Denmark’s Paprika Steen is poised for an additional run at the Oscars! Last year, she was under official consideration for Best Actress for her starring turn in APPLAUSE. Now, her 2011 Danish comedy, SuperClasico, has made the cut for the final nine submissions in the race for Best Foreign Language Film. Will her outstanding work propel the new comedy as far as the official ballot? Find out when the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announces its list of 2012 nominees on Tuesday, January 24.

The Charlotte Film Society has announced that APPLAUSE will screen as part of its 2012 Saturday Night Cine Club Series. The picture will show on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. EST at Theatre Charlotte (501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC). Admission will be only $5 for CFS members and $8  for non-members. For additional information or for membership information, visitcharlottefilmsociety.org.

The podcast of Paprika Steen's radio interview on The Bill Feingold Show on KNews yesterday, November 30, 2011, is available for free through iTunes.  Click here to visit the page.

In preparation for the December 2 release of APPLAUSE at the Cinemas Palme D’Or in Palm Desert, CA, the Palm Springs art community is coming out strong in support of the film. Promotional flyers for the picture have been made available at A Gallery Fine Art, Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Coda Gallery, Howard Schepp Fine Art, Richard Danskin Galleries, and J. Willott Gallery. Additionally, World Wide is pleased to be able to count on similar support from Hotel Zoso, Century Palm Springs, the Marriott Desert Springs Villas, and the Embassy Suites. Finally, Caballeros, the celebrated Gay Men’s Chorus Of Palm Springs (www.caballerosps.com), is also graciously supporting APPLAUSE by encouraging members and friends to attend a showing of the film during the opening weekend. World Wide is anticipating the biggest turnout yet for this powerful picture.

Great news!  APPLAUSE will be coming to San Francisco on Friday, April 13, 2012, for the grand finale of its US theatrical run.  That’s just one week prior to the San Francisco International Film Festival. World Wide is teaming up with Landmark Theatres for a multi-screen release that will span the Bay Area. Look  for the film to show at The Lumiere Theatre downtown and the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkley.  The film will also be coming to Seattle at the Landmark Varsity Theatre. Landmark is planning to heavily promote the picture, starting by running more than two dozen trailers. For more information, as well as plans for the release of APPLAUSE both on DVD and to ancillary markets, check back here.

With just four weeks to go until the December 2 release of APPLAUSE in the Palm Springs area, World Wide’s promotional efforts are in full swing as part of a joint effort with the Cinémas Palme d’Or. Ten trailers are currently running, advertising materials are posted, and a local news media is already taking an interest in the film. APPLAUSE star Paprika Steen will be the featured guest on The Bill Feingold Show on K-News Radio 94.3 on Wednesday, November 30th in the 9pm hour (Pacific Time). Additionally, plans are in the works to promote the picture via television to discerning film fans in the Coachella Valley area.