NEWS and PRESS RELEASES from Accent Films International Ltd.:

August 2008 (Upcoming)

Worldpremiere and Cinema release of Max Bill Anniversarys and specials:

  • 9 th August 2008: 130 anniversary of Eileen Gray birth
  • 22th August 2008: 100 anniversary of Henry Cartier Bressons birth
  • December 2008: 100 anniversary Max Bill
  • 12 th March 2009: 10 Years after Jehudi Menuhins death
  • Spring-Summer 2009: World premiere of Pipilotti Rist
February to March 2008

Vaclav Havel award at One-World Filmfestival Prague for the Film: Letter to Anna.
Cinema for Peace special Screening during Berlinale Filmfestival with Bob Geldof, Catherine Deneve and Garry Casparov.

September 2007 Unique Documentary release about Burma.
Mai 2007 Special Screening at The Carlton Hotel, Cannes for Riviera Cocktail during the Cannes Mainfestival.
April 2007 Release of Green-Documentary Forests of Hope at the MIPDOC in Cannes
August 2006 Locarno International Filmfestival. Premiere of the Documentary Riviera Cocktail.
Film released in USA , UK and the Netherlands
March 2006 Theatrical and DVD Release of HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON – THE IMPASSIONED EYE in the USA by Palm Pictures and in Japan by Longride. Documentary shown on TV in 15 territories.
January 2006

Calendar with matching docs:

  • 7. February 2006: New date announced for elections in Haiti , after several post-poned election-dates. Accent Films International presents ARISTIDE AND THE ENDLESS REVOLUTION.
  • 6. May 2006: Biggest media event of the year celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Swiss Guards on Vatikan Square . For the first time in history, the oath of the Swiss Guards will be given on Vatican Square . Accent Films International presents SOLDIERS OF THE POPE.
  • 22. June 2006: Media Screening of BUILDING THE GHERKIN at the Barbican Arts Centre, London, in the presence of Norman Foster at the London Architecture Biennale.
  • 21. July – 2. Sept. 2006: 50th Edition of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad ( Switzerland ). For this occasion, the documentary SIR YEHUDI MENUHIN – STRINGS OF LIFE will be shown on Swiss TV and other TV-channels.
  • 25. July 2006: 50 years after the disaster of the ship Andrea Doria's collision with two other ships on 25. July 1956. Accent Films International presents ANDREA DORIA – NIGHT OF COURAGE AND MIRACLES.
December 2006 More 4 shows doc BRUNO GANZ - ACTOR - FROM THE STAGE TO THE SCREEN in time for UK TV-premiere of THE DOWNFALL.
November 2005 IDFA Reflecting Images - Nomination for Amesty International DOEN Award for ARISTIDE AND THE ENDLESS REVOLUTION and COCA - THE DOVE FROM CHECHNYA.
July 2005 FLYING OVER EVEREST: Award-winner of 12 international prizes opens new season on popular French Ushuaïa TV-channel.
2004 SAHARA MARATHON shown on PBS in "Wide Angle" season of Thirteen/WNET.
2003 CHARLIE CHAPLIN - THE FORGOTTEN YEARS: Winner of New York Festival sold in over 10 territories. (6 MIO. Record number of viewers in Japan).
 
   

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