be duplicated, and we think this is great content to have in our theatres on a continuous basis, particularly given our major market presence. This is all a part of our constant commitment to innovation in our business." The program will offer AMC guests a wide-array of film content under a single roof and has garnered praise from studio executives and producers. "AMC SELECT is going to be huge for the independent film community," said Steve Rothenberg, president of domestic distribution for Lions Gate Films. "AMC has always been an industry leader when it comes to marketing, and now that they've decided to fully dedicate resources -- including great presentation -- to specialized movies, I think it will help tremendously in expanding the audience." AMC's announcement was also supported by officials at the Tribeca Film Festival. "The creation of AMC SELECT, combined with the recent partnership between AMC and the Tribeca Film Festival is further indication of their commitment to independent filmmaking film·mak·ing n. The making of movies. ," said Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. "With AMC's support, the Festival has been able to expand into new neighborhoods, attracting more fans and providing even greater distribution of our film programs." This is the first year that AMC has sponsored the Tribeca Film Festival and its award for "Best Narrative Feature." Dick Walsh Dick 'Drug' Walsh (1878-1958) was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mooncoin and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the early years of the 20th century. He is regarded as one of Kilkenny's greatest ever players. , executive vice president and chairman, AMC film programming, will present the winning filmmaker with the award alongside Tribeca founders and jurors at the festival's awards ceremony on May 6. "AMC's sponsorship of this award and underwriting Underwriting 1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt). 2. The process of issuing insurance policies. of the accompanying $25,000 prize demonstrates our love for and commitment to the best independent and specialty films," said Walsh. "We want to give talented filmmakers a direct pipeline to moviegoers, and that's just what AMC SELECT does." As part of the launch of AMC SELECT, AMC has named Debbie Pennie to the newly created position of senior vice president, specialty film programming. Upcoming titles to run under the AMC SELECT moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. include "An Inconvenient Truth," "Little Miss Sunshine" and the much-anticipated "A Prairie Home Companion." AMC SELECT will be supported with a significant online presence at a dedicated Web site, www.AMCSELECT.com, where moviegoers can learn which titles will be featured as part of the program, watch trailers for the films and find show times. Additionally, all AMC SELECT films will be specially annotated in AMC's advertising in the movie sections of local newspapers. For a listing of markets and participating theatres, please visit www.AMCSELECT.com. Filmmakers interested in contacting AMC about the AMC SELECT program should visit www.AMCSELECT.com/submissions. About AMC Entertainment Inc. AMC Entertainment Inc. is a worldwide leader in the theatrical exhibition industry. With a history of industry leadership and innovation dating back to the early 1900s, the company today serves more than 250 million guests annually through interests in 418 theatres and 5,709 screens in 12 countries including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. . Additional information is available online at www.amctheatres.com. |
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