PART OF MOVIEMENT SUMMER CINEMA PROJECT INVOLVING DISTRIBS & EXHIBS BIG AND SMALL
Brian De Palma's Domino is set to open in Italian theaters June 20, via Italian distributor Eagle Pictures. In an article posted earlier today at Cinematografo, Domino is listed among several other upcoming features that will be released theatrically in Italy, as part of a summer thrust of the "Moviement" project.
"For the first time in Italy," states the article, "the entire world of the film industry is united in a compact way to team up and relaunch cinema as a form of cultural entertainment throughout the year. Distribution companies will guarantee the programming of spectacular and quality cinema from January to December, without interruption, with theaters open twelve months a year. The institutions will make a contribution to supporting the initiative."
While Moviement began this past Christmas season (2018) and will run all through the year, the summer season offers a great marketing opportunity for the project. "The distributors, from the majors to the independents, all the exhibitors, from the art rooms to the multiplexes, the producers, the institutions and the talents, move together for the first time and are coordinated," the article states. "The first objective is to create the summer market starting in 2019 with a three-year plan that aligns Italy with the rest of the world with a cinema active 12 months a year."
While the article adds that the list of summer films included will be enhanced once the entire upcoming Cannes line-up is announced, it seems there may still be an opportunity for Domino to have its world premiere at Cannes, either in or out of competition... sounds crazy, perhaps, after all the speculation a year ago, but it remains, for the moment, a film unseen.
Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 7:58 PM CDT
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