Hannover House Sets Oscar Sites on Award-Winning Documentary 'Racing Dreams'
08 April 2010 - 2:46AM
Marketwired
Hannover House, the film and video distribution division of Target
Development Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TDGI) (Other:
www.HannoverHouse.com) predicts major awards momentum for "Racing
Dreams," the award-winning documentary that offers a poignant look
into the lives of three kids who dream of one day racing in NASCAR.
Hannover House has acquired the North American rights to the film
and will begin to release "Racing Dreams" in theatres nationally on
Friday, May 21, 2010.
"We at Hannover House are excited to have a family film of this
quality leading off our 2010 theatrical release slate," said
Hannover House President, Fred Shefte. "It will be as much a
financial success as it already is an artistic success; we are
proud to be associated with Racing Dreams."
The film, directed by Academy Award-nominated documentary
filmmaker Marshall Curry, and executive produced by actor Dwayne
Johnson, follows 11-year-old Annabeth, 12-year-old Josh and 13-year
old Brandon as they compete for the championship in the World
Karting Association's National Series -- widely considered the
Little League for professional racing. Clocking speeds of more than
70 mph, these young drivers race their way through the year-long
National Series that spawned many of NASCAR's top drivers. And at
the same time, they navigate the treacherous road between childhood
and young adulthood.
"On the surface, this is an exciting and funny movie about kids
who love racing," said director Marshall Curry, "But, beneath the
surface, it's a more universal coming-of-age story about being 11
or 12 years old and figuring out life and family and romance for
the first time. Someone said recently it was 'part Catcher in the
Rye, part Talledega Nights.'"
What began as a simple request for the licensing of NASCAR
footage and access to NASCAR events during filming ended with the
NASCAR organization becoming an invaluable marketing and
distribution partner once they screened the finished film.
"NASCAR embraced Racing Dreams as an exciting, heart-pounding
portrayal of the path that teens and their parents take when
chasing the dream of racing as a profession," said Brad Ball, Vice
President, Entertainment Marketing at NASCAR. "As part of our
company's ongoing youth initiative and content development, NASCAR
is devoted to both educate and motivate young, aspiring NASCAR
drivers."
Named best documentary at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, Racing
Dreams will join the slate of high-profile films Hannover House has
recently acquired and plans to release throughout the year. Due to
the film's critical praise and festival momentum, Hannover House
feels that awards consideration from the Golden Globes, Academy and
other major accolades are within reach.
Racing Dreams was directed by Marshall Curry and produced by
Bristol Baughan. The film was executive produced by Jack Turner,
Dany Garcia and Dwayne Johnson of White Buffalo Entertainment and
Ben Goldhirsh of Good Inc. It was recently announced that
DreamWorks has optioned the remake rights to the film to be
produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci through their deal at
the studio.
Other recent acquisitions for Hannover House include Joel
Schumacher's thriller "Twelve" starring Chace Crawford and Emma
Roberts as well as director Josh Radnor's romantic comedy,
"happythankyoumoreplease." Both films were among the top echelon of
major films premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Another significant acquisition, the action-thriller "The Wild
Hunt" will screen for Hannover House at the New York City Gen Art
Film Festival on Sunday, April 11.
For more information on "Racing Dreams," please visit
http://www.racingdreamsfilm.com/ or visit the film's Facebook page
at
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/RACING-DREAMS/173030410136?ref=ts.
ABOUT NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.
(NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for one of North America's premier
sports. NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport -- with more of the top
20 highest attended sporting events in the U.S. than any other
sport, and is the No. 2 rated regular-season sport on television.
NASCAR races are broadcast in more than 150 countries and in 20
languages. NASCAR fans are the most brand loyal in all of sports,
and as a result more Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR
than any other sport.
NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series), four regional series, and one local grassroots series, as
well as two international series. Also part of NASCAR is Grand-Am
Road Racing, known for its competition on road courses with
multiple classes of cars. NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at
100 tracks in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico. Based in
Daytona Beach (Fla.), NASCAR has offices in New York, Los Angeles,
Charlotte (N.C.), Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.), Bentonville
(Ark.), Mexico City, and Toronto.
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