Sonnyboo Shorts To Appear Before Theatrical Films At Theater Chains All Acorss North America"

Several Sonnyboo Productions will appear on the big screen before major Hollywood releases across North America. The first short film, entitled License Exam", will begin showing through Screenvisions extensive network to an estimated 5,000 screens to supplement their pre-show advertising with short form entertainment.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) April 21, 2005 -- Several Sonnyboo Productions will appear on the big screen before major Hollywood releases across North America. The first short film, entitled License Exam", will begin showing through Screenvisions extensive network to an estimated 5,000 screens to supplement their pre-show advertising with short form entertainment.

Im very honored to have my movies play on the big screen and to such a large audience", says Peter John Ross, Producer/Director with Sonnyboo Productions. This is another big step for Sonnyboo Productions and getting the work seen."

License Exam and other shorts for Screenvisions big screen opportunity were discovered on the multimedia site Undergroundfilm. Undergroundfilm hosts music videos, short films, screenplays, and music. Undergroundfilm is a non-profit site that has been providing online entertainment from the beginning of the Dot Com craze of the late 1990s. Peter John Ross & Sonnyboo movies have been on the site for over five years.

License Exam, the first of several Sonnyboo shorts to be played, is a two minute 16mm film where the Department of Motor Vehicles turns surreal for its last few people in line. It stars George Caleodis, a veteran of the Second City comedy troop, Harley Kaplan, Holly Magnani, and Jon Osbeck. Written & directed by Peter John Ross specifically for Internet distribution, has had over 100,000 downloads since its online premiere in January 2004. License Exam can be seen online at Undergroundfilm.org and also at Sonnyboo.com for free.

This is the real reason you make movies", says Ross, Im a big fan of the Internet, but nothing compares to sitting in a dark room with a bunch of strangers and watch a story unfold in flickering images.

For your everyday independent filmmaker and aspiring actor, the opportunity to have your movie shown on the big screen is very rare. Hollywood movies and the $1 million+ dollar independent" film usually dominate the silver screens across the country, but thanks to digital projection & opportunities like Screenvisions, the lowly $1,000 and below budgeted filmmaker, now known as microcinema, using the current buzz word, can now compete for screen time.

About Screenvision - Screenvision, the leader in worldwide cinema advertising, provides cinema marketing solutions to its advertising clients through on-screen sight, sound and motion, still image advertising, and in-theatre promotional opportunities, As the largest national network in the United States, Screenvision has exclusive access to nearly 15,000 screens including Loews Cineplex, Carmike Cinemas, Cinemark and Pacific Theaters. Screenvisions network offers the deepest market penetration in the cinema advertising industry covering 95% of all United States DMAs.

About award winning filmmaker Peter John Ross & Sonnyboo Productions Colin Chapman, Panartist London UK says "American-award winning film maker Peter John Ross is a versatile artist with more than over a hundred film and music in his curriculum vitae. From comedy to drama Ross's success resides in an open quirky narrative and a very inventive plot providing actors with loads of support and free expression in his entertaining and arty films." Projects directed by Peter John Ross have been broadcast on Bravo UK, Tech TV, & Movieola the short film channel. Peter John Ross & Sonnyboo films have been noted in such publications as Computer Arts, RES Magazine, Film & Video Magazine, LA Weekly, Film Threat, the Village Voice, & Internet Video Magazine. More info is available at the award winning site www.sonnyboo.com

Contact Info : Peter John Ross

5759 Tamarack Blvd, STE A

Columbus, OH 43229

(614) 378-5941 / FAX (614) 863-1143

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