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Inktvis and Krake perform at annual Snowbird sendoff
Inktvis and Krake, the current darlings of The Park’s musical scene, performed before a packed crowd at last night’s Snowbird Farewell. The pair played alongside The Canary Cousins and the rap group, The Tweeters, marking the first time in Park history that non-Avian musicians have been invited to perform at the annual festival.
“We were delighted that they accepted [our invitation],” said Arabella Hawk, spokesBird for the yearly event. “The more species that come out to participate in our celebration, the more the Avian citizens of The Park feel the love. It helps us to know that we’ll be welcome when we return in the Spring.”
The aquatic pair performed a selection of songs and instrumentals from their earlier recordings as well as their current hit, 3 Hearts, 1 Head. As the festival drew to a close, they returned to the stage to sing backup for The Canary Cousins during their encore of Life is Tweet.
PIFF Opening Gala sets scene for successful 7th Festival
PIFF organizers appeared jubilant last night, as they gathered outside The Park Cinema following the screening of the festival’s opening film, Naked, Toothless, and Blind. Alongside them, celebrities and reporters stood, dodging flashbulbs and waving to the adoring crowd.
“It’s been an uphill battle all year,” said PIFF Communications President, Leola Ocelot, referring not just to funding problems but to the fact that several films that were scheduled to debut here were still in the shooting stage when the 2011 list was announced.
“In the end, though, everything worked out perfectly and it looks as though this is going to be our most successful festival yet,” she concluded.
On the red carpet, flashing freshly-whitened teeth and swishing tails adorned with carefully-placed rhinestones , NT and B‘s twin stars Anders and Frederikke Egern answered reporters’ questions in between chatting with their film’s producers, Etienne Escurel and Mabbina Marmot.
The 7th Annual Park Interspecial Film Festival continues until October 5. A total of thirty films will be screened at venues across The Park.
PIFF organizers announce opening night film
With less than two weeks to go before the first red carpet affair, the organizers of The Park Interspecial Film Festival (PIFF) today confirmed the name of the work that will open this year’s event.
At a press conference held this morning at the Park Cinema, PIFF Communications President, Leola Ocelot, announced that the first film to be screened at the opening gala on October 1 will be Naked, Toothless, and Blind. The film, which was produced by Etienne Escurel and Mabbina Marmot, has been described as a “dark tale enveloping a bright interior.”
The Park Interspecial Film Festival is celebrating its 7th year this season. Before calendar harmonization, the Festival was known, affectionately, as “Five Days in Felis.” In its first year, the Festival screened six films; this year, organizers say, thirty films will grace screens across The Park and the list of celebrity attendants is the longest in the Festival’s history.
New series based on Paard book leads pack in Fall TV schedule
Author and historian Pieter Paard
A new, five-part television series based on a book by historian, Pieter Paard, is set to air this Fall on Park Broadcasting Corporation Television.
PBC TV executives confirmed at a press conference today that it has purchased the series, which is based on Paard’s historical tome, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Pack Animals. The exact broadcast date was not announced, but it is rumoured to be slated for airing on October 1, the start of the new television season.
The series, which was filmed in The Park at the beginning of the Summer, stars Park heartthrob, Leopoldo Llama, in the title role of Antonio Astoa. The book was adapted for film by Sonia Esel and Bernardo Burro.
On This Day—August 1, 2011: Inktvis and Krake set to release new recording
The popular Park duo, Inktvis and Krake, is set to release a new collection of tunes in the new year, according to a press release issued this morning by its recording company, Kefalopod Recordings.
In the statement, the company says the collection will include two instrumentals, as well the title song, 3 Hearts, 1 Head, which broke all Park records when it was released earlier this year as a digital download.
Gianfranco Colocolo novel to become feature film
The popular Park mystery novel, Murder at the Fishbowl, is to become a feature film, according to the book’s publisher.
Momoko Yamaneko, Editor-in-Chief of Prionailurus Press, S.A. confirmed in an email this morning that Bitter Litter Pictures has purchased the film rights from the book’s author. No other details have been revealed.
The novel, which debuted at The Park’s Feline Fiction Fest in 25 AZ (2007), is scheduled to be released in softshell by the publisher in September.
Reality TV series planned for Herman Stoat dance company
Choreographer Herman Stoat confirmed today that he has signed a deal with Pussyfoot Productions, S.A. for the filming of a reality television series based on the inner workings of his eponymous dance company.
The as-yet unnamed series will begin filming this September and will likely be broadcast early in the new year. The production company confirmed that, thus far, it has not found a buyer for the series, although “serious negotiations” are reported to be ongoing with Vertebrate Vision (VVTV).
The Herman Stoat Dance Company was founded in 15 AZ (1997). Under the artistic directorship of Herman Stoat, the company has flourished and garnered accolades from professionals and critics across the entire spectrum of dance.
Pussyfoot Productions, S.A. is a full-service television production company. The company, which was founded in 25 AZ (2007) has been responsible for the production of many popular television mini-series, including Cackler: Behind the Voice, Sunbittern: My True Story, and Balthasar: The Making of a Modern Rhinoceros.
Star’s illness shuts down set of “Mixed Nuts”
Lodgepole Productions has halted filming on the set of “Mixed Nuts” due to the ongoing health problems of its star, Millicent Hayberry.
In a press release issued this morning, the film’s Executive Producer, Victoria Sciurini, announced that filming had ceased “for the forseeable future” due to the hospitalization of the project’s star.
There has been no official announcement about the actress’s condition since she was bitten on the set by a fan and rushed to The Park Hospital for the Afflicted and Infirm. Initial reports stated she was in stable condition and under observation. Later, rumours began to circulate that she had contracted a deadly disease from the bite. The actress’s representatives refused to comment on the rumours.
One source close to the actress said she was experiencing a high fever and tremors and that doctors had commenced a course of pharmaceutical therapy that would “take several weeks to complete”.
A spokesanimal for film company said they are committed to completing the project with Millicent Hayberry and that they eagerly await her return to good health.
Altercation with fan sends Millicent Hayberry to hospital
Actress Millicent Hayberry, star of Mixed Nuts
Beloved Park actress, Millicent Hayberry, is said to be “resting comfortably, though still in shock” after she was rushed to hospital after a violent encounter with what some have described as a “rabid” fan.
The incident occurred early this morning on the set of the film, “Mixed Nuts.” Observers told The Mammalian Daily that the actress, who is in The Park shooting the film adaptation of her successful stage play, was on a break outside her burrow when a Fox dashed across the set and bit her on the neck. After the Fox was subdued by members of the film crew, emergency workers swept Hayberry up and rushed her to the Park Hospital for the Afflicted and Infirm.
Park Police have not yet released the name of the offender, who is being held at the police station until charges have been laid. Those familiar with the Fox, however, say that this morning’s violent act is “completely out of character” for him. One neighbour, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that she knew “for a fact” that the Fox was a great fan of the actress and that he would not, ordinarily, hurt her.
“Something must have gotten into him,” the neighbour said.
Meanwhile, sources at Park General say that, though the actress is doing well, she will be kept there under observation for a few days.
“We want to make sure that the bite is healing and that Hayberry is free of viruses before we release her,” said a spokesanimal for the hospital.
While questions remain regarding the extent of the injury and whether the actress will require reparative surgery before she can continue her work, her colleagues at the film set say they are confident that filming will resume within the next few days.
“Millicent is a trouper,” says director Donald Merriami. “She’ll come back quickly — and be even stronger,” he said.
