SIR PETER JACKSON'S
"THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY"
IS SELECTED FOR
THE ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCE 2012
Academy Award winner Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of three films in his epic adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece, has been selected for the 65th Royal Film Performance. The Royal UK Premiere screening event will take place on the evening of Wednesday 12th December in London, in the presence of members of the Royal Family (full details to be disclosed closer to the date).
The Royal Film Performance is the principal fundraising event of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the trade charity for the UK film and television industries. The CTBF provides care and financial support to industry employees and their families who suffer from hardship due to bereavement, illness, redundancy or other misfortunes.
A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), the film is being distributed in the UK by Warner Bros Pictures and will be released in 3D and 2D in selected cinemas and IMAX on December 14th, 2012.
The President of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, Anne Bennett, commented, "We are thrilled to be able to host the UK premiere of this highly anticipated first instalment of 'The Hobbit' trilogy. We are thankful to Sir Peter Jackson and Warner Bros., New Line and MGM for providing this opportunity, and are grateful for the unswerving support the Royal Family gives to our charity and the Royal Film Performance. The funds we raise make a huge difference to the lives of many less fortunate colleagues."
Josh Berger CBE, President & Managing Director, Warner Bros UK, Ireland & Spain added, "We are honoured that 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey', one of the most eagerly-awaited films of the year, has been selected as the Royal Film Performance for 2012. It’s fitting that this film, with a significant number of British cast and crew, will help support the great work the CTBF does for those most in need in the UK’s film and television community."
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