IFC Sets Dates for Fear(s) of the Dark

Thursday, September 11, 2008
By: Ryan Ball

IFC Ent., which picked up North American distribution rights to the animated French feature Peur(s) du noir (Fear(s) of the Dark) earlier this year, has announced a theatrical release schedule. Employing drawings from six world renown comic-book artists and cartoonists to explore the world of nightmares, the pic made its world premiere last October at the second annual Rome Film Festival and later played Sundance. It will hit select theaters in New York on Oct. 24, and in Los Angeles on Oct. 31.

Produced predominantly in black-and-white, Fear(s) examines childhood terrors as recalled by a diverse group of artists made up of The New Yorker contributors Richard McGuire and Lorenzo Mattotti, Strasbourg-born Blutch (Christian Hinker), American illustrator Charles Burns, and France’s Marie Caillou and Pierre Di Sciullo. Canal Plus art director Etienne Robial served as artistic director on the project.

Fear(s) of the Dark is produced by Valerie Schermann and Christophe Jankovic’s Prima Linea Prods. (U, Alice in the City). Celluloid Dreams is handling sales. Diaphana Distribution put the pic out in France in February. The complete U.S. release schedule follows:

CALIFORNIA
10/31/2008
Berkeley, CA
Shattuck Cinemas, Landmark

10/31/2008
Los Angeles, CA
Nuart Theatre, Landmark

10/31/2008
San Francisco, CA
Embarcadero Center Cinema, Landmark

11/14/2008
Santa Rosa, CA
Lakeside Rialto, ESP

11/21/2008
San Diego, CA
Ken Cinema, Landmark

11/21/2008
Santa Cruz, CA
Nickelodeon, Independent

COLORADO
11/7/2008
Denver, CO
Mayan Theatre, Landmark

WASHINGTON, D.C.
10/31/2008
Washington, DC
E Street Cinema, Landmark

GEORGIA
11/21/2008
Atlanta, GA
Midtown Art Cinema, Landmark

ILLINOIS
10/31/2008
Chicago, IL
Century Centre Cinema, Landmark

INDIANA
12/12/2008
Indianapolis, IN
Keystone Art Cinema, Landmark

IOWA
12/5/2008
Des Moines, IA
Fleur Cinema

MASSACHUSETTS
10/31/2008
Cambridge, MA
Kendall Square, Landmark

MICHIGAN
11/14/2008
Detroit, MI
Maple Art Theatre, Landmark

MINNESOTA
11/14/2008
Minneapolis, MN
Lagoon Cinema, Landmark

MISSOURI
11/21/2008
Kansas City, MO
Tivoli Manor Square, PFR

11/26/2008
St. Louis, MO
Tivoli Theatre, Landmark

NEW YORK
10/24/2008
New York, NY
IFC Center, independent

OHIO
11/14/2008
Cleveland, OH
Cedar Lee Theatre, PFR

12/5/2008
Columbus, OH
Gateway Theater, Landmark

PENNSYLVANIA
11/14/2008
Philadelphia, PA
Ritz at the Bourse, Landmark

TEXAS
11/7/2008
Dallas, TX
The Magnolia, Landmark

11/14/2008
Austin, TX
Dobie Theatre, Landmark

WASHINGTON
10/31/2008
Seattle, WA
Egyptian Theatre, Landmark

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