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Talent Documentary Series "Talent You Should Know" Now Available on Filmon
Talent documentary series "Talent you should know" now available on Filmon. Talent you should know features successful independent talent and businesses from around the world. Many of the talent/businesses appearing on the program are on the verge of national/worldwide stardom or recognition. - March 21, 2015 - Becauseisaid Entertainment
12th Annual Editors' Lounge Pre-NAB Panel to Discuss the State of the Post Production Industry
Now in its 12th year of humorous anecdotes and off-topic-discussions. - March 20, 2015 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Online Free Video Creation Platform Renderforest Marks the 10000th Rendered Video
Renderforest is a universal video platform that helps individual and corporate users create and export quality videos online without expensive software. You can find more details about the company and platform at https://www.renderforest.com - March 19, 2015 - Wildek Entertainment
Accelerated Pictures, Inc. Developer of Filmmaker Live in Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Spring 2015 Cohort
Accelerated Pictures has been accepted into the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Spring 2015 cohort in Seattle. The Microsoft Ventures Accelerator is a mentor-driven program aimed at empowering key startups. Microsoft Ventures recognizes the evolutionary potential of Accelerated Pictures' use of... - March 19, 2015 - Accelerated Pictures
South Bend’s Lunkerville Wins 2015 Telly Award
Second Win for the Show That Features “Real People with Real Fish Stories” - March 19, 2015 - Rockville Pictures Inc.
Alugha V1.0- One Video with Multiple Audio Files
Alugha launches first official version of its cloud-based platform. - March 15, 2015 - alugha GmbH
President of Definitive Medical Marketing to Speak at FFAS Symposium & WordPress Camp
Linda Persall, founder of Definitive Medical Productions to speak on medical marketing at 2 upcoming conventions. FFAS Aesthetic Symposium & Exhibition held at the Intercontinental Hotel Buckhead in Atlanta on March 18-22, 2015. She will be doing presentations on YouTube Video Marketing, Internet Content marketing, and Using EBlasts for Successful Medical marketing. She is also speaking at Word Press Camp on YouTube Marketing using WordPress. - March 12, 2015 - Definitive Medical Marketing
"Hire Me or Run Me Over" Fundraising Campaign for Nate Smith Movie Off to Good Start
Unsung Story about Pittsburgh Labor Rights Rebel Needs National Support- Parkview Media Group is running a crowd-funding campaign from March 9, 2015 through May 7, 2015. It is inspired by the late, great labor leader, Nate Smith. - March 11, 2015 - Parkview Media Group
Firstcom Music Announces Partnership with Deutsche Grammophon
FirstCom Music partners with Universal Music Group’s world-renowned classical label Deutsche Grammophon. - March 07, 2015 - FirstCom Music
Highly Anticipated Alugha Software in Final Beta-Testing
More than 200 selected experts worldwide are involved in final beta-testing of alugha's online-solution for multilingual videos worldwide. This is the final stage after a massive in-house testing of the alugha development team. According to Bernd Korz (Founder & CEO of alugha) this... - March 05, 2015 - alugha GmbH
San Francisco Film Students Fundraising for Film on Irrational Fears, Agoraphobia and True Love
Indiegogo campaign looks at love under the unlikeliest of circumstances. - March 04, 2015 - Duck & Cover
Dream Maker Studio Premier Long Island Video Production and Recording Studio
Centralized on Long Island, Dream Maker Studio is bringing its expertise and professionalism to clients across the video and music production industry. - February 28, 2015 - Dream Maker Studio
Benefit Concert for Fallen Tarpon Springs Police Officer Charlie Kondek
The Bellamy Brothers and Bertie Higgins are performing a benefit concert for the family of Charlie Kondek who lost his life in the line of duty. - February 27, 2015 - Cayo Largo Productions, LLC
Performance Capture and Virtual Production Studio, Animatrik Film Design Inc. to Offer Faceware Software for Face Tracking, Solving and Animation Services
Vancouver-based performance capture and virtual production studio, Animatrik Film Design Inc., has announced the addition of Faceware Technologies software to their service offerings for face tracking, solving and retargeting. - February 25, 2015 - Animatrik Film Design
Illinois State University Alumni's New Movie "Outfit" Explores Vintage Fashion and Causes of Dressing Lazily
B-Anne Productions is kicking off the year with exciting, inspirational films and plays lined up, including its newest film, “Outfit,” a homemade documentary about vintage fashion. “Outfit” premiered Friday, February 20th online via the movie’s website. - February 24, 2015 - B-Anne Productions
Ecstasy Expert Raises 10K in 3 Days for Documentary Raising Awareness About the Drug
Movie will explore medical and recreational uses of the party drug MDMA, a.k.a. Ecstasy. - February 20, 2015 - Viveka Films
DOCUTAH Film Festival Tees Up Oscar Nominee; International Documentary Film Festival Garners Worldwide Submissions
As the excitement grows around Oscar night, the small city of Saint George, Utah has a reason to pay very close attention. The DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival, which garners entries from all over the world, has one of its winners nominated for an Academy Award in the category of... - February 19, 2015 - Docutah
German Startup Alugha Debuts in USA
Smashing success and high interest at CES 2015 – alugha's multilingual video solution is the future technology for various platforms. - February 19, 2015 - alugha GmbH
5th Seattle Shorts Film Festival Brings More Female Stars to Its Jury
The Seattle Shorts Film Festival recognizes the huge impact women have had in the film industry, and we're excited to continue that tradition with our 2015 all-star jury. - February 16, 2015 - Seattle Shorts Film Festival
EGT's J1 Film Funding on Kickstarter Producing for Less Than an Industry Standard Budget
Justin Kazmierczak portrays multiple characters in a comedy adventure being produced this year with a top-notch makeup artist and special effects to create a film using less resources than the entertainment industry. The teaser trailer is designed to prove that a feature film with a budget of just... - February 14, 2015 - EGT
Horror Has Been Reawakened
Lifetime's "Babysitter's Black Book" Star, Steffani Brass and "My Three Sons" Sweetheart, Tina Cole reunite on Reawakened. - February 13, 2015 - Altonaga Productions
Tapeless Post Production: File-Based Solutions at the February Editors' Lounge
Editors' Lounge will present two solutions to help manage the bewildering and ever-changing world of tapeless, file-based post-production. - February 11, 2015 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
isovideo Launches Breakthrough Quality Digital Content Conversion Services with Unprecedented Savings in Cost & Time
isovideo's unmatched Viarte conversion service helps the media industry prepare their valuable assets for any and all desired distribution platform quickly, cost effectively and at the highest quality, while also providing significant additional bandwidth savings of up to 60% beyond H.264/HEVC. It is a true win, win, win, win combination. These services allow content owners to maximize revenue without high capital expenditure. - February 10, 2015 - isovideo LLC
Don't Let a Succubus Plan Your Team Building is Almost Done Filming Their First Denver Independent Horror Movie
A new production company is almost done filming their first horror movie - "Bowling Might Have Been a Good Idea." Abieth Winter is the writer & director. All the actors are local, and some great Denver locations have allowed them to film at their businesses. After they are done... - February 06, 2015 - Don't Let a Succubus Plan Your Team Building
The MAF Community Helping to Launch Film Careers of Tomorrow
Film Production Community Announce They Are Searching for 1000 Writers, Directors, Actors, and Crew for Forthcoming Production. - February 05, 2015 - MAF - Movie Arts & Fun
Big Image Films releases a Cinematic a Book Trailer for Dennis T. Payne, "2 days In The Life Of A Dead Man"
Big Image Film/founder, Kurt Brabbée, has recently completed a cinematic book trailer for Dennis T. Payne. By using original footage, actors, live locations, music and special effects, Big Image Films created a visual experience around the book, "2 Days In The Life Of A Dead Man." - February 03, 2015 - Big Image Films
Leading Music Services Company, FirstCom Music, Pacts with John Fulford to Remix Renowned Catalog
FirstCom Music Opens Up Back Catalog with Fresh Remixes for Licensing Opportunities with New Collection: The Remix Project. - January 29, 2015 - FirstCom Music
Skinfly Entertainment Brings You "Street" a New Action Drama Staring Beau "Casper" Smart
Beau "Casper" Smart, current creative director of some of the music industry's mega singers such as Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and many more, took it to a new level of fitness for his upcoming film staring in "Street" as Remo Street. The 27-year-old actor showed off big arms and a six-pack chest during a fight scene. Blood, sweat, and even the possibility of missing teeth couldn't keep Beau from looking hot as he through punches. - January 26, 2015 - Skinfly Entertainment
Accusys ExaSAN Presents Thunderbolt SAN for Media Professionals Requiring Shared Storage
Accusys ExaSAN recommends media professionals the Thunderbolt SAN solution which allows their Mac workstations simultaneously work on 1PB of data on PCIe RAID storage over Thunderbolt connection. - January 24, 2015 - H3 Platform
Urban Film Director Launches Kickstarter to Complete Intervention Film "Interrogation Room 109"
First-time indie filmmaker seeks help from the community and launches a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to complete his urban film. The film will ultimately be used as an intervention tool for inner-city at-risk youth. - January 22, 2015 - O-Park Productionz
Rebel Bulldozes His Way to the Big Screen
Son of civil rights leader developing socially-charged screenplay movie, "The Man Behind Black Monday." It is inspired by the unsung efforts of his father, Ellis R. McGruder Jr. and labor activist, Nate Smith. - January 21, 2015 - Parkview Media Group
Colorado Filmmaker Premieres New National Park Film
Award winning documentary filmmaker Nick Mollé recently announced the premiere of his newest documentary “The Living Dream: One Hundred Years of Rocky Mountain National Park." The 90 minute film documents the history of Rocky Mountain National Park from the Native American and... - January 17, 2015 - Nick Mollé Productions
Audio Tips for Editors at the January Editors' Lounge
From Media Composer to ProTools: How to Get the Best Out of Your Audio - January 16, 2015 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Illinois Graduate's Film Heading to Hollywood
Out of Range, a short film written, directed, and produced by Zion graduate, Berylanne Lynch, has been making its way to numerous screenings. In October, the film opened at Chicago Filmmakers and screened at the Catlow Theatre Local Shorts Film Festival in Barrington. The short film has obtained... - January 16, 2015 - B-Anne Productions
Cranium Candy's Danilo Mancinelli to Reprise the Role of "Stan" in Deposition II: Witness
Summary on Cranium Candy's Danilo Mancinelli and the project Deposition II: Witness. - January 15, 2015 - Cranium Candy Entertainment
This Week on Amazon Prime Instant Video: Surreal Mystery Evokes David Lynch
Fans of the iconic filmmaker David Lynch will find much to love in CONSIGNMENT, a film noir mindbender that arrives on Amazon Prime Instant Video this week. CONSIGNMENT is available to stream free with an Amazon Prime membership. - January 12, 2015 - Manic Baby Studio
AlphaDogs in Pursuit of New Religion
The show follows three young people who decide to break away from their religions and pursue other doctrines, all for very different reasons. - January 10, 2015 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
New Season of South Bend’s Lunkerville on NBC Sports Network
Award-Winning Fishing Program also adds Broadcast Partner Comcast Sports Network/Chicago. - January 10, 2015 - Rockville Pictures Inc.
"The Last Man On Earth" Streams Free for a Limited Time
Indie film "The Last Man On Earth" is available to stream free online. The movie which combines solar flares and romantic comedy, commemorates all the recent solar flare activity with this special offer. - January 08, 2015 - Visionary Films
First-Time Director Set to Release Highly Anticipated Urban Flick, "Interrogation Room 109"
New director, Anthony Malachi, is set to release his first film, "Interrogation Room 109," a fast-paced, urban drama set in Jersey City, NJ. The indie film, starring both seasoned veterans and newcomers is slated for release on January 9, 2015. - December 20, 2014 - O-Park Productionz
Horror Helps Out History and Filmmaker’s “Journey” Leads to Academy Award® & Grammy Winning Team
For fans of "A Nightmare on Elm Street", there’s an opportunity to take home a piece of Elm Street memorabilia and help out a worthwhile project at the same time. Three Freddy Krueger display heads, signed by David Miller (designer and creator of the original Freddy Krueger make-up... - December 19, 2014 - The Misty Falls Motion Picture Company
Filmmaker’s “Journey” Leads to Academy Award® & Grammy Winning Team
The Misty Falls Motion Picture Company is pleased to announce the addition of Oscar®-winning visual effects artist Doug Drexler (Dick Tracy, Star Trek: The Next Generation/Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica, Defiance) and Grammy-winning songwriter and arranger Les Reed OBE (It’s Not... - December 17, 2014 - The Misty Falls Motion Picture Company
Kino Lorber, Inc., Acquires Award-Winning Feature Film Ways to Live Forever from World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation has entered into a licensing agreement with Kino Lorber, Inc., for the award-winning film Ways to Live Forever. The agreement allows Kino Lorber the right to distribute the critically-acclaimed film for home video, rental and sell through, pay TV, cable TV,... - December 16, 2014 - World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation
Acclaimed Alfred Hitchcock-Inspired Mystery Arrives on IndieReign
Film auteur Alfred Hitchcock was a key inspiration for "Consignment," an atmospheric mystery which arrived this week on global movie platform IndieReign. - December 12, 2014 - Manic Baby Studio
ActingShowcase Announces Launch Providing a Faster & More Convenient Way for Producers to Hold First Auditions
Both producers and actors share a desire for a better way to hold first auditions, an area that's traditionally been both time consuming and inconvenient. ActingShowcase Casting Tool has recently launched in an effort to provide an elegant solution to these concerns. The early response from both producers and actors has been wildly enthusiastic. - December 12, 2014 - ActingShowcase.com
"Out of Sight" Documentary Seeks to Change Mental Health Stigmas
On December 8th, a preview of upcoming mental health documentary “Out of Sight” screened at the Carmike Promenade 16 Theater in Center Valley, as part of the DeSales University Senior Showcase. This 12-minute preview of the feature-length film is now available online. Out of Sight... - December 12, 2014 - Out of Sight Documentary
Demand for Live Streaming Video is on the Rise at Events Like Nuptials, Mitzvahs and Memorials During Winter Months
As live streaming services become more popular and weather conditions cool across parts of the U.S., The Montage Maven is seeing a 35 percent growth in sales for live streaming services at events. - December 10, 2014 - The Montage Maven
"Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" Feature Documentary Blu-ray Release Used isovideo Digital Remastering Services
Originally released on July 9th, 2004, the film looks into the most intimate and honest aspects of the most successful rock band in history, while chronicles the creative making of Metallica's 2003 album St. Anger, which sold nearly six million copies worldwide. The film was directed by award-winning directors Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. isovideo was honored to win the contract to convert the main feature film (141-minutes) in the Blu-ray release through Metallica and RadicalMedia. - December 05, 2014 - isovideo LLC
Network Deliverables Made Easy with AlphaDogs Digital Service Station
AlphaDogs Digital Service Station has been providing an alternative solution for delivering content in both an easy and affordable fashion since its inception in 2004 and has become a valuable tool for the post-production community. - December 03, 2014 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation Acquires New Film Focusing on Uncommon Disease
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (formerly OTCBB:WWMO) announced today that it has acquired exclusive distribution rights for the heartwarming film, The Lovely Patient, and has planned the DVD and digital release on Tuesday, January 20, to US audiences. The poignant film centers around a... - December 02, 2014 - World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation