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Archives for: 2006
12/31/06
WANT TO TAKE YOUR SHORT FILM DIRECTLY TO RETAIL?
reported by George Hamilton, CyberScreenwriter.com
Is your short film new and original?
St. Clair Entertainment in Los Angeles, CA is currently putting together a new series of Short Film DVD compilations for North American retail sales through their clients at Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and many more. This new DVD series will feature some of the best short films, grouped into their respective genres (Comedy, Drama, Animation, and Horror/Twisted), from around the world.
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Disabled Los Angeles Screenwriter Kitty Kavey Wins 20 Awards in 2006
reported by Sarah Cooley, CyberScreenwriter.com
There is nothing that the human spirit cannot overcome-- just ask Kitty Kavey. After a devastating motorcycle accident almost took her life, Kavey has astonished the world with her determination and strength.
Although over a decade and a half has passed since Kavey was in the accident, she still struggles with the certain physical and mental repercussions. She was clinically dead, left with a form of brain damage, impaired sight and other cardiac effects that lingered. Yet with all these obstacles standing in her way, she learned how to live and function again as best she could.
Independent Filmmaker Seeks Funding in Cyberspace
reported by Edward Strong, CyberScreenwriter.com
Independent filmmaker Kevin Mcgue announced plans to seek $25 donations from patrons to raise funds for an independent feature film. Mcgue hopes to raise a net amount of $350,000 by May 31, 2007, in order to begin preproduction for a film shoot in the fall of 2007.
12/27/06
Should we pay the same price for all movies?
reported by Jeremy Barns, CyberScreenwriter.com
New research explains how movie theaters may increase profits by moving away from uniform pricing to variable pricing.
The study is being published in an upcoming issue of the International Review of Law & Economics.
Currently, consumers pay the same price for blockbusters and for flops, for a movie on the Fourth of July and for a movie on a rainy day in January, for a movie on Friday night and for a movie on Monday evening.
Independent Filmmakers can now Upload Shorts and Trailers to Finditt Videos
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
Independent Filmmakers from around the globe can now upload clips of their work or complete shorts to Finditt Videos. Through Finditt Videos, a service of Finditt the site that offers much more than search, filmmakers can showcase their work to online viewers searching Finditt Videos.
12/20/06
Can Rocky Balboa go the distance at the box office?
reported by Sam Burke, CyberScreenwriter.com
Moviegoers and critics alike are eager to see whether a 60 year old Sylvester Stallone can make it through one final round as Rocky Balboa releases on December 20. For the sixth Installment of the greatest underdog story of our time, Sportsbook.com has posted odds on the opening five day box office gross for the Italian Stallion's latest bout, setting over/under odds on the film generating $26 million.
12/14/06
New Website Showcasing Documentary Films
reported by Jeremy Barns, CyberScreenwriter.com
AOL has launched True Stories , a new website dedicated to documentary films, featuring both critically acclaimed independent titles, as well as new projects prior to theatrical release.
12/10/06
Innovative New Web Site for TV Enthusiasts
reported by Sam Kirkman, CyberScreenwriter.com
Television enthusiasts wanting to read the latest information about their favorite shows can now find it at eWebTVWorld.com. The new Website is an innovative online source for news, reviews, and commentaries about a variety of TV shows. It's like the online equivalent of TV Guide--only better.
Connect?The Filmmaking Experience Driving Increased Interest in Screenwriting
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
The incredible success of filmmaking and screenwriting workshops offered for San Diego high school students earlier this fall, conducted by the American Screenwriters Association (ASA) and the San Diego Film Festival, has resulted in an effort by educators and filmmakers to include more students, sponsors and industry professionals in the 2007 program.
Television and Advertisers Missing the Mark - and Market
reported by Cal Gervais, CyberScreenwriter.com
Baby Boomers are frustrated that television and advertisers place too much emphasis on younger audiences and are missing the chance to connect with Boomers in their peak earning and spending years, according to the findings in TV Land's New Generation Gap Study.
12/03/06
Muller Media Acquires New Festival Film
reported by Edward Strong, CyberScreenwriter.com
Muller Media, Inc. has acquired the screenplay, "An Ordinary Hero," a story with powerful performances set in the background of World War II.
11/30/06
Imperia Entertainment Finishes Picture on Feature Film, `Say it in Russian
reported by William S. Buckley, Jr., CyberScreenwriter.com
Imperia Entertainment announced its award-winning editor William Anderson (?The Truman Show,? ?Fearless?) has finished the final cut of its feature film, ?Say it in Russian.? The film is expected to go to final 35mm print by the end of the year, in time for screenings at key film festivals.
Lionsgate Signs International Sub-Publishing Deal With Fintage Music
reported by John Goldstein, CyberScreenwriter.com
Lionsgate has signed an agreement today with Fintage Music to handle all international music sub-publishing for current and upcoming Lionsgate music rights.
Las Vegas Auditions for Imperia Entertainment MMA Movie
reported by David Miller, CyberScreenwriter.com
Imperia Entertainment, Inc. President James Hergott announced today that the Xyience Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada will host open auditions for a movie about the sport of mixed martial arts entitled Never Submit on December 16th and 17th beginning at noon each day.
11/23/06
Hollywood?s Holiday Season Films Represented Unique Risk Challenges
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
Braving danger, acts of espionage and violent punches in the boxing ring are nothing new for movie heroes James Bond and Rocky Balboa ? portrayed by actors Daniel Craig and Sylvester Stallone in upcoming holiday movies ?Casino Royale? and ?Rocky Balboa.? Yet, while audiences love the action, producers have to be sure their stars don?t go down swinging.
Think You Know Movies? Then Try To Beat The Detective
reported by Jason Miller, CyberScreenwriter.com
Videodetective.com has just launched a new free online game for film buffs to test their movie knowledge called "Beat the Detective." This new and novel game pits 'would be movie sleuths' against Video Detective's vast database of 20,000 streaming trailers to measure just how many movies they can identify in the shortest time.
11/19/06
The Art of Film: In Search of 35 mm Cameras
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
To truly learn photography you must understand the art of film. Sounds reasonable, right? Unfortunately, it's become nearly impossible. With the influx of digital photography, film cameras are disappearing fast. For Wheaton students interested in photography, finding a film camera has become nearly quixotic. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a 35 mm film camera in stores these days.
Warner Bros. Will Release Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima
reported by Jeremy Barns, CyberScreenwriter.com
Letters From Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood?s follow-up to his critically acclaimed World War II drama Flags of Our Fathers, will open domestically in limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on December 20, 2006. The announcement was made today by Warner Bros. President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman.
11/12/06
Hollywood Screenwriting Vet Alan Trustman Returns
reported by Sarah Cooley, CyberScreenwriter.com
Hollywood screenwriting veteran Alan Trustman, writer of award-winning films "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Bullitt," "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs" and more, has returned as lead contributor at MoviesWorthWatching.com. The site offers current reviews on movies worth seeing -- and only movies worth seeing -- as well as features on what script elements make a screenplay commercially successful.
30-Second Video Contest
reported by Jeremy Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com
Avid Technology, Inc. has launched a video contest in collaboration with MovieMaker Magazine, challenging participants to create a 30-second commercial spot for Avid. Running until December 31, 2006, the contest will award a ?Pro?s Choice? and a ?People?s Choice? winner with all-expenses paid trips to the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
11/07/06
AOL and Brightcove Launch New Distribution Service for Selling Digital Video Downloads
reported by Edward Strong, CyberScreenwriter.com
AOL and Brightcove launched today a distribution service that can enable video publishers to sell high-quality video downloads through the AOL Video portal (http://video.aol.com/) and receive up to 70% of the revenue generated from their sales. The new service promises to expand the distribution options for video publishers and the choices for consumers.
Arsenal Pictures Acquires Ghost Documentary
Arsenal Pictures will distribute "Ghost Adventures," a documentary directed by Artist International clients Zak Bagans and Nick Groff. The documentary follows Bagans and Groff's journey into several famously haunted buildings in the state of Nevada.
New Movie Review Site Focuses on Filmmakers
reported by Cal Gervais, CyberScreenwriter.com
Does God care about filmmakers? Christian film critic Greg Wright thinks so. But he also thinks that the Church tends to be more concerned about how films affect families than it is about the people who make movies. To help address the problem, Wright and his wife Jenn, both long-time editors with Hollywood Jesus, have partnered with Gospelcom.net to launch a new website devoted to analysis of films?and to listening to ?the artists who make the films.?
11/05/06
Sundance Channel Acquires U.S. Rights to Ten-Part Short Film Series The Art Of Seduction
reported by Dan Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com
Sundance Channel has acquired all U.S. rights to The Art of Seduction, an anthology of short films about seduction, featuring the work of ten Canadian filmmakers.
The Jilted Film Festival Seeks Call For Entries
reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com
The Jilted Film Festival ? an event in lower Manhattan for comedy shorts that have been rejected by at least one festival ? is now accepting entries for its third annual film festival to be held in April 2007. Founded by Brooklyn filmmaker Mellini Kantayya, Jilted is presented by the media production company Brooklyn Tree Productions of which Ms. Kantayya is the creator and artistic/managing director.
Jag Mundhra Launches Cine Boutique
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
Jag Mundhra has launched his film production company, Cine Boutique Entertainment U.K. Ltd. (Cine Boutique) to start his next film project "Shoot On Sight." The film "Shoot On Sight" is a suspense drama dealing with the current terrorism attacks in the UK through a London Metropolitan Police Officer of Muslim heritage who must display courage and persevere in his duties in the face of family conflict. The film is slated to start shooting in early January 2007.
Video Interviews of Independent film Directors
SPOTFLIX, a new independent film website, provides instant access to an exhaustive collection of brand new downloadable independent films (also VODs of top international movies) through DRM protected video streaming technology, as well as a global network for independent filmmakers and festival organizers.
11/02/06
Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures Make Hefty Deposits
reported by Donna Abrams, CyberScreenwriter.com
SAW III, the third entry in Lionsgate and Twisted Picture's mercilessly terrifying horror franchise, made bloody hay with Lionsgate box office records to open at #1 this weekend, grossing an estimated $34.3 million in 3,167 theatres, or $10,830 per theatre.
reported by Jason Miller, CyberScreenwriter.com
TheFilmChair.com, with the permission of filmmaker John C. Lyons, is following the Erie, Pa.-based production of Lyons? nursing home drama ?Schism.? Starting with the screenplay and casting to the location and actors, TheFilmChair.com will provide coverage of the production from start to finish.
10/29/06
Award Winning Screenwriter?s Book Invites You to Spend a Weekend with a Hollywood Starlet
reported by David Torrence, CyberScreenwriter.com
Joseph Dougherty has a passion for movies. It began in childhood and led to a career as a writer not only of movies, but for Broadway and television as well. His first book, ?Comfort and Joi,? is an imaginative blend of film-fact and fiction about a fan who sets out to document the life and work of bosomy blonde bombshell Joi Lansing. Offbeat movie history from the fringes of Hollywood triggers haunting personal memories as the narrator follows this ?beautiful beacon in a Sargasso of bad filmmaking? and finds an unexpected path to his own past.
Hollywood's Online Ad Spend Lags Other Industries
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
Hollywood movie studios are committing a marketing gaffe. They spend a smaller percentage of their media budgets (just 3% in 2006) on online ads than does the average US industry, which spends 5.7% of its overall media budget on the Internet. This is a mistake because the audience filmmakers most need to reach is online, according to the new eMarketer report, "Hollywood Online: Ad Innovators Play Spending Catch-Up."
Survey Reveals Most Haunting Movie Moments for Halloween
reported by Dan Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com
Some horror movie images seem to jump off the screen more than others, and movie fans say this is terrifyingly true of "The Ring," in which the dead Samara crawls out of the television. Participants in a Halloween survey by BLOCKBUSTER(R) said this movie moment haunts them more than any other, although scenes from "Hannibal," "The Exorcist" and "The Blair Witch Project" come close behind.
10/25/06
Film Expert Gives Thumbs Up for Old-School Halloween Movies
reported by Jeremy Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com
Filmgoers should expand their Halloween movie list to include the odd, quirky and classic original horror films, says a Purdue University film expert.
City Lights Pictures' Releases Suicide Killers
reported by Terrence Gordon, CyberScreenwriter.com
Pierre Rehov, a novelist and magazine editor, has produced and directed seven major documentaries about the tensions in the Middle East. Rehov examines the psychopathology of a suicide bomber, taking us on a disturbing journey deep into a culture that few can comprehend, interviewing families of those who have "martyred' themselves, as well as those whose efforts have been thwarted.
10/15/06
Distributor to Destroy Bruce Campbell's Reputation
reported by John Goldstein, CyberScreenwriter.com
"That is the inevitable outcome of the release of 'Going Back' on DVD," said Darlene Cypser of Bifrost Distribution. "During the twenty years that 'Going Back' has been hidden away, Bruce Campbell has unfairly gained a reputation as a "B" actor who can only pull off low budget horror and comedy roles."
Untold Story of Jesse James Starts Filming In North Carolina
reported by Phil Marcello, CyberScreenwriter.com
Swirl films, Wilmington, NC begins filming a new movie year on location in North Carolina entitled ?In Absence of Good Men, Untold Story of Jesse James,? starring Timothy Woodward Jr. and Brent Lovell (Palmetto Pointe) with Barry Corbin (One Tree Hill, Dukes Of Hazard, Northern Exposure) John Wesley Shipp (Jim Carson, Dawson Creek (1998 TV series) (1998-2001), and Sisters (1991) (TV series) (1994-1995).
10/08/06
WORKING TITLE FILMS AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES BEGIN PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
reported by John Goldstein, CyberScreenwriter.com
Filming begins this week in New York City on "Definitely, Maybe," a romantic comedy starring Ryan Reynolds ("National Lampoon's Van Wilder," upcoming "Smokin' Aces"), Academy Award(R) winner Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener," "The Fountain," "Runaway Jury'), Derek Luke ("Antwone Fisher," "Friday Night Lights"), Isla Fisher ("Wedding Crashers," "I Heart Huckabees"), Elizabeth Banks ("Invincible," "The 40-Year- Old Virgin") and Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine," "Raising Helen"). Adam Brooks, who most recently wrote the screenplay for "Wimbledon" and co-wrote "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," directs from his screenplay.
Peace Arch Entertainment Reaches Milestone 20 Film Acquisitions
reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com
Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. has acquired U.S. and international distribution rights to four new films, bringing to 20 the total number of new features and television movies that the Company acquired during its fiscal year ending August 31, 2006.
10/01/06
Film Expert Goes Back to School by Studying Teachers in Movies
reported by Stan Benson, CyberScreenwriter.com
Teachers might be able to learn a few lessons about how to engage their students by watching how teachers are portrayed in movies, says a Purdue University a film expert.
Lionsgate and After Dark Films Forge Three-Year Production and Distribution Deal
reported by Dana Horton, CyberScreenwriter.com
Lionsgate and filmmaker/producer Courtney Solomon and financier Allan Zeman's After Dark Films (ADF) have signed a production and distribution agreement that calls for the two companies to release a strong slate of wide releases and a select number of specialty films over the next three years as part of an important new partnership.
09/24/06
New Supernatural Thriller AMHURST
reported by Dan Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com
LifeLine Entertainment, the independent movie production company, has announced the completion of its fourth feature film, AMHURST, a supernatural thriller which was mostly filmed up in the San Bernadino Mountains/Big Bear area of southern California. Produced by Christopher Wolcott and directed by Rocky Costanzo, the duo behind LifeLine's first feature film, Return to Innocence, and written by Lisa Costanzo in her screenwriting debut. LifeLine plans to exhibit the new film in festivals next year.
09/21/06
Lost Bruce Campbell Movie To Be Released
reported by Jeremy Wilson, CyberScreenwriter.com
Back in 1982, not long after completing The Evil Dead, Bruce Campbell began work on his second feature film, Going Back. Going Back was not a horror film or a comedy. It was a drama, a bittersweet coming-of-age movie. It premiered to good reviews, played in several film festivals and was picked up by Vestron for home video distribution. It was then lost to the world.
Sapphire Entertainment, Inc. launches with 11 films and 5 television shows
reported by Sarah Cooley, CyberScreenwriter.com
Sapphire Entertainment makes history today with the launch of the first African American-owned Television and Film Studio, and Distribution Center that will be producing, marketing and distributing action, comedy, drama, thriller and suspense movies. "Although we are an African American-owned studio, our products will not target the African American audience only. We're creating films and Television shows for all movie lovers to enjoy," says Andrea Allen, CEO and founder.
09/17/06
Graymark Productions Film to be Marketed Internationally
reported by Dwight Y. Brown, CyberScreenwriter.com
Graymark Productions Inc. has entered into an agreement with foreign distributor, American World Pictures to market its film "Soul's Midnight" in all Countries excluding North America and Canada.
Materials Related to Filmmaker Woody Allen Acquired by Ransom Center
reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com
Materials related to the life and career of Woody Allen have been acquired by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
09/15/06
Big Bucks for Big Ideas for the Big Screen
reported by David Torrence, CyberScreenwriter.com
First-time screenwriters greeted last year's launch of the John Templeton Foundation Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays with much excitement, a flurry of great scripts, and one suggestion for improving the contest -- hold it every year instead of every other. That request has been granted, as the Templeton Foundation -- along with its partners, MOVIEGUIDE(R) and the Christian Film & Television Commission(TM) -- announced the contest will become an annual event.
09/09/06
New Filmmaking Website Tells the Stories of Filmmakers from All Walks of Life
reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com
The new website Filmmaking Focus profiles the fascinating men and women who direct films.
Each week, Filmmaking Focus tells the story of a different filmmaker. The website will feature film directors from all over the world and at all skill levels -- everyone from those who have just finished their first film to veteran directors with years of experience under their belts.
09/05/06
New Pitch Me! Competition to Find the Most Imaginative Film Pitch
reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com
The Pitch Me! Competition is something fun that anyone with a camera, videophone or video camera can enter. And that is pretty much everyone these days. You just have to film yourself pitching a movie idea ? no matter how crazy, imaginative, bizarre, dull or senseless. The pitch has to be one minute or less, that?s pretty much the only rule in this competition, which will see the winner receive $1000 plus a chance for further fame and fortune.
09/03/06
James Gandolfini Signs Exclusive Producing Deal With HBO
reported by Darren Shephard, CyberScreenwriter.com
James Gandolfini, three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and star of The Sopranos, has signed a three-year exclusive producing deal with HBO.
Uwe Boll to Literally Fight His Critics
reported by David Torrence, CyberScreenwriter.com
GoldenPalace.com is presenting Raging Boll. Uwe Boll, the German filmmaker best known for several video game based films like 'Alone in the Dark,' 'House of the Dead,' 'BloodRayne,' and 'In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale,' is considered by many critics to be one of the world's worst filmmakers. His movies, however, have made him more money than his critics will earn in several lifetimes.
08/30/06
HFPA Grants More Than $1,000,000 to 26 Film Schools
reported by Sam Kirkman, CyberScreenwriter.com
For the third year in a row, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is donating more than $1,000,000 in financial grants to film schools and non-profit organizations.
08/27/06
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