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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
Refugee Entertainment, LLC Rocks Out with Nino925 Custom Jewelry
Refugee Entertainment, LLC secures endorsement from Nino 925 for rollicking hard rock band Liquor Boxx. - April 24, 2008 - Refugee Entertainment, LLC
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
Sports Webcasting Network Adds High School Lacrosse Game of the Week to Schedule
Sports Webcasting Network (www.sportswebnet.com) has added The High School Lacrosse Game of the Week, an eight game regular season package, which will feature Long Island’s top teams to its spring schedule. - April 23, 2008 - Sports Webcasting Network
Rocklin Announces Completion of Its New Sound Stage in Rocklin, CA
ATV Video – Rocklin Announces Completion of its new Sound Stage in Rocklin, CA. ATV Video Technologies in Rocklin, CA announces completion of its second full service production studio. Lights, Camera, Action. To meet the increasing needs for professional videos in the Sacramento area, ATV... - April 22, 2008 - ATV Video Center - Rocklin
B Boy Entertainment and FastLane Pictures Produce Life Story of O'Jays Member Eric Nolan Grant
The film, tentatively titled I Am My Brother’s Keeper, takes us on a musical journey, as the hopes and dreams of Eric Nolan Grant are first crushed, then ultimately realized as he struggles to stay true to his music. Torn between his craft and the streets that raised him, Eric follows his dreams to places he never imagined. - April 22, 2008 - FastLane Pictures
NAR Strategic Alliance with AgentCasts Brings Real Estate Video Benefits to REALTORS®
The National Association of Realtors® has established a strategic alliance that will help Realtors® enhance the presentation features they provide online for home buyers and sellers. AgentCasts joins NAR’s roster of REALTOR Benefits® partners as a leading developer and distributor... - April 20, 2008 - AgentCasts
Lone Peak Productions Recognized by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lone Peak Productions, a Salt Lake City based video production company, was nominated by Stacy Johnson of ORNL’s procurement division who enlisted the assistance of John Sorensen to complete the needed paperwork on the nomination. - April 19, 2008 - Lone Peak Productions
Affordable Guitar Classes for Everyone
Vivanco Studios and CAPAmusic.org are partnering to launch music programs within Southern California. - April 19, 2008 - Vivanco Studios
Sedna Films Completes Three Challenging New Spots for Florida Medical Centers
After Sedna Films, a commercial production company based in Santa Monica, recently completed three new 30-second spots by advertising agency Fenner and Hamill of Atlanta, GA, for Lakeland Regional Medical Center & Lakeland Regional Cancer Center in Lakeland, Florida, director Jon Hill summed... - April 18, 2008 - Sedna Films
Rising Star Pat Star a.k.a Pat Piff in Rap Plans to Drop New Mixtape Featuring Rick Ross and G.O.O.D. Music Recording Artist Big Sean
E.R.R.U.P.T. Studios has their sights set on shaking up the hip-hop music scene with their recording artist Pat Star a.k.a Pat Piff and his 2Morrow Man Episode 1 Mixtape, set for release this May on an SEA award-winning mixtape series W.R.N.R. - April 18, 2008 - E.R.R.U.P.T Studios
Three New Bodybuilding DVDs from Filmmaker Mitsuru Okabe Coming to Stores in June 2008 via BayView Entertainment
BayView Entertainment and celebrated filmmaker Mitsuru Okabe team up to release three new action-packed bodybuilding DVDs in June 2008, featuring Silvio Samuel, Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman, Melvin Anthony, Dexter Jackson and many others. - April 16, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Take an Emotional Journey with J'Wan Yvette
Singer/Author/Poet J'Wan Yvette releases her first poetry book: "Words of Love and Life: An Emotional Journey." - April 16, 2008 - JYMstone Ent.
Subscriber Rewards Program Enhances Website
The Orange County Register teamed up with Bruen Productions (www.bruen.com) to add video and a virtual hostess that guides readers through the benefits of their subscriber rewards program, “Insider” (www.OCRinsider.com). - April 14, 2008 - Bruen Media Group, LLC
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
Independent Filmmaker Launches Online Britney Spears Comedy Video Campaign to Save Mother's Subprime House
Independent filmmaker Jeremy Saville uses his latest comedy short, "The Britney Mouse Club," as a fundraising vehicle to help save his mother's subprime house from foreclosure. - April 13, 2008 - Cinema Saville LLC
BayView Entertainment and Black Belt Magazine Ink Distribution Deal
BayView Entertainment and Black Belt Magazine have entered into a distribution agreement to bring Black Belt’s unique DVD series to major retail outlets beginning in June 2008. - April 12, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
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
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
Madison Ave. Learns from Thrill Street for Fast Lane to DRTV Success
Direct Response Television is very different from traditional consumer Advertising, and to learn the techniques and integrate the hot buttons, the Agencies on Madison Avenue are calling on Michael Dugan at Thrill Street Entertainment, Inc. (www.ThrillStreet.com) to help put them incorporate the proven strategies for DRTV success. - April 07, 2008 - Thrill Street Entertainment, Inc.
Refugee Entertainment, LLC and X3 Inc. Guitars Make Beautiful Music Together
Refugee Entertainment, LLC secures two year endorsement deal through X3 Inc. Guitars for rock band Liquor Boxx. - April 06, 2008 - Refugee Entertainment, LLC
Keepsakes Remembered Offers an Affordable Custom CD DVD Slideshow Service for Vacationers
Now that the vacation is over, what’s next? There are hundreds of pictures stuffed in a shoebox waiting for the time necessary to place them in a photo album and if so, shoved into the corner of an attic or basement. Keepsakes Remembered now offers an affordable service that will take those images put them on a CD or DVD with music, captions, speech and thought bubbles that not only make it easier to re-live the vacation, but easy to share it with family and friends. - April 05, 2008 - Keepsakes Remembered
Trance Project Dream Quest in the Studio Recording Season Three
Dream Quest has joined Dark World International in Ireland and is currently in the studio recording their next release. - April 05, 2008 - Dark World International
Ancient Silk Road Explored in New Motorcycle Travel Adventure DVD Series
GlobeRiders Silk Road Adventure DVD series follows international adventure motorcyclist Helge Pedersen as he leads a group of motorcycle adventurers on a journey to follow the ancient Silk Road trade route covering a grueling 8,000 miles in 53 days through 8 countries. - April 03, 2008 - GlobeRiders LLC
BayView Announces New “Power Body” Line of Fitness and Workout DVDs for the Experienced Home Enthusiast with Rob Glick and Jules Benson Headlining the First Two Releases
BayView Entertainment announces the start of a new line of fitness DVDs aimed at the advanced home exerciser – the PowerBody™ series. The first two releases are with Rob Glick and Jules Benson and are coming to stores in June, 2008. - April 03, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
MMA Battles Spill Over to Music Arena on indieSolo.com
IndieSolo.com, a filter for the independent music industry, launches MMA Music - a niche music section dedicated to Mixed Martial Arts and Music. - April 01, 2008 - EyeShout Media Inc.
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
Wexler, Fontaine Sketch Clowns
"The Clown Project" webseries bows online April 1st - March 31, 2008 - Outdoor Families Magazine
Fitness Magazine Award Winner Kelly Coffey-Meyer Releasing Two New Fitness DVDs to Retail in May
Cardio/Sculpt Fitness and Cardio Kick Step-Boxing - the two newest DVDs from Fitness Magazine award winner Kelly Coffey-Meyer – are coming to retailers in May via BayView Entertainment. - March 30, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
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
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
646 Entertainment Group Announces Official Launch April 1st, 2008
Aspiring artists, and music veterans can now add 646 Entertainment Group to their list of need to know individuals in the music industry. This new company, headed by longtime music veteran Corneilius, “Neil” Harp, brings to the Charlotte area a one stop location for recording, mixing,... - March 27, 2008 - 646 Entertainment Group
Soulfound to Co-Headline Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg
Mohawk Bomb Records Artist Soulfound is one of two bands playing on the XM Satellite Radio stage at the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on April 5, 2008. Soulfound will perform starting at 11am in Honda Plaza. They are one of two bands featured during the weekend, the other being Fueled By Ramen... - March 27, 2008 - Mohawk Bomb Records
The Sean Maxwell Project Presents a Diversity of Talents Fashion Show Supporting the Fight Against Breast Cancer. Special Performances by Diana DeGarmo of American Idol.
Executive Producer Sean Maxwell is producing a Fashion Show in Atlanta, Georgia to bring together a diversity of talents to support a worthy cause. Portions of Ticket Sale Proceed Profits will be going to help in the fight against Breast Cancer. The non-profit charity organization to receive the proceeds will be the Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Diana DeGarmo of American Idol is one of many talents performing to support this worthy cause. - March 26, 2008 - The Sean Maxwell Project
Limbo Films and R/West Team Up for 2nd Nationally-Syndicated Car Dealership Ad Campaign
Portland-based film company produces six zany ads for client R/West that highlight antics of suave car salesman “Rico” and echo success of “Trunk Monkey.” - March 26, 2008 - Limbo Films
Wellness Expert Scott Cole Brings Home Viewers Better Balance, Stress Reduction, Improved Strength, and Increased Flexibility with Two New Workout DVDs in May
Acclaimed wellness professional Scott Cole is releasing two new fitness DVDs in May - Breath & Chi Kung and Chair Strength & Stretch – that will deliver better balance, reduce stress, improve strength and increase flexibility for people at all fitness levels. - March 26, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
Florida Media Production Company Opens Call to Not-for-Profits
Bright Circle, Inc. intends to produce a pro-bono project for a Central Florida not-for-profit in need of a video presentation. All interested NPO's should respond to Bright Circle no later than April 15, 2008. - March 26, 2008 - Bright Circle, Inc.
Philadelphia-Based Hip Hop and Soul Artists/Record Label Release Song Calling for End to Iraq War in Midst of Heated Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election
Respect The Culture, LLC, a Philadelphia-based record label and multi-media company announced today the release of a song calling for peace and the end to the U.S. war in Iraq. Hip hop artists Nex Millen/Retrospective and Poesh Wonder collaborated with soul songstress taragirl on the new single. - March 25, 2008 - Respect the Culture, LLC
"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
Starr Cullars "Live At B.B. King Blues Club" Available on DVD and Featured as Video Download at Amazon’s Unbox
Starr Cullars "Live At B.B. King Blues Club" Available on DVD and Featured as Video Download at Amazon’s Unbox at Alamo Records / Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE). - March 25, 2008 - Sunset Corporation of America
Sunset Records Announces the Release of Kan'Nal's "Live At The Boulder Theater" DVD as a Video Download at Amazon's Unbox
Kan’Nal To Premiere "Live At The Boulder Theater" on Amazon’s Unbox beginning Tuesday, May 20th. - March 25, 2008 - Sunset Corporation of America
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