Comcast Spotlight and Akimbo Join Fylmz Festival Fold.New Era Begins As Comcast Spotlight Comcast Spotlight is the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable. With its headquarters located in New York City and offices all over the country, Comcast Spotlight employs over 3,500 people across the United States. becomes Producing Sponsor; Akimbo to Offer Internet-to-TV Channel for Fylmz Festival Films NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Fylmz Festival, the live event culmination of a six-month online film discovery process offering a $100,000 top prize, today announced that it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Comcast Spotlight, the marketing arm of Comcast, the country's largest provider of cable services. The deal provides The Fylmz Festival with extensive broadcast support across the region. The Festival has also partnered with Akimbo, a video-on-demand and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. service that's furnished Fylmz.com with its own channel, alongside other channels like BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. Both short and feature film entries will ultimately become available for viewing there. Tony Vidmer, Fylmz Festival Founder, says both the Comcast Spotlight and Akimbo agreements break new ground for Fylmz, allowing it to embrace new marketing vehicles and reach a growing audience of media-savvy consumers. "It's a great coup to see Comcast Spotlight and Akimbo providing such great support for our Festival and our filmmakers," Vidmer says. "Both of these agreements are highly relevant for us." Fylmz has also received founding sponsorship and promotions from Filmhouse, Final Draft, Target, Jungle Software, Jack Daniels Jack Daniels may refer to:
The Fylmz Festival will take place February 8-10, 2007 at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, TN. Semi-finalist films in the Fylmz Festival competition include performances by Cheri O'Teri, William Baldwin, Ricki Lake This article is about the person. For the talk show, see Ricki Lake (talk show). Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American actress and tabloid talk show host, perhaps best known for her long-running Ricki Lake , Vanessa Williams, Rachel Miner, Jack Miner, Jack orig. John Thomas Miner (born April 10, 1865, Dover Centre, Ohio, U.S.—died Nov. 3, 1944, Kingsville, Ont., Can.) Canadian naturalist. After moving to Canada in 1878, he established a bird sanctuary in 1904 on his farm in Kingsville, Ont. Noseworthy, Larisa Oleynik and other notables. For more information or to sponsor the Fylmz Festival, please visit www.Fylmz.com/sponsorship. About Fylmz Fylmz.com is an online community, toolbox and resource portal for those passionate about film. The Fylmz.com Festival was created to give independent filmmakers an alternative to the traditional film festival system, and movie fans a place to find fresh new films and talent. The Festival offers a powerful voice to film audiences along with recognition, and the opportunity for actual distribution, to independent filmmakers. Fylmz.com is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For more information, visit www.Fylmz.com. |
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