New Cinequest Distribution Label Releases 35 Maverick Films Innovative System Powered by Cinequest, Intel®, Netflix Inc. and Jaman Inc.
Innovative Distribution System Powered by Cinequest, Intel®, Netflix Inc. and Jaman Inc. Stellar Slate from Festival and Technology Leader
This November, Cinequest, the film institute which has long been a leader in innovative technology uses, empowers independent filmmakers by launching a unique distribution platform.
SAN JOSE, CA (PRWEB) November 15, 2006 -- This November, Cinequest, the film institute which has long been a leader in innovative technology uses, empowers independent filmmakers by launching a unique distribution platform. The Cinequest Distribution Label will execute a profitable distribution formula for independent and foreign films by utilizing groundbreaking Internet technologies and marketing, as well as DVD, television and select traditional theatrical sales. DVDs can be purchased as of November 14 directly on www.cinequestonline.org Slate One of the Cinequest Distribution Label street date for retail sales will be December 5, 2006. Online pay-per-view downloads begin in January.
Cinequest has put together a powerful business partnership that incorporates Intel's® (Nasdaq: INTC) Viiv™ system, Jaman's online community for the distribution of world cinema (www.jaman.com), Netflix Inc.'s (Nasdaq: NFLX) vast DVD audience, and Cinequest Online's established base, into a multifaceted, fluid system of distribution not previously available to filmmakers and film fans. Because of this unique partnership, Cinequest is capable of tailor-making a distribution package for each film thereby maximizing profitability. DVD wholesale relationships are expanding to include mass-market retail centers via the sale force of Baker & Taylor Inc.
The label shrewdly invests in a collection of high-quality yet non Hollywood-type fare that until recently has been unable to effectively reach its market. These are not mega-budgeted, celebrity-driven films but instead are the kind of movies millions of film fans desire, but previously have not had access to outside of film festivals or via Netflix. New technologies of secure Internet downloading are now changing the playing field of film distribution. After a hundred years of global domination by a small handful of distribution companies deciding what the world can see, the democratization of the film industry has arrived. No longer will the consumer be relegated to choices handed to them by large Hollywood corporations. "What we learned from users of Cinequest Online, our premier film downloading site, was that there was a huge market of people hungry for non-Hollywood fare," says Halfdan Hussey, Executive Director, Co-Founder of Cinequest. "The explosion of film festivals worldwide also demonstrates the market's want of this type of filmmaking."
Cinequest, located in the Silicon Valley of California and run by experienced film producers, innovators and business leaders, remains ahead of the curve in the world of new and emerging distribution technologies while understanding that DVD is the mature and most important current market for quality cinema. First known for its film festival showcasing Maverick film and the digital technologies that have empowered and revolutionized filmmaking, Cinequest's first step into expanded film delivery was through the pioneering work of Cinequest Online, which leveraged Kontiki technologies to provide the Internet's premier site of quality DVD to HD downloads, delivered efficiently and safely. Cinequest's new initiatives with partners Intel and soon-to-launch Jaman.com will continue to keep Cinequest in a leadership position in Internet marketing and distribution. Cinequest adds a powerful DVD distribution component to complement the Internet capacities.
This eclectic mix of films is as unique as the audience it serves, stirring both emotions and intellect. These independent films break out from supposed second-string status bringing hope to filmmakers and film fans around the world in pursuit of passionate cinema. The line up consists of great Maverick filmmaking including an Academy Award® nominee, Emmy® Award winner, and Cinequest Film Festival prize winners. Here are a few examples of the dynamic films in Cinequest's first slate:
Addison's Wall - In the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski, director David Waingarten's masterful debut is an adventurous tale about a nine-year-old coping with the death of his father by creating his own secret universe.
Awful Normal - As seen on Oprah and Primetime Live, Awful Normal is the empowering and healing story of two women who reveal their very personal confrontation with their childhood abuser and their parents' inaction.
Clorox, Ammonia and Coffee - A smart and infectious comedy where the seemingly inconsequential lives in a small town explode, revealing a world of secrets, lies, loves and trampolines.
Falling - There is no regular life, not for Carl. Falling off a bridge, a petty criminal saves Carl and dies in his place. To repay his debt Carl assumes the criminal's life and its karmic responsibilities.
Flourish - In this comic mystery, Jennifer Morrison (star of House, M.D.) gives an audacious performance as a young woman recounting how she lost the 16-year-old girl she was babysitting…but which parts of her story are real or fiction?
Going Nomad - Driving becomes an exhilarating metaphor for movement and freedom in this epic journey about a regular guy in a small town called New York.
Green Chimneys - The inspirational story of three highly intelligent and abused kids from low-income families, who, under the support and guidance of the Green Chimneys Farm's doctors and animals, learn to embrace the value of accountability, integrity, self and love.
Seizing Me - A provocative, psychological thriller about Rose, a troubled yet gifted woman, who captures three people in order to seize the pieces necessary to complete herself.
Shelf Life - The head librarian loathes her recovering drug addict employee. As a cold war erupts between the two women, they must turn to a mediator to call a cease-fire in this screwball comedic romp of petty office politics.
Terrorists - A hysterical comedy about small town life in America where the local police chief, unhappy with his lowly status, is overly eager to prove himself in the War Against Terror.
The Forbidden Chapter - A thriller intense enough to give Seven a run for its money: a serial killer preys on prostitutes in an attempt to purify the Holy City. An investigator is sent to track him down, yet the trail leads to religious fundamentalists whose own agenda does not serve to help stop the brutal murders.
Villa Paranoia - A satire and psychological drama rolled into one, Villa Paranoia follows the journey of a sensual, young actress, Anna, after she's hired to nurse and take care of an aged patriarch who is far from what he seems.
Empowering the Maverick
Cinequest is a premier motion picture institute that produces:
| | - Cinequest Film Festival, a discovery festival of Maverick films and technology forums.
- Cinequest Distribution: delivering films to fans worldwide through leading Internet technologies plus DVD.
- Cinequest Screenwriting Competition.
- Camp Cinequest: a groundbreaking youth education program.
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Cinequest Film Festival 17 will occur February 28 - March 11, 2007 www.cinequest.org
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