In the past, studios have faced security concerns and prohibitive costs to create and distribute screeners to organizations with large numbers of voters. For the first time ever, FFE’s Fox Searchlight Pictures and iTunes allow the studio to make the screening of films still in theatrical release available to all SAG members who are eligible to vote, in a more secure and cost effective manner. Fox is discussing a similar arrangement in the future with AMPAS, BAFTA and other organizations to implement this new way to present their films for consideration.
“We are thrilled at the nominations these fantastic films have received from this prestigious group, and while we would always prefer voters see films in a theaters, we realize that is not always possible, so we wanted to make sure as many voters as possible have the opportunity to screen them. iTunes enables us to make our films still in theatrical release available to a large number of important voters,” said Jim Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment.
“We’ve worked with Fox to bring their films to SAG members in an innovative way,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “We think the voting members will enjoy being able to view these films however they choose, whether on their iPad, iPhone or with Apple TV.”
Fox Searchlight Pictures’ SAG Awards nominations are: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, James Franco – 127 HOURS; Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, BLACK SWAN; Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Natalie Portman – BLACK SWAN; Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Mila Kunis – BLACK SWAN; and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Hilary Swank – CONVICTION.
Screen Actors Guild members can obtain information on receiving their redemption codes at www.foxsearchlight.com/SAG.
About Fox Filmed Entertainment
One of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Fox International Productions.
About Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Searchlight Pictures is a specialty film company that both finances and acquires motion pictures. It has its own marketing and distribution operations, and its films are distributed internationally by Twentieth Century Fox. Fox Searchlight Pictures is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a unit of Fox Entertainment Group.
Source: Fox Searchlight Pictures
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That’s fantastic! Wonder if it will give them enough of an advantage to result in a few wins that they otherwise might not have gotten!
Now one just have to set a stationary HD video cam in front of his HD tv to pirate the film…
Interesting. Voting cards not here yet, and 2/3 of those were already sent in DVD form. But great idea. Hope it catches on.
Unions were useful in the 1800s & 1900s. There are enough laws now to protect workers. Unions are a great leveler – downwards – to the least productive members. Just look at government unions,
Oh! and let’s not forget the snow cleaners of New York.
@Ron
Your comment is a great leveler- Downwards- to the least intelligent member.
Oh, you Ronnies are such flip-floppers! Saint Ronnie was the president of the SAG before he was against unions.
There are nowhere near enough laws to protect workers. If there were, a 40 hour job would be enough to have housing, food and health care. Used to be, with a 40 hour job you could pick any two, now you’re lucky if you get one. If there were, companies wouldn’t get tax subsidies for sending jobs overseas. You are a fool.
Is the labor union not just another natural product of a market economy — an organization of resources based on supply and demand? Should the government “make no rules” here to?
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