Flicker Alley's THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF wins Best Bonus Features Honor at the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards

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(Los Angeles, CA - June 28th, 2019) - The Film Noir Foundation, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Flicker Alley are the proud 2019 co-recipients of the Best Bonus Features Honor at the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards in Bologna, Italy. The award was announced during this year's Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival, which was held June 22nd - June 30th.

The award-winning Blu-ray/DVD dual format edition of Director Felix E. Feist's The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) marks the third publication of an ongoing collaboration between Flicker Alley, the Film Noir Foundation, and UCLA. According to Festival Judge, Lorenzo Cadelli, "The Film Noir Foundation gives its usual treatment to another underestimated gem from a lost genre... Among the Blu-ray's countless bonus features, the detailed searches for each locations' past, present and 'soul', are fascinating."

This year's honor coincides with Eddie Muller presenting a program at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival, Brutal, Nasty and Short: The Noir of Felix E. Feist celebrating his film noir output and showcasing four of Feist's masterpiece films.


The Judge Panel at Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards

"To be recognized for such an honor," says, Film Noir Foundation President, Eddie Muller, "from amongst such an incredible array of international selections, is hugely gratifying. Making it extra special is that The Man Who Cheated Himself played to completely packed audiences in 35mm at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival as well as being recognized for this special digital award. So we thank our friends at the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Flicker Alley, as well as the great Stephen Smith, who produced the special feature film, and Brian Hollins, who created the "then and now" video." Jeff Masino, Flicker Alley President, added, "Many thanks to the Il Cinema Ritrovato jury for this honor, and congratulations to our colleagues at the Film Noir Foundation, who's passion for cinema led to these particular bonus features coming together."

In recognition of the award, The Man Who Cheated Himself, available on deluxe Blu-ray Disc /DVD dual format edition will be offered for purchase at a special discount for a limited time on the Flicker Alley website.

Please check here http://bit.ly/manwhocheated for more details.



About The Film Noir Foundation
The Film Noir Foundation is a non-profit public benefit corporation created as an educational resource regarding the cultural, historical and artistic significance of film noir as an original American cinematic movement. Its mission is to find and preserve films in danger of being lost or irreparably damaged, and to ensure that high quality prints of these classic films remain in circulation for theatrical exhibition to future generations.

As a focal point of the classic film noir revival, the Foundation serves as a conduit between film companies and repertory cinemas still eager to screen these films in 35mm. Revenues generated by ticket sales encourage studio film archives to strike new prints of films that are at risk of disappearing from public view, either through neglect or scarcity. Once these films are unearthed and returned to circulation, the chances exponentially increase that they will be reissued on DVD and Blu-ray, available in pristine, affordable form for future generations of film-lovers.


About UCLA Film and Television Archive
UCLA Film & Television Archive is internationally renowned for its pioneering efforts to rescue, preserve and showcase moving image media - and is dedicated to ensuring that the collective visual memory of our time is explored and enjoyed for generations to come.

The Archive is celebrated for its moving image restoration efforts and many of its most important projects, such as Stagecoach (1939, John Ford), Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder), The Big Sleep (1946, Howard Hawks), The Night of the Hunter (1955, Charles Laughton) and Killer of Sheep (1977, Charles Burnett) are presented at prestigious events around the globe, as well as screened locally at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater.


About Flicker Alley, LLC
Flicker Alley, LLC, founded in 2002, was born out of a passion for cinematic history and a desire to bring filmmakers and films from out of the past to new audiences and renewed recognition. A goal of Flicker Alley's is to contribute to the ongoing interest in our film heritage through the creation of new, high-quality digital editions for broadcast, and through home video distribution. Each Flicker Alley publication is the culmination of hundreds of hours of research, digital restoration, graphic design, music composition and scoring. Collectively, they reflect the creativity, expertise and shared passion of many talented collaborators. Flicker Alley is a multiple-year recipient of the National Society of Film Critics Film Heritage Award for publishing "rare early U.S. and foreign silent films."

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Here you will find a full list of the DVD Awards winner.
My own edition of Don't Count on Us won the Peter von Bagh awards.