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Monet's Palate - Claude Monet
Claude Monet had two passions art and food and both meet at Monet's Palate - April 29, 2008 - AFB Productions Inc
Dave Gist Productions' Scribes Hired for 'Roswell 2012' Screenplay
Dave Gist Productions' Scribes Hired for 'Roswell 2012' Script by 1066 Pictures. - April 29, 2008 - Dave Gist Productions
New Christian Feature Release Targets Boomer Market
The Stopping Place DVD shows Boomers choosing Ministry as a Second Career. - April 29, 2008 - Sweet Picture Films
The 8th Annual Burlington College Student Film Festival
Tuesday, April 29th, Door opens at 6:00 p.m., Higher Ground, So. Burlington, VT - April 25, 2008 - Burlington College
Dark Reel Cast Greets Fango Fans
“Dark Reel” is a film within in film and on top of that, the pre-production is a story in itself. Take one privileged young man (Director, Josh Eisenstadt) from a well heeled suburb with dreams of directing. Add an ex-gang banger (Producer, David Forline) equipped with nothing more than bravado and chutzpah. Mix well and several months later – out pops a movie – and a really good one at that. - April 24, 2008 - Dark Reel Productions
Electronica Producer Opens Up to Indie Films
el Humo, Electronica Music Producer, makes catalogue of music available for film projects. - April 24, 2008 - nvisionMedia/streetlevel
The Great Society Shines Spotlight on Fiskars Village with New Web Video Strategy
The Great Society, a Portland, Ore.-based brand-building company, has unveiled the first three installments in the Fiskars Cinema Series. The documentary short films were devised to bring fresh relevance to a nearly 360-year-old company and feature the people, scenery and stories that make up one of the world’s most spectacular – and least known – artist communities: Fiskars Village, Finland. The “webisodes” can be currently viewed at www.FiskarsCinemaSeries.com. - April 23, 2008 - The Great Society
BBC Film Network and depo consulting Launch Second Life Cinema
New virtual cinema to showcase independent British filmmakers to a global audience. - April 23, 2008 - depo consulting ltd
Media Mayhem Corporation Names Industry Renowned Jamie Ashe as VP of Business Development
Media Mayhem Corporation has named Jamie Ashe as VP of Business Development. Ms. Ashe is one of the most respected and well-known women in advertising today. She has had an extensive and highly recognized career in advertising. Ms. Ashe has been awarded the ‘Top Sales Person of the... - April 22, 2008 - Media Mayhem Corporation
Feature Film "Crosshairs" Showcases San Antonio Talent
Action film to premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema April 27. - April 22, 2008 - Jade Esteban Estrada
World Film Magic Distribution and Sky 21 Productions Announce the Production and Release of "Pure Shooter"
World Film Magic Distribution and Sky 21 Productions announce that production of "Pure Shooter" has started and will be released throughout the world in 2009. Directed by Neema Barnette, the intense drama features Michael Rooker, Lynn Whitfield, Clifton Powell, Christopher Williams and... - April 18, 2008 - Exhibe Flix
Andeco Films's Producer Uses Taboo Subject to Make Message on Big Screen
African American Filmmaker touches on one of America's most controversial subjects, racism and interracial relationships. - April 16, 2008 - Andeco Films LLC.
Actor Kenny Miller to Appear at 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival
Veteran Hollywood actor Kenny Miller has confirmed that he will be appearing as a special guest at the 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival and Expo this October in Erie, Pennsylvania. Miller, best known to horror and science fiction fans for his roles in the 1950’s cult films “I Was A... - April 16, 2008 - Eerie Horror Film Festival
Kevin Booth, the Creator of American Drug War: the Last White Hope Will be Appearing on Urban Journal at XM Satellite Station the Power XM 169
Tune in Monday at 1PM East Coast Time / 10AM West Coast Time on XM 169 for a very special appearance by award winning documentary filmmaker, Kevin Booth. - April 14, 2008 - Sunset Corporation of America
Filmmaker Kevin Booth to Speak at University of Memphis
One of the most influential filmmakers in documentary cinema today will be the speaker with a question and answer session at the University of Memphis. Kevin Booth, producer and director of the four (4) time consecutive award winning Best Documentary film American Drug War: The Last White Hope will... - April 14, 2008 - Sunset Corporation of America
WCPE Offers Special Programming Honoring Passover
WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org, will air special programming to honor the Feast of Seder on Passover. The programming with be on April 19 at 6 p.m. ET. - April 13, 2008 - WCPE 89.7FM
Foul Shot Productions Will Join IKED Entertainment to Produce the Feature Horror Film with the Working Title of "Apprehension"
A brief background on this in-development project that is tentatively scheduled to begin shooting in August. - April 12, 2008 - Foul Shot Productions
10th Anniversary California Independent Film Festival to Honor Legendary Producer John Daly with a Lifetime Achievement Award
CIFF to Kick Off with Actors’ Studio-Style Event with Director Penny Marshall, moderated by John Madden; Mary Stuart Masterson to receive Diamond Award; Actor Joe Anderson to receive Rising Star Award; Producer Michael Cerenzie to receive Maverick Award, Comedian Pauly Shore to receive Spirit Award. - April 11, 2008 - California Independent Film Festival
“Lost Nation: The Ioway” Filmmakers Win Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival Top Awards
Award-winning film screens in town that inspired title. - April 11, 2008 - Fourth Wall Films
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Closes with Record Attendance
The 11th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org) drew to a close on Sunday, April 6 with record breaking attendance. Full Frame distributed 28,965 tickets at this year’s Festival compared to 26,895 last year. With a deliberate focus on allowing attendees better... - April 11, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
Kevin Booth, the Award Winning Producer/Filmmaker, Appears on Nationally Syndicated Alex Jones Show Today
Kevin Booth is interviewed by Infowars nationally syndicated radio talk show host, Alex Jones. - April 11, 2008 - Sunset Corporation of America
Cherry Bowl Drive-in: A Step Back Into the Fabulous 50’s Drive-in Celebrates 55 Years of Family Entertainment
The Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre celebrates their 55th year of providing family-friendly entertainment in Northern Michigan. Double features start at dusk, but come early for homemade food, shopping and entertainment. Open Fridays & Saturdays in May and September and daily all summer long. (231) 325-3413, www.cherrybowldrivein.com - April 10, 2008 - Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre
Announcing the 2008 Texas Film & Video Grants
Texas Film & Video Grants is a program designed to provide financial assistance to independent and emerging media makers who live in the State of Texas. Assistance is provided to artists whose work shows potential, skill, and creativity. Awards are distributed on a per-project basis; up to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per project. - April 10, 2008 - Texas Filmmakers Corporation
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Festival Award Winners
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org) has announced the 2008 Festival award recipients. - April 09, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
Award Winning Documentary, American Drug War: the Last White Hope is Revealed by Panelist on the Real Time with Bill Maher HBO Panel
Esteemed panelist on the popular HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher refers to the American Drug War film in last episode. - April 08, 2008 - Sunset Corporation of America
Edwin Freeman Starring as Mister Cee in "Notorious"
Edwin Freeman, announces that Fox Searchlight has just hired him for the role of Mister Cee in the upcoming biopic 'Notorious.' - April 03, 2008 - Clout PR Firm
Kirk Bowman, Paul Beeson and Danilo Mancinelli Are Successful Indie Filmmakers Who Have Collaborated and Will Release New Feature Films to the Public
Biography and a little background on these independent filmmakers. - April 03, 2008 - Foul Shot Productions
Rare "Gone with the Wind" Letters to be Sold
An important collection of Gone With the Wind letters and memorabilia are now being displayed at Circa Savannah an will be sold to interested parties. - April 01, 2008 - C. Savannah, LLC
Original Johnny Mercer Music Contracts for Sale at Circa Savannah
An important collection of one of America's favorite lyricist, vocalist, and composer who contributed to many Broadway musical productions and Hollywood films is available for purchase as Circa Savannah. - April 01, 2008 - C. Savannah, LLC
11th Annual Film Festival to Showcase Curated Sidebar
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced a curated sidebar for the 11th annual Festival April 3-6 in downtown Durham. - April 01, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
2008 Thin Line Film Fest Seeks All Forms of Documentaries
Thin Line Film Fest 2008 announces its Call for Entries. This year's festival will be held September 24 - 28 in Denton, TX. Thin Line Film Fest is an international, documentary-inspired film festival embracing the fluid nature of the documentary and celebrating the films and filmmakers redefining the genre. Thin Line Film Fest is seeking any film that adheres to the "style" of documentary filmmaking; including traditional documentaries, “mockumentaries,” “docu-fictions,” and “docudramas.” - March 29, 2008 - Texas Filmmakers Corporation
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2008 Panels and Workshops
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced the line-up of Panels and Workshops for the 11th annual Festival April 3-6 in downtown Durham. - March 28, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
ASI’s Extreme Loading® Technology Allays Implosion Concerns
Extreme Loading® Technology was used to predict the collapse of St. Francis Hospital scheduled for demolition in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania last weekend. The building’s demise was historic to that locale, but for Applied Science International (ASI), the hallmark event is about the technology that showed the public what would happen beforehand – a new structural analysis technology now available to practicing engineers internationally. - March 27, 2008 - Applied Science International, LLC
Jon Izen's Black and White Wins NYICFF Audience Award
Black and White, the iLaugh.com microseries featured at the 2008 New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF), walked away with the festival's prestigious Audience Award for viewers aged 8 to 14. Directed by March Entertainment's Jon Izen, Black and White is a wacky, ultra-short... - March 27, 2008 - March Entertainment Inc
Blood Sucking Babes from Burbank Will Have Re-Release on May 6th, 2008
The re-release of Blood Sucking Babes from Burbank to home video. - March 26, 2008 - Foul Shot Productions
"Lost Nation: The Ioway"-- Film Makes Oklahoma Premiere
Documentary explores dramatic saga of Oklahoma's Ioway Tribe. Film producers and Ioway Tribal Members to appear at Oklahoma premiere event. - March 25, 2008 - Fourth Wall Films
Feature Film Foul Shot Creating Some Buzz
Foul Shot Productions and the release of Foul Shot to US Home Video on January 1st, 2008. - March 25, 2008 - Foul Shot Productions
Fleur De Lis Film Studios Pays Tribute to American Heroes on Medal of Honor Day
Fleur De Lis Film Studios Honors American Heroes on Medal of Honor Day; Announces Partnership with The Rock Entertainment in Producing Medal of Honor TV Series - March 24, 2008 - Fleur De Lis Film Studios
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Ticket Sales
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced that Advance Tickets are available for purchase through Wednesday, April 2. Advance Tickets are the first opportunity to secure individual tickets, and they are available until Wednesday, April 2, after which online... - March 24, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
Curse of the Pink Panties II to Begin Production in Fall of 2008
Production companies Cranium Candy Entertainment and Foul Shot Productions has announced a sequel to Curse of the Pink Panties. The sequel will bring back gangster and jewel smuggler Guido as the spirits are back again to torment the ladies as the curse returns. Damien Donnelly was the executive... - March 23, 2008 - Foul Shot Productions
Blood Sucking Babes from Burbank Will Have a Sequel with the Title Angela's Cannibal Curse
Cranium Candy Entertainment and Foul Shot Productions has announced that they will begin pre-production for a sequel to the highly successful Blood Sucking Babes from Burbank. The working title is Angela’s Cannibal Curse with the alternate title of Blood Sucking Babes from Burbank II. Kirk... - March 23, 2008 - Foul Shot Productions
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Festival Schedule
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced that the 2008 Festival schedule is now available on their Web site at www.fullframefest.org. The schedule includes a brief synopsis of each film, as well as photos and screening times. Special programs throughout the... - March 23, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
Meet the Browns Star Lands EEW Magazine April Cover
Singer-Actress Tamela Mann is Featured in April Issue of EEW Magazine. - March 22, 2008 - EEW Magazine
Capstone Entertainment Group, Angry Mob Productions, and China Bell Productions to Produce Feature Film "The Orchard"
Independent film production announcement for new romance "The Orchard." - March 21, 2008 - Capstone Entertainment Group
Award-Winning Documentary "To Touch the Soul" Screening at On Location: Memphis International Film Festival
"To Touch the Soul" will screen on Sunday, March 30, 1:10 p.m., at Malco Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Avenue, Memphis, Tenn., as part of the On Location: Memphis International Film Festival. - March 20, 2008 - Cut Loose Productions
Gary Sturgis to Co-Star in Chicago Pulaski Jones
Bad Guy Does a Funny - Gary Sturgis co-stars in Cedric the Entertainer's Directorial Debut written by Kel Mitchell and Janis Woody - March 18, 2008 - Gary Sturgis
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Releases Podcast on 2008 Event
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced the release of a podcast on the 11th annual Festival. - March 18, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
TSN Studios Premiers Demolition Visual Effects Service to Film Production, Entertainment and Gaming Industries
New technology saves time and money - Shortens schedules from months to weeks, even days – Improves realism for demolition, impact and destruction effects. - March 15, 2008 - TSN Studios, LLC
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Curated Series
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced that the curated series for the 2008 festival will focus on the theme of migration. Full Frame selected Lourdes Portillo, an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker whose films have focused on the search for Latino... - March 14, 2008 - Full Frame Documentary Festival
Back to the Movies
Voice Coaches, an organization that provides industry-leading voice over training and classes across the United States and Canada, recently hosted professional voice over recording sessions for "Against The Wind,” a ten minute short film created by Fountainhead Pictures in association... - March 14, 2008 - Voice Coaches