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

Posted on: Monday, 23 March 2009, 17:49 CDT

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

SOURCE Universal Music Enterprises

Source: PR Newswire

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