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Meet Maxys CLIVE - the "Mini-Me" - Bringing Internet Video Out of the Box
A joint venture by two Sydney companies, internet marketing specialists maxys.com.au and award winning corporate video production company Ridge FilmsRidge Films, will allow website owners to feature a walking, talking “mini-me” host on their site to capture the attention of web surfers. - August 09, 2008 - Max Media and Entertainment
Dark Myth Pictures Pulls Plug on 'Body Bag'
Dark Myth Pictures (a subsidiary of Dark Myth Production Studios) announced today that effective August 1, 2008, production of "Body Bag" has been cancelled. Dark Myth management made the announcement to staff earlier today. "This was a difficult decision," said David K. - August 09, 2008 - Dark Myth Production Studios
iCherish Turns Crinkly Crayon and Finger Painted Kids Art Into Eye-Popping Multimedia Web Presentations
Take the hassle out of displaying and preserving children's artwork using digital media to show and share your child's precious masterpieces anytime and anywhere. - August 07, 2008 - MixedMedia
Renowned Wellness Expert Scott Cole Brings Home Viewers Relaxation, Improved Flexibility, and Increased Strength with Two New Workout DVDs Coming in September
Two new DVDs from wellness expert Scott Cole - Tai Chi Training and Millennium Stretch - street in September from Bayview Entertainment. - August 06, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
SpongeTech® Delivery Systems, Inc. New Uncle Norman’s™ Pet Sponge will Air on “The Balancing Act” Daily Morning Talk Show on Lifetime Television at 7:am August 5, 2008.
Five Star Entertainment is one of the largest production companies in the country and has selected SpongeTech ®Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:SPNG-News) to be featured on the “The Balancing Act”. The “Balancing Act” is an original and compelling half-hour television... - August 04, 2008 - Five Star Productions
The Closure ® Procedure for Varicose Vein Treatment to be Featured on "The Balancing Act" Television Series Airing on Lifetime Television at 7:00am on August 5th 2008
Five Star Entertainment, one of the largest production companies in the country, has selected VNUS® Medical Technologies, Inc. and the Closure ® procedure for varicose vein treatment to be featured on the daily morning talk show, “The Balancing Act”. The “Balancing... - August 04, 2008 - Five Star Productions
Fun Dance Workout DVD Helping American's Lose Weight
DanceX a new fun dance workout DVD from Group One Fitness USA LLC is helping everyone at all fitness levels and age's burn fat, get fit, shed pounds and inches while having a great time dancing to hot new music from around the globe. - August 04, 2008 - Group One Fitness USA LLC
Micheal Leoni’s Renowned Play, The Playground, is Getting an Overhaul as a New Rock-Film
Based on the true stories of teenage runaways on the streets of LA, The Playground is a story of survival, family and the search for love. - August 02, 2008 - Women on Top Productions
Francis Dunnery to Film Concert DVD at Seattle’s Triple Door Nov. 8th 2008
Flying Spot Entertainment and Aquarian Nation announce the west coast appearance of The Francis Dunnery Band at the fabulous Triple Door on Saturday November 8th 2008. The filmed event will be released on DVD in early 2009. - August 01, 2008 - Flying Spot Entertainment
Motion Capture Demonstration at the XSI booth During Siggraph 2008 by Carl Callewaert
Join Carl Callewaert, from the Centre for Arts and Technology, at the XSI booth during Siggraph 2008. He will be demonstrating how his students used XSI Motor, Valve Source Engine, and Measurand’s ShapeWrap III motion capture system... - August 01, 2008 - Measurand
World’s First Improvised Movie, Steve, Available Free of Charge on Youtube
More articles and TV interviews: www.grandslampix.com/News.html - August 01, 2008 - Grand Slam Pictures
Film Executive to Teach Movie Marketing and Distribution Class in New York August 14th, 2008
On August 14th, 2008, President of Passion River Films, Allen Chou, will be teaching a workshop to filmmakers about movie marketing on the internet without spending a dime. From 5:30pm-8:30pm all filmmakers, directors, writers and producers are welcome to join Allen Chou at the Telephone Bar of... - July 31, 2008 - Passion River Films
Award-Winning Documentary "The Code of Handsome Lake" Selected as a 'Finalist' for the 2008 Moondance International Film Festival
Award-Winning Documentary "The Code of Handsome Lake" Selected as a Finalist for the 2008 Moondance International Film Festival. - July 30, 2008 - Ad-Hoc Productions
BayView Entertainment Announces Dynamic Belly Dance DVD Instructional Series from IAMED Coming in August & September
A series of five belly dance instructional DVDs are coming to retail in August & September from the IAMED – International Academy of Middle Easter Dance – and BayView Entertainment, one of America’s leading distributors of fitness and dance DVDs. - July 30, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Blink of an Eye, Directed by Dianna Renée, Selected for the West Hollywood Int'l Film Festival
"Blink of an Eye" will World Premier as an Official Selection in the West Hollywood International Film Festival. The 23 minute dramatic short directed, written and produced by USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate, Dianna Renée, stars Annabelle Gutman, Dianna Renée and Skylar... - July 30, 2008 - Surface Seven Pictures, LLC
An Eclectic Mixture of Musical Sounds and Styles Merge on Saturday, September 27, 2007 in Ocean Grove as the Celebration of Praise Gospel Festival Marks Its Annual Debut
Celebration of Praise Gospel Festival, a free multicultural family friendly festival held in partnership with the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 12:00-9:00 PM in Auditorium Park Square, Ocean Grove. With dynamic and powerful Gospel musical... - July 28, 2008 - Solid Rock Productions
Internationally Acclaimed Documentary "To Touch the Soul” Screening at the Action on Film International Film Festival
"To Touch the Soul," the internationally acclaimed, award-winning documentary about art and AIDS in Cambodia, is screening in Pasadena, Calif., on Wednesday, July 30, at 8 p.m. in theatre #3 of the Laemmle Theatres. - July 27, 2008 - Cut Loose Productions
Limbo Films Surmounts Oregon’s Mt. Hood with Nikon’s Top-of-the-Line Hunting Performance Gear
Today, film production company Limbo Films announced a new television spot produced for Nikon Sport Optics via client Chevalier Advertising. Nikon, a client of the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based agency for 14 years, is marketing the Nikon EDG binocular to an elite class of hunters who are passionate... - July 25, 2008 - Limbo Films
Celebrating a Musical That Transformed a Generation. Alive Mind & Cactus Three Present the Documentary "Hair: Let the Sun Shine In"
Alive Mind and Cactus Three are proud to present a screening of Pola Rapaport and Wolfgang Held’s acclaimed documentary film HAIR: Let the Sun Shine In. This special preview, in collaboration with New York City’s National Arts Club, is in honor of the forthcoming DVD release of the film on the Alive Mind label and the special summer performances of the legendary musical in Central Park. The National Arts Club screening is free of charge, by invitation, on Monday, July 28th. - July 24, 2008 - Alive Mind
"Country School” Documentary Film Project Awarded $15,000 Grant by Humanities Iowa
Producers of award-winning documentaries "Villisca: Living with a Mystery" and "Lost Nation: The Ioway" focus on the Midwestern Country School as a new film exploration. - July 24, 2008 - Fourth Wall Films
Cheney Films and Superteam Films Have Green Lighted the Production of Eight Feature Films. Three in the USA and Four in the UK. Three to be Put to the Lense This Fall.
Superteam Films UK and Cheney Films Company USA green light full slate feature films for 2008 and 2009. Five films already in the can will be in distribution this fall. The two film production companies in partnership already have five films set for release this fall. Distributor Televista Inc has picked up the feature films. - July 24, 2008 - Cheney films company
Anthem Falls Under the VUDUSpell
VUDU Signs with Independent Studio Anthem Pictures - July 24, 2008 - Anthem Pictures
Limbo Films Scores Touchdown with Tobacco Free Florida Superbowl Commercial
When it comes to the dangers of smoking, Tobacco Free Florida (www.tobaccofreeflorida.com) is working toward awareness, education, and most of all, a way to prevent smoking-related disease in an effort to promote better health within the state of Florida, as well as nationwide. Limbo Films has produced 3 provocative national television spots for TFF that will surely help their initiatives by way of innovative direction and CGI imagery, and with truthful and powerful statistics. - July 23, 2008 - Limbo Films
From Wanted to the Red Star - Timur Bekmambetov’s Dream Project
Timur Bekmambetov continues development on Christian Gossett’s The Red Star. - July 22, 2008 - Archangel Studios
Big Easy Partners with Julian Jackson to Launch an Online PR Service
Footage specific high level, low cost, online PR service boosts internet traffic and rankings. Big Easy and Julian Jackson announce Online PR partnership. Marketers understand a lot about Search marketing these days, but don’t always have the time to get the recurring small, but important,... - July 21, 2008 - Big Easy Footage Library Software
Winner of 2008 Telly Award for Excellence "A Passion for Sustainability" to Debut on Netflix August 12th
New environmentally friendly film “A Passion for Sustainability” to premiere on Netflix. - July 19, 2008 - Passion River Films
Packed 5-Disc Training System from Bodybuilding Legend Joe Weider Coming to DVD on September 23, 2008
Joe Weider’s Bodybuilding Training System, a jam-packed set full of bodybuilding routines and advice from experts, is coming to DVD on September 23, 2008 from BayView Entertainment. - July 19, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Two DVDs for Tennis and Skiing Enthusiasts That Utilize Yoga to Provide a Total Body Workout are Coming to DVD on August 5, 2008
Acclaimed yoga instructor Billy Asad hosts two unique fitness DVDs - Sports Yoga Tennis and Sports Yoga Ski – using yoga techniques to improve overall fitness and health. The DVDs are coming to retail stores everywhere on August 5, 2008 from BayView Entertainment. - July 17, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Filmmaker Mitsuru Okabe Brings Four New Bodybuilding Dvds to Stores in August & September 2008 via BayView Entertainment
BayView Entertainment and renowned documentarian Mitsuru Okabe team up to release four new action-packed bodybuilding DVDs in August and September 2008, featuring Sean Allan, Chris Cormier, David Henry, and Chris Faildo. - July 17, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Auracana Appoints New Business Director
Auracana looks to expand operations and hires David Connor as New Business Director. - July 17, 2008 - Auracana
Women on Top Productions Announces World Premiere of Junction, Starring Producer/Actor April Wade
Starring April Wade (Into the Arms of Strangers, Opie Gets Laid), Lira Kellerman, Stephanie McVay (Another Gay Movie) and Cindy Hogan (Rocketman), the film explores the strange world of pilgrims and pyromania while highlighting genuine issues of self and societal acceptance - July 16, 2008 - Women on Top Productions
Indie Graphic Novel Publisher Welcomes Saucony To Comicon International San Diego 2008
Team Red Star to wear custom designed Saucony shoes. - July 14, 2008 - Archangel Studios
WCW, Inc. Has Selected WideGroup :: Interactive as Its Advertising Agency of Record
WCW, Inc., manufacturers of the Natural Form Mattress with patented Self Adjusting Technology, announced the appointment of WideGroup :: Interactive as the company's new advertising agency as part of a new plan to increase market share, improve branding and customer service, and expand to new... - July 13, 2008 - WideGroup :: Interactive
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition Searches for the Best Short Film Scripts of 2008
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, the most prestigious screenwriting competition in Canada, begins the search for the best short film scripts of 2008. - July 11, 2008 - Year of the Skunk Productions
Independent Features Film Festival Announces 2008 Festival Line-Up
Thousands Vote from Around the World to Select 23 Films. - July 10, 2008 - Independent Features, LLC
Cape Cod Filmmaker Finds a Worldwide Audience with "Dying to Get In"
Cape Cod filmmaker Brett Tolley has big plans to take his first documentary to a global audience with distributor Mooncusser Films. - July 09, 2008 - Mooncusser Films, LLC
Crash & Sue's Puts the Petal to the Metal for Subaru WRX STi's New Web & Broadcast Spots
Crash & Sue's editor Carrie Shanahan captured the turbocharged Subaru Impreza WRX STi’s many “Adrenaline” moments in a package of broadcast and web spots from Carmichael Lynch/Minneapolis. The dynamic commercials build upon the vehicle’s rally car heritage, targeting... - July 09, 2008 - Crash & Sue's
PWG Media Successfully Launches www.teenlivedrive.com
Teenagers can drive on real roads, on-line. Now parents can send teenagers for an instructional drive on the Internet Highway without the high cost of gas, stress. - July 09, 2008 - PWG Media
Chatham, Cape Cod Gets First Aerial Photography Book
Release announcement of the new hard cover book by photographer Christopher Seufert featuring aerial phographs of Chatham, Cape Cod. 80 pages with bonus DVD of images and videos. Available now here www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/283179. Signing from 3:30 to 6:30 on July 12, 2008 at the grand opening of the Christopher Seufert gallery at 2469 Main Street, Chatham. www.ChathamPhoto.com - July 08, 2008 - Mooncusser Films, LLC
Acclaimed Documentary Film “Under Pressure: Diary of a Cage Fighter” Coming to DVD on August 12, 2008
BayView Entertainment is releasing the acclaimed documentary feature film “Under Pressure: Diary of a Cage Fighter” to DVD on August 12, 2008. - July 05, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Zombies Set to Invade Monroeville Mall October 25 & 26
2008 Zombie Fest™ will be a free event open to the public at Pittsburgh’s Zombie Mecca. - July 04, 2008 - Clownhouse Productions, LLC
SpongeTech® Delivery Systems to be featured on “The Balancing Act” Television Series Airing on Lifetime Television at 7:00am July 11th 2008
Five Star Entertainment is one of the largest production companies in the country and has selected SpongeTech’s® Car Care products to be featured on a daily morning talk show called “The Balancing Act”. - July 03, 2008 - Five Star Productions
SlipStream Video Launches the Pharmacy Television Network, Inc.
SlipStream Video Oversees the Growth of PTN through Local and National Ad Sales. - July 03, 2008 - SlipStream Video Corporation
SlipStream Video Announces Strategic Marketing Alliance with Stearn Ridge Advisors
Stearn Ridge Grants SlipStream Video Full Advertorial Control for Online Marketing Initiatives. - July 03, 2008 - SlipStream Video Corporation
Dr. Dre’s Daughter "Manaj" Releases Controversial Documentary
TM Media Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has officially released the much anticipated “Daddy’s Shadow” web movie documentary directed by legendary producer Dr. Dre’s daughter “Manaj.” - July 03, 2008 - TM Media Group Inc.
“Lunkerville” Now in HD on DISH Network
World Fishing Network HD Secures Carriage Deal with Leading Satellite Network. - July 03, 2008 - Rockville Pictures Inc.
“Partners in Care: Drug-Resistant Organisms,” Envision, Inc. Patient Education Video, Wins 2008 WorldFest Silver Remi Award
Patient education video provides healthcare personnel and patients with important information and preventions for combatting one of today's greatest healthcare problems: drug-resistant organisms and the infections they cause both in hospitals and in the community. - June 29, 2008 - Envision, Inc.
ILY Enterprise, Inc Announces the World’s First 6X SATA Blu-Ray Duplicator
ILY Enterprise, Inc., a leading provider of high performance duplication systems, announces the release of the world’s first 6X SATA Blu-ray Duplicator, a breakthrough technology to take the duplicator industry by storm. "We are the first and only to present a 6x SATA Blu-Ray... - June 28, 2008 - ILY Enterprise Inc.
ILY Enterprise, Inc Announces the Most Compact Dual-Drive Autoloader System
ILY Enterprise, Inc., a leading provider of high performance duplication systems, announces the release of the new Spartan Max D2 Autoloader, the latest addition to ILY Enterprise’s extensive duplicator product lines. "The new Spartan Max D2 is definitely the most anticipated standalone... - June 27, 2008 - ILY Enterprise Inc.
David K. Montoya Resigns as President and Chairman of Dark Myth Production Studios
The creator of the Myth says, "Good-bye." - June 25, 2008 - Dark Myth Production Studios