Full Length Movies Coming To YouTube
Jun 19th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video
YouTube has announced The YouTube Screening Room, a dedicated area on YouTube that will showcase an international selection of films.
The YouTube Screening Room will feature four new high-quality short films every two weeks, as well as feature-length films on a case-by-case basis.
Filmmakers will have the opportunity to submit their work for consideration through an online submission process. YouTube says that his will create new business opportunities for filmmakers and bring films to YouTube users that they otherwise wouldn’t see.
People will be able to communicate directly with filmmakers to share thoughts, exchange opinions with fans, and provide honest feedback using YouTube’s features to comment, rate, and share films. The YouTube Screening Room will also include a “Buy Now” button, allowing filmmakers to link to websites selling DVDs and digital downloads of their films, as well as a High Quality player, which offers users the best viewing experience possible.
Here’s an example, Our Time Is Up. Watch for a cameo from Lost’s Jose Garcia (Hurley):
“One of the fantastic things about the digital present is that means of production are so much more egalitarian than in the past,” said Moby, whose MobyGratis program allows filmmakers to use his music in their films for free. “The YouTube Screening Room is about empowering filmmakers and helping them get their work seen. What drives good artists, both filmmakers and musicians, is to create something they love and have other people experience it.”
About the Films
In the first month of programming, The YouTube Screening Room will feature a diverse collection of films, including:
- 2006 Academy Award nominee, Our Time Is Up, written and directed by Rob Pearlstein, starring Kevin Pollak
- 2007 Academy Award winner, The Danish Poet, written and directed by Torill Kove and presented by The National Film Board of Canada
- Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody?, directed by Miguel Arteta, written by Miranda July, starring John C. Reilly, Mike White and Miranda July, presented by Wholphin
- 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival winner, Love and War, written and directed by Fredrik Emilson and produced by Tomas Michaelsson
- 2006 Tribeca Film Festival winner, The Shovel, written and directed by Nick Childs, starring David Strathairn
- 2005 USA Film Festival winner, The Big Empty, adapted and directed by J. Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel, produced by Daniel Dubiecki and Jason Blumenfeld, starring Selma Blair, presented by Wholphin
- 2008 Academy Award nominee, I Met The Walrus, written and directed by John Raskin, produced by Jerry Levitan
- 2007 WorldFest Houston winner, The Clap, written and directed by Geoff Lindsey, presented by Future Shorts
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It appears a major press release has been overlooked from February of 2008.
(June 19, 2008 – Hollywood, CA) Metropolis Pictures Entertainment, Inc. announces the first and only online global movie theatre, previously known as the Metropolis Global Theatre, has moved to Cinepix.com as the Cinepix Theatre.
The first and only international online movie theatre, Cinepix Theatre, was originally conceived by Francis Xavier, Chief Executive Officer, and Michael R. Kureth, Chief Operating Officer, of Metropolis Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in June of 2007 to offer independent filmmakers and major studios a new and free method of global exposure where they would be compensated for their films being seen around the world subtitled in the user’s language. The copyright for this creation was approved by the Library of Congress on November 7, 2007, and the patent for the invention was accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in January of 2008. The theatre launched on February 18, 2008 featuring three short films and four of the five feature films produced by Metropolis Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
Short and feature film submissions have been open to both independent filmmakers and major studios at both standard definition (864×486) and high definition (1920×1080 or 1080×720) using H.264 compression (Blu-ray Disc quality) for playback in full screen mode. This service is available for free to filmmakers for two weeks where they are compensated for 50% of every view. The site and film shown is dynamically subtitled in the user’s language offering access to a global audience with supported languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. All films are given the highest level of protection using Adobe’s Flash Media Rights Management Server.
Starting in the theatre Monday, June 23, 2008, the prequel to the pilot episode of “The Ear of the Beholder,” will be shown starring legendary Oscar nominated and Golden Globe Award winning actress Sally Kirkland and directed by Francis Xavier. The twelve minute film showcases one of the year’s best performances in a short film by a lead actress and will follow up with a pilot for cable television based on her character, Marlena Smith, an old fading, nymphomaniac film star who must deal with the competitive life of younger actresses, must pay for sex, and keep it a secret from family and friends.
Next week, June 30, 2008, “The Ear of the Beholder” will be available in the Cinepix Theatre in thirteen languages giving audiences around the world the only true global theatre experience.
Articles and Interviews from the February launch:
http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/2008/02/18/first-run-movies-in-your-home/
http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200802/1203702461.html
http://www.metpix.com/media/audio/2008-02-18-98_rock-original.mp3
Press Contact:
Metropolis Pictures Entertainment, Inc., P.O. Box 623, Hollywood, CA 91603
metpix.com | cinepix.com – info@cinepix.com
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