Day: July 18, 2008

Nurse.Fighter.Boy to premiere at Toronto International Film Fest

Director Charles Officer’s first feature film, Nurse.Fighter.Boy, to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which is considered one of the top film festivals in the world. The film is an urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child. In 2007, at ….

Hundreds of documentary films now available for free streaming online

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. SnagFilms was created to address the bottleneck in distribution for quality documentaries ….

SnagFilms aquires indie film portal indieWIRE

SnagFilms, which streams nonfiction films on the web, announced yesterday the acquisition of indieWIRE, a leading news, information, and social networking site for the independent film community. SnagFilms went into beta release yesterday. IndieWIRE will provide archival and news content for SnagFilms.com and the company’s virtual movie theater widgets, including breaking news from the indie ….

Babysitter Wanted to debut at Montreal’s Fantasia Fest

Big Screen Entertainment’s latest film heads north with director Michael Manasseri attending the festival and hosting the Canadian premiere of Babysitter Wanted. A suspenseful horror film, with surprising twists, Babysitter Wanted has been well received all over the world from Sitges Fest to the Hollywood Film Festival to recently winning Germany’s Weekend of Fear for ….

World Premiere of Swing Vote

The World Premiere of Swing Vote is happening at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, next week. ATTENDING: From the Film: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Madeline Carroll, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Mare Winningham, Lawrence O’Donnell, Arianna Huffington, Mary Hart Special Guests: Reese Witherspoon, Quentin Tarantino, Dane Cook, Tim Allen, Cheech Marin, Jimmy-Jean ….

Astro Boy cuts hair at Comic-Con plus Viz Media to lens Naruto, Death Note, Inuyasha and other Manga-based films

Imagi Studios and Summit Entertainment will be at Comic-Con in San Diego at booth #3530, introducing its upcoming CG-animated motion picture Astro Boy. The film’s director, David Bowers and producer, Maryann Garger will be attending the event on Saturday, July 26, and be stationed at the studios’ booth. 
 A special-edition Astro Boy oversized bag will also be ….