Do you live anywhere near Denver? The Denver Film Society is putting on ‘Film on the Rocks,’ an outdoor concert and film series at the magnificent Red Rocks Amphitheatre.They will be eventually showing LOTR, but for now the society was kind enough to offer Ringer fans the opportunity to FREE (yes, FREE) tickets to their Monday screening of ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!’ The tickets are free to anyone who mentions Starland when they come to their office in LoDo to pick them up. Maximum 4 tickets per person. People can come up till noon on Monday 6/28. 9AM-5pm M-F only. Tickets are limited so go get them soon! [More]
Day: June 23, 2004
Unawen writes: The University of Utah Press announced in its fall 2004 catalogue that it will publish “A Gateway to Sindarin” by David Salo (the linguistics expert for the LOTR movies). One reviewer said it will to “put to shame not a few published works on real-world languages,” another said it should become the standard reference for learning Sindarin. Amazon.com lists the book as coming out in October with a price of $49.95. [Pre-Order] [TORN’s Bookstore]
Nicola writes: The Flaiano Film Festival (June 23rd to July 9th, 2004) at the Massimo Cinema Theatre, Pescara City, Italy, will be holding a LOTR trilogy screening! For just 5 Euro per movie. [More]
The Fellowship Festival signs exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema New Line Cinema joins The Tolkien Society as official supporters of The Fellowship Festival, UK’s premier The Lord of the Rings convention of the year! [More]
The Fellowship Festival
Alexandra Palace, London
Running from August 28th – 30th 2004
The Fellowship Festival signs exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema New Line Cinema joins The Tolkien Society as official supporters of The Fellowship Festival, UK’s premier The Lord of the Rings convention of the year!
Access All Areas Events Ltd, who are staging The Fellowship Festival running from August 28th-30th 2004 at Alexandra Palace, has received a major boost for the event following the completion of an exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema, the studio behind the critically-acclaimed The Lord of The Rings trilogy “New Line’s support makes us the only official organiser of a Lord of The Rings related event in the UK,” said Louise Henry, CEO of event organisers Access All Areas Events Ltd.
Designed to celebrate the tremendously successful trilogy, the festival will give visitors a chance to partake in an in-depth exploration into Tolkien’s amazing world. The New Line deal follows a previous agreement between Access All Areas Ltd and The Tolkien Society, who have also pledged their support for The Fellowship Festival. “With both New Line and The Tolkien Society working closely with us, we can ensure that The Fellowship Festival provides an unrivalled experience,” comments Louise Henry. “ We’d like to give fans the opportunity to recreate the experience of how these movies were actually made and the chance to meet first hand those who made it possible. Fans of the books and the films, plus those that helped to make the movies, will together immerse themselves in the rich level of detail behind Tolkien’s work, thereby offering everyone an unforgettable bank holiday experience.”
Showcasing the magnificent works of Professor J.R.R Tolkien and Peter Jackson, The Fellowship Festival is expected to see 4,000-5,000 fans per day. Attendees will be treated to theatrical presentations hosted by two of the actors from the films, Craig Parker (Haldir) and Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galad). Presentations will include question and answer sessions with selected members of the cast and crew as well as panel discussions with Tolkien experts.
Further details can also be found on the event website www.aaaevents.co.uk
For more information about the trilogy, please visit www.thelordoftherings.net
For further press information, interviews or for a selection of images pertaining to the event please contact Alex Shaida, PR Manager, on 00 44 (0) 7800 822 805 or email: alex.shaida@aaaevents.co.uk or Louise Henry, CEO, on 00 44 (0) 870 224 2511 or email louise.henry@aaaevents.co.uk
Aurélien writes: I am the Organizer of the “Paris Comics Con” which will take place the 11th and 12th of September in Paris France. Three Lord of the Rings Guests will be present, they are; Bruce Hopkins (Gamling), Jorn Benzon (Rumil) & Craig Parker (Haldir). [More]