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GigaGroove Productions Releases New DVDs
Stein GigaGroove Productions, who have produced rock star Lenny Kravitz, and other celebrities, is releasing several new films and DVDs over the next 12 months. During this new rolling-out phase, "Ladies Styling With Milo" has been released domestically. - July 06, 2007 - Stein GigaGroove
iGsTer Digital, Cool T-Shirts, Hip Gifts - A Snappy New Source of Fun
A new source of cool, hip t-shirts and gift merchandise called iGsTer digital has entered the marketplace at CafePress.com. Featuring Sci-Fi and Fantasy art, nature, wildlife and travel photography and a series of hip sayings, this collection of custom apparel and gift items will appeal to artistically savvy individuals, teens and politically concerned people of all ages. iGsTer digital is a fun and different venue from IFM Productions LLC, a web design and post house with diverse offerings. - June 24, 2007 - IFM Productions LLC
It's a Wrap - "Dead Doornails" Has Finished Filming
Madigan films proudly announces the completion of filming of "Dead Doornails"... a sharply written dark comedy designed to entertain to the fullest. The dedication and enthusiasm of all involved are credited with this success. October premiere scheduled. - June 20, 2007 - MadiganFilms
Bazialini Rise's from the Underground
The Underground's finest emcees converge on Anderson, South Carolina for the Def Jam and Sho'Nuff Entertainment music showcase. - June 16, 2007 - Bazialini Music Group
The "For Your Home" Show Goes "Green"
For Your Home (FYH), the national house and garden television show is going “green" this year. FYH is gearing up to produce 26, half-hour shows that will address simple and affordable changes viewers can make in their homes, gardens and everyday activities to bring them closer to living... - June 15, 2007 - Cutters Productions
Creators Media Group Makes History with 2 Youngest “Top 40 Under 40” Winners Selected
CMG makes history with two of the youngest rising stars. Dana Barakat, Managing Partner, and Anthony Trama, CEO were both appointed the Top Forty, Under Forty Business Professionals by the Westchester Business Council. Barakat broke the record for this year’s award; as did Anthony in 2004. - June 13, 2007 - Creators Media Group
Sedna Films Completes Promos for "The Closer" & Two New TNT Shows
Sedna Films, a commercial production company based in Santa Monica, recently completed new promotional spots for Turner Network Television’s hugely successful drama series, “The Closer,” as well as promos for the network’s premieres of two new shows: “Saving... - June 07, 2007 - Sedna Films
Crash & Sue's Teams Up with Echo Boys to Provide Post Production & Original Music for Coca Cola PSA For The Ronald McDonald House
Crash & Sue’s, the Minneapolis-based post facility, recently joined forces with its sister company, Echo Boys, the full-service music house, to bring their color correction, editorial and musical talents to a public service announcement directed by Marco Baca of Orange Filmworks,... - June 06, 2007 - Crash & Sue's
Date Jeans And Kingsway Boxing Gym Join ProductionHub.com in Supporting Off Broadway Barry White Musical
Kingsway Boxing Gym is partnering with Wabi Sabi Productions along with "Date Jeans" by jean designer Kay- O in support of the new off Broadway Musical, Barry White: Guided By Destiny. Productionhub.com the leading online resource and industry directory for film, television, video and digital media production has previously partnered with the show. - June 05, 2007 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc
Sedna Films Takes Over LV Casino to Shoot Promos for HGTV's "Design Star," Season Two
“This project was unique in that we needed complete cooperation from a casino and the city and both came through beautifully." -- exec. producer Dirk Detweiler - June 03, 2007 - Sedna Films
Bazialini Music Group -- West Side Rid'n
Westside Ridin -- Bazialini Music Group signs Big Vee, East Oakland's prodigal son. - May 29, 2007 - Bazialini Music Group
Dancing with the Stars Finalists John O’Hurley and Charlotte Jorgensen Releasing “Learn To Dance with John and Charlotte” on DVD
Dancing with the Stars audience favorites John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jorgensen are releasing a new dance instructional DVD entitled "Learn to Dance with John and Charlotte" on July 31, 2007 for only $24.99. - May 29, 2007 - BayView Entertainment
Image Pacific Broadcast Rentals and Image Central Broadcast Rentals Announces Release of their High Definition Airpack 2007
After months of planning and discussion, Image Pacific Broadcast Rentals (IPBR) and Image Central Broadcast Rentals (ICBR) are pleased to announce that their much anticipated 4 Camera High Definition Airpack will be ready to fly July, 2007. Tony Lewis, Manager, Systems Integration Group, Broadcast... - May 28, 2007 - Basetwo Media
Nevco Expands With Addition of Physician Education Line
National Educational Video, Inc. continues its expansion into foreign health markets through the addition of a new line of physician education programs. Nevco recently signed an exclusive distribution agreement with MEBN, a medical publishing company. - May 25, 2007 - National Educational Video, Inc.
Chatham, Cape Cod Gets First Photography Book
Photographer Christopher Seufert releases 80-page hard cover photography book with companion dvd featuring images from Chatham, Massachusetts. - May 25, 2007 - Mooncusser Films, LLC
Wabi Sabi Production's Off Broadway Barry White Musical Opens in NYC June 14
Wabi Sabi Production's new off Broadway musical and mini concert opens June 14-June 24th, 2007 In NYC and explores the life and music of legendary musical great Barry White. ProductionHub.com the leading online resource and industry directory for film, television, video and digital media production is supporting the production as an event partner. - May 21, 2007 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc
"Dead Doornails" is a Haunting and Exciting Comedic Thriller
Madigan films has announced the near completion of "Dead Doornails"...a sharply written dark comedy designed to entertain to the fullest. - May 19, 2007 - MadiganFilms
Great American Home Movie Project
Your family’s home movies might be seen on the big silver screen. Chesterfield Video Services is collecting old family movie films to be part of its feature-length documentary called the Great American Home Movie Project. Emmett Pyatt, a video services company owner in Chesterfield, and a... - May 18, 2007 - Chesterfieild Video Services
Sports Scholarship Videos Are Key to Getting College Money
Getting a sports scholarship from a college or university is as competitive as the sport in which an athlete competes. With so many high school athletes vying for scholarships, it is critical that each athlete does everything he or she can do to market themselves and maximize their visibility and... - May 18, 2007 - Chesterfieild Video Services
York Entertainment seeks Business Associates
York Entertainment is an independent motion picture studio that finances, produces and distributes feature films. Their films have been released in nearly every country in the world and featured in International Film Festivals. - May 12, 2007 - York Entertainment
Bazialini Music Group and DJ SoloFlex Part Ways
It's official - Bazialini Music Group and DJ Solo FLex part ways. Meanwhile, Bazialini Music Group announces DJ and Hypeman Search. - May 11, 2007 - Bazialini Music Group
Egoscue Pain Free (Back Pain) Exercise and Fitness DVD Workout Series Coming to Retail
BayView Entertainment announces the first-time retail availability of the Egoscue "Pain Free" Workout Series on DVD. The DVDs will available at all major retailers and online stores beginning June 19. - May 11, 2007 - BayView Entertainment
Executive Producers Claude Reid and Christopher Free are Co-owners of NuConcepts Productions, LLC Film Production Company; They are Currently Lining Up a Slate of Films
Their Slate of films with A-List Cast as well as many films with partial financing in place. They have been busy working with their current slate of films with budget ranges of $1 million to $55 million. Executive Producers Claude Reid and Christopher Free have been working together for over 2... - May 10, 2007 - NuConcepts Productions, LLC
EARS XXI, NMSU-Grants, Cibola Arts Council Announce Digital Amnesty at PAH-Fest 2007
EARS XXI Studio, NMSU-Grants, and the Cibola Arts Council are proud to announce the Digital Amnesty contest, part of PAH-FEST 2007, a four day media extravaganza taking place in Grants, New Mexico. PAH-FEST’s Digital Amnesty contest allows digital filmmakers to give their work another shot. - May 09, 2007 - EARS XXI Studios
Geriatric Psychologist Says Video Biographies Are a Great Tool in Treating Dementia
Richard A. Wyckoff, a geriatric psychologist, says that one’s memories preserved in a video biography can be a great tool in preservative care. “In practical terms, Video Biographies can help a person remember who they are by highlighting very positive experiences,” Wyckoff said. - May 08, 2007 - Inventive Productions LLC
Fitness Expert Gilad Launches Latest DVD Release: Elite Forces Fat Burning Workout
Fitness expert Gilad's latest DVD release - "Elite Forces Fat Buring Workout" - scheduled for release on June 5, 2007 for a suggested retail price of $19.99. Available at all online retailers and major stores throughout the country. - May 07, 2007 - BayView Entertainment
Stew Horsley Joins Rogue Editorial as Producer
Rogue Editorial (www.rogueedit.com) welcomes Stew Horsley as their new producer. Stew will oversee all projects at the Toronto-based commercial editorial house that was responsible for cutting the much-lauded Dove Evolution viral spot via Ogilvy & Mather last year. - May 04, 2007 - Soho / Rogue Editorial
County Road 14 - Major HD Movie Production by Surround Filmworks, Corp. in North Florida
County Road 14 is a fictional thriller, inspired by actual events. The main character, Regina Cofax, and her husband Tom move back to Regina's hometown, Perry, Florida after her Great-Aunt passes away in a car accident. - May 01, 2007 - MysterE Visions Entertainment
Writer/Director Richard LaGravenese Reunites with Crusading Educator Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers; StoryMakers Studio Salutes LaGravenese’s Film “Freedom Writers”
Award winning writer/director Richard LaGravenese reunites with cast members and best selling author/teacher Erin Gruwell at StoryMakers Studio's special Freedom Writers event on May 9 at Chinese Theatre in Hollywood - May 01, 2007 - StoryMakers Studio
Toronto’s Associated Producers Wins the Prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club of America
The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) has awarded their prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Television Documentary on international affairs to Toronto based film production company Associated Producers for Sex Slaves, an investigation into the multi-billion dollar world of sex... - April 30, 2007 - Associated Producers Ltd
Bring New Life to Those Old Home Movies this Spring
It’s Spring Time; Why not do more than spring cleaning the house and yard this year? Why not Bring New Life to Those Old Home Movies, Slides and Photos? Most people have no idea that their films and tapes are deteriorating. They think they’ve preserved their memories forever but they haven’t. Video tapes only retain the images placed upon them, for about 10 – 15 years maximum. - April 30, 2007 - Home Video Studio-Guelph
Canadian Poet Jean Mercier Brings A Poem A Day to TV
That what must be the most counter current series coming to TV this year, and yet, it hits a chord. The man with 60,000 rhymes, Canadian Poet Jean Mercier created a small daily visual vignette from his poetry books and writings, offering it in a first series of 1825 original poems (or 4 years of broadcast) called A POEM A DAY from the service of the same name that he has been promoting by email and mobile phones for the last three years. - April 29, 2007 - Mercier Films Inc.
ICC Broadens Translation and Adaptation Services for the Growing Hispanic Market
Inner Circle Creative is broadening its translation and adaptation services to include television, radio and corporate media projects. Since 2003 ICC has been providing translation services for Premier Retail Network and other advertising agencies. Adapting strategic messages from one language to... - April 26, 2007 - Inner Circle Creative
Watching the Bride Grow Up on DVD
It's wedding season and wouldn't be great to watch the bride and groom grow up right before your eyes on DVD? This is great idea to incorporate during the ceremony. - April 25, 2007 - Home Video Studio-Guelph
Wabi Sabi Productions Releases "Barry White: Guided By Destiny," a Reading and Mini-Concert Exploring the Life of Barry White
This reading of this new off Broadway musical examines Barry White's relationships with Muhammad Ali, Elvis, Love Unlimited and "the voice" that was his constant companion on his rise to greatness. - April 24, 2007 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc
Rachel Hunter Shows Off Her Acting Chops in Her Role as a Lesbian, Cook and Great Advice Giver in A.W. Gryphon's "La Cucina"
"La Cucina" wrapped principal photography on April 5. It was produced independently by Chianti Pictures, Starlotte Smith, Jackie Olson, Zachary Kahn, Crystal Santos, and writer/producer A.W. Gryphon, and was directed by newcomers Allison Hebble & Zed Starkovich. La Cucina. The... - April 23, 2007 - Chianti Pictures
East Meets West - Bazialini Music Group Inks Deal with Rising Hip Hop Star Chuck Platinum
This pairing can only be describes as pure genius at work. - April 22, 2007 - Bazialini Music Group
Netflix Calls on Inner Circle Creative to Produce Investor Relations Video
Netflix was looking for a media company to produce and edit their executive interviews and selected Inner Circle Creative. The videos are currently playing on the Investor Relations section of the Netflix website. - April 21, 2007 - Inner Circle Creative
Usonian Entertainment Launches, Joins Forces with Media Financial Partners
Usonian Entertainment announced today that it has launched its company and has joined forces with investment partner H. Kaye Dyal President of Media Financial Partners to finance a slate of major motion pictures. Distinct and free of previous conventions Usonian’s focus is film, media... - April 13, 2007 - Usonian Entertainment
Discoveries... America Television & DVD Series
Bennett-Watt HD Productions Wraps Up Production on Discoveries America, an HD News Magazine Series - April 11, 2007 - Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
Casting Call - They Want Your Family
Producers of a new documentary television series entitled "Real Families Real Answers" are currently searching nation-wide for families who are willing to share their life experiences. Families of all sizes, ethnicities, economic levels and religious backgrounds are being sought. For more information, please visit www.realfamiliescasting.com. - April 08, 2007 - Real Families Production
For Sale by iPod - Homegliding, Inc. Uses Iconic Music Player to Help Realtors Sell Homes
Homegliding, Inc. partners with central PA realtors to provide video virtual tour glide-throughs on iPods, as a means of helping realtors more conveniently present their listed homes. - April 07, 2007 - Homegliding, Inc.
World Premiere of "That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor" April 14th, 2007 at Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia
"That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor" is a feature length documentary about the well-respected character actor credited with acting in more than 200 films and television shows in his six decade career. Though he never played a lead role in a major motion picture, he was most well-known for his portrayal as Michael J. Pollard's double crossing father in "Bonnie & Clyde." - April 06, 2007 - JamesWorks Entertainment
Take Power of Attorney, Will and Lease Agreement into your hands: FireTheLawyer.com
The website you want to know about since even lawyers use it. This might be hard to believe, but this little website offering legal forms and templates can save you thousands of dollars. Need to draft a lease agreement? A living will? A promissory note? Or a last minute Power of Attorney? It is now at your fingertips. - March 30, 2007 - Mercier Films Inc.
Twisted Comedy “Raging Hormones” Leaps from Howard Stern to DVD
After several years in obscurity, “Raging Hormones”, the micro-budget comedy featured on Howard Stern and winner of the 1999 New York Independent Film Festival is finally available on DVD at: www.raginghormonesmovie.com. - March 24, 2007 - Raging Hormone
New Mexico Film Maker TC Empire Releases Full Length Feature UFO Movie Online Using Advanced Video Technology
“High Strange New Mexico” – “The Best UFO Movie You’ve Never Seen” Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary - March 24, 2007 - Taos Communications Empire
Entertainment Companies Merge Operations for Indie-Film Marketing
Eclipse Entertainment Group and Detroit2LA Announce National Expansion into the Independent Film Marketplace - March 24, 2007 - Eclipse Entertainment Group
“Hip-hop Colony,” the African Hip-Hop Explosion Available on DVD
“Kenya is not just about Lions, Giraffes and fast running me it’s also about Studios and Hip-hop” - Tedd Josiah Music Producer. Hip-hop Colony is one of the first films to actively capture the hip-hop revolution in Africa while upgrading the image of the continent. - March 23, 2007 - Emerge Media Films
My Hometown TV Series on DVD: Finally, a Show Where it’s OK to be a Good Kid
From Canadian Director Jean Mercier, now on DVD, family TV series My Hometown hits a major chord. - March 18, 2007 - Mercier Films Inc.
Bazialini's "Ballin Off The Wall" Makes a Slam Dunk
Oakland/Bay Area artist Bazialini recently released single "Ballin Off The Wall" has been chosen to be the new theme song for online hip hop news source Hip Hop Ruckus (www.hiphopruckus.com). - March 15, 2007 - Bazialini Music Group