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L.A. Indie Scene's First Annual Film & Music Festival at Cinespace, Hollywood - Dec 06
L.A. Indie Scene officially announced its first annual film and music festival today. Venue is not yet confirmed, but the first choice so far is Cinespace in Hollywood, which is also a restaurant. Call for entries started yesterday, and selected submissions will be announced on the company's official website, as well as the company's My Space profile at www.myspace.com/laindiescene. - June 14, 2006 - L.A. Indie Scene
Free Internet Resource Teaches Self Defense against a Knife Attack
Dragon Claw Publications announces the release of its most recent free self defense instructional videos- unarmed self defense against a knife attack, in response to requests at www.freeselfdefensevideos.com. - June 13, 2006 - Dragon Claw Publications
Brain Damage Films Portal Goes Live Selling Downloadable DVDs on EZTakes
Brain Damage Films, a leading independent horror movie production and distribution company, is selling a large collection of movie downloads on EZTakes. Consumers can now purchase, download and burn these movies to DVDs that they can watch by using almost any DVD player. - May 25, 2006 - EZTakes, Inc.
Movie Buff Website Re-launches
Moviewebcards.com - rated a "Hot Site" by USA Today when it launched in 2004 - has re-launched and it's even hotter. Its address is http://www.moviewebcards.com. - May 24, 2006 - Moviewebcards.com
Can Anything stop AIDS?
AIDS is infecting our young people at an alarming rate. What can be done? The documentary film, Tracy's Choices, offers a solution. - May 19, 2006 - Max Books
Tempe Entertainment has Started Selling Downloadable DVD Movies on EZTakes
Tempe Entertainment picks EZTakes to sell movie downloads that consumers can burn to DVDs that will play virtually anywhere. - May 18, 2006 - EZTakes, Inc.
Singa Home Entertainment has Published 100 Downloadable DVD Movies on EZTakes
Singa Home Entertainment, an independent film distributor, has made its 100th download-to-own DVD movie available on EZTakes. - May 18, 2006 - EZTakes, Inc.
Digital Short Film Selected for Screening at 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Engineering Firm Post-Produces a Digital Short Film that Will be Screened at 2006 Cannes Film Festival. - May 17, 2006 - Durrenberger Engineering, Inc.
U5 Records Presents: The Skinny
Boston bassist Ben Kogan returns home with his college rock band from Miami to tour the Northeast states. Shows stops include Maryland, Pennsylvania, The Bitter End in New York City, Harper's Ferry in Boston, The Broken Moon Music Festival in Maine and others. University of Miami graduate Ben Kogan returns home to tour with rock band. - May 17, 2006 - The Skinny
Direct Grass Roots Marketing Impacts Indie Film
In an age where even the major studios are struggling for revenue, a small door has opened for independent filmmakers with well crafted, low cost and commercially targeted movies such as AWAKEN THE DEAD, a new high caliber horror-action movie from Silver Storm Productions LLC and writer/director... - May 11, 2006 - Silver Storm Productions
Mercutio: The King of Cats Receives Top Honors at Worldfest 2006
Mercutio: The King of Cats, scribed by local San Diegan Christophver R, has received the Silve Remi Award for dramatic adaptation in the screenplay category at the WorldFest International Film Festival. Mercutio, the property of Fair Verona Films, is entertaining interest from major Hollywood studios for a co-production deal to produce the screenplay as a major theatrical release. - May 11, 2006 - Alan Ames and Associates
Story Watchers Club ‘Keys To Imagination’ Receives the Bronze Award from Family Review Center
Family Review Center announced that StoryWatchers Club has been awarded the Bronze Award, for their DVD known as ‘Keys To Imagination’. - May 09, 2006 - Family Review Center
GarageBand Software Tutorials & Training Download & DVD-Video
GetGoingTraining.com today announced the release of “Get Going with GarageBand 3”, a DVD-Video and QuickTime video download offering in-depth training and tutorials for the amazingly popular music creation software package, GarageBand 3 from Apple Computer's iLife06 software suite. Free Video Previews at GetGoingTraining.com - May 06, 2006 - GetGoingTraining.com
New Filmmaker Releases Trailer Online for a Free Full Length Feature Film, Titled “Boy Who Never Slept”
The trailer for a new full length feature film was released today. The trailer is available online and will be accessible to anyone who uses the Internet. Produced by new filmmaker Solomon Rothman and writer Aurora Mae, the film is titled “Boy Who Never Slept.” - April 30, 2006 - Aurora Mae Writing Services
Newport Beach Film Festival to feature "AxTelevision," a New Media Concept for Kids
This wacky behind-the-scenes show takes a group of kids into the strange workshop of puppet creature designer Steve Axtell and his crew. Together they go through the process of writing, making puppets & sets, creating music, computer animation, special effects and end up making the short film, "Come Outta that Shell." When the process is finished the kids and the crew sit down together with popcorn to watch the finished movie. Winner of multiple awards including Parent's Choice. - April 16, 2006 - Axtell Entertainment
Award-Winning Documentary, Normal People Scare Me - A Film About Autism, Kicks Off World Tour in New York and Canada
"Normal People Scare Me," a feature-length documentary based on the award-winning short film of the same title kicks off its world tour in New York and Canada next week. The film produced by Joey Travolta, is co-directed by 17-year-old filmmaker, Taylor Cross, a high school student with... - April 14, 2006 - Normal Films
IIE Begins Filming Scritp-Contest Winner, Last Call
Image Icon Entertainment continues to support the independent film community of New England by filming Last Call. Selected from almost 1,500 scripts that were submitted as part of IIE’s first annual Production and Screenplay Contest, Last Call is the first of the four short-film script... - April 06, 2006 - Image Icon Entertainment
Jilted Film Festival to Open on the Eve of the Tribeca Film Fest - NY, NY
The Jilted Film Festival™ – the first film festival for comedy shorts that have been rejected by at least one festival – will take place Tuesday, April 25th at Sugar, a bi-level bar, lounge, and restaurant located at 311 Church Street between Walker and Lispenard Streets in... - March 31, 2006 - Brooklyn Tree Productions
Your Chance to Become a Film Producer – and Break some World Records
Two enterprising students are using the Internet to offer people worldwide the chance to be part of an ambitious enterprise to make a million dollar feature-length film – and also break a world record. Andrew Cargill and Tony Lane, who are studying at the International Film School Wales... - March 30, 2006 - The Million Dollar Movie Project
Alien Short Film Crash Lands in Mississippi and California
John Taddeo’s award-winning animated short film, Zoom Suit, has been selected to screen at two more major film festivals, the Crossroads Film Festival in Jackson, Mississippi and the Mendocino Film Festival in Mendocino, California. - March 29, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
Free Zoom Suit Autographed Promo Cards Offered at Superverse.com
Fans can watch the award winning animated short Zoom Suit at Superverse.com and get a free set of autographed Zoom Suit trading cards. - March 29, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
Zoom Suit Comic Book Sells for $100
100 Percent of Sale Donated to Animal Charity – Still a full month before the April 26 debut of Zoom Suit #1, an ungraded copy has sold online for $100. Zoom Suit creator John Taddeo has donated 100 percent of the sale to the Humane Society. - March 28, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
Zoom Suit Featured in International Children's Festival
Zoom Suit has been named an official selection of the Third Annual Danville International Children’s Film Festival running May 19-21, 2006. The selection marks the sixty-second film festival appearance of the award-winning animated short since its premiere in April, 2005. “The film... - March 27, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
PR.com Interviews Marvel Comics Icon Stan Lee
PR.com Senior Editor, Allison Kugel, interviews legendary comic book icon Stan Lee about his life, his career and his new company POW! Entertainment. - March 17, 2006 - PR.com
Janubia: Mother Tongue - Her Language is a Mystery. Her Appeal is Not - “Setah” – At a Movie Theater Near You
InCreation recording artist, Janubia, has been ‘on the scene’ – since she was three. A child expressing her “inner world” – Singing in her own language. MovieTunes, in association with IndieCore has chosen “Setah”, the first cut on Janubia’s debut CD, ‘Mother Tongue’, as this month’s song feature to enhance your movie-going experience. So, when you’re in the theater and you notice your body moving to the music, I’ll bet it will be Janubia whispering in your ear. - March 17, 2006 - InCreation
“FERAL” – Official Selection in the 2006 Arizona International Film Festival
Doorway Entertainment Presents “Feral” to screen at the 2006 Arizona International Film Festival late April. - March 13, 2006 - Doorway Entertainment
World Premiere of Feral – the Last Movie Shot Entirely in St. Bernard Parish Before Hurricane Katrina – at the Grand Cinema
Doorway Entertainment Presents “Feral,” Saturday – March 25, 2006 – 7 PM at the Grand Cinema in Baton Rouge, LA. - March 12, 2006 - Doorway Entertainment
Arizona Independent Film Company Gets Distribution Deal
Ballistic Entertainment, the producers of Capture the Flag, Synthetic Truth Disk Jockey and 3 Can Keep a Secret has been picked up for domestic and international distribution by Maxim Media International/Brain Damage Films. - March 10, 2006 - Ballistic Entertainment
“Casual Friday”… a Band that Rocks Your Heart and Soul
The Talent Connection USA™ is proud to announce the signing of “Casual Friday” an acoustic trio originally from Rhode Island. Their style and professionalism has brought real music back to the hearts of many. - March 08, 2006 - The Talent Connection USA, Inc.
“Tsotsi” Celebrates Miramax’s Oscar Nominated Best Foreign Language Film at Spark Woodfire Grill (BH)
South Africa has earned its second consecutive Best Foreign Language Film nomination; “Yesterday” 2004 and “Tsotsi” 2005. Written and directed by Gavin Hood and based on a novel by Athol Fugard, both South African natives, “Tsotsi” would be the country’s first Academy Award. - March 05, 2006 - Spark Woodfire Grill
Oscar Qualifying Human Rights Video “UNITED” Wins the “International Film Festival for Humanitarianism in The Global World” in Sofia
“UNITED,” the international phenomenon music video with a strong human rights message, has been awarded as winner at the “International Film Festival for Humanitarianism in the Global World” at the Europe-Bulgaria Centre in Sofia. - January 29, 2006 - Church of Scientology UK
Award-Winning Animated Film to Make Comic Book Debut
Zoom Suit #1 Comic Book Set for an April 2006 Release with Superstar Line-Up of Creators Attached. - January 20, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
Zoom Suit an Official Selection of the Megacon Indy Film Expo
Award-winning animated short to be featured; creative team to appear at Southeast’s largest pop culture. - January 12, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
Zoom Suit Gets Southern Fried and Heads to Vegas
The award winning animated superhero short film, Zoom Suit, will appear in a major southeast film festival efore appearing in vegas for the National Association of Professional Television Executives (NAPTE) meeting. - January 11, 2006 - Superverse Entertainment
Young Movie Makers Premiere Feature Film
Three Can Keep A Secret is premiering at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, at Pollack Cinemas (formally Tempe Cinemas). The premiere will Feature new music videos for Rise Against, Authority Zero, Phunk Junkeez, and Mourning Maxwell from director Zachary Yoshioka. - January 04, 2006 - Ballistic Entertainment
Filmmaker Michael P. Connelly Makes King Kong Type Movie for $20,000 and Writes a Book About Process that Could Change How Hollywood Movies are Made in Future
Independent filmmaker/author Michael P. Connelly has written a book that describes in detail how anyone with a dream and a lot of passion can make a movie at a fraction of the cost that most people think it would cost. Connelly is an award-winning filmmaker who made a King Kong type movie with only $20,000, and he has written a book to tell every aspiring filmmaker that they can do it too. - December 12, 2005 - Uniconn Productions
Saint Paul Of Tarsus Heals Author
Saint Paul of Tarsus has been dead for 2000 years, bur now he's back and performing "miracles." - November 26, 2005 - Jill Divine
PR.com Announces Regis Philbin as the Winner of its 2005 Award for “Best Celebrity Nickname”
Nicknames have long been used as terms of endearment in close relationships. When celebrities gain recognition with their fans through a nickname, it often connotes a closer bond between a celebrity and his or her fans. Therefore, PR.com runs the “Best Celebrity Nickname” Award to recognize the best celebrity nicknames. This year’s winner is Regis Philbin, aka “Big Daddy.” The top runners up are Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The Governator,” and Sean Combs, “Puff Daddy.” - July 07, 2005 - PR.com
Video Production Company in Denver -- Remember When (tm) -- Was Featured in the September 26, 2003, Rocky Mountain News Business Section
Matt King and Fern Bray, owners of Denver's Remember When(tm), were interviewed and pictured in the September 26, 2003, Rocky Mountain News article entitled "Remembrances: Using videos and DVDs, company creates a lasting memory and helps families work through their grief while preserving a piece of history." The article was written by Nora Caley, reporter, as a Special To The News. - October 05, 2003 - Remember When
Denver Video Production Company, Remember When™, Records Family Memories for Posterity, Preserving Life Stories Through Extensive Interviews, Music and Old Photographs
Matt King and Fern Bray, owners of Denver’s Remember When™, are masters at turning lives of Coloradoans into wonderful videotaped histories for family and friends to enjoy for many years to come. They meticulously gather old photos and memorabilia from their clients, then – guided with a list of carefully crafted questions – masterfully help clients to tell their life stories on video. Extensive editing follows yielding a state-of-the-art production with razor-sharp pictures in either DVD or VHS - September 11, 2003 - Remember When