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Aspiring Documentary Makers - Nat Geo Adventure and WorldNomads.com are Calling!

Leading online travel insurance provider, WorldNomads.com, together with the Nat Geo Adventure, is calling for entrants into its 2008 Documentary Scholarship. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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Ben Stiller's Peers Speak Out About His "Apocalypse Now"-Like Demands on the Set of Tropic Thunder -- In August?s Men's Vogue

Fresh from screening Ben Stiller’s new film Tropic Thunder for the August issue of Men’s Vogue, writer Adam Green declares “for me, it edges out Superbad for Funniest Movie since Borat.” (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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The Bauer Publications Teen Group Announces Winners at iPOP! Convention For Young Actors, Singers, Dancers and Models in Las Vegas

Teen Magazine J-14 Hosts an iPOP! Booth at Popular Acting and Modeling Convention and Features Photos of iPOP! Winners in Teen Magazine (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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Batman Between - The Dark Knight Returns to Chicago

Chicago produced "Batman" fan-film released online at: www.darkknightproject.com (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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ACE Film Festival Announces Exciting Program Line-Up for 2008 Event

After sifting through over 850 entries from across the country, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) proudly presents the 2008 ACE Film Festival program. Now in its second year, ACE Fest has grown exponentially, expanding to 4-days and moving to a centralized Midtown location, but stays true to its original mission - to promote and preserve the "American cinematic experience." Festival directors Tom O'Malley and Luke Szczygielski, both only 24, worked together with colleagues, industry associates, and fellow filmmakers to develop the eclectic and engaging program consisting of 40 titles of varying lengths, genres and categories. The event is set to take place September 4-7 in the main theater of New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street - just steps from Times Square. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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Emerging Singer-Songwriter WAZ To Release "The Secret" EP On July 28th, 2008

LA-based singer-songwriter WAZ will be independently releasing "The Secret" EP exclusively on iTunes on July 28th, 2008. "The Secret" EP was mixed by Jamie Candiloro (REM, Ryan Adams) & produced by Will Golden (Gary Jules, Meiko, Jay Brannan, Joe Purdy). (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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Openfilm.com Goes Live with User-Generated Films : New Site Showcases Best Short Videos and Animation from Independent Filmmakers, Film Festivals and Film Schools

Openfilm today announced the public launch of its next-generation video sharing website www.openfilm.com. The site showcases a fast-growing collection of high quality short films and animations displayed in high resolution. Openfilm provides a venue for users to watch premium video content, as well as for filmmakers to exhibit their works, and to enjoy a full-featured, social networking forum between viewers and creators. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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In Tough Times Listeners Turn to Tragic Tunes

As the country faces a recession, recommendation website THEFILTER.COM sees dramatic rise in the popularity of depressing music. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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Full-Steam Ahead With All-New Thomas & Friends? Movie Featuring Pierce Brosnan as the New Narrator

The All New, Direct-to-DVD Release Thomas & Friends™: "The Great Discovery - The Movie" with Pierce Brosnan as New Narrator Is the Biggest Event of the Year for the #1 Preschool Brand From Lionsgate® and HIT Entertainment (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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Orange You Glad He's Back? Everyone's Favorite Cat Celebrates 30 Years in His Newest Fully Computer-Generated Feature Length Film--An All-New Garfield Movie Romps Onto DVD Aug. 5th From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Hold onto your lasagna! Everyone's favorite morning-loathing, Odie-taunting, tart-tongued tabby is back for a slew of hilarious new antics in Garfield's Fun Fest, his newest full-length computer animated feature film, coming to DVD Aug. 5 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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A Voice of Reason: Dr. Jay Gordon Comments on Amanda Peet Controversy

Dr. Jay Gordon, noted pediatrician and lecturer, comments on the recent Amanda Peet interview in Cookie Magazine describing parents who do not vaccinate their children as "parasites". Dr. Gordon advocates exploring all sides of the issue with reference to the newly released DVD "Vaccinations? Assessing the Risks and Benefits." (PRWeb Jul 20, 2008)

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SOSDeals.com merges into Movies4Wholesale.com

Effective Friday, July 18, 2008, all products and services from the www.SOSDEALS.com website have been merged with www.Movies4Wholesale.com to establish a one stop destination for dvd movies and games. (PRWeb Jul 19, 2008)

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Macleish Day and Marianne Page to Star in The Highwayman

Inferno Film Productions is pleased to announce the casting of Macleish Day and Marianne Page in the lead roles of its upcoming motion picture production, The Highwayman. (PRWeb Jul 19, 2008)

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SPILL.com Releases Animated Film Review for The Dark Knight Movie

Review Of Hotly Anticipated Gotham Adventure Dark Knight Goes Live Today (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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Search, Browse, Download, and Convert Videos from Video-Sharing web Sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, Google Video, MetaCafe, and DailyMotion

A Windows program that makes YouTube more fun. With Tube Explorer, it's easy to search, browse, download, and convert videos from video-sharing web sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, Google Video, MetaCafe, and DailyMotion. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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Zeeng.com Keeps Its Aggressive Campaign For Acquisition of Latin Video Content

Zeeng.com, the fast growing online Video-On-Demand platform, completed 3 significant deals with major distributors and producers of Latin Videocontent. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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Announcing the Screening of "Moving Stills," Featuring the Photography of Ash Gupta - An Official Selection of New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

Internationally known photographer Ash Gupta's work is featured in the Michael Hirshenson short film "Moving Stills," an official selection of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival screening Friday 6:00 p.m. July 18, 2008 at the Sunset Laemmle 5 in West Hollywood. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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Austin Indie Underground Studio System Wraps Romp Through $3.5M Estate

The Wolfpack Film Group, a consortium of independent filmmakers in Austin Texas, wrapped on 48 hours of artistic exercise at "Austin's Most High-Tech Home," a $3.5 million estate in the HillCountry, July 13th. The group, founded by Producer Robin Blesch, WPFG Studios, brought together over 100 people from multiple entertainment-related industries from all over Texas and other states for creative play in the name of art. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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The New Face of Screenwriting: NovaMind Introduces ScriptMapping - A Powerful Combination of Screenwriting and Mind Mapping

NovaMind Software has just released a new version of NovaMind Platinum with enhanced screenwriting functionality which can be used for all aspects of screenplay writing as well as experimental screenwriting, visual storyboarding, movie and production planning. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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James Gill Full Circle - Official Nomination for Best Short Documentary, AOF Film Festival Pasadena CA, July 29th

"James Gill Full Circle" is an Official Nomination for Best Short Documentary at the AOF Film Festival in Pasadena, CA on July 29, 2008. This film takes a provocative look at one of America's pop art pioneers. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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SnagFilms Offers Free Instant Streaming and Viral Sharing of Hundreds of Documentary Films : Ad Revenue Shared With Filmmakers, Viewers Connected To Causes

At a time when independent documentary films are experiencing a creative boom, yet theatrical distribution channels have gone bust, the beta launch today of SnagFilms helps both independent filmmakers and iconic production companies – and the audiences that want to see their movies. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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SnagFilms Acquires indieWIRE, the Leading News, Information, and Social Networking Site for the International Independent Film Community

SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to a global web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced the acquisition of indieWIRE, the leading news, information, and social networking site for the international independent film community, from its publisher GMD Studios. SnagFilms went into beta release this morning and its launch was announced here: www.snagfilms.com/press. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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Indie Blue Ray Disc Society Being Formed

Independent Blue Ray Disc Society to help U.S. companies navigate new hi-def era and keep jobs in America. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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Documentary Bravely Tackles Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Wounded Soldier Issues

Post traumatic stress disorder and other issues involving disabled American veterans have become the focus of a new film entitled, "Who Will Stand." There are many films about the war in Iraq, but a small team of Las Vegas filmmakers decided that the soldiers would be better served by addressing the issues they deal with after they return home. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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Ricky Schroder Opens Locker 13

Ricky Schroder is no stranger to the boxing world. In 1979, he won a Golden Globe® Award playing the son of an aging boxer (Jon Voight) in the critically-acclaimed remake of "The Champ." In 2004, he moved behind the camera to produce and direct "Black Cloud," an independent feature about an up-and-coming Native American boxer. Now, Schroder enters the ring for himself, playing an aging boxer in one segment of the anthology film "Locker 13," produced by Brothers' Ink Productions. The feature, along the lines of "Four Rooms," "Short Cuts," and "Night on Earth," is comprised of seven vignettes, each to be directed by award-winning filmmakers and connected by a mysterious locker number 13. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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Movies.ie - New Cinema Site for Irish Movie Fans

A new site has been launched in Ireland for cinema fans. Irish movie goers have been neglected for far too long but now Movies.ie offers a jaw-dropping amount of content! The site has a web 2.0 back-end and includes video interviews with major movie stars, exciting Hollywood features, daily movie news, cinema times, podcasts, blogs and so much more. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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Hit Me Music Releases First Ever Studio Album From DJ Reset

"Speaker Bunny" is out and available now digitally worldwide. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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Christopher Farrell Scores One in the Gun

The Farrell/Kanefsky Collaboration Continues as Christopher Farrell scores the music for neo-noir film ONE IN THE GUN. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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Lee Kessler, Veteran Actress, Playwright and Author, Has Been Added to the Distinguished List of the Dazzling Daughters of the American Revolution

Lee Kessler was enrolled in the Dazzling Daughters of the American Revolution and her works are to be on display at the DAR in Washington DC. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008)

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Free Article Reviews Movie Describing Bar Exam Experience

Now available from Clifford Law offices is a free article, 'Judgment Day,' posted on the web site http://www.cliffordlaw.com. The Chicago law office is posting legal articles on their website in an effort to educate the public about legal matters. An introduction is provided, with a link to the full article. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008)

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Executive Producer, Alex Lyras, Proudly Announces the Screening of the Independent Feature Film MONA, Showing at the 2008 New York Latino Film Festival July 24 and 26, Presented by HBO

MONA is executive produced by Alex Lyras, directed by Alan Kirschen, and written by Robert McCaskill. This independent film screens on Thursday, July 24th at 4:40pm at The Imaginasian Theater on 239 East 59th St and Saturday, July 26th at 8:30pm at the Helen Mills Theater 37-139 W. 26th St. More information is available at http://nylatinofilm.com/index.html . (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008)

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Horror 88 - A New Hollywood Movie Starring Veronica Diaz

A circle of six 20-something year old friends gather around a campfire in the backyard of one of their parents' home and begin to tell strange occurrences and stories rumored from the past. At the end of the night everyone around the campfire has become a bit uneasy from all the scary storytelling, so they proceed to move the party inside the house. As they settle in the focus is centered on one of the girls, as the story she previously told comes back to haunt her that same night in a total unexpected way. Directed by Joaquin F. Palma, Starring Veronica Diaz. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008)

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Summer Blockbuster Inspires 'Death Race' Interactive Online Application by Creative Asylum

In anticipation of Universal Pictures' summer action- thriller "Death Race," featuring Jason Statham, Creative Asylum has launched a new interactive online application in which fans can trick out their own cars. Users can add weapons systems, armor plating, decals and tires, and then upload their car onto their Myspace, Facebook or other social media pages to share with friends. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2008)

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Hollywood DVD Store

Hollywood DVD Store (www.hollywooddvdstore.com) aka "Hollywood Entertainment DVD", a newly launched Ebay store that specializes in short media. Films receiving successful accreditation from Festival De Cannes 2007 & 2008 and The New York International Film Festival 2007 & 2008 in Manhattan and Hollywood are now out on High Quality DVD. A collection of six DVD's , feature long,35mm retouched styled films produced by Omer Pasha portray a general theme of Love, Religion,the Godloving and the Godless. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2008)

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Teen Celebrities Present at iPOP! Acting And Modeling Competition In Las Vegas

Teen Stars from television's Nickelodeon and 'The Suite Life of Zack & Cody' appear at iPOP! Awards Gala to Honor Young Actors, Models, Singers and Dancers (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008)

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Last Chance to Submit Films for "I Love New York" Short Film Competition

Academy Award-Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emmy-Winner Tina Fey and Award-Winning Filmmaker Doug Liman to Judge; Winning Film to Air as Part of a Commercial During The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadcast (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008)

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Spill.Com Releases Review Of Hellboy Ii: The Golden Army

Review Of Hellboy Ii Goes Live Today As Movie Opens In Theaters Nationwide (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008)

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Call Box Unveils Secrets To Special Edition DVD Authoring with New Release.

Call Box's latest training DVD focuses on Authoring Special Edition DVDs using Apple's DVD Studio Pro. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008)

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ApogeeInvent Announces Merger with Film Rookie

Apogee Invent Merges with Film Rookie (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008)

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Finally A Chance To Be Discovered With Make'n Movies

When people sign up for free with Make'n Movies, they can write a 300-500 word summary of a movie idea and submit it under Creative Commons license. If a movie maker or Hollywood studio is interested, Make'n Movies will negotiate a deal for the lucky writer! (PRWeb Jul 10, 2008)

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