DV FILMS GUIDE 05/28/02
Compiled by Team Next Wave Members
(Peter Broderick, Mark Stolaroff, and Tara Veneruso)
The Next Wave features Manic, Southern Comfort, Some Body, Fighter, Keep The River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, Blue Vinyl were all shot on DV.
The Sundance Film Festival 2002 selected digital features to sweep the awards including Best Dramatic Feature and Cinematography. Personal Velocity (Sony PD150)), Best Director for Tadpole - Gary Winick (Sony PD150), and also Blue Vinyl for Best Cinematography/Documentary (various digital formats and BetaSp).
PARTIAL LIST OF FILMS SHOT ON DIGITAL VIDEO
(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) In alphabetical order:
FILM: Anniversary Party, The
DIRECTORS: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Allan Cumming
DISTRIBUTOR: Fine Line
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically June 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony DSR 500 PAL
TRANSFER: EFilm
WEB: http://www.theanniversaryparty.com/frames.html
NOTES: Shot by John Bailey ("Ordinary People", "As Good As It Gets")
FILM: As Squirrels To Nuts
DIRECTOR: Peter Bogdanovich
DISTRIBUTOR: Emerging Pictures
PLAYDATES: In production
WEB: http://www.emergingpictures.com/
FILM: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
DIRECTOR: Zacharias Kunuk
DISTRIBUTOR: Lot 47
PLAYDATES: Premeired at 2001 Cannes Film Festival; opening theatrically June 7, 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digibeta NTSC
TRANSFER: Digital Film Group
WEB: http://www.lot47.com/thefastrunner/
NOTES: Winner Camera d'or for Best First Feature Film at Cannes
FILM: The Ballad Of Ramblin’ Jack
DIRECTOR: Aiyana Elliott
DISTRIBUTOR: Lot 47
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically August 18, 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: Hi-8 & MiniDV - Sony VX 1000 NTSC
WEB: http://www.lot47.com/VideoDVD/TheBalladOfRamblinJack.html
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Documentary. Special Jury Prize Winner at Sundance 2000
FILM: Bamboozled
DIRECTOR: Spike Lee
DISTRIBUTOR: New Line
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically October 6, 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX 1000 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Shot by Cinematographer Ellen Kuras ("Blow", "The Mod Squad")
FILM: Bark
DIRECTOR: Kasia Adamik
PLAYDATES: Premiered at 2002 Sundance Film Festival
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR500 PAL
NOTES: Adamik is Agnieszka Holland's daughter.
FILM: Better Living Through Circuitry
DIRECTOR: Jon Reiss
DISTRIBUTOR: Seventh Art Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically May 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX 1000 NTSC
TRANSFER: 4MC
WEB: http://www.7thart.com/current/better/betterliving.html
NOTES: Documentary about the electronic music scene
FILM: Big Monday
DIRECTOR: Michael Rehfield
PLAYDATES: Premiered on IFC's DV Theater
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Canon XL1 NTSC
TRANSFER: Magno (New York)
NOTES: The 75 min. film is one continuous shot, no edits. Shot in frame mode.
FILM: Blair Witch Project
DIRECTORS: Ed Sanchez & Dan Myrick
DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan Entertainment
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Summer ’99
FORMAT/CAMERA: Hi-8 (color) & 16mm (B&W) NTSC
TRANSFER: 4MC
WEB: http://www.blairwitch.com/
NOTES: Premiered at Sundance ’99; grossed over $140 mil. domestically.
FILM: Book Of Life
DIRECTOR: Hal Hartley
DISTRIBUTOR: Fox Lorber
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - VX1000 (NTSC)
TRANSFER: Sony High Definition Center
WEB: http://www.best.com/~drumz/Hartley/Films/tbol.html
FILM: Breakeven (Plus Minus Null)
DIRECTOR: Eoin Moore
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Sony VX1000 PAL
TRANSFER: 35mm shot off monitor
NOTES: Country of origin: Germany
FILM: Buena Vista Social Club
DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders
DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan Entertainment
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Spring ’99
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam and DVCAM PAL
TRANSFER: Sony High Definition Center
NOTES: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary
FILM: The Business Of Fancy Dancing
DIRECTOR: Sherman Alexie
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically May 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR500
WEB: http://www.fallsapart.com/fancydancing/
NOTES: Premiered at 2002 Sundance. Alexie wrote "Smoke Signals".
FILM: The Celebration
DIRECTOR: Thomas Vinterberg
DISTRIBUTOR: October Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Fall ‘98
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony PC7 PAL
TRANSFER: Lukkien
NOTES: Won Special Jury Prize at Cannes ’98; many year-end critics’ top-ten lists; distributed in over 40 countries
FILM: Center Of The World
DIRECTOR: Wayne Wang
DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DigiBeta, DVCAM - Sony DVW 700, Sony PD100 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
WEB: http://www.center-of-the-world.com/
NOTES: Wang directed "Joy Luck Club" and "Smoke".
FILM: Chalk
DIRECTOR: Rob Nilsson
DISTRIBUTOR: Pacific Rim Media
FORMAT/CAMERA: Betacam SP (analog)
WEB: http://www.chalkfilm.org/
NOTES: Nilsson's "Northern Lights" won the Camera D'or at Cannes in 1979.
FILM: The Chateau
DIRECTOR: Jesse Peretz
DISTRIBUTOR: IFC Films
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically Fall 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony TRV 900 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Film was improvised. Peretz directed "First Love, Last Rites".
FILM: Chelsea Walls
DIRECTOR: Ethan Hawke
DISTRIBUTOR: Lions Gate
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony PD100 PAL
TRANSFER: Duart (Laser)
WEB: http://www.chelseawallsthefilm.com/
NOTES: InDigEnt #2. Stars Uma Thurman, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Zahn.
FILM: Chuck & Buck
DIRECTOR: Miguel Arteta
DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically July 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Picked up out of Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2000; Arteta also directed 1997 Sundance hit "Star Maps".
FILM: Conceiving Ada
DIRECTORS: Lynn Hershman Leeson
DISTRIBUTOR: Fox Lorber
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically February 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam - DVW700 NTSC & 35mm
TRANSFER: Sony High Definition Center
NOTES: Toronto ’97, Sundance ’98, Berlin ‘98
FILM: Could Be Worse
DIRECTOR: Zach Stratis
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Sony VX1000 NTSC
NOTES: Premiered at Sundance 2000; screened digitally; docu/drama musical
FILM: The Cruise
DIRECTOR: Bennett Miller
DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan Entertainment
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Fall 1998
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 NTSC
TRANSFER: Sony High Definition Center
NOTES: Won Los Angeles Independent Film Festival ‘98
FILM: Dancer In The Dark
DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier
DISTRIBUTOR: Fine Line
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically October 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony PD 100 & Sony DXC D30WS PAL
TRANSFER: Hokus Bogus
NOTES: Musical starring Bjork; some scenes shot with 100 cameras simultaneously; released in Cinemascope. Won the Palm D'or at Cannes 2000.
FILM: Death Of A Composer
DIRECTOR: Peter Greenaway
PLAYDATES: Premiered at Venice Film Festival 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam PAL
TRANSFER: Lukkien
NOTES: Greenaway directed "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover".
FILM: Everything Put Together
DIRECTOR: Marc Forster
DISTRIBUTOR: Vitagraph Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically November 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
WEB: http://www.everythingputtogether.com/
NOTES: Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2000; stars High Art’s Rahda Mitchell; used Century Optics anamorphic adapter; Forster directed "Monster's Ball".
FILM: Falling Like This
DIRECTOR: Dani Minnick
PLAYDATES: Premiered on the Sundance Channel April 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Canon XL1 NTSC
TRANSFER: Filmout Express
WEB: http://www.visionboxpictures.com/falling/
NOTES: Has won several festival prizes, including Best Feature (Hamptons, Florida) and Best Cinematography (Hamptons)
FILM: Final
DIRECTOR: Campbell Scott
DISTRIBUTOR: Lion's Gate
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Canon XL-1 PAL
TRANSFER: Tape House Digital
NOTES: InDigEnt’s first project; stars Denis Leary
FILM: Full Frontal
DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh
DISTRIBUTOR: Miramax
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically Fall 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Canon XL1s PAL
WEB: http://www.fullfrontal.com/
NOTES: Edited on Final Cut Pro. Stars Julia Roberts.
FILM: Genghis Blues
DIRECTOR: Roko Belic
DISTRIBUTOR: Roxie Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Summer 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: Hi8 & Beta SP (analog) NTSC
TRANSFER: 4MC
WEB: http://www.genghisblues.com/
NOTES: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary; Won Audience Award for Documentary at Sundance ‘99
FILM: Hands On A Hard Body
DIRECTOR: S.R. Bindler
DISTRIBUTOR: Legacy Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Spring 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: Hi8 NTSC
TRANSFER: Ringer Video
NOTES: Best Documentary at Austin Film Festival & Santa Barbara Film Festival; many other awards
FILM: Hotel
DIRECTOR: Mike Figgis
PLAYDATES: Premiered at the 2001 Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony PD 100 & PD150 PAL
WEB: http://www.filmfour.com/hotel/index.jsp?
NOTES: Stars Salma Hayek, Burt Reynolds, Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, others
FILM: The Humiliated
DIRECTOR: Jersper Jargil
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Sony VX1000 PAL
NOTES: Fests include Toronto International Film Festival. Documentary about Dogma '95.
FILM: I Could Read The Sky
DIRECTOR: Nicola Bruce
PLAYDATES: Premiered at the 1999 Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
FORMAT/CAMERA: Mixed 35mm film and video including Mini-DV – Sony PC-7 PAL
NOTES: Country of origin - Ireland
FILM: The Idiots
DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier
DISTRIBUTOR: USA Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 PAL
TRANSFER: Hokus Bogus
WEB: http://www.dogme95.dk/the_idiots/content/index.htm
NOTES: Premiered at Cannes ‘98
FILM: I.K.U.
DIRECTOR: Shu Lea Cheang
PLAYDATES: Premiered at Sundance 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Canon XL1 NTSC
WEB: http://www.i-k-u.com/
NOTES: Screened digitally at Sundance
FILM: Italian For Beginners
DIRECTOR: Lone Scherfig
DISTRIBUTOR: Miramax
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically January 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DigiBeta – DVW 700WS PAL
TRANSFER: Hogus Bokus
WEB: http://www.italienskforbegyndere.dk/italiensk/
NOTES: Dogma film. Has won several international awards.
FILM: The Item
DIRECTOR: Dan Clark
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam - DVW700ws NTSC
TRANSFER: Sony High Definition Center
NOTES: First DV feature to be in Dramatic Competition at Sundance (Sundance ’99)
FILM: Jack The Dog
DIRECTOR: Bobby Rock
PLAYDATES: Premiered on the Sundance Channel in 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony DSR 500 NTSC
TRANSFER: Digital Filmworks
NOTES: Premiered at 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
FILM: Jackpot
DIRECTOR: Michael Polish
DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Classics
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically July 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: HD 24P - Sony HDW-F900
NOTES: Directors of "Twin Falls Idaho". The first feature shot on 24P to released theatrically.
FILM: Julien Donkey Boy
DIRECTOR: Harmony Korine
DISTRIBUTOR: Fine Line
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically October 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Canon XL1 PAL; 8 other cameras
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Korine wrote "Kids" and directed "Gummo"
FILM: Just A Kiss
DIRECTOR: Fisher Stevens
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Classics
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically September 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digibeta PAL
TRANSFER: Efilm
WEB: http://www.paramountclassics.com/justakiss/index.html
NOTES: Stars Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, and Marisa Tomei.
FILM: Keep The River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
DIRECTORS: David Shapiro & Laurie Gwen Shapiro
DISTRIBUTOR: IFC Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically March 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Canon XL1 NTSC
TRANSFER: Animated Production Services
WEB: http://www.keeptheriver.com/
NOTES: Won "Truer Than Fiction" Award; Winner Best Doc at Hamptons & Amsterdam; Special Jury Prize at LAIFF.
FILM: Kill The Poor
DIRECTOR: Alan Taylor
PLAYDATES: In Production.
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR PD100 PAL
NOTES: InDigEnt producing. Taylor directed "Palookaville". Shooting in 2.35 aspect ratio using anamorphic lenses from "Dancer In The Dark".
FILM: The King Is Alive
DIRECTOR: Kristian Levring
DISTRIBUTOR: IFC Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically May 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony PD 100 PAL
TRANSFER: Hokus Bogus
WEB: http://www.dogme95.dk/menu/menuset.htm
NOTES: Dogma #4 based on "King Lear".
FILM: The Last Broadcast
DIRECTORS: Stephan Avalos & Lance Weiler
DISTRIBUTOR: Wavelength Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically October 1998
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - VX1000 NTSC and other cameras
WEB: http://www.tebweb.com/lastbroadcast/
NOTES: Released via satellite to five cities simultaneously; also released via broadband by The Independent Film Channel; $900 budget
FILM: Lisa Picard Is Famous
DIRECTOR: Griffin Dunne
DISTRIBUTOR: First Look
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Spring 2001
TRANSFER: Duart (Laser)
NOTES: Produced by Dolly Hall & Mira Sorvino
FILM: Long Night’s Journey Into Day
DIRECTOR: Frances Reid, Deborah Hoffman
DISTRIBUTOR: Seventh Art Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically March 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: Several formats, including Digital Betacam & MiniDV (NTSC)
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Documentary Grand Jury Prize Winner at Sundance 2000; Peace Film Prize winner at Berlin 2000
FILM: Love In The Time Of Money
DIRECTOR: Peter Matea
DISTRIBUTOR: ThinkFilm
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically September 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR500 PAL
TRANSFER: Duart Laser
NOTES: Premiered at Sundance 2002.
FILM: Lovely And Amazing
DIRECTOR: Nicole Holofcener
DISTRIBUTOR: Lions Gate Films
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically June 28, 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: 24P HD – Sony HDW F900
WEB: http://www.lovelyandamazing.com/
NOTES: Holofcener directed "Walking and Talking".
FILM: Lovers
DIRECTOR: Jean-Marc Barre
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Sony TRV900 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: First French Dogme film.
FILM: Manic
DIRECTOR: Jordan Melamed
DISTRIBUTOR: IFC Films
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony PD150 PAL
WEB: http://www.manicasylum.com/
NOTES: First Next Wave Agenda 2000 project. Official selection 2001 Sundance Film Festival, 2001 Toronto Int'l. Film Festival. Stars Don Cheadle.
FILM: Meeting People Is Easy
DIRECTOR: Grant Gee
DISTRIBUTOR: Seventh Art Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Spring 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony PC7 PAL
TRANSFER: Colour Film Service (London)
NOTES: Documentary on the band Radiohead
FILM: Noroc
DIRECTOR: Marc Retailleau
PLAYDATES: Premiered at Vancouver Film Festival 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: D-9 (Digital S) – JVC BR-D4OU NTSC
TRANSFER: Digital Film Group
NOTES: First Canadian Dogma film; first feature shot on D-9
FILM: On the Ropes
DIRECTOR: Nanette Burstein
DISTRIBUTOR: Fox Lorber
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically August 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: Betacam SP (analog) and Hi-8 NTSC
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary; Won Special Jury Prize at Sundance 1999
FILM: Once and Future Queen
DIRECTOR: Todd Verow
FORMAT/CAMERA: Canon Optura MiniDV NTSC
DISTRIBUTOR: Bangor Films
WEB: http://www.bangorfilms.com/
FILM: One Life Stand
DIRECTOR: May Miles Thomas
PLAYDATES: Premiered at the 2000 Rotterdam International Film Festival
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000E PAL
WEB: http://www.elementalfilms.co.uk
NOTES: Winner - Best Achievement in Production at British Independent Film Awards. Best Writer, Best Director, Best Film Performance and Best Film at the 2000 BAFTA New Talent Awards. Winner - Scottish Screen Outstanding Achievement Award.
FILM: Original Kings Of Comedy
DIRECTOR: Spike Lee
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically August 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony DSR 500 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
WEB: http://www.kingsofcomedymovie.com/
NOTES: Has grossed over $40 million.
FILM: Paragraph 175
DIRECTOR: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
DISTRIBUTOR: New Yorker Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically September 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam - DVW700ws PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
WEB: http://www.tellingpix.com
NOTES: Documentary Directing Award winner at Sundance 2000; Teddy Award winner at Berlin 2000; directed by Academy Award winning filmmakers of "The Life And Times Of Harvey Milk"
FILM: Park
DIRECTOR: John Carney
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Canon XL1 PAL & Panasonic EZ1 PAL
TRANSFER: 35mm shot off monitor
NOTES: Country of origin: Ireland
FILM: Pieces Of April
DIRECTOR: Peter Hedges
PLAYDATES: In Production
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR PD150 PAL
NOTES: InDigEnt producing. Hedges wrote "Gilbert Grape".
FILM: Personal Velocity
DIRECTOR: Rececca Miller
DISTRIBUTOR: United Artists
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically Fall 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR PD150 PAL
TRANSFER: Efilm
NOTES: Won Best Cinematography and Grand Jury Prize at 2002 Sundance. Shot by Ellan Kuras.
FILM: Pinero
DIRECTOR: Leon Ichaso
DISTRIBUTOR: Miramax
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically December 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Canon XL1 PAL
TRANSFER: PostWorks
NOTES: Stars Benjamin Bratt & Giancarlo Esposito
FILM: Saltmen of Tibet
DIRECTOR: Ulrike Koch
DISTRIBUTOR: Zeitgeist Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Summer 1998
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
WEB: http://www.zeitgeistfilm.com/current/saltmen/saltmen.html
NOTES: Sundance ’98; several festival awards
FILM: Session 9
DIRECTOR: Brad Anderson
DISTRIBUTOR: USA Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically August 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: HD 24P - Sony HDW-F900
TRANSFER: Efilm
WEB: http://www.sessionnine.com/
NOTES: Stars David Caruso. Anderson directed "Next Stop Wonderland".
FILM: Shucking The Curve
DIRECTOR: Todd Verow
DISTRIBUTOR: Bangor Films
FORMAT/CAMERA: Sony VX1000 MiniDV NTSC
WEB: http://www.bangorfilms.com/
NOTES: Winner, Best Film - Winner Best Actress - No Dance Film and Multimedia Festival
FILM: Series 7: The Contenders
DIRECTOR: Dan Minahan
DISTRIBUTOR: USA Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically February 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DigiBeta - NTSC
TRANSFER: Duart (Laser)
WEB: http://series7movie.com/
NOTES: Premiered at 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
FILM: Singing
DIRECTOR: Rob Nilsson
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam - Sony DVW700 WS
NOTES: One in a series of features called "Nine At Night"
FILM: Signs And Wonders
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Nossiter
DISTRIBUTOR: Strand Releasing
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically February 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DXC D30ws PAL
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Nossiter directed 1997 Sundance winner "Sunday"
FILM: Some Body
DIRECTOR: Henry Barrial
DISTRIBUTOR: Lot 47 Films
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Canon XL1 NTSC
WEB: http://www.somebodythemovie.com/
NOTES: Premiered in Dramatic Competition at 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
FILM: Southern Comfort
DIRECTOR: Kate Davis
DISTRIBUTOR: HBO (CableTV)
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically February 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 NTSC
TRANSFER: HeavyLight
WEB: http://www.nextwavefilms.com/southern/index.html
NOTES: Won Grand Jury Prize in the Documentary Competition at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
FILM: Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
DIRECTOR: George Lucas
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically May 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: HD 24P - Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta
TRANSFER: LucasFilm
WEB: http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/
NOTES: Shot the equivalent of 2 mil. feet of film; saved $2.5 mil. shooting on tape. Used Panavision and Fujinon lenses.
FILM: Startup.com
DIRECTORS: Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim
DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically May 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM, MiniDV - Sony PD100, Canon XL1 NTSC
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Premiered at 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
FILM: Sudden Loss of Gravity
DIRECTOR: Todd Verow
PLAYDATES: Premiered at 2000 Berlin Film Festival
FORMAT/CAMERA: Canon Optura MiniDV
WEB: http://www.bangorfilms.com/
FILM: 13 Moons
DIRECTOR: Alexandre Rockwell
DISTRIBUTOR: Lot 47 Films
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically Fall 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony PD150 PAL
TRANSFER: Duart Laser
NOTES: Premiered at Slamdance 2002. Rockwell directed "In The Soup"
FILM: 20 Dates
DIRECTOR: Myles Berkowitz
DISTRIBUTOR: Fox Searchlight
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Spring 1999
FORMAT/CAMERA: Betacam SP (analog) – Sony 400 & Sony 701S
TRANSFER: 4MC
WEB: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/20dates/
NOTES: Winner of Audience Award at Slamdance 1998
FILM: 24 Hour Party People
DIRECTOR: Michael Winterbottom
DISTRIBUTOR: United Artists
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically August 9, 2002
WEB: www.partypeoplemovie.com
NOTES: Premiering at 2002 Cannes. Shot by Robby Muller ("Dancer In The Dark").
FILM: Tadpole
DIRECTOR: Gary Winock
DISTRIBUTOR: Miramax
PLAYDATES: Opening theatrically July 19, 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DSR PD150 PAL
TRANSFER: Duart Laser
NOTES: Won Best Director at 2002 Sundance.
FILM: Tape
DIRECTOR: Rick Linklatter
DISTRIBUTOR: Lions Gate
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Fall 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony PD100 PAL
TRANSFER: Duart (Laser)
NOTES: InDigEnt #3; premiered at 2001 Sundance Film Festival; stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
FILM: Teddy Bear's Picnic
DIRECTOR: Harry Shearer
DISTRIBUTOR: Magnolia Pictures
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2002
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCPro 480P – Panasonic Pan AJ-PD900WA
TRANSFER: CFI
NOTES: All-star cast. Shearer popular from "Simpsons" and "Spinal Tap".
FILM: Things Behind The Sun
DIRECTOR: Alison Anders
DISTRIBUTOR: Showtime
PLAYDATES: Premiered on Showtime
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony DSR 500 PAL
TRANSFER: EFilm
NOTES: Premiered at 2001 Sundance Film Festival
FILM: Third World Cop
DIRECTOR: Chris Browne
DISTRIBUTOR: Palm Pictures
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM – Sony DXC D30ws docked to DSR1
TRANSFER: 4MC
NOTES: Broke box office records in Jamaica, where it was shot. Toronto International Film Festival 1999.
FILM: Time Code
DIRECTOR: Mike Figgis
DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Classics
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically April 2000
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - Sony DXC D30ws NTSC
TRANSFER: Sony High Definition Center
NOTES: Shot in one continuous take with four cameras simultaneously.
FILM: Tortilla Soup
DIRECTOR: Maria Ripoll
DISTRIBUTOR: Samuel Goldwyn
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically August 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: : DVCPro 480P – Panasonic Pan AJ-PD900WA
TRANSFER: CFI
WEB: http://www.surlatable.com/tortillasoup/
FILM: Trouble With Perpetual Deja-Vu
DIRECTOR: Todd Verow
FORMAT/CAMERA: : MiniDV - Sony VX1000 NTSC
DISTRIBUTOR: Bangor Films
WEB: http://www.bangorfilms.com/
NOTES: Winner, Best Director No Dance Film and Multimedia Festival; Winner, Choice Award, New York Underground Film Festival; Winner, Silver Prize, Chicago Underground Film Festival
FILM: Waking Life
DIRECTOR: Rick Linklatter
DISTRIBUTOR: Fox Searchlight
PLAYDATES: Opened theatrically Fall 2001
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony VX1000 NTSC
TRANSFER: Swiss Effects
NOTES: Animated feature; premiered at 2001 Sundance Film Festival
FILM: Wang Dang
DIRECTOR: Tom Noonan
DISTRIBUTOR:
OPENED:
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV - Sony PD100 PAL
TRANSFER: Not transferred yet
NOTES: Noonan won Sundance with What Happened Was
FILM: Windhorse
DIRECTOR: Paul Wagner
DISTRIBUTOR: Shadow Releasing
OPENED: Spring ‘99
FORMAT/CAMERA: MiniDV – Sony VX1000 and Digital Betacam - DVW700ws
TRANSFER: 4MC
NOTES: Winner Best Film, Best Director at Santa Barbara Film Festival ’98
FILM: Who's the Caboose
DIRECTOR: Sam Seder
FORMAT/CAMERA: Digital Betacam - DVW700ws
TRANSFER: 4MC
NOTES: Premiered at Aspen Comedy Arts Film Festival ’98
FILM: Women In Film
DIRECTOR: Bruce Wagner
DISTRIBUTOR: Lions Gate
FORMAT/CAMERA: DVCAM - PD100 PAL
NOTES: InDigEnt #4; premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival
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