Super Chess Documentary Brooklyn Castle in Theaters this October
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Hi everyone,
The super chess documentary Brooklyn Castle has been picked up by a distributor, so the film will be in theaters around the country starting in mid-October this year.
Brooklyn Castle – The Film is a documentary that follows five chess team members from I.S. 318 for one year, and documents their challenges and triumphs both on and off the chessboard. I.S. 318 has been consistently winning National Championships, positioning itself as one of the strongest chess teams in the country.
The film opened on June 1st in Brooklyn, New York to a sold-out crowd. Tickets were sold out for weeks, which proves that New York continues to be the chess capital of the United States.
Hi everyone,
The super chess documentary Brooklyn Castle has been picked up by a distributor, so the film will be in theaters around the country starting in mid-October this year.
Brooklyn Castle – The Film is a documentary that follows five chess team members from I.S. 318 for one year, and documents their challenges and triumphs both on and off the chessboard. I.S. 318 has been consistently winning National Championships, positioning itself as one of the strongest chess teams in the country.
The film opened on June 1st in Brooklyn, New York to a sold-out crowd. Tickets were sold out for weeks, which proves that New York continues to be the chess capital of the United States.
The documentary was invited to screen at more than a dozen U.S. and international film festivals. The world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, in March won the Audience Award in the documentary category there. Since then, it's also earned the Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival in California, and audiences voted it one of their Top 10 favorites (out of nearly 200 films) at Toronto's Hot Docs Film Festival.
Last month, Katie Dellamaggiore even won the Best Director award at the Brooklyn Film Festival. The film was also optioned by SONY Pictures and producer Scott Rudin, and garnered great reviews all over the place.
Want to see all Chess Blog links on Brooklyn Castle?
1.Wednesday Chess Chat with Brooklyn Castle Director Katie Dellamaggiore
2.Brooklyn Castle chess movie premieres to great reviews
3.Top chess school team wants your support: Brooklyn Castle!
4.Champion chess team looking for help in Brooklyn
5.Brooklyn Castle - the lovely chess film about junior high with highest rated chess team in the US!
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Last month, Katie Dellamaggiore even won the Best Director award at the Brooklyn Film Festival. The film was also optioned by SONY Pictures and producer Scott Rudin, and garnered great reviews all over the place.
Want to see all Chess Blog links on Brooklyn Castle?
1.Wednesday Chess Chat with Brooklyn Castle Director Katie Dellamaggiore
2.Brooklyn Castle chess movie premieres to great reviews
3.Top chess school team wants your support: Brooklyn Castle!
4.Champion chess team looking for help in Brooklyn
5.Brooklyn Castle - the lovely chess film about junior high with highest rated chess team in the US!
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Labels: brooklyn castle, chess documentary, chess movie
posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 1:31 PM
3 Comments:
At August 3, 2012 at 4:09 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Five stars
At August 4, 2012 at 1:20 AM ,
Amrit Puri, Knights Chess Club, New Delhi said...
yeah its truly amazing what these kids accomplished amidst what tests!
At August 4, 2012 at 3:43 AM ,
srinivasan, colombo said...
interesting wish them all the best to the kids
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