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Opportunities Abound for Voice Over Artist in Principal Role as Independent Film Premieres
Charlotte Elle Hanna portrays Millie in A Simple Life premiering to the public October 26, 2013 and also produces first audiobook available at Audible.com - October 01, 2013 - Charlotte Elle Hanna
International Singing Sensation Mario Frangoulis Returns to the U.S. for a Limited Engagement This Fall; Pledges a Portion of Proceeds to Charity
Mario Frangoulis, the world-renowned “powerhouse tenor” returns to the U.S. stage with his electrifying voice and stunning charisma. Unveiling songs from his new, critically acclaimed international release, Beautiful Things, Frangoulis will inspire and touch audiences in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City this November, with his captivating performances and compassionate desire to help those in need. - September 30, 2013 - Mario Frangoulis
Hotcards to Light 20 People on Fire in Cleveland
Just after sunset on October 19, 2013, Cleveland-based print & design company, Hotcards will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “The Most People Performing Full Body Burns” in Cleveland’s Flats district, all while throwing a giant spectator party at Shooters and... - September 28, 2013 - Hotcards
Hollywood, Are You Ready for Phillia Thomas?
Actor Phillia Thomas starred in a short film called "Used to be" that was filmed in Cleveland, Ohio. This film will be screening at the Hollywood black film festival October 4th, 2013. - September 23, 2013 - Phillia Thomas
Tandiland East Holding Launches the Feature Film "Six in One" on Kickstarter
Filmmaker Tanya M. Dixon and Tandimonium Films (a subsidiary of Tandiland East Holding) launch the Kickstarter campaign for the suspense/thriller feature film "Six in One" to raise 100K in 40 days. - September 23, 2013 - Tandiland East Holding
Panda Security, Exclusive Sponsor of Open Windows, Nacho Vigalondo’s New Film (#PANDAMovie2014)
Open Windows is a high-tech thriller directed by Nacho Vigalondo, starring Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey. Panda Security hope to increase awareness of protecting digital information. - September 22, 2013 - Panda Security
The Station Launches The Writers Room
Integrated Production Company – The Station – Continues to Push New Production Models for Branded Content and Entertainment Building a Unique Roster of Award-Winning Television, Film and Comedy Writers to Collaborate with Ad Agencies and Brands on Long Format, Web and Episodic Content. - September 20, 2013 - The Station
Independent Filmmaker Sees Quick Traction for Kickstarter Campaign
Jody Fedele is an independent filmmaker working on his first major theatrical release; The Monster Master, an anthology horror film. His current Kickstarter campaign is raising funding for one of the vignettes entitled Monster Master: Graveyard of Horrors. Mr. Fedele and his brother Jon Fedele have been working on Hollywood features for over twenty years. - September 20, 2013 - Jody Fedele
XPAND 3D Continues to be 3D Supplier of Choice for Prestigious Film Festivals at San Sebastian Film Festival
XPAND 3D will continue for the 5th year in a row to be the exclusive 3D supplier for the prestigious San Sebastian Film Festival. - September 20, 2013 - Xpand
Artist Ventures Client Terry Savage Signs on for "Who the F*ck Is Uncle Joe?"
Artist Ventures client Terry Savage, best known for his roles in "24" and feature film "Deceitful," signs on for the series "Who The F*uk Is Uncle Joe?" - September 20, 2013 - Artist Ventures
Jerry’s Artarama Sponsors “Molly Danger” Comic Book Launch Party
National Arts Retailer Supports Veteran Comic Book Artist Jamal Igle. - September 20, 2013 - Jerry's Artarama
Internationally Renown Environmental Artist Mara G. Haseltine Shows Her Open Studio Work "La Boheme a Portrait of Today's Oceans in Peril"
For this occasion the artist's studio will mimic the complex world that the artist sees when she is looking through the microscope. Bathed by black lights, the plankton inspired sculptures gleam in exquisite contrast with the rough plastic they cling to. Viewers will enter into a world where the fantastical forms of plankton and pollution form a dramatic portrait of today’s microscopic ocean. A minuscule world threatened by pollution. - September 19, 2013 - Mara G. Haseltine
Award Winning Director Launches Indiegogo Campaign for Feature Film "American Girl"
Help Karma Cookie Productions finance the first full-length featured about a chance encounter that leads to a romantic relationship that turns into a twist of lies and deceit. - September 19, 2013 - Karma Cookie Productions
A Christmas Story House & Museum Night at Progressive Field
Brian Jones, Owner of A Christmas Story House & Museum, to throw out first pitch wearing bunny suit. - September 17, 2013 - A Christmas Story House & Museum
New Short Film "Trane and Miles" Celebrates Jazz Music Legends
Take a journey to 1959 and walk the miles with two of the most iconic jazz musicians of all time, men whose work became the soundtrack of an era. Writer-director Scott Essman of Visionary Cinema captures the brilliant, untold story of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, starring Ricco Ross as Coltrane and Travis Hinson as Davis. Their impact came at the outset of significant changes in all things America. - September 16, 2013 - Visionary Cinema
Actor/Flimmaker Mo Hines Tackles First Feature Film About the Mysterious Dating Span Called Cuffing Season
Actor/Director Mo Hines delves into the world of dating and it's "Cuffing Season" in his first feature length project. - September 16, 2013 - Heavy Hines Entertainment
Filmmaker Maria Olsen Guests on Eye on Entertainment and MoreHorror in Hollywood
Olsen's Company MOnsterworks66 is Co-Producing the Upcoming Feature Film "Squeal: Blood Harvest" with Seth Metoyer's "Dismal Productions" - September 13, 2013 - Eye on Entertainment
African Culture Through Film
Black Speech Media Hosting a Film Screening as part of the African Day Parade and Festival Festivities in Harlem New York - September 11, 2013 - Black Speech Media Group
Final: The Rapture Houston Premiere
Final: The Rapture, a Christian Film by RiverRain Production, to be released in select theaters in Houston, Texas on September 13, 2013. Cast and Crew from Los Angeles, CA will be there. - September 10, 2013 - RiverRain Productions
Montclair Disaster Relief Canine: Animal Planet Documentary Pays Tribute to Hero Dogs of 9/11 in Documentary Special
Premiering in the United States on Tuesday, September 10 at 8pm ET/PT Animal Planet is airing Hero Dogs Of 9/11, a one-hour documentary special that chronicles the legacies of working dogs at Ground Zero. The program includes Frank Shane from Upper Montclair, N.J. and his Disaster Relief Canine Nikie who worked on Ground Zero for nine months. It pays tribute to all the unheralded dogs that were part of the rescue and recovery efforts. - September 10, 2013 - k-9 Disaster Relief
Casting Hub Actor Takes Part in Feature Film
Casting Hub member, Alexander Martinez, has gotten a part in the feature film "Caihong City." - September 10, 2013 - CASTINGHUB
Little Red Wagon Films is Backing 13 Year Old Female Horror Director
Little Red Wagon Films is backing 13 year old female horror director Emily DiPrimio. Together they are trying to raise $25,000 on Kickstarter to make her dream come true. They have crafted a pitch video that has attracted the attention of the horror community. Renowned horror website www.horrorsociety.com has said that their pitch video is "The best pitch video we have ever seen." - September 09, 2013 - Little Red Wagon Films
Crowdfunding Movie Director Will Consider Suicide on September 10th
Toronto-based movie director DW Gordon, who is attending the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), is trying to raise awareness for International Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th with an Indiegogo Crowdfunding campaign entitled: Stop the Stigma of Suicide. - September 08, 2013 - Grand Slam Pictures
Heroes of the North - Season 2 Campaign Makes the Homepage of IndieGogo.com
Launched less than two weeks ago, the Heroes of the North Season 2 fundraising campaign graced the homepage of IndieGogo yesterday, a major milestone for the crowdfunding initiative of the multi-award-winning transmedia webseries. - September 08, 2013 - Movie Seals Digital Inc.
Epic Chicago-Born Indie on Woman Resistance Fighter Attracts Top-Notch Cast & Crew Stephen Baldwin, Leticia Sabatella, Paolo Bonacelli
First-time film director Rick Snyder of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and first-time screenwriter (and former theater critic) Lucia Mauro attract big names to a grassroots indie film on the life of obscure Brazilian revolutionary Anita Garibaldi. The film, titled ANITA, launched its second phase of financing through crowdfunding on September 6, 2013. - September 08, 2013 - Anita the Movie
Ed Asner and Hollywood Celebrities in Maryland
Hollywood actor and political activist Edward Asner will be spending three days in Maryland meeting and greeting fans, posing for photographs and signing autographs. Joining Asner are Julie Newmar, Johnny Crawford, Margaret O'Brien, Mamie Van Doren, Robert Loggia and Larry Storch who will also be attending the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention on September 19 to 21, 2013. - September 07, 2013 - Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention
A Film Screening of GRACELAND - a Ron Morales Film
A fundraising event to benefit Typhoon Pablo victims in the Philippines. The movie is in Tagalog with English subtitles. - September 07, 2013 - Barangay Filipino in New England
Dawna Lee Heising is Miss SortFLIX International 2013-2014
Steve Mehraban is the Founder and Developer of the Online Movie Discovery Engine SortFLIX at www.SortFLIX.com. - September 04, 2013 - Eye on Entertainment
FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia Announces Schedule for 16th Annual Event
FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s Independent Film Festival since 1996, recently announced the schedule for their 16th annual event Friday, September 20th through Sunday, September 22nd at Franklin Theater in The Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. FirstGlance is screening three feature films, four feature documentaries, three short documentaries, sixteen short films, two animated films, four student shorts, two music videos, and four web series pilots. - September 04, 2013 - FirstGlance Films
Kickstarting the Indie Film Festival
NYC’s Winter Film Awards Jumps on the Crowdfunding Bandwagon - September 02, 2013 - Winter Film Festival
StoryAlity Theory Scientifically Predicts a "Hit Movie" in January 2014
StoryAlity Theory, a new scientific theory of film virality, predicts that in in January 2014 a new motion picture will enter the list of the Top 20 RoI (Return On Investment) films of all time. See The Numbers (http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/budgets.php) for the Top 20 RoI Films List, and see the StoryAlity website (http://StoryAlity.wordpress.com/) for specific details of the scientific prediction of the anticipated 2014 film. - September 01, 2013 - StoryAlity
Film Production to Begin on the Life of the Hare Krishna Movement’s Founder, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
ISKCON Cinema, in association with the Vedic Community Foundation (VCF) will produce the Documentary Feature Film, ACHARYA—One Who Teaches by Example. - August 30, 2013 - Vedic Community Foundation, Inc
New Production Company Brandon Street Films Has Announced an 9-Picture Film Slate, Beginning with "The Disappearance of Dinosaur Stan"
Brandon Street Films is in advanced development with a number of projects including, The Disappearance of Dinosaur Stan, written and directed by Gordon Michaels, based on the book, "The Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue," by Joseph Kchodl and Wendy Caszatt - Allen. Other projects in the script stages of development include the Detroit based heist drama, "Overtime," written by Gordon Michaels, "One Way Ticket," and the comedy, Harold Undercover, a sequel to the critically acclaimed, Unbeatable Harold - August 28, 2013 - Brandon Street Films
C.G. Jung: The Wisdom of the Dream Acclaimed 3-Part Series Available on DVD September 24th
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of C.G. Jung: The Wisdom of the Dream - 3-Part Series available September 24, 2013. In the first film, as throughout the series, unprecedented access to Jung’s family house near Zurich, with his library and consulting room, and to his famous... - August 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Angkor for Sale? Art Theft in Cambodia Available on DVD September 24th
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Angkor For Sale? Art Theft in Cambodia available, September 24, 2013. Angkor is one of the world's largest and most magnificent archaeological sites. But Cambodia's recent history of violence has also claimed Angkor as a victim. The cultural heritage... - August 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
András Schiff Plays Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28 & Schiff on Chopin Available on DVD September 24th
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of András Schiff Plays Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28 & Schiff On Chopin available September 24, 2013. Frederic Chopin, one of the best-loved composers in the history of music, was also one of the outstanding virtuoso pianists of the nineteenth... - August 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
In the Footsteps of Van Gogh Available on DVD September 24th
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of In the Footsteps of Van Gogh available September 24, 2013. This documentary traces the events of Van Gogh’s final years and reveals his turbulent spirit. It is ablaze with the canvases he painted between 1888 and 1890 and draws on his prolific... - August 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Nelson Mandela: Accused #1 the Untold Story of the Rivonia Trial Featuring Interviews with Nelson Mandela Available on DVD September 24th
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Nelson Mandela Accused #1 available September 24, 1013. In June 1964, following one of the most significant political trials of the 20th Century, Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki (father of former President Thabo Mbeki) and four others were... - August 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
"The Saratov Approach" to Open in Utah Theatres Wednesday, October 9
Three Coin Productions announces the release of "The Saratov Approach" on Wednesday, October 9. The film is pending an MPAA rating, but is expected to receive a PG-13 rating for dramatic elements. "The Saratov Approach" will screen at Megaplex Theatres and Cinemark Theatres... - August 27, 2013 - Three Coin Productions
Student Action Film TEARS AT DAWN to Screen at Oscar/BAFTA-Qualifying LA Shorts Fest
"Tears At Dawn," a cult action short by Austin,TX-based filmmaker Jordan Kerfeld, will be screening at the Oscar & BAFTA-qualifying LA Shorts Fest, one of the most prestigious short film festivals in the world. It is his graduate thesis film at the University of Texas at Austin. - August 27, 2013 - TEARS AT DAWN
Helen Darras, Licensor and Producer for a Dark Horse Comics Graphic Novel to Appear at the 2013 Cardiff Film & Comic Con, Wales, Aug. 31 - Sept. 1
Helen Darras appearing as a guest, to promote a Dark Horse Comics science fiction graphic novel she produced for them, in Wales at the Inaugural 2013 Cardiff Film & Comic Con, August 31 - September 1. - August 26, 2013 - Incorporate That Incorporated c/o Helen Darras
XPAND 3D Continues to be Exclusive 3D Supplier with Venice Film Festival
This marks the fifth time XPAND 3D will be the chosen 3D partner for the upcoming 70th Venice Film festival. - August 26, 2013 - Xpand
In We We Trust Presents Miami Price the Mini Movie
Short film directed and filmed by Wesley Dwaine, owner of In We We Trust, a venture capital company for creative projects. - August 23, 2013 - In We We Trust
Brick Houz Presents "The Happy Mommy Hustle" a Web Series About a Working Mom and a Stay-at-Home Mom
Brick Houz Productions is releasing episodes of its new fictional comedy series “The Happy Mommy Hustle” (formerly titled “Mom Enough For Ya?!”) on YouTube now. Episodes can be seen on the dedicated channel, youtube.com/thehappymommyhustle - August 22, 2013 - Brick Houz Productions
The DVD Premiere of “Return of the Killer Shrews” Coming in October from Retromedia and Bayview
BayView Entertainment’s DVD catalog from the cult movie experts at Retromedia Entertainment adds the DVD premiere of “Return of the Killer Shrews” plus the sexy comedy “Bewitched Housewives” on October 22, 2013. - August 22, 2013 - BayView Entertainment
Tinker the Web Series Enters Its Final Two Weeks of Crowdfunding
New developments in the pre-production steampunk science fiction series. - August 21, 2013 - Tinker Web Series
Reug Vision Re-Launches Music and Film Distribution Site
The company offers free music distribution to iTunes, Spotify, Rdio, Deezer, Groveshark and Sony Music name of a few. It is also offering free VEVO Distribution to musicians and record labels. - August 19, 2013 - Reug Vision
LXXX8 Productions Debuts Film Lineup
LXXX8 Productions Debuts a 7 film lineup that will be released in the next year. - August 18, 2013 - LXXX8 Productions
Summer Moore, Colorado Native and Star of the New Web Series, Peace and Quiet, Brings Hollywood to Colorado
Summer Moore, raised in Colorado, has appeared in numerous theatre performances across the country. Her resume contains many television shows including: The Doctors, Banzai, The Andy Dick Show, Days of Our Lives; as well as many film appearances in Just Married, Deliver Us from Eva, Catch Me if You... - August 17, 2013 - peace and quiet
Porter Pictures Lands U.S. Distribution Deal for New Feature Film "Interludes"
New feature film "Interludes" director Christopher Dorrah states: “Working with Porter Pictures, made getting distribution an easy process. I know now that I am supported by the Porter Pictures team and am happy to connect with like minds. - August 14, 2013 - Porter Pictures/True Indie TV