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KOLDCAST TV TO SPONSOR CATEGORY AT FIRSTGLANCE FILM FESTS

Friday, July 30th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KOLDCAST TV TO SPONSOR CATEGORY AT FIRSTGLANCE FILM FESTS

Winners in web pilot category to premiere on KoldCast TV

Los Angeles, CA – July 29, 2010 – Web television network KoldCast TV will sponsor the webseries pilot category for the 2010-2011 FirstGlance Film Fests, a bicoastal film festival showcasing independent filmmakers from around the world. The winner of this category will receive distribution and marketing of their pilot as well as a meeting with the network.

“We’ve been fans of FirstGlance for some time,” says Marti Resteghini, VP of Programming and Licensing for KoldCast TV.  “With previous FirstGlance alumni like Palisades Pool Party, Life is Just a Game and Fissure already part of the KoldCast family, we felt it was only logical for us to partner with the festival in a more meaningful way. Together we aim to continue to provide opportunities for independent filmmakers worldwide.”

“We are honored to add KoldCast TV as a sponsor to our growing webseries pilot category,” says William Ostroff, Producer/Founder of FirstGlance Film Fests. “Over the past few years, we have realized that webseries now represent an entirely new genre of television which provide a major new opportunity for talented young filmmakers, actors and producers, and we expect the partnership to add accessibility and recognition to well-written and well-produced webseries.”

FirstGlance annually awards over $50,000 in cash, prizes and giveaways, accepting all formats from feature films to music videos. Call for entries for FirstGlance Hollywood open August 2010.  Call for entries for FirstGlance Philadelphia open January 2011.  For more information visit: http://www.firstglancefilms.com/

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About KOLDCAST TV

Launched in 2007, KoldCast TV is an on-demand next-generation television network, distribution and marketing company focused exclusively on high quality episodic, series-based programming created by independent producers.  KoldCast combines the most successful, time-tested strategies of traditional broadcast television with the incremental and exponential capabilities afforded by the internet, to market and introduce its product/service to an international online viewing audience via the KoldCast TV Network site, sister blog, and multitude of third-party distribution platforms.

For additional information, visit www.KoldCast.tv and blog.KoldCast.tv

About FIRSTGLANCE FILM FESTS

FirstGlance Film festivals began in 1996 in the basement of a small theater in Center City Philadelphia. It started as a small theatre company in Philadelphia that wanted to help fellow filmmakers get their projects shown in a public venue for others to enjoy. FirstGlance has produced twenty two festivals, shown over 1100 award winning films to over 30,000 attendees and has grown to 250 seat venues with state of the art projection capabilities. In addition to producing their award winning bi-coastal film festivals, FirstGlance has year round activities that include Feature & Short Screenplay Competitions, On-line Film Competitions, Show Us Your Shorts Screenings, Short Film Productions, and Online Distribution and Theatrical Distribution.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

KOLDCAST TV

Marti Resteghini (310) 820-4028 marti@koldcast.tv

FIRSTGLANCE FILM FESTS

Andrea DiFabio (AD Communications) (610) 604-9604 amdifabio@verizon.net

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FirstGlance Trailer of the Day- Artois the Goat

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to create the greatest goat cheese the world has ever known, and reclaim the heart of his beloved Angie.  A felonious German baker, a grave-digging hermit, and a tiny white goat color this journey of love, destiny and dairy products. Cast: Mark Scheibmeir, Sydney Andrews, Stephen Taylor Fry. Hollywood Premiere.

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Once Fallen- Trailer of the Day!

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

See this award winning feature film at FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood April 9-11 2010. ) Sometimes the hardest part about moving on…is saying goodbye. Cast:Brian Preseley, Taraji P. Henson, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Peter Weller, Ash Adams, Peter Greene, Sharon Gless, Alison Eastwood and Chad Lindberg.YouTube Preview Image

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Charlie Valentine -Trailer of the Day

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Check out this award winning feature film at FirstGlance Film Fest 10 Hollywood

April 9-11 2010 at Raleigh Studios Hollywood!

See this award winning feature film at FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood 10 April 9-11 2010!Charlie Valentine was a gangster, a gunfighter, a womanizer and a pretty fine chef… He was also the most dangerous, irresponsible scoundrel you ever met. Cast: Raymond J Berry, Michael Weatherly, James Russo, Tom Berenger.

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FirstGlance Hollywood 10 (4 week PR)

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

FirstGlance Film Fest 10 Hollywood Announces its Lineup Features 18 Premieres out of 30 Projects

Hollywood, CA, March 12, 2010 – The 10th annual FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood opens on Friday,April 9th and runs though Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at Raleigh Studios Chaplin Theater, 5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA.  This independent, bi-coastal festival showcases award winning features, short narratives, documentaries and mini-docs, animation, music videos and student shorts from all genres.

With an online shorts contest, FirstGlance also brings indie shorts to audiences at home. Register for the contest in late March and vote online for 6 weeks at www.firstglancefilms.com. The winning short screens at FirstGlance Philadelphia and James Caan will view and review it.

The festival kicks off Friday, April 9th when doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the 8:00 p.m. screening of:

LIZARD – World Premiere

SMALL COLLECTION

THE LIFTER UPPER – World Premiere
2095

ONCE FALLEN – World Premiere starring Taraji P Henson, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, and Peter Weller

The Saturday, April 10th Matinee Screening at 3:30 p.m. features:

THE EXTRAORDINARY MONDAY OF HERMAN BRUMBY – World Premiere PEACEFUL MEASURES – Hollywood Premiere
SHOOTING BEAUTY

The Saturday, April 10th Twilight Screening at 5:30 p.m. features:

LIGHTHEADED
ARTOIS THE GOAT – Hollywood Premiere

The Saturday, April 10th Prime Time Screening at 8:00 p.m. features:

THINK TANK “ARCADIA” – World Premiere
CROSSING THE LINE – Hollywood Premiere starring Anne Ramsay and James Eckhouse
LEFT UNSPOKEN
HECTOR CORP – Hollywood Premiere
METH – World Premiere
IN MY POCKET – World Premiere starring Gregory  Smith,  Brendan Sexton III, Shantel VanSanten, Kaylee DeFer, and Zack Ward

The Sunday, April 11th Matinee Screening at 3:30 p.m. features:

UNDER GOD – World Premiere
HEAD IN THE SAND – World Premiere
AS EVER, STAN
HALF KENNETH
BRUSHES WITH LIFE – World Premiere

The Sunday, April 11th Twilight Screening at 5:30 features:

SKYLIGHT
RUN! – World Premiere
FLAT LOVE – Hollywood Premiere starring Isabella Rossellini
ABUELO – FirstGlance Philadelphia’s Best of the Fest Winner
DREAMS – World Premiere

The Sunday, April 11th Closing Night Screening at 8:00 p.m. features:

THE GOD MOTHER

ALIENATED – World Premiere starring Vincent Pastore

CHARLIE VALENTINE starring Raymond J Berry, Michael Weatherly, James Russo,and Tom Berenger

“Filmmakers and audiences enjoy our festival because FirstGlance brings a number of indie premieres to the screen, audiences vote for the “Best of the Fest” creating a fun, competitive environment at each screening plus instant audience feedback for the filmmakers, and there are after parties ideal for Q & As and networking,” said Bill Ostroff, Festival Director.

Tickets on sale NOW at http://www.firstglancefilms.com/hollywood/schedule.

Matinee Screenings $8.00
First Night and Closing Night Screening $12.00
All Other Screenings $10.00
All Access Pass $50.00

Complete screening schedule available at http://firstglancefilms.com/hollywood/schedule.

Watch trailers for FirstGlance Hollywood 10 films at http://firstglancefilms.com/hollywood/trailers.

FirstGlance Films’ year round activities include: FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia and Hollywood, Feature & Short Screenplay Competitions, On-line Film Competition, Show Us Your Shorts Screenings, OctoberfestPhilly, and Short Film Productions.  In 2007, MOVIEMAKER Magazine named FirstGlance as “One of 40 Most Indie Friendly Businesses” and “One of 20 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and in 2006, TIME Magazine named FirstGlance “One of the Top 10 Festivals for the Rest of Us.”

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Co-sponsored by Sony Software, Baseline Studio Systems, Glidecam, Showbiz Software, Gorilla Software, ReelLogix Software, Final Draft, Twisted Tracks, Moviemaker Magazine, Frame Forge 3D, Movies Unlimited, CMM Productions, ProductionHub, InkTip, Indiepix, Withoutabox, and the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.

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FirstGlance Film Fests and The Franklin Institute to Launch an indie friendly screening series!

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

In cooperation with The Franklin Institute, FirstGlance Film Fests, will be launching a “truly indie” film series in Philadelphia. Beginning April 17th with the assistance of the Franklin Theater, a beautiful 260 seat state of the art screening facility in The Franklin Institute, will be offering filmmakers the opportunity to be a part of a visionary new screening program. FirstGlance will be curating a series of “truly indie” films with filmmakers looking for an alternate screening venue in Philadelphia.

What makes this series different from other screening series:

  • Filmmakers don’t  pay four walling fees, or rent the theater.
  • FirstGlance and The Franklin Institute will offer the theater to filmmakers on a revenue share, based on ticket price and sales through the filmmaker’s fanbase and local following.
  • Advanced ticket sales driven by the filmmakers marketing and promotions, as well as the FirstGlance Films and Franklin Institute newsletters will assist in the promotion of the film.

We will book a limited number of films in 2010, as a pilot program.

We are looking for feature films with a large social networking fan base and those that have a Philadelphia following that can help promote the film and boost ticket sales.

The filmmaker will profit from the ticket sales dependent on amount of tickets sold and the revenue share percentage which will be determined by the agreement.

We think this is a great opportunity to be seen in a large venue in the heart of Center City Philadelphia, without having to pay exorbitant fees to rent a theater space.

We look forward to offering features, documentaries and short programs throughout the year.

If you have a film that you would like to screen, please get in touch and we will get back to you with further details.

We are launching the series on April 17-18th with a Pennsylvania area feature documentary, Takedowns and Falls, about the high school wrestling phenomenon in Eastern Pennsylvania. We look forward to a great weekend for the filmmaker, and hope his success will enable us to present more “truly indie” feature films to the community! Support Indie filmmaking and we’ll be able to support you!

After a successful inaugural weekend, we are currently searching for more indie films with strong social network followings and fan base!

We are looking for documentarys and narrative features to program in

June, Sept, October, November, December 2010.

Get your film see at a state of the art 250 seat theater and make money!

Thank you

FirstGlance Film Fests

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FirstGlance Film Fests launches into the next decade with goals and incentives to make us more filmmaker friendly!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

As we grow, and as the industry changes, we have found that while staying ahead of most film festivals, we don’t have the resources and sponsors to present the same kinds of opportunities that the big festivals can…with that being said, we have followed, watched and listened to filmmakers and there concerns and queries, and have decide to launch a few new programs in 2010 in hopes that it will not only grow our events, but grow our audiences.

Filmmaker Incentives

All FirstGlance Official Selections will be eligible to take part in this program, and we have many opportunities already on our website.

All Official Selections receive an awards package valued at over $200.00.

SCREENING SHARE- Any filmmaker who sells more than 50 tickets to their screening, will receive (a dollar per ticket from 51-99), and any filmmaker who sells more than 100 tickets will receive two dollars per ticket. Online Sales only! As this is the only way we can track sales with a survey from all buyers before they purchase their tickets! Payments will be made after the event by PAYPAL.

Sliding Scale Cash Prize- Beginning with our Call For Entries for FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen, we will be offering a sliding scale cash prize to the winning BEST OF THE FEST filmmaker. Every 1000 entries we receive we will award a $5000.00 cash prize in addition to the tens of thousands in prizes we award to the winner and if any single category reaches over 200 entries, the highest rated audience favorite in that category will win $500.00.

FirstGlance’s Short Online Contest- Enabling us to offer many more short films the opportunity to be a part of the FirstGlance Film Fests. This one month online secured virtual theater experience, offers filmmakers the opportunity to show their film to their network of friends, family, cast and crew and social network and compete for over $2000 in prizes and a spot in our closing night screening.

VOD/DOWNLOAD (Day and Date) For those filmmakers interested in offering their films during the festival, we can offer you our own VOD/Download Platform, so you can sell your short or feature during the festival weekend and make some extra money on your film! As well as offering those fans who can’t make it to our event can rent or buy your film..and feel free to keep your film on our platform and sell it at every festival during your run! It doesn’t cost you a dime and you can make 50% on every sale. You’ll be able to embed the sales player on your site, blog and facebook to drive sales.

Oscar eligibility- We are currently looking into offering select short films from both festivals the opportunity to play in a four-wall campaign in Los Angeles to make your titles Oscar eligible.

Sales Agent- We are currently in negotiations with a local Hollywood IFTA feature film sales company to bring a new opportunity to our feature filmmakers, Each year our highest rated Feature Film will be offered the opportunity to be taken to Cannes or the AFM film market.

Sister Festivals- We have teamed up with the Bram Stoker Film Festival in the UK to offer selected films the opportunity to premiere at what has been called one of the UK’s best genre festivals.

Additional goals include: A yearly film fund based on revenues from our festivals to be offered to indie filmmakers to assist in finishing their films.

We are actively pursuing some of the largest Cable companies in North America to offer a FirstGlance Pay Per View weekend for those who can’t come out to the event they can watch it on there TV.

Our philosophy has always been that there can be no film festivals without the filmmakers, and we look forward to finding new and inventive ways to reward our filmmakers.

Thank you for supporting truly indie film festivals.

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