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SnagFilms To Feature Top Festival Documentary “45365” In SummerFest Limited-Time Showing Of Unreleased Films

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:38:39 -0400

SnagFilms To Feature Top Festival Documentary “45365” In SummerFest Limited-Time Showing Of Unreleased Films Online-Only Short Selections from Morgan Spurlock’s “SUPER SIZE ME” Also Launch July 27, 2009 - SnagFilms announced that the much-anticipated documentary “45365”, Grand Jury Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s acclaimed South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), will be the second featured film in its online SummerFest. “45365” will be screened online at SnagFilms.com and throughout the SnagFilms network (including on Hulu.com, AOL.com and Fancast.com) for one week, starting on July 31 and concluding …

SnagFilms And Comcast Interactive Media Partner To Provide High Quality Documentary Films Via Fancast

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:54:11 -0400

Washington, DC, July 16, 2009 - SnagFilms today announced it will provide Fancast (www.fancast.com), Comcast Interactive Media’s (CIM) online entertainment destination, with films from its award winning documentary library, diversifying and deepening Fancast’s online consumer entertainment experience. Films from The SnagFilms SummerFest, a special online film festival featuring one-week sneak-peek screenings of four films that have not yet been distributed theatrically or on TV, will be available on Fancast over a four-week period beginning on July 24. “The Entrepreneur”, executive produced by Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me and 30 Days …

SnagFilms Celebrates Anniversary – And One Billion PageViews -- By Featuring Exclusive, Limited-Time Showings Of Major Unreleased Documentaries, Such As “The Entrepreneur”

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:47:07 -0400

July 16, 2009 – One year after its launch, SnagFilms drops the “beta” designation with a brand-new homepage, and issues a report card on its progress, as well as a birthday present to indie film fans: The SnagFilms SummerFest, a ground-breaking online festival featuring limited-duration showings of unreleased documentaries, beginning with the U.S. premiere of THE ENTREPRENEUR, directed by Jonathan Bricklin and presented by Oscar®-nominated Morgan Spurlock, whose “Super Size Me” was SnagFilms’ most popular title in its launch year. SnagFilms debuted on July 17, 2008 with the declaration that it …

SnagFilms Announces Alliances with Festivals and Independent Film Organizations; Will Pre-Approve Film Festival-Selected Documentaries for Distribution

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:22:43 -0400

WASHINGTON - April 22, 2009 - SnagFilms today announced it had entered into Founders’ Alliances with four landmark film festivals and two prominent independent film industry organizations, in order to bring more non-fiction films to broader audiences via the web, and to extend the reach of the organizations considered to be the foundation of support for independent film. Additionally, to enhance the digital distribution of documentary films, SnagFilms will make it significantly easier for documentary films screened at more than 100 different film festivals to quickly find an online audience. Further, …

SnagFilms today announced it is collaborating with YouTube as a charter partner in YouTube’s launch of long form feature content on April 17, 2009.

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:07:05 -0400

April 17, 2009 - SnagFilms today announced it is collaborating with YouTube as a charter partner in YouTube’s launch of long form feature content on April 17, 2009. SnagFilms brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience, promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, and engages viewers to assist in charitable and community efforts. YouTube is the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. The deal allows for YouTube users to view for free ad-supported, full length feature documentary films …

SnagFilms And IDA Announce Alliance To Promote Documentary Films

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:02:59 -0400

SnagFilms And IDA Announce Alliance To Promote Documentary Films Washington, DC, March 20, 2009 – SnagFilms and the International Documentary Association (IDA) today announced the formation of an alliance joining the foremost online documentary film site with the premier organization supporting nonfiction film and video. SnagFilms brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience, promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, and engages viewers to assist in charitable and community efforts. The IDA has since 1982 worked to promote nonfiction film and video, support the efforts of documentary …

SnagFilms Adds Hulu As Distribution Partner

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:24 -0400

Washington, DC, March 19, 2009 - SnagFilms today announced it is providing portions of its video library to Hulu , an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S., for the launch of the company’s new documentary film section of the service. SnagFilms brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience, promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, and engages viewers to assist in charitable and community efforts. “SnagFilms was …

RCN & SnagFilms Announce Alliance to Carry Independent Non-Fiction Films; Agreement Marks First of its Kind MSO-Web Content Provider Partnership

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:12:42 -0500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Barder, RCN Public Relations, 215-355-7175, Mike Houghton, Communicreate, 703-799-7383, Noah Black, Snag Films, 202-295-8797, RCN & SnagFilms Announce Alliance to Carry Independent Non-Fiction Films; Agreement Marks First of its Kind MSO-Web Content Provider Partnership Deal Provides RCN with Access to SnagFilms’ library of Nearly 600 films; Company to Feature Local & Independent Programming on RCN TV 8 & VOD HERNDON, VA, March 2, 2009 – RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), http://www.rcn.com a leading provider of all-digital and high definition video, high-speed internet, and premium voice services to …

World Premiere Of The Least Of These At SXSW To Combine Online Streaming And Innovative Physical Distribution Partners

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:13:43 -0500

Austin, TX – February 26, 2009 - A groundbreaking distribution deal to bring the independent documentary film The Least Of These to a worldwide audience was announced today by distribution partners SnagFilms, South by Southwest Film Festival, IndiePix, and Cinema Guild. An important documentary on family detention, American values, and the power of community activism, The Least of These will simultaneously premiere online on March 16 via SnagFilms and be presented at SXSW, followed by online, physical and semi-theatrical distribution by IndiePix and Cinema Guild. The Least of These, co-produced/co-directed by …

SnagFilms To Distribute Cinetic’s Award Winning Documentary Library

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:54:39 -0500

SnagFilms To Distribute Cinetic’s Award Winning Documentary Library First batch of titles include ‘Hoop Dreams,’ ‘Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg' January 22, 2009 - Today, SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience, promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, and engages viewers to assist in charitable and community efforts, and Cinetic Rights Management, a digital aggregator for independent film, announced that SnagFilms will now have access to Cinetic’s online library of documentaries which include such acclaimed titles as Hoop Dreams , The Life and …

SnagFilms Presents “Snag The Vote: Elections ’08 Film Festival,” With Free Online Streaming Of Films Including World Premiere of Inside The Bubble

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:15:00 -0400

SnagFilms Presents “Snag The Vote: Elections ’08 Film Festival,” With Free Online Streaming Of Films Including World Premiere of Inside The Bubble Washington, D.C., October 13, 2008 – With three weeks to go before perhaps the most consequential election in recent history, SnagFilms today announced it would offer viewers free streaming of more than 60 election-themed films so that voters might become better informed on issues before November 4th. “Snag The Vote: Elections ‘08 Film Festival” will feature the World Premiere of Inside The Bubble, director Steve Rosenbaum’s jaw-dropping insiders’ view …

With 10,000 Online Theaters Open, SnagFilms Will Present Premiere Of “Haze” Simultaneously With Hamptons International Film Festival

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:20:47 -0400

With 10,000 Online Theaters Open, SnagFilms Will Present Premiere Of “Haze” Simultaneously With Hamptons International Film Festival New York City, September 17, 2008 – In a keynote presentation to the IFP’s Independent Film Week Conference, SnagFilms CEO Rick Allen today updated the independent film community on developments since the site’s launch, and announced that Haze, a documentary film introduced by Robin Wright Penn, will premiere simultaneously on SnagFilms and at the Hamptons International Film Festival. With its focus on the death of a young Colorado University fraternity pledge, Gordie Bailey, due …

SnagFilms Commemorates 9/11 With Online Film Retrospective, Featuring 7 Days In September

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:27 -0400

SnagFilms Commemorates 9/11 With Online Film Retrospective, Featuring 7 Days In September Will Stream Six Films Without Advertising Washington, D.C., September 5, 2008 -- SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced its first annual September 11th Remembrance in Film, with a slate of six documentary films, featuring the critically acclaimed 7 Days in September. The films will be available in their entirety, without commercial interruption, at both http://www.snagfilms.com and http://www.indiewire.com between today and September 12th, …

SnagFilms Acquires indieWIRE, The Leading News, Information, and Social Networking Site For The International Independent Film Community

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:07:00 -0400

Media Contact: Jody Arlington 202-316-4316 SnagFilms Acquires indieWIRE, The Leading News, Information, and Social Networking Site For The International Independent Film Community Washington, D.C., July 17, 2008 – SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to a global web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced the acquisition of indieWIRE, the leading news, information, and social networking site for the international independent film community, from its publisher GMD Studios. SnagFilms went into beta release this morning and its launch was announced here: http://www.snagfilms.com/press IndieWIRE will …

SnagFilms Offers Free Instant Streaming And Viral Sharing Of Hundreds Of Documentary Films

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:07:00 -0400

Media Contact: Audrey Chang 202-295-8779 SnagFilms Offers Free Instant Streaming And Viral Sharing Of Hundreds Of Documentary Films Ad Revenue Shared With Filmmakers, Viewers Connected To Causes Washington, D.C., July 17, 2008 – At a time when independent documentary films are experiencing a creative boom, yet theatrical distribution channels have gone bust, the beta launch today of SnagFilms helps both independent filmmakers and iconic production companies – and the audiences that want to see their movies. SnagFilms (http://www.snagfilms.com) was created to address the bottleneck in distribution for quality documentaries that has …