There will be a FOTR premiere marathon at the "Ufa Palast" movie theater in Düsseldorf, Germany. From Dec. 19 at 00.01 a.m. onwards, they will continuosly show the FOTR every two hours for three days (which makes 37 showings!). There will also be a party and costume competition for the midnight premiere. More info (in German) can be found on this site:

http://www.hdr-marathon2001.de/