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Visual Arts Entertainment Takes on a New Role
Production company Visual Arts Entertainment, best known for the number one box office hit, "Gridiron Gang" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson launches management arm to the Los Angeles based shingle adding Christos Vasilopoulos, costar of Cinemax’s new Alan Ball series, “Banshee” to their roster. - March 14, 2013 - Visual Arts Entertainment
K'icked! the Stories Behind Crowd Funding
Crowd funding has become very popular in recent years, and for good reason! It is a way for people to execute their creative endeavors. 'K'icked' is setting out to get an inside view of the popular crowd funding site, Kickstarter, and the projects it has made possible. - March 14, 2013 - K'icked
New Webzine for Independent Christian Filmmakers
Introducing Faith Flix, a new webzine geared for low budget, independent Christian filmmakers. Behind the scenes look at the world of independent Christian filmmaking. - March 14, 2013 - MainStreet Productions
The Aqua League's "Fiction" Becomes Reality in Fast 6
Doug Simpson & Slim of The Aqua League bring Euphon's "Fiction" to Fast & Furious series. - March 14, 2013 - Ironhorse Music Group LLC
Noted Steampunk Thriller "PROGRESS" Announces New Fundraising Campaign
The official teaser video for the 10-episode webseries PROGRESS was released in November 2012 and has been garnering much attention through blogs, magazines, podcasts, Twitter and Facebook. PROGRESS just launched an Indiegogo campaign to help raise funds for production on the whole series. In this... - March 13, 2013 - Progress the Webseries
360 Sound and Vision Launches New Website
360 Sound and Vision has a newly designed site. It has rich new images that showcase 360 Sound and Vision's fresh and original content. 360 Sound and Vision is an independent film company that produces the best in independent and underground cinema. You will find the best in indie action,... - March 13, 2013 - 360 Sound and Vision Ltd
The Second Annual Take Two Film Festival in New York City Set for April 5-7 Following Postponement Due to Sandy
Three-day festival will feature 56 independent films from 14 countries at the historic Theatre 80 St. Marks in the East Village. - March 12, 2013 - Take Two Film Festival
Religion's Greatest Secret Exposed in Shadow of Light, a Challenging Memoir That Will Split the World of Religion Wide Open. Let the War Begin.
Shadow of Light, a passionate and controversial debut novel by David David Kernan, dispels the dogma of organized religion and unveils the truth about mankind's innate link to the divine. - March 11, 2013 - DDKBooks
FLM.TV Announces Its Latest Showcase of Indie Films During the SXSW Film Festival
Watch films from any device including PCs, laptops, tablets and smart phones. - March 11, 2013 - Bernard Group Communications
Bicycle Art Salon Will be Holding Their Monthly Meeting Mar. 15 7-10pm That Will Feature Filmmaker, Kristin Tieche, Who Will Screen the Spinster, a Psychological Thriller
The March meeting will feature Film Maker, Kristin Tieche, who will screen The Spinster, a psychological thriller that follows “Phoebe”, a cycle vixen in search of true love into the dark, shadowy depths of romance. It also celebrates the bicycle community, on and behind the camera. They'll show some exclusive clips from the film and have a Q & A with the director. For more information, please visit (pledge & share) her Kickstarter Campaign as well. - March 11, 2013 - Bicycle Art Salon
AlphaDogs Post Drops Sake-Bomb at South by Southwest
Combinations of Izotope RX plugins combined with the Cedar DNS One were used on the best takes to remove wind noise, saving the cost of needing to do ADR and allowing more time to focus on the creative aspects of the film - March 09, 2013 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Stephens Brings "Credence" to Film
Irish-American actor, model, writer and producer Richie Stephens announces the release of his latest short film. - March 08, 2013 - Richie Stephens
Congratulations to the Winter Film Awards 2013 Independent Film Festival Winners
14 Outstanding Winners Honored in Awards Ceremony on March 2, 2013 in New York City. - March 08, 2013 - Winter Film Festival
WorldClips.TV Breaks the Stock Footage Business Model
"Our SD is still great stock footage, but we think it’s best future use is by cost-conscious independents who want to distribute their creations through video upload websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Blip and others. It’s also a great way for website designers to put some zip in their creations instead of using static still shots.” -Gary Isaacson, CEO-WorldClips.TV - March 06, 2013 - Isaacson Communications, Inc
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation and Scholastic Raise Awareness for Childhood Cancers Through the Film and Book, Ways to Live Forever
Film distribution company World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (World Wide) is coordinating efforts with book publisher Scholastic (www.scholastic.com) to raise awareness for childhood cancers through the award-winning feature film, Ways to Live Forever (www.waystoliveforevermovie.com). Slated... - March 06, 2013 - World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation
Cybornetics is Available on VOD at Amazon Instant Video
360 Sound and Vision’s ”Cybornetics,” is available on VOD at Amazon Instant Video, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B95MEK4/ref=atv_feed_catalog?tag=imdb-amazonvideo-20 Cybornetics is fresh, new and a refreshing new story that rivals the assembly line remakes of your standard... - March 06, 2013 - 360 Sound and Vision Ltd
AlphaDogs Post Beats the Train to the Finish for "The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek"
Visual effects, color correction, and audio were all completed at AlphaDogs Post in Burbank. - March 06, 2013 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Yorkshire Has the Scare Factor Award-Winning Video Production Company’s Short Film Showcased Internationally
Award-winning Leeds and London based video production company, The Production Zone, is celebrating after its short festive horror film ‘Silent Night’ is to be exhibited at a number of film festivals worldwide this summer, showcasing the best that British film-making talent has to offer. - March 03, 2013 - The Production Zone
Minneapolis College Students to Film in La Crescent, MN - “213” Is No Small Endeavor
Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) students gearing up for weekend shoot at La Crescent Cabin. - March 02, 2013 - MCTC Student Cinema - 213
Homemade Horror Company Celebrates 10 Years in Business with "Werewolves, Cheerleaders & Chainsaws"
For the last ten years, husband and wife team Pat and Pippa Higgins have been running horror production company Jinx Media Ltd, creating award-winning and internationally distributed horror films on shoestring budgets. To celebrate the anniversary, they are releasing a filmed version of Pat's latest live show "Werewolves, Cheerleaders & Chainsaws," full of advice and anecdotes about filming, free of charge on http://jinx.co.uk - March 01, 2013 - Jinx Media Ltd
Malfunction Film Announces Production Partnerships
Malfunction Films has entered into agreements to provide pre-production and production services for two motion picture projects. - March 01, 2013 - Malfunction Films
"Buddy Bear in My First Day Adventures" is Currently in Production and Slated for a Summer Release with "My First Musical Adventure"
John P. Aguirre, Executive producer and creator of, "My First Day With Buddy Bear Adventures" has teamed up with Roland Canamar's Silver Dream Factory Inc to produce an undisclosed number of episodes of "Buddy Bear in My First Day Adventures." The overall deal will include the development of a feature film as well as multiple, half hour episodes of the original, independent children's show developed for the toddler to preschool set. The show is currently repped by Hugh Edwards at Aspect Film. - February 28, 2013 - My First Day Productions
New Addition to the Sites of the World’s Cultures Series Damascus: Paradise on Earth Available on DVD March 26
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Damascus: Paradise on Earth available on March 26, 2013. Once the legendary dynasty of the Omayyads had chosen Damascus as its capital in the 7th century, the Syrian city acquired a fabulous reputation. For almost 100 years Damascus was the cultural... - February 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
New Addition to the Sites of the World’s Cultures Series Persepolis: Stage of Kings Available on DVD March 26
Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Persepolis: Stage of Kings available on March 26, 2013. It seems as if the people who built Persepolis – and this they did even before the ancient Romans created their world empire – appeared out of nowhere. Presumably it was a tribe of... - February 28, 2013 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Kickstarter Campaign Launching to Bring "Free Willy" Star Back to Hollywood
Blue Carpet Event Will Celebrate 20th Anniversary of the Hit Film “Free Willy” and the World Premiere New Documentary About Orca at Historic Egyptian Theater - February 25, 2013 - Keiko the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy
The Truth About the Modeling Industry
Reel Works Kicks Off Monthly Documentary Screening Series: On February 28th, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking screens the award-winning and internationally renowned documentary "Girl Model" for free. - February 25, 2013 - Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
The Best Movies You’ll Ever Hear
A new media enterprise produces award-winning and once optioned screenplays as a hybrid "Audiomovie" and Dramatized Radioplay. - February 24, 2013 - Screenplay Theater
Gravitas Ventures Acquires Jared Masters' New Horror Film "Slink"
Gravitas Ventures has gained Worldwide VOD rights to Jared Masters' Horror Film "Slink" for a June 1st, 2013 release. - February 24, 2013 - MoreHorror.com
Freelancers The Series - an Exciting New Fantasy Action Adventure Web Series - Launches a Kickstarter Campaign
Freelancers The Series - an Exciting new Fantasy Action Adventure web series - launches a Kickstarter campaign for finishing funds. Ignatius Fischer, owner of Witness Pictures and creator of Freelancers The Series, recently made the decision to open up funding to the fans and public via Kickstarter.com, a crowd-source funding platform for creative projects. From films, games, music, art, design and technology, Kickstarter.com is full of ambitious, innovative and imaginative projects. - February 23, 2013 - Charlie Boy Productions
South Africa’s Ultimate Safari Spa "Karkloof", Soon to be Aired on TV, Submitted for "Tourism Media Award"
The US based Seven Stars Travel Show™ was recently filmed at South Africa’s most recognized premier safari spa resort, at the Karkloof Safari Spa in KwaZulu-Natal, located by Durban, SA. Karkloof’s amazing wildlife, the award-winning organic spa and cuisine and luxurious eco lifestyle is featured in this film close-up and on location. Now submitted for the international "Tourism Media Award" at the upcoming ITB in Berlin. - February 21, 2013 - Seven Stars
Lead Actor in Arbor Avenue Films’ Latest Production, Star and the Snowman, Starring in CATCO’s Production of the Tony-Award Winning Red
Lead Actor Kevin McClatchy Headlines CATCO’s Red, the Story of Acclaimed Artist Mark Rothko; Filmmakers’ Crowdfunding Campaign Nearing Goal on Kickstarter - February 21, 2013 - Arbor Avenue Films
The 2B Show - Search for the Next Big Thing
The potential of the Internet, with sites such as Youtube and Facebook, means that Film Festivals are not the only way for writers, directors, actors and producers to get their work noticed. - February 21, 2013 - 2b Acting Ltd
Former Passions Star, Chrystee Pharris Stars in Interracial Body Swap Short Film "The Takeover"
Best Friends Experience an Interracial Body Swap in Clever New Comedy from Rayven Choi Films. Rayven Choi Films announced the launch of their comical short film, The Takeover, that made its online world premiere debut just in time for Valentine's Day, at www.thetakeoverfilm.com. The Takeover is... - February 18, 2013 - Rayven Choi Films
Monster Japan Travel Guide Author Armand Vaquer at Mad Monster Party
Armand Vaquer, author of "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan" to attend Mad Monster Party convention in Charlotte, North Carolina March 22-24. - February 17, 2013 - Armand Vaquer, Author
Videosmith, Inc. Philadelphia Named Official Camera Supplier to Gettysburg 150th Film
The production will feature a true cinematic look and a combination of cameras have been chosen to capture the action this July. - February 17, 2013 - Rob Child & Associates, LLC
Celebrity Spokespersons Sought for National Child-Abuse Awareness Month
The makers of the Academy Award winning films About Schmidt, ALI & A Beautiful Mind seek Celebrity Spokespersons for ChildrenWithoutAVoiceUSA, official sponsors of their new groundbreaking film TUCHT, a psycho-thriller inspired by 8 remarkable adult-survivors of child-abuse. - February 16, 2013 - ASAOPE Independent FilmWorks
Exposing a Diamond in the Rough
ProPatterns, Inc. encounters a new experience while filming Exposed. - February 15, 2013 - ProPatterns, Inc.
Award Winning Film "Qwerty" to Screen at Winter Film Awards 2013 Independent Film Festival
“Qwerty” is the heartwarming tale of introverted word-nerd Zoe and her newfound love Marty as she attempts to become the 2nd ever female National ScrabbleTM Champion. - February 15, 2013 - Winter Film Festival
Award Winning Film "Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution" to Screen at Winter Film Awards 2013 Independent Film Festival
Not many moments in life change the course of history; break the mold; shatter the status quo and usher in a paradigm shift. But on a chilly night in November 1973, such a moment took place. For the second time in history, the Americans stormed France in an epic battle. This battle, however, would... - February 15, 2013 - Winter Film Festival
Award Winning Film "Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till" to Screen at Winter Film Awards 2013 Independent Film Festival
In an acting tour de force, one man performs 36 roles in the telling of the Emmett Till tragedy. Experience the story, trial, and unbelievable confessions of those accused of Emmett's murder in this riveting drama. DAR HE will be screened at the 2013 Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival on... - February 15, 2013 - Winter Film Festival
Summertime Entertainment's Dorothy of Oz Film Garners Nomination in "The Earnies" Social Media Awards
Totally Toto Tuesday Facebook campaign also successful in nationwide adoption of Cairn terriers. - February 14, 2013 - Summertime Entertainment
YallaTV, VOD and the Independent Filmmaker: a Powerful Partnership
Regardless of who pleads guilty, the verdict is the same: The rise of video on demand (VOD) has changed the fate of independent film distribution. - February 14, 2013 - YallaTV
Cooper Capital Limited Announces "Sandow" Movie in Development
Alexander Cooper announces the development of the Feature Film currently titled “Sandow”, the first full length feature film inspired by Eugen Sandow, the original strong man, and founder of body building. It is the extraordinary epic story of a legendary old time strongman- charting... - February 12, 2013 - Cooper Capital Ltd
AlphaDogs Post Inflicts Suspense in New Indie Thriller
A scary vibe was created for the film with just the right amount of picture contrast and shadow combined with suspenseful background sound effects. - February 12, 2013 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dark Sleep, The Indestructible Man, Plus Two RetroGold Titles Coming to DVD in April from Retromedia & BayView
BayView Entertainment’s DVD catalog from the cult movie experts at Retromedia Entertainment adds four titles, including a new feature film, “The Dark Sleep,” in April 2013. - February 09, 2013 - BayView Entertainment
Publication of the New Book "Journey to Ogasawara" by Michael Craig
The publication of Michael Craig's first book "Journey to Ogasawara" has been eagerly anticipated and is a companion to the film from Copernicus Films "David Burliuk and the Japanese avant-garde" - February 08, 2013 - Copernicus Films
BayView Entertainment Announces the April 2013 Special-Edition DVD Release of the Feature Film “Going by the Book”
BayView Entertainment announces the April 16, 2013 release of the special edition 2-DVD of the Korean-language feature film “Going by the Book” from Five Points Pictures. - February 08, 2013 - BayView Entertainment
Dr. Leigh-Davis Signs with Media Talent Agency and Focuses on Comedy
In addition to developing the docuseries "The Magazine," Dr. Leigh-Davis will be seeking new comedy work with her new representatives, Media Talent Agency. - February 08, 2013 - Dr. Leigh-Davis
Product of My Environment Has Done It Again
Product Of My Environment is now a short film. It started as a book, then an award winner, and a song. Short film premiere of Product Of My Environment will be March 16, 2013, at the Black Spectrum Theatre, Jamaica, NY from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. You can get further information at http://www.productofmyenvironment.net. - February 06, 2013 - Product Of My environment
"Virginity" Independent Feature Film Tackles Major Human Rights Issue
"Virginity," a film by director Saaed Khoze (starring Michelle Farivar, Jessica Hendrickson, Vera Nova, Nina Nayebi and Kamran Malak Motiei), is an independent feature-length film based on true events. It tackles the perverse subject and worldwide epidemic of "honor killings"... - February 05, 2013 - LA Independent Film & Entertainment