Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog

21 March 2025

March 2025 Statement

Hello dear visitors. Here's a small update aimed at explaining the lack of activity on the blog over the past year or so. Well, the only reason is, I have been busier than usual. After 24 years working as an editor; digital compositor (vfx); colorist; online editor; post-production supervisor and post-production technical director; last summer, I decided to listen to myself and move forward with a project that had been close to my heart for several years : I'm almost halfway through a degree in Gestion de l'information et des archives, "Information and archives management" at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), which keeps me very busy. This, combined with the fact that I acquired very few items as few interesting ones surfaced during that period; explains the blog’s inactivity.

With that being said, I added three new French press stills, I recently acquired, to the original 12 February 2022 post. (Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in France by distributor René Chateau in 1983)

Enjoy,

Danny

20 October 2023

Dawn of the Dead Mini Ad Sheet issued in the US by SBC Management Corporation in 1979

1 page mini ad sheet. Material intended to exhibitors. "For exclusive use as authorized by SBC Management Corporation".

21.6 x 28 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Mini Ad Sheet issued in the US by SBC Management Corporation in 1979", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 20 October 2023.

31 July 2023

Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in Spain by distributor Izaro Films in 1978

11 press stills or more precisely fotos de prensa, as they are referred to by distributors in Spain. Material intended to exhibitors. Sadly, my set is missing the "title card". The late Barcelona based distributor sold it on it's own ten days before I acquired the set. Needless to say, I am desperately looking to locate one.

24.5 x 19 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Press Stills issued in Spain by distributor Izaro Films in 1978", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 31 July 2023.

23 April 2023

Dawn of the Dead Metal Button Badge issued in the UK by Target International in 1980

"Zombies - They were your friends" Metal Button Badge as they are referred to on the "What material you'll receive" page of the PIC Publicity Press Kit supplement. "These have been specially produced and limited numbers will be despatched to theaters".

37 mm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Metal Button Badge issued in the UK by Target International in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 23 April 2023.

03 March 2023

Dawn of the Dead 4 Fogli Poster issued in Italy by distributor Titanus in 1978

"Zombi" four sheet or 4 fogli, as they are referred to by distributors in Italy. A variant with the ...quando non ci sarà più posto all'inferno i morti cammineranno sulla Terra... tagline was also produced.

140 x 200 cm (Two 140 x 100 cm parts)

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead 4 Fogli Poster issued in Italy by distributor Titanus in 1978", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 3 March 2023.

27 January 2023

Dawn of the Dead Press Sheet issued in Denmark by distributor Obel Film in 1980

"Zombie - Rædslernes Morgen" two-sided press sheet or more precisely Presseark, as they are referred to by distributors in Denmark. Material intended to exhibitors. Press sheet for the original 21st of January 1980 Copenhagen release. By the 6th of November 1981 re-release, distribution had moved from Obel Film to Saga Filmudlejning. Instead of printing new press sheets, a marker was used to mask Obel Film's credit on the front (e.g., 1) while Saga Filmudlejning stickers were affixed on the back (e.g., 1, 2).

21 x 29.7 cm

From my personal collection.

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To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2023, "Dawn of the Dead Press Sheet issued in Denmark by distributor Obel Film in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 27 January 2023.