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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted June 09, 2014 02:47 AM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks Claus. Actually, it's more about people making films than the format itself. There's a good portion of explanation about cartridges, cameras, sound, editing, stop-motion, etc. but we didn't want to be too technical as we feared it would be boring for the non super 8 savvy. For instance, we mention the package movies as the only mean at a time to watch films at home, but this part lasts for 30 seconds or so, and we just show a few box covers.
There's another french documentary, made in 2011, called "Super 8 Mon Amour", that deals a bit more with the "family movie" side of the format and how some artists used super 8 as their main tool of expression.

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Dominique De Bast
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There is also a short French film about super 8. As the the title is rude I will exceptionnaly not translate it in English. It is "Le Super 8 n'est pas mort, il bande encore". This film was projected a few years ago in a cinema in Brussels.

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Terry Lagler
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Congratulations. I hope it will be available in some format in North America!
Cheers
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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted June 20, 2014 12:29 PM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
"Super 8 Madness!" is now officially selected for the Neufchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland.
Screenings on July 7 @ 6:15 pm and July 10 @ 8:30 pm.

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Dominique De Bast
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Will it be screened at Argenteuil ?

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted June 21, 2014 03:48 AM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
No as this is considered more as a retail event, ie a better place to sell the DVD once it is released.

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Dominique De Bast
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Right, there are few organized projections. You see many projectors in use but that's sellers initiatives. Even the (small) projection room is not very used (and it is not very advertised, many people don't even know you can see 16 mm films). I personnaly it is a mistake and it would ad a lot to the event to organize projections together with the sales. It would keep people longer in the building.

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted July 12, 2014 02:25 PM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
The film, now subtitled in English, is heading to the Grossmann Film Festival in Slovenija. Screening planned for July 17 at 7pm.

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Dominique De Bast
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Waw. I hope to see it one day.

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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Three showings of "Super 8 Madness!" planned for September:

Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg
Sept. 16 @ 6:00 pm and Sept. 17 @ 11:00 am

Festival International du Film Grolandais de Toulouse
Sept. 20 @ 2:00 pm

Other screenings to be announced soon.
DVD release planned for this winter (the film will feature english subtitles).

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted September 03, 2014 03:18 PM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Our documentary is finally crossing the Atlantic!

I'm proud to announce that "Super 8 Madness!" will be screened at the Montreal ComicCon in the HorrorFest section.

Sunday, Sept. 14 @ 2:30pm
Palais des Congrès (room 512B)
1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal

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Dominique De Bast
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That's today !

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted September 21, 2014 12:41 PM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
"Super 8 Madness!" heading now to one of the best festivals in Europe. Screening on Oct 10 at 2:00pm at the Festival Internacional de Cine Fantastic de Catalunya in Sitges, Spain.

As this is a documentary, it's not part of the competition, but screening will take place at l'Escorxador, which is the town's former slaughterhouse. I find that pretty cool.

More dates across the Atlantic for October and November to be announced soon!

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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Screening in Sitges was a blast as legendary director Joe Dante was in the audience and we had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time with him.

November dates are in:

- Thourotte, France, nov. 4 @ 8pm
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Rojo Sangre Festival, nov.8 @ 8pm & nov.9 @ 6pm
- Bogota, Columbia, during the Zinema Zombie Fest (date and time to be confirmed soon).

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Pasquale DAlessio
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Me too!

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Ron Douglas
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What a fantastic project Jean-Marc!
The trailer is a perfect teaser and clearly the full film has been a resounding success. Huge congratulations to you, your hard work is clearly being enjoyed by many...the dvd will be due soon, perhaps? Please post details of where it's available from when it's released. Cant wait!

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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- posted November 05, 2014 01:11 PM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thank you Ron. Yes, there will be a DVD (as a matter of fact, it will be a double digipack edition with many extras, including some of the short films) and it's now planned for the first quarter of 2015 as we have a few more festivals lined-up as well as a possible limited theatrical release. The film will have english subtitled. DVD will NOT be region coded (but it will be in PAL system). I'll announce details here.

Date and time confirmed at Zinema Zombiefest:
Monday Nov 10 @ 7pm, at Cinemateca Distrital

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Steve Klare
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We saw the trailer at CineSea, so far it's the only thing ever on-screen there digitally projected! (This exception doesn't come without a good reason!)

I love the line "Super-8 film is only this wide: it's probably the reason I'm wearing glasses now"

(I sympathize!)

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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Authoring and mastering of the DVD are now done. Packaging is almost ready so manufacturing should start very soon.

The documentary is now internationally represented by the All Rights Entertainment company. It was shown at the Berlin Film Market in February and will be screened at the International Film Market in Cannes this coming May.
I'm also pleased to report that a French TV channel of the Canal Plus Group has acquired the 52 minutes version.

More details soon [Wink]

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Looking forward to seeing this on DVD.

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Osi Osgood
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Free Drink?! I should have been there! (haha!)

All kidding aside, kudo's on doing this project Jean, you and all involved!

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Dominique De Bast
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I'm curious to see that documentary, as well. Ossi, Jean and Jean-Marc are two different names ;-)

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Dominique De Bast
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I've been unlucky : I've spent two days in Paris and missed Super 8 Madness in the Luminor cinema as it was projected on Thursday night. It it had been on Friday night, I could have attended the projection :-(

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Clinton Hunt
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The trailer is great,I wonder if it will get released on dvd or a download of some sort?
Maybe there's a link to watch it all?

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Dominique De Bast
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Clinton, from what I understood, there will be a dvd release. It has been delayed because a French tv channel will broadcast the documentary and the dvd cannot be on sale before.

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