The Iron Maiden Film 'FLIGHT 666' Wins Major Award at SXSW Festival

The Iron Maiden Film 'FLIGHT 666' Wins Major Award at SXSW Festival

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Iron Maiden film 'FLIGHT 666' has won the "24 BEATS PER SECOND" award for best music documentary at the prestigious SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas. This follows the band's recent win at the 2009 Brit Awards for Best British Live Act.

Say directors Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen of Banger Productions, "We are of course very pleased. The audience was electric in Texas. We made this film to be enjoyed by all rock fans, not just Maiden fans, and on the big screen. And with the 2K HD projection and 5.1 surround sound in the historic Paramount theatre it really felt we had taken the whole audience on the tour. After spending over a year editing down almost 500 hours of footage it was really gratifying to get this kind of recognition."

Manager Rod Smallwood adds, "All the band are delighted for Scot and Sam and the Banger team. This is a tremendous recognition of the fantastic job they have done. They have made a film not just for our many fans but also for anyone with an interest in rock music and the realities of world touring. And, of course, aircraft!!"

'FLIGHT 666' hits cinemas around the planet on April 21 for fans to experience on the big screen in pristine digital Hi Def with superb surround sound - the ultimate Maiden assault on the senses. Get your tickets for any worldwide cinema through ironmaiden.com. Don't miss out on this one off experience.

'FLIGHT 666' is a Banger Films, Phantom Music Management and EMI Music production in association with Arts Alliance Media.

   Check it out at a theatre near you on April 21!    Chula Vista             AZ    UltraStar Chula Vista 10   Phoenix                 AZ    UltraStar Surprise Pointe Cinema   Apple Valley            CA    UltraStar Apple Valley   Concord                 CA    Brenden Concord 14   Los Angeles             CA    Mann Chinese 6   Los Angeles/Riverside   CA    UltraStar Fontana 8   San Diego               CA    UltraStar Mission Valley   San Diego               CA    UltraStar Mission Marketplace   Denver                  CO    Kerasotes Chinese 16 at Arapahoe Crossing   Fort Lauderdale         FL    Trademark Coral Square 8   Melbourne               FL    Rave Avenue 16   Penascola               FL    Rave Pensacola 18   West Palm Beach         FL    Rave St. Lucie West 14   Tampa                   FL    Muvico Starlight 20   Dubuque                 IA    Kerasotes Star 14   Omaha                   IA    Kerasotes Star Cinema 16 and IMAX   Chicago                 IL    Kerasotes City North 14   Rockford                IL    Kerasotes ShowPlace 16   Springfield             IL    Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 West   Chicago                 IL    Kerasotes Showplace 12   Indianapolis            IN    Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX   Terre Haute             IN    Kerasotes ShowPlace 12   Birch Run               MI    Emagine Cinema Hollywood   Detroit                 MI    Emagine Canton   Grand Rapids            MI    Celebration! Cinema North   Kalamazoo               MI    Celebration! Crossroads Cinema   Lansing                 MI    Celebration! Cinemas Lansing IMAX   Minneapolis             MN    Kerasotes ShowPlace 16   Omaha                   NE    Marcus Village Pointe Cinemas   Parsippany              NJ    Clearview Parsippany 12   Las Vegas               NV    Brenden Theatres and IMAX   Long Island             NY    Clearview Port Washington - Main St   New York City           NY    Clearview's Chelsea Cinemas   Pittsburgh              PA    Carmike 10   Charleston              SC    Carmike James Island 8 Cinema   Nashville               TN    Thoroughbred 20   Dallas/Fort Worth       TX    Rave North East Mall 18   El Paso                 TX    Carmike 16   Houston                 TX    Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX   San Antonio             TX    Santikos Palladium   Salt Lake City          UT    Carmike Hollywood Connection 15   Madison                 WI    Marcus Point UltraScreen Cinema   Milwaukee               WI    Marcus Ridge Cinemas    More dates coming soon!                                 www.ironmaiden.com    US Theatrical Distribution and Marketing by D&E Entertainment:   www.DandEentertainment.com  

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