Blockbuster Continues Commitment to Tomorrow's Filmmakers at Sundance Film Festival 2005.DALLAS -- Company Extends Sustaining Sponsorship, Celebrates Official Festival Selection "The Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. " For the seventh consecutive year, Blockbuster Inc. announced its continued involvement as a sustaining sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival, held in Park City, Utah Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. , from January 20-30, 2005. The Company's sponsorship reflects Blockbuster's commitment to emerging filmmakers who are pursuing their cinematic vision in the independent arena. Blockbuster's wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , DEJ DEJ Dermal-Epidermal Junction DEJ Deferred Entry of Judgment (court mandated program for nonviolent drug offenders) DEJ Dentoenamel Junction DEJ Dale Earnhardt, Junior Productions Inc., will participate in this year's festival with the Official Selection "The Matador," directed by Richard Shepard and starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear Gregory Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television personality, who rose to stardom as the first host of E!'s Talk Soup. , Hope Davis and Philip Baker Hall Philip Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American actor. Biography Early life Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio and attended the University of Toledo.[1] He did not have aspirations to be an actor until relatively late in life. . DEJ Productions has acquired numerous films from the Sundance Festival since 1999, including "The Opportunists," "Employee of the Month," "Bookies," "Love & Sex," "Shadow Hours," "Party Monster" and "Trauma." Additionally, BLOCKBUSTER Online(TM) will be headquartered in the Sundance Digital Center to share information about its online rental service, which enables subscribers to rent unlimited DVDs by mail, up to three movies at a time, with no due dates or late fees. Selected Sundance filmmakers will receive a one-year complimentary subscription. "We are honored to be associated with Sundance as a sponsor, presenter and distributor as the festival continues to define and challenge the standards of independent film," said Nick Shepherd, Blockbuster president of U.S. stores. About Blockbuster Blockbuster Inc. is a publicly traded subsidiary of Viacom Inc. and a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, with approximately 8,900 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Company may be accessed worldwide at http://blockbuster.com. Viacom is a leading global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising and online. About DEJ Productions Inc. DEJ Productions Inc. is a leading independent entertainment company that acquires and distributes product in the theatrical, home entertainment and television arenas. DEJ Productions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blockbuster Inc. Since its inception in 1999, DEJ Productions has commanded one of the largest acquisitions and distribution infrastructures in independent film, with an average of 75 films a year. Among them, DEJ Productions acquired all English-speaking rights, including those in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , to the 2003 ACADEMY AWARD(R) winning film "Monster," starring Charlize Theron. DEJ Productions Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California. |
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