Banksy Film: Stateside Locations, New Artwork

Exit Through The Gift Shop comes stateside, it’s official.  Banksy’s film site has just been updated with locations of US screenings, and they are as follows:
NEW YORK: Sunshine Theater
NEW YORK: Lincoln Plaza
LOS ANGELES: The Landmark
LOS ANGELES: Arclight, Hollywood
SAN FRANCISCO: Embarcadero
BERKLEY: Shattuck
SAN RAFAEL: Rafael
PALO ALTO: Aquarius
With more locations still to be announced.
The LA Times has [...]

Banksy Film Debuts in US on April 16th

Just got news that Banksy’s film has finally secured distribution in the US.
From deadline:
It has been acquired for distribution, sort of, by Producers Distribution Agency, which is run by Cinetic Media’s John Sloss.

The film will debut in New York, L.A, and San Francisco on April 16th, and this will be followed up by showings [...]

Don’t Panic Banksy Exclusive – Forgive Us Our Trespassing

Don’t Panic are nationwide (UK) distributors of flyer packs at gigs, bars and clubs up and down the country.  They’ve just announced that an upcoming pack will features an exclusive Banksy poster.

A similar piece of course appeared during Sundance and Banksy in Utah.

From Don’t Panic:
After almost a decade since his last Don’t Panic collaboration, we [...]

Banksy Interviews in Time Out and Sunday Times, New Piece

A week can sometimes be a long time in the world of Banksy.  Since what seems like a lifetime ago and the premiere of Banksy’s film, he’s seemingly pulled out all the stops to spread the word before the nationwide screenings begin this Friday, 5th March.
Here’s a round up of the past week’s activity, all [...]

Banksy Film – Leake Street, UK Premiere (of sorts)

Today Banksy’s film had it’s press screening in Leake Street, London – location of 2008’s Cans Festival.  Banksy constructed a temporary cinema in a tunnel, minutes away from Waterloo in central London for the sole purposes of showing the film.  Leicester Square this wasn’t.  From Esquire:
The cinema, nicknamed “The Lambeth Palace” and sold as “London’s [...]

Banksy Film: Next Stop Berlin, Some Insights

Before Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop reaches UK cinemas, it’s being screened in Berlin at the Film Festival.

Banksy 3D Rat from Utah last month.
In a video message to audiences at the Berlin Film Festival on Sunday before the screening of the film, Banksy gave one or two insights:
“I guess my ambition was to [...]

Banksy Film: UK Locations Announced

So today Banksy officially announced via banksyfilm.com the UK locations Exit Through The Gift Shop will be screened at.
Next stop for the film will be a screening at the Berlin Film Festival, and from the 5th March onwards it’ll appear at  these locations in the UK according to the site -
LONDON, BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE, OXFORD, NORWICH, [...]

Banksy Film: Exit Through The Gift Shop Synopsis

Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop screened for the first time at the Sundance Film Festial last night, and finally the plot and synopsis can be revealed.  From the LA Times:
“Exit Through the Gift Shop,” opens with Banksy himself — or at least a silhouette of him. Photographed in the dark, wearing a hoodie [...]

Banksy Piece in Utah Removed Ahead of Film Showing

That didn’t last long.  Ahead of Banksy’s film preview at Sundance on Sunday, one piece has already fallen victim to the buff.  Banksys on the street in this day and age never seem to last long without some kind of alteration, but this coming so soon is sure to raise eyebrows.
On the plus side, it [...]

Banksy Film & New Street Pieces: Confirmed

Billed as “The world’s first street art disaster movie”, Banksy is debuting his new film “Exit Through the Gift Shop” at Sundance,  it’s been officially confirmed via Banksy’s site.  Confirmation too of all those new pieces that popped up in Utah, including this new previously unseen rat.

Image via banksy.co.uk.
The official trailer is here.
From the BBC:
Notorious [...]