Dear Film Annex Community,

Let's start with BIG NEWS. We are proud to present the Film Annex Marketplace – a new tool that will enable you to add new movies to your Web TVs. You will be able to choose from our public domain film catalog and/or present the films you enjoy by Film Annex filmmakers. To do the latter, you'll be required to ask the permission of the filmmaker whose movie you want to show on your Web TV. This means that if you're not a filmmaker and do not produce original content, you can still get a Web TV, curate it, show the films you like, and generate revenues. To read more about how the marketplace works, check out our blog post. More details to come soon.

This week, we also came out with a new Web TV layout! The new layout has a white background, three featured videos on top of the page, a new section that displays the latest blog posts, and an internal search engine! If you have a Film Annex Web TV, visit it now, and you'll see the difference.

Now, let's look at our featured content.

Featured Filmmaker

The European Independent Film Festival is one of the hottest festivals in Europe now, and they have been promoting some of the best independent films from all over Europe within the past years. The festival makes all their exclusive interviews with filmmakers available every year on their Film Annex page. This way, you can get to know the latest talents, learn about the newest films, and discover how the industry works in Europe! You can also check out videos by ECU on their Web TV.

Featured Film

We are very proud to present War Dance Returns, a short sequel to the Oscar-nominated documentary War Dance! The film is produced by the non-profit film production company Shine Global, whose mission is to end the abuse and exploitation of children worldwide through films that raise awareness, promote action, and inspire political change. In the summer of 2008, director Sean Fine, executive producer Susan MacLaury, and the original “War Dance” film crew traveled back to Uganda for the first time since “War Dance” was filmed. Finally, the people of Uganda, were able to watch “War Dance,” the film dedicated to sharing their story with the world. Approximately 7-10 thousand of people came to see the film in the Patongo camp making a lasting impression on the entire crew. “War Dance Returns” aired on the Sundance Channel in May 2009 and has been screened at many film festivals.

Featured Web TV

Crime Scene X, a forty chapter web series, is the first production from Last Ronin Entertainment, Inc. Last Ronin is the brainchild of Robert LeRoy and Richard Hays. Richard and Robert are co-creators and writers of Crime Scene X. Richard produces and Robert directs. Robert also stars as Two Snakes. Next for the two are web series for five of the characters from Crime Scene X, including Jonathon Moon, Monster Bill, and Sue Sayer. All of the series revolve around Moon, who is a late night radio talk show host known as the Prince of the Paranormal. The Jonathon Moon Kronikles will debut in late fall.


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Enjoy your week,

The Film Annex Team