SnagFilms to Release ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR’ nationally on 05/14

by mcuomo on April 12, 2013

After a very successful theatrical run, we are pleased to announce the upcoming home entertainment release of HAPPY NEW YEAR via SnagFilms, beginning with cable-on-demand and broadband digital platforms on 05/14, with DVD and subscription – based streaming options later this summer. The film will be available for cable-on-demand purchase for all Comcast and Verizon Fios subscribers on May 14 (120 million homes), with other providers being added later this year. The film will also be available on various digital platforms which include: iTunes, Amazon, Google, Xbox and Vudu. Stay tuned for news regarding with DVD (w/special features) release, coming later this summer.

We have also signed up with TUGG.com which allows YOU to host a special screening of Happy New Year at a theatre in your town.

Here we go!

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EXCLUSIVE NY ENGAGEMENT ENDS THURS, DEC 13

by mcuomo on December 5, 2012

GET TICKETS
EXCLUSIVE NY ENGAGEMENT STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
QUAD CINEMA
(13th ST BET. 5TH & 6TH AVES, (212) 255 – 2243

SHOWTIMES: 1:00, 3:10, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:05pm

For Advance Ticket Sales, please visit:
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or Call 777-FILM #636

Intros/Q+As with writer/director K. LORREL MANNING, lead actor/producer MICHAEL CUOMO and Special Guests

WEDS, DEC 12, 7:45pm
K. LORREL MANNING, Writer/Director
MICHAEL CUOMO, Lead Actor/Producer

THURS, DEC 13, 7:45pm
K. LORREL MANNING, Writer/Director
MICHAEL CUOMO, Lead Actor/Producer
TINA SLOAN-McPHERSON, Co-Star/Military Mother

For Group Sales Please Contact: Jeanine Bianco / bianco.jeanine@gmail.com

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HAPPY NEW YEAR Sets NYC Premiere & Theatrical Release!

October 17, 2012

After playing over 16 festivals, winning several awards, and garnering the praise of the press and thousands of veterans, HAPPY NEW YEAR will have its NYC premiere and reception at the Disney Screening Room as part of the 1st Annual Veterans Week on Monday, November 12th.    Hosting this special event will be GERRY BYRNE, [...]

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Director K. Lorrel Manning Speaks w/ The Huffington Post About HAPPY NEW YEAR

June 12, 2012

by Joshua Kors
Don’t let the name fool you. Happy New Year has nothing in common with vacuous holiday comedies like New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day. The film, written and directed by K. Lorrel Manning, explores the lives of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, digging into the ugly internal [...]

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HNY’s Manning & Cuomo Speak w/ FILMMAKER Magazine

June 12, 2012

I first met writer/director K. Lorrel Manning and actor/producer Michael Cuomo at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, where we found ourselves the fish-out-of-water New Yorkers in a sea full of Southwest cinephiles. Their SXSW 2011 (sold out) hit Happy New Year is grounded in star Cuomo’s nuanced portrayal of a [...]

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“HAPPY NEW YEAR” NOMINATED FOR 2012 VOICE AWARD

March 1, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR has been nominated for a 2012 Voice Award. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the VoiceAwards honor consumer/peer leaders who have done exemplary work promoting the social inclusion of individuals with behavioral health problems. The awards also recognize TV and film writers and producers that incorporate dignified, [...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR Presents Limited Edition Nina Berman Print!

February 28, 2012

In 2004, writer/director LORREL MANNING, wandered through a local Barnes and Nobles and came upon a small, newly released book, called Purple Hearts by award-winning photographer NINA BERMAN. He bought it and his life took a new course.
Until that moment, he hadn’t paid much attention to the war in Iraq, or the condition of returning [...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM

February 28, 2012

On February 23, the Whitney Museum Contemporaries presented a private screening of Happy New Year at the Bryant Park Hotel, hosted by Executive Board Member JESSICA LEVINE. The screening was followed by an intense panel discussion with writer/director K. LORREL MANNING, lead actor/producer MICHAEL CUOMO and award-winning photographer/Whitney Biennial artist NINA BERMAN, moderated by Congressional [...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR Wins Big in Beaufort!

February 20, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR added to its growing collection of awards by taking home the top prize for BEST FEATURE FILM at the 6th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival, held February 15-19 in Beaufort, South Carolina. It was a banner year for the festival, with attendance reaching over 7000.
Festival organizers RON TUCKER, BRUCE DONEFF, and [...]

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RINGING IN 2012 W/ HEROES!

January 3, 2012

On December 31, Writer/Director K. LORREL MANNING and friends celebrated the new year with the veterans at St. Albans Community Living Center in Jamaica, Queens, NY. It was absolutely awesome,” says Manning. “The guys were a riot and so happy to see us. There are so many activities happening at this place, if people want [...]

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