Since launching last year, Amazon Video Direct has made headlines by offering distribution deals to projects that screened at film festivals. Now, the platform is making moves beyond its role as a distributor; it will finance three short films from Funny or Die, marking its first ever investment in the development of original content.
The three shorts are Lovebirds, about a man who attracts avian friends; Soojung Dreams Of Fiji, a mockumentary about a Korean-American nail salon owner; and The Jury, a court comedy that comes from Anna Kerrigan, the creator of the charming web series The Impossibilities. All three films will be available through Amazon Prime.
The latest partnership will continue an existing pact between Amazon Video Direct and ten-year-old Funny or Die. The two companies previously teamed up for The Real Stephen Blatt, a Justin Long comedy produced by the latter entity and distributed exclusively by the former.
The three shorts are Lovebirds, about a man who attracts avian friends; Soojung Dreams Of Fiji, a mockumentary about a Korean-American nail salon owner; and The Jury, a court comedy that comes from Anna Kerrigan, the creator of the charming web series The Impossibilities. All three films will be available through Amazon Prime.
The latest partnership will continue an existing pact between Amazon Video Direct and ten-year-old Funny or Die. The two companies previously teamed up for The Real Stephen Blatt, a Justin Long comedy produced by the latter entity and distributed exclusively by the former.
- 10/24/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Some web series are impossible not to like. Whether through their charming characters or original scripts, they exude charm and transmit good vibrations to the viewer.
The Impossibilities is one of those series. Anna Kerrigan’s eight-episode series about the friendship between a magician and a yoga instructor hits plenty of appealing notes and gives its viewers ample reason to keep watching.
The stars of The Impossibilities are Ashley Springer, who plays Harry the magician, and Kati Rediger, who plays Willa the yogi. Both actors have professional experience with the jobs they are performing, and The Impossibilities uses that fact to its advantage. At the beginning of each episode, for example, Springer performs a magic trick, which serves as an amusing appetizer for the episode to come.
At its core, The Impossibilities is the story of a friendship between a man and woman who are both trying to find their way in the world.
The Impossibilities is one of those series. Anna Kerrigan’s eight-episode series about the friendship between a magician and a yoga instructor hits plenty of appealing notes and gives its viewers ample reason to keep watching.
The stars of The Impossibilities are Ashley Springer, who plays Harry the magician, and Kati Rediger, who plays Willa the yogi. Both actors have professional experience with the jobs they are performing, and The Impossibilities uses that fact to its advantage. At the beginning of each episode, for example, Springer performs a magic trick, which serves as an amusing appetizer for the episode to come.
At its core, The Impossibilities is the story of a friendship between a man and woman who are both trying to find their way in the world.
- 6/5/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Versatility is an essential skill for cinematographers, and Dagmar Weaver-Madsen has it in spades. Dividing her time between Brooklyn and Los Angeles, Weaver-Madsen seamlessly alternates between shooting indie films and web series, such as "Be Here Nowish," a comedy about two New Yorkers who head to L.A. in search of spiritual and sexual enlightenment. She's also the Dp for Vimeo's hugely successful original web series, "High Maintenance," which was just acquired by HBO, and "The Impossibilities," the new web series from Anna Kerrigan. She's shot countless short films and documentaries and her two latest features, Carlos Marques-Marcet's "10,000 Km," which won best performance at SXSW 2014, and Kris Swanberg’s "Unexpected," which premiered earlier this year Sundance, will hit theaters in July. Indiewire recently spoke to Weaver-Madsen about the difference between shooting web series and indie films. Read More: 10 Reasons...
- 5/27/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
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