HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media are proud to announce WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" Teacher Appreciation Week, acknowledging the special role teachers play in our society, teachers can receive a special movie ticket offer for the critically acclaimed documentary film.
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For a limited time, teachers who present their credential when purchasing a WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" movie ticket at participating theater box offices around the country will get in at a reduced rate. This ticket is good for any one single published show time at participating theaters. The special offer is valid from Monday, November 15, 2010 through Thursday, November 18, 2010. Prices and participation may vary.
Paramount Pictures said: "We began noticing a trend where more and more teachers were coming out to see WAITING FOR 'SUPERMAN'. We decided to offer this discount as a 'Thank you' to the teachers who impact our children's lives on a daily basis."
For a list of participating theaters or more information about the movie go to http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/.
WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" directed by Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") is released under the Paramount Vantage banner and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It examines the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories. Having sparked a national conversation, the movie aims to inspire everyone to create innovative and long-term solutions to help change the course of our kids' lives for the better. The film is produced by Lesley Chilcott, with Participant Media's Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann serving as executive producers. It is written by Davis Guggenheim & Billy Kimball.
Don't miss the movie Scott Bowles of USA Today calls "One of the year's best films."
The film is now open in theaters nationwide in the U.S. and Canada.
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About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom , a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution.
About Participant Media
Participant Media (participantmedia.com) is a Los Angeles-based global entertainment company specializing in socially-relevant documentary and non-documentary feature films, television, publishing and digital media. Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to the forefront real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participant creates extensive social action and advocacy programs, which provide ideas and tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. Participant's online Social Action Network is TakePart (takepart.com).
Participant Media is headed by CEO Jim Berk and was founded in 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Ricky Strauss is President. Participant's films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson's War, Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, The Visitor, The Soloist, Food, Inc., The Informant!, The Cove, The Crazies, Oceans, Countdown to Zero, Waiting for "Superman" and Fair Game.
About Walden Media
Walden Media specializes in entertainment for the whole family. Past award-winning films include: "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "Nim's Island" and "Charlotte's Web." Upcoming films include the third installment in the Narnia series "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."
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