World Premiere of Fantasy Football Feature Film
FREE iTunes Film Download of “10 Yards:
Fantasy Football” on OurStage
Watch and Share for Free Via SnagFilms Widget
DENVER (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 21, 2008 --
From award-winning filmmakers, Hunter Weeks and Josh Caldwell, (10 MPH,
2007) comes the hilarious, offbeat feature-length film about the world
of fantasy football. “10 Yards: Fantasy
Football” releases worldwide today, August
21, 2008. Two sites will host the unique online worldwide premiere: OurStage.com,
a community supporting independent artists will offer a free iTunes
download of the film for two weeks beginning August 21, 2008 (www.10yards.com/ourstage)
while SnagFilms.com will stream
the film for free and allow for viral sharing via its “virtual
movie theater” widgets. The conventional
nationwide DVD release will follow, September 30, 2008.
"Distributing ‘10 Yards’
online is the perfect approach for connecting with a substantial number
of web-savvy, socially active consumers of indie art,”
said Lora Kratchounova, VP of Marketing for OurStage. "Studios take
note; this unconventional release strategy is a prime example of the
changing landscape of film and music distribution."
“We are thrilled to add ‘10
Yards’ to our catalogue of more than 400
titles,” said Rick Allen, CEO of SnagFilms and
former President and CEO of Sporting News. “Now
fantasy football fans can do more than trash-talk their league rivals –
they can pass along a fun and informative film that’s
available for free viewing and sharing –
anytime and anywhere.”
“10 Yards”
captures the phenomenon of 20 million fantasy football fans with a
specific focus on whacked-out j.fred's Intergalactic Championship
League, where the top prize is a box of Twinkies.
"‘10 Yards’
is a movie about bonding with your buddies," said Hunter Weeks, director
of the film. "We're excited to release this movie in a way that gives
fantasy football leagues and curious fans the chance to view it
immediately and everywhere."
While the filmmakers entertained traditional offers from distributors,
Weeks and Caldwell have a reputation among filmmakers for successful DIY
distribution. For “10 Yards: Fantasy Football”,
they've chosen a non-traditional distribution route with the support of
Crocs Inc., Old Chicago, IZZE Sparkling Juice, Rock Bottom, Quiznos and
OurStage.
The film includes interviews with current and former NFL players
including Shannon Sharpe, 'Boomer' Esiason, Desmond Clark, Chester
Taylor, Ryan Longwell, Jarrod Cooper, Bernard Berrian, Artose Pinner,
Steve Beuerlein and Andrew Walter.
It features fantasy football leagues and footage from Lansing, Detroit,
Oakland, Birmingham, San Diego, Raton, NM, Denver, Seattle, Washington
DC, Philadelphia, New England's Gillette Stadium, Miami, Minneapolis and
Concrete, WA.
In addition to hosting the online worldwide premiere of the film,
OurStage will also offer free music downloads from the “10
Yards” soundtrack featuring the following
independent artists: Luke Brindley, John Haydon, Analog Jetpack,
Greenland, Family Jewelers and Santa Clara.
More information at http://www.10yards.com/
About Spinning Blue
Spinning Blue is a production company using filmmaking, integrated
marketing, and web-based media in compelling ways to capture the pop in
our cultures. In 2007, Spinning Blue released the award-winning indie
film 10 MPH, a documentary film about a cross-country Segway trip.
Currently, Spinning Blue is in post production on a documentary about
the world's toughest mountain bike race, and is development on several
other feature films, web and television series.
About OurStage.com
OurStage is a pioneering web platform dedicated to new music and new
artist discovery. On OurStage, artists, fans, and industry professionals
all come together – to discover, judge, and
enjoy the best new music and the best new artists online –
as ranked by the fans – in the company's
proprietary, game-proof judging engine. Visitors are able to discover
top ranked, already sorted, music without having to hunt through
hundreds of songs to find the quality. Top-ranked artists receive
significant career-building promotion and support from established
artists, industry professionals, and a broad assortment of partners,
including AOL Music, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, PLUG Awards, Newport Folk
Festival, JVC Jazz Festival Newport, Paste Magazine, CMJ, Noise Pop, and
many others. Founded in 2007, OurStage delivers music and related
content to over 1.5 million fans in 140 countries each month - and has
attracted over 45,000 artist-members and hundreds of thousands of
registered Fans in its short history.
About SnagFilms
SnagFilms features free ad-supported viewing of hundreds of
award-winning titles from some of the greatest names in documentary film
production and distribution. SnagFilms.com is a platform that lets
viewers “snag” a
film and put it anywhere on the web, making it easy to find and share
films that shine a light on a cause. SnagFilms can be summed up in four
words: Find. Watch. Snag. Support. The company was founded by digital
entrepreneur, documentary film producer, sports entrepreneur and
philanthropist Ted Leonsis. Visit www.snagfilms.com.
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