TheWrap won Best Entertainment Website at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, and also won top honors in commentary, blog and hard news categories.
TheWrap, led by Sharon Waxman, Tim Molloy and Thom Geier, won in the best entertainment website category, beating out fellow nominees Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Tonight and California Rocker.
“I am incredibly gratified to see the hard work of our newsroom recognized by the L.A. Press Club,” said Waxman. “We believe that professional journalism matters immensely in the entertainment community and we will continue to pursue smart, relevant business and cultural reporting on behalf of our readers.”
Also Read: TheWrap Lands 15 Nominations for La Press Club's Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
The judges wrote: “The team behind TheWrap’s website understand the value of visual hierarchy, and refuse to bombard visitors with a dizzying barrage of headlines. Their in-house photography is colorful and clever,...
TheWrap, led by Sharon Waxman, Tim Molloy and Thom Geier, won in the best entertainment website category, beating out fellow nominees Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Tonight and California Rocker.
“I am incredibly gratified to see the hard work of our newsroom recognized by the L.A. Press Club,” said Waxman. “We believe that professional journalism matters immensely in the entertainment community and we will continue to pursue smart, relevant business and cultural reporting on behalf of our readers.”
Also Read: TheWrap Lands 15 Nominations for La Press Club's Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
The judges wrote: “The team behind TheWrap’s website understand the value of visual hierarchy, and refuse to bombard visitors with a dizzying barrage of headlines. Their in-house photography is colorful and clever,...
- 12/3/2018
- by TheWrap Staff
- The Wrap
Inspo Network, a Seattle-based upstart that helps digital lifestyle creators produce and distribute video content in partnership with leading brands, has emerged from stealth mode with a $5.5 million seed funding round led by Psl Ventures. The round also featured participation from noted entrepreneurs and venture capitalists Rich Barton, Nick Hanauer, Clark Kokich, and Dan Levitan, according to the company.
Inspo works with creators in the home, food, fitness, and Diy categories. In its first year, it helped creators produce more than 2,000 original short-form premium shows that it says reached an audience of more than 120 million viewers. Inspo’s platform facilitates branded integrations between popular food bloggers like Chelsea Lords, Anne Sage, and Joanne Ozug, according to its website, as well as companies like Vitamix and Williams Sonoma.
The weekslong process starts with brands sharing their intended audience targets with Inspo, according to Geekwire, which then uses its technology to the match companies with pertinent creators,...
Inspo works with creators in the home, food, fitness, and Diy categories. In its first year, it helped creators produce more than 2,000 original short-form premium shows that it says reached an audience of more than 120 million viewers. Inspo’s platform facilitates branded integrations between popular food bloggers like Chelsea Lords, Anne Sage, and Joanne Ozug, according to its website, as well as companies like Vitamix and Williams Sonoma.
The weekslong process starts with brands sharing their intended audience targets with Inspo, according to Geekwire, which then uses its technology to the match companies with pertinent creators,...
- 6/13/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
The third annual ShortList Film Festival, which runs through August 27, 2014 just announced the 12 finalists.
The 12 finalists include shorts prize winners from the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, the La Film Festival, Tribeca, Aspen, Clermont-Ferrand and other prestigious festivals. The films and filmmakers come from the United States, Mexico, Mozambique, Germany, Brazil and elsewhere around the globe.
All films are available now through August 27 for online voting Here. The shorts will also air on the Epix network August 24 at 6pm Et/3pm Pt and again in Epix’s Drive-In on August 25 12midnight Et/August 24 9pm Pt.
Two winners will each receive $5,000 cash prizes, the Audience Prize sponsored by YouTube and the Industry Prize sponsored by Epix at an awards ceremony on August 28 at the YouTube Space Los Angeles.
The Industry Prize winner, chosen by a jury of independent film experts, will also receive a pitch meeting at Paramount Pictures, MGM or Lionsgate to pitch their next project. The Audience Prize winner determined by popular vote will also receive the use of the YouTube Space for their next project.
Each winner will receive the opportunity to consult with the independent movie studio Cinedigm.
The Shortlist is proudly sponsored by Cinedigm, Epix, MTV and YouTube. It is presented by The Wrap and programmed by Nancy Collet.
Here are the finalists in three categories:
Animation
"Eager"
Directed by: Allison Schulnik
USA, 8 Minutes
A rhythmic ritual is performed by a bizarre ensemble of macabre figures.
Special Jury Recognition, South by Southwest ’14
"Macropolis"
Directed by: Joel Simon
UK, 8 Minutes
Two discarded toys find a new lease of life in a big alien city full of humans.
Family Choice Award, Ashland International Film Festival ‘ 14
"Me + Her"
Directed by: Joseph Oxford
USA, 13 Minutes
When Jack and Jill of Cardboard City are separated by Jill's untimely death, Jack goes on a journey to mend his (literally) broken heart.
Best Animated Short, Aspen Shortfest ’14
Narrative Fiction
"The Gunfighter"
Directed by: Eric Kissack
USA, 9 Minutes
A gunfighter in the old West starts off a chain reaction when the voiceover announcing his entrance to a saloon proceeds to give a laundry list of the town’s deepest secrets.
Audience Award, Los Angeles Film Festival ‘14
"My Friend Nietzsche"
Directed by: Fáuston da Silva
Brazil, 15 Minutes
The improbable meeting between Lucas and Nietzsche will be the beginning of a violent revolution.
Audience Award, Clermont-Ferrand Iff '14
"Noah"
Directed by: Patrick Cederberg; Walter Woodman
Canada, 18 Minutes
A relationship steeped in social media and told through the lens of Noah’s computer screen.
Best Short Film, Toronto International Film Festival ’13
"Off Ground"
Directed by: Boudewijn Koole
Germany, 13 Minutes
A dance film about a boy that says farewell to his mother.
Audience Awards, Netherlands International Film Festival ’14
"The Phone Call"
Directed by: Matt Kirby
UK, 19 Minutes
When a shy lady (Sally Hawkins) who works in a suicide helpline call center takes a phone call from a distraught man (Jim Broadbendt), she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Best Narrative Short, Tribeca ’14
"A Tropical Sunday"
Directed by: Fabian Ribezzo
Mozambique/Italy, 15 Minutes
It's Sunday and crowds of eager children line up for rides at the fairground. Among them are four street kids, who have spent the week begging and scavenging. Today all they want is to feel like children again.
Best Drama, Aspen Shortsfest ‘14
"Verbatim"
Directed by: Brett Weiner
USA, 7 Minutes
A jaded lawyer wastes an afternoon trying to figure out if a dim-witted government employee has ever used a photocopier. All the dialogue comes from an actual legal deposition.
Best Short Film, Dallas International Film Festival ’14
"Not It (Zafo)"
Directed by: Pablo Orta
Mexico, 5 Minutes
An afternoon with a group of young boys who draw straws to see who will perform a grim task
Best Short Film, Guadalajara International Film Festival ’14
Documentary
"The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed"
Directed by: Scott Calonico
UK, 9 Minutes
JFK places a salty call to his staff, questioning a potentially embarrassing expenditure.
Audience Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival ’14
The 2014 festival is programmed by Nancy Collet.
About The ShortList:
The ShortList (http://shortlistfilmfestival.com ) represents the best of the best of filmmaking in the format that young filmmakers and enthusiasts use most often: shorts. The ShortList showcases 12 award-winning short films hand-picked from world’s top film festivals of the past year. An Audience Award is chosen by viewers’ online votes and a Jury Prize is chosen by the Industry jury, a six-person panel of veteran independent film professionals. Winning films will be announced at a special live event on August 28 in Los Angeles and will air on the Epix network.
About The Wrap News Inc.:
The Wrap News Inc., founded by award-winning journalist Sharon Waxman in 2009, is the leading digital news organization covering the business of entertainment and media. As a multi-platform media company, The Wrap News Inc. is comprised of TheWrap.com, the award-winning, industry-leading outlet for high-profile newsbreaks, investigative stories and authoritative analysis; PowerGrid Pro, the most current, relevant film development database; and TheGrill, an executive leadership conference centered on the convergence of entertainment, media and technology. The Wrap News, Inc. is backed by Maveron, a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington and co-founded by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Dan Levitan.
The 12 finalists include shorts prize winners from the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, the La Film Festival, Tribeca, Aspen, Clermont-Ferrand and other prestigious festivals. The films and filmmakers come from the United States, Mexico, Mozambique, Germany, Brazil and elsewhere around the globe.
All films are available now through August 27 for online voting Here. The shorts will also air on the Epix network August 24 at 6pm Et/3pm Pt and again in Epix’s Drive-In on August 25 12midnight Et/August 24 9pm Pt.
Two winners will each receive $5,000 cash prizes, the Audience Prize sponsored by YouTube and the Industry Prize sponsored by Epix at an awards ceremony on August 28 at the YouTube Space Los Angeles.
The Industry Prize winner, chosen by a jury of independent film experts, will also receive a pitch meeting at Paramount Pictures, MGM or Lionsgate to pitch their next project. The Audience Prize winner determined by popular vote will also receive the use of the YouTube Space for their next project.
Each winner will receive the opportunity to consult with the independent movie studio Cinedigm.
The Shortlist is proudly sponsored by Cinedigm, Epix, MTV and YouTube. It is presented by The Wrap and programmed by Nancy Collet.
Here are the finalists in three categories:
Animation
"Eager"
Directed by: Allison Schulnik
USA, 8 Minutes
A rhythmic ritual is performed by a bizarre ensemble of macabre figures.
Special Jury Recognition, South by Southwest ’14
"Macropolis"
Directed by: Joel Simon
UK, 8 Minutes
Two discarded toys find a new lease of life in a big alien city full of humans.
Family Choice Award, Ashland International Film Festival ‘ 14
"Me + Her"
Directed by: Joseph Oxford
USA, 13 Minutes
When Jack and Jill of Cardboard City are separated by Jill's untimely death, Jack goes on a journey to mend his (literally) broken heart.
Best Animated Short, Aspen Shortfest ’14
Narrative Fiction
"The Gunfighter"
Directed by: Eric Kissack
USA, 9 Minutes
A gunfighter in the old West starts off a chain reaction when the voiceover announcing his entrance to a saloon proceeds to give a laundry list of the town’s deepest secrets.
Audience Award, Los Angeles Film Festival ‘14
"My Friend Nietzsche"
Directed by: Fáuston da Silva
Brazil, 15 Minutes
The improbable meeting between Lucas and Nietzsche will be the beginning of a violent revolution.
Audience Award, Clermont-Ferrand Iff '14
"Noah"
Directed by: Patrick Cederberg; Walter Woodman
Canada, 18 Minutes
A relationship steeped in social media and told through the lens of Noah’s computer screen.
Best Short Film, Toronto International Film Festival ’13
"Off Ground"
Directed by: Boudewijn Koole
Germany, 13 Minutes
A dance film about a boy that says farewell to his mother.
Audience Awards, Netherlands International Film Festival ’14
"The Phone Call"
Directed by: Matt Kirby
UK, 19 Minutes
When a shy lady (Sally Hawkins) who works in a suicide helpline call center takes a phone call from a distraught man (Jim Broadbendt), she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Best Narrative Short, Tribeca ’14
"A Tropical Sunday"
Directed by: Fabian Ribezzo
Mozambique/Italy, 15 Minutes
It's Sunday and crowds of eager children line up for rides at the fairground. Among them are four street kids, who have spent the week begging and scavenging. Today all they want is to feel like children again.
Best Drama, Aspen Shortsfest ‘14
"Verbatim"
Directed by: Brett Weiner
USA, 7 Minutes
A jaded lawyer wastes an afternoon trying to figure out if a dim-witted government employee has ever used a photocopier. All the dialogue comes from an actual legal deposition.
Best Short Film, Dallas International Film Festival ’14
"Not It (Zafo)"
Directed by: Pablo Orta
Mexico, 5 Minutes
An afternoon with a group of young boys who draw straws to see who will perform a grim task
Best Short Film, Guadalajara International Film Festival ’14
Documentary
"The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed"
Directed by: Scott Calonico
UK, 9 Minutes
JFK places a salty call to his staff, questioning a potentially embarrassing expenditure.
Audience Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival ’14
The 2014 festival is programmed by Nancy Collet.
About The ShortList:
The ShortList (http://shortlistfilmfestival.com ) represents the best of the best of filmmaking in the format that young filmmakers and enthusiasts use most often: shorts. The ShortList showcases 12 award-winning short films hand-picked from world’s top film festivals of the past year. An Audience Award is chosen by viewers’ online votes and a Jury Prize is chosen by the Industry jury, a six-person panel of veteran independent film professionals. Winning films will be announced at a special live event on August 28 in Los Angeles and will air on the Epix network.
About The Wrap News Inc.:
The Wrap News Inc., founded by award-winning journalist Sharon Waxman in 2009, is the leading digital news organization covering the business of entertainment and media. As a multi-platform media company, The Wrap News Inc. is comprised of TheWrap.com, the award-winning, industry-leading outlet for high-profile newsbreaks, investigative stories and authoritative analysis; PowerGrid Pro, the most current, relevant film development database; and TheGrill, an executive leadership conference centered on the convergence of entertainment, media and technology. The Wrap News, Inc. is backed by Maveron, a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington and co-founded by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Dan Levitan.
- 8/19/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Winners From Sundance, SXSW, Venice And La Film Festivals
Panavision Offers $60,000 Prize
The first annual “ShortList” Online Film festival, August 20 - September 4, 2012 has announced 12 finalists including shorts prize winners from the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Venice Film Festival and the La Film Festival, and come from the United States, Kenya, Italy, Brazil and elsewhere.
The shorts will screen exclusively for an online voting audience on http://shortlistfilmfestival.com thru Sept. 4.
“The ShortList” showcases 12 award-winning short films hand-picked from world’s top film festivals of the past year. The shorts are hosted on TheWrap.com’s website and through its mobile platform and will also be available on MTV’s film sites Film.com and Nextmovie.com.
In addition, Panavision will provide a prize of $60,000 in camera equipment to be used toward a future filmmaking project for the winner of the Industry prize. Other prizes include the opportunity for the winners’ short to be aired on an MTV network. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sept. 4 on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot in Los Angeles.
Sponsors of the festival include MTV, Cinedigm and Panavision. TheWrap also thanks Sony Pictures Entertainment for its generous support of The ShortList.
Here are the finalists in three categories:
Animation:
Don’T Hug Me I’M Scared
(Dirs: Rebecca Sloan and Joseph Pelling), UK, 3 min.
A short film about how to think creatively.
Midnight Prize, SXSW Film Festival
Metro
(Dir: Jake Wyatt), Us, 5 min.
After a fox steals her train ticket, a young girl must pursue him.
Best Short, Nantucket Film Festival
Notes On Biology
(Dir: Danny Madden), Us, 5 min.
An organism adapts to its environment.
Best Animated Short, SXSW Film Festival
The Maker
(Dir: Christopher Kezelos), Australia, 5 min.
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
Best Animated Short, Newport Beach Film Festival & Best Animated Short, Sydney Film Festival
Fiction:
200 Minutes (Minuto 200)
(Dir: Frank Benitez), Columbia, 18 min.
An elderly woman resigns herself waiting for death, convinced that it will come knocking at her door as soon as she has sold the last minute of a cellphone airtime.
Best Ibero American Short, Guadalajara International Film Festival
Fishing Without Nets
(Dir: Cutter Hodierne), Kenya/Us, 17 min.
A story of pirates in Somalia told from the perspective of the Somalis.
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival
The Chair
(Dir: Grainger David), Us, 12 min.
One boy's reaction to a strange and deadly outbreak in his small town.
Best Narrative Short, La Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, SXSW Film Festival
The Factory
(Dir: Aly Muritiba), Brazil, 15 min.
An inmate convinces his mother to take a risk smuggling a cell phone for him into the penitentiary.
Best Live Action Short, Cfc Worldwide Short Film Festival
The Plain (A Chjana)
(Dir: Jonas Carpignano), Italy/Us, 19 min.
True events inspired this compelling tale of an African migrant worker and his best friend in the wake of the most significant race riot in Italian history. A stirring story of rebellion, solidarity and friendship.
Best Short Film, Venice International Film Festival
Documentary:
Aaron Burr, Part 2
(Dir: Dana O’Keefe), Us, 8 min.
A contemporary re-imagining of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr explores the idea of history as a contested narrative.
Grand Jury Prize, Dallas International Film Festival
A Brief History Of John Baldessari
(Dirs: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman), Us, 5 min.
No more boring films! Everything you need to know about the godfather of Conceptual Art. Narrated by Tom Waits.
Best Documentary Short, Deadcenter Festival
The Love Competition
(Dir: Brent Hoff), Us, 15 min.
The Stanford Mri Lab hosts the world's first ever "Love Competition" in which 7 contestants have 5 minutes to neurochemically love someone "as hard as they can."
Special Jury Prize, Dallas International Film Festival
The festival is programmed by Nancy Collet, previously head of programming for AFI and a Film Festival consultant. Viewers can screen the films at any time during the festival: http://shortlistfilmfestival.com and vote thru September 4.
About The ShortList:
The ShortList (http://shortlistfilmfestival.com) represents the best of the best of filmmaking in the format that young filmmakers and enthusiasts use most often: shorts. The ShortList showcases 13 award-winning short films hand-picked from world’s top film festivals of the past year. An Audience Award is chosen by viewers’ online votes and a Jury Prize is chosen by the Industry jury, a five-person panel of veteran independent film professionals. Winning films will be announced at a special live event on September 4 in Los Angeles and will air on an MTV Networks’ film channel.
About The Wrap News Inc.
The Wrap News Inc., founded by award-winning journalist Sharon Waxman in 2009, has established itself as the leading news organization covering the business of entertainment and media. As a multi-platform media company, The Wrap News Inc. is comprised ofTheWrap.com, the award-winning, industry-leading outlet for high-profile newsbreaks, investigative stories and authoritative analysis; ItsontheGrid.com, the most current, relevant film development database; and TheGrill, an executive leadership conference centered on the convergence of entertainment, media and technology.. The Wrap News, Inc. is backed by Maveron, a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington and co-founded by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Dan Levitan.
TheWrap was named the best online news site for 2009 at the National Entertainment Journalism Awards by the Los Angeles Press Club, along with several other awards for investigative reporting, criticism and feature writing. TheWrap was named one of the "100 Most Important Online Publishers" in 2010 by Omma, the magazine of online media, marketing and advertising.
About MTV:
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy®, Grammy® and Peabody® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV’s sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (Nasdaq: Via, Viab), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information, go to http://www.mtvpress.com
About Cinedigm
Cinedigm (Nasdaq: Cidm) is a leader in providing the services, experience, technology and content critical to transforming movie theaters into digital and networked entertainment centers. The Company partners with Hollywood movie studios, independent movie distributors, and exhibitors to bring movies in digital cinema format to audiences across the country. Cinedigm's digital cinema deployment organization, state of the art distributor and exhibition software, and marketing and distribution platform for alternative content and independent films are a cornerstone of the industry's digital cinema transformation. With the April acquisition of New Video, the world's largest aggregator of independent digital content and leading distributor of quality entertainment, Cidm has created a new full service end-to-end digital studio, enabling the Company to acquire and distribute independent films and specialty content both theatrically and via digital, mobile and home media platforms. www.cinedigm.com.
Panavision Offers $60,000 Prize
The first annual “ShortList” Online Film festival, August 20 - September 4, 2012 has announced 12 finalists including shorts prize winners from the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Venice Film Festival and the La Film Festival, and come from the United States, Kenya, Italy, Brazil and elsewhere.
The shorts will screen exclusively for an online voting audience on http://shortlistfilmfestival.com thru Sept. 4.
“The ShortList” showcases 12 award-winning short films hand-picked from world’s top film festivals of the past year. The shorts are hosted on TheWrap.com’s website and through its mobile platform and will also be available on MTV’s film sites Film.com and Nextmovie.com.
In addition, Panavision will provide a prize of $60,000 in camera equipment to be used toward a future filmmaking project for the winner of the Industry prize. Other prizes include the opportunity for the winners’ short to be aired on an MTV network. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sept. 4 on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot in Los Angeles.
Sponsors of the festival include MTV, Cinedigm and Panavision. TheWrap also thanks Sony Pictures Entertainment for its generous support of The ShortList.
Here are the finalists in three categories:
Animation:
Don’T Hug Me I’M Scared
(Dirs: Rebecca Sloan and Joseph Pelling), UK, 3 min.
A short film about how to think creatively.
Midnight Prize, SXSW Film Festival
Metro
(Dir: Jake Wyatt), Us, 5 min.
After a fox steals her train ticket, a young girl must pursue him.
Best Short, Nantucket Film Festival
Notes On Biology
(Dir: Danny Madden), Us, 5 min.
An organism adapts to its environment.
Best Animated Short, SXSW Film Festival
The Maker
(Dir: Christopher Kezelos), Australia, 5 min.
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
Best Animated Short, Newport Beach Film Festival & Best Animated Short, Sydney Film Festival
Fiction:
200 Minutes (Minuto 200)
(Dir: Frank Benitez), Columbia, 18 min.
An elderly woman resigns herself waiting for death, convinced that it will come knocking at her door as soon as she has sold the last minute of a cellphone airtime.
Best Ibero American Short, Guadalajara International Film Festival
Fishing Without Nets
(Dir: Cutter Hodierne), Kenya/Us, 17 min.
A story of pirates in Somalia told from the perspective of the Somalis.
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival
The Chair
(Dir: Grainger David), Us, 12 min.
One boy's reaction to a strange and deadly outbreak in his small town.
Best Narrative Short, La Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, SXSW Film Festival
The Factory
(Dir: Aly Muritiba), Brazil, 15 min.
An inmate convinces his mother to take a risk smuggling a cell phone for him into the penitentiary.
Best Live Action Short, Cfc Worldwide Short Film Festival
The Plain (A Chjana)
(Dir: Jonas Carpignano), Italy/Us, 19 min.
True events inspired this compelling tale of an African migrant worker and his best friend in the wake of the most significant race riot in Italian history. A stirring story of rebellion, solidarity and friendship.
Best Short Film, Venice International Film Festival
Documentary:
Aaron Burr, Part 2
(Dir: Dana O’Keefe), Us, 8 min.
A contemporary re-imagining of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr explores the idea of history as a contested narrative.
Grand Jury Prize, Dallas International Film Festival
A Brief History Of John Baldessari
(Dirs: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman), Us, 5 min.
No more boring films! Everything you need to know about the godfather of Conceptual Art. Narrated by Tom Waits.
Best Documentary Short, Deadcenter Festival
The Love Competition
(Dir: Brent Hoff), Us, 15 min.
The Stanford Mri Lab hosts the world's first ever "Love Competition" in which 7 contestants have 5 minutes to neurochemically love someone "as hard as they can."
Special Jury Prize, Dallas International Film Festival
The festival is programmed by Nancy Collet, previously head of programming for AFI and a Film Festival consultant. Viewers can screen the films at any time during the festival: http://shortlistfilmfestival.com and vote thru September 4.
About The ShortList:
The ShortList (http://shortlistfilmfestival.com) represents the best of the best of filmmaking in the format that young filmmakers and enthusiasts use most often: shorts. The ShortList showcases 13 award-winning short films hand-picked from world’s top film festivals of the past year. An Audience Award is chosen by viewers’ online votes and a Jury Prize is chosen by the Industry jury, a five-person panel of veteran independent film professionals. Winning films will be announced at a special live event on September 4 in Los Angeles and will air on an MTV Networks’ film channel.
About The Wrap News Inc.
The Wrap News Inc., founded by award-winning journalist Sharon Waxman in 2009, has established itself as the leading news organization covering the business of entertainment and media. As a multi-platform media company, The Wrap News Inc. is comprised ofTheWrap.com, the award-winning, industry-leading outlet for high-profile newsbreaks, investigative stories and authoritative analysis; ItsontheGrid.com, the most current, relevant film development database; and TheGrill, an executive leadership conference centered on the convergence of entertainment, media and technology.. The Wrap News, Inc. is backed by Maveron, a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington and co-founded by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Dan Levitan.
TheWrap was named the best online news site for 2009 at the National Entertainment Journalism Awards by the Los Angeles Press Club, along with several other awards for investigative reporting, criticism and feature writing. TheWrap was named one of the "100 Most Important Online Publishers" in 2010 by Omma, the magazine of online media, marketing and advertising.
About MTV:
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy®, Grammy® and Peabody® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV’s sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (Nasdaq: Via, Viab), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information, go to http://www.mtvpress.com
About Cinedigm
Cinedigm (Nasdaq: Cidm) is a leader in providing the services, experience, technology and content critical to transforming movie theaters into digital and networked entertainment centers. The Company partners with Hollywood movie studios, independent movie distributors, and exhibitors to bring movies in digital cinema format to audiences across the country. Cinedigm's digital cinema deployment organization, state of the art distributor and exhibition software, and marketing and distribution platform for alternative content and independent films are a cornerstone of the industry's digital cinema transformation. With the April acquisition of New Video, the world's largest aggregator of independent digital content and leading distributor of quality entertainment, Cidm has created a new full service end-to-end digital studio, enabling the Company to acquire and distribute independent films and specialty content both theatrically and via digital, mobile and home media platforms. www.cinedigm.com.
- 8/26/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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