Exclusive: The stories of a sex worker, a poacher hunter, a commando and a modern monk are among those being told in a new docuseries exec produced by Kathryn Bigelow.
The Hurt Locker director has teamed up with a slew of filmmakers from around the world and Endeavor Content to produce three-part docuseries Year Zero.
The series will look back at the moment of collective uncertainty that arose in early 2020 and weave together stories of adaptability and perseverance in a dramatic and swiftly changing world.
It will also feature the experiences of a speakeasy owner, a mafioso’s friend, a revolutionary, a futurist, a filmmaker, a migrant family, and a tribal elder – revealing the unexpected, humanizing connections between everyone.
It was created by four filmmakers and showrunners Zein Zubi, Pol Rodriguez, Billy Silva and Guille Isa.
The series has been filmed in Peru, Chile, Russia, Italy, Spain, Iran, Zambia, China,...
The Hurt Locker director has teamed up with a slew of filmmakers from around the world and Endeavor Content to produce three-part docuseries Year Zero.
The series will look back at the moment of collective uncertainty that arose in early 2020 and weave together stories of adaptability and perseverance in a dramatic and swiftly changing world.
It will also feature the experiences of a speakeasy owner, a mafioso’s friend, a revolutionary, a futurist, a filmmaker, a migrant family, and a tribal elder – revealing the unexpected, humanizing connections between everyone.
It was created by four filmmakers and showrunners Zein Zubi, Pol Rodriguez, Billy Silva and Guille Isa.
The series has been filmed in Peru, Chile, Russia, Italy, Spain, Iran, Zambia, China,...
- 10/5/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Medium announced that Colin Kaepernick is joining its board of directors, the first non-white member of the board. Medium also will partner with the ex-NFL star and civil rights activist to develop anti-racist content for the blogging site.
The other members of Medium’s board — which remains all-male — are Medium founder/CEO Ev Williams; Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter and Jelly Industries; Josh Elman of Greylock Ventures; and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz.
In addition to the board seat, Medium will partner with Kaepernick Publishing to create feature content focused on race and civil rights in America. Jermaine Hall, editor-in-chief of Level, will work closely with Kaepernick on his editorial contributions. Kaepernick will be writing stories and collaborating on editorial features for Level/Medium and Medium’s new blog Momentum on anti-Black racism and civil rights in U.S. society. He also will interview high profile leaders, activists and athletes,...
The other members of Medium’s board — which remains all-male — are Medium founder/CEO Ev Williams; Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter and Jelly Industries; Josh Elman of Greylock Ventures; and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz.
In addition to the board seat, Medium will partner with Kaepernick Publishing to create feature content focused on race and civil rights in America. Jermaine Hall, editor-in-chief of Level, will work closely with Kaepernick on his editorial contributions. Kaepernick will be writing stories and collaborating on editorial features for Level/Medium and Medium’s new blog Momentum on anti-Black racism and civil rights in U.S. society. He also will interview high profile leaders, activists and athletes,...
- 6/18/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s one that we’re catching up on after a wild Oscar Friday: Evan Williams, one of the four co-founders of Twitter, is exiting as a member of its board of directors, ending his tenure at the company that helped fuel the explosion of social media.
Twitter confirmed the news Friday in an SEC filing, saying Williams would leave at the end of February and that it is “grateful to Mr. Williams for his service.”
“It’s been an incredible 13 years, and I’m proud of what Twitter has accomplished during my time with the company,” Williams said in the filing. “I will continue rooting for the team as I focus my time on other projects.”
Williams is currently CEO of Medium, a web-publishing platform, and also founded tech innovator Obvious Corp that includes a venture arm Obvious Ventures.
Williams launched Twitter in March 2006 in San Francisco with now-ceo Jack Dorsey,...
Twitter confirmed the news Friday in an SEC filing, saying Williams would leave at the end of February and that it is “grateful to Mr. Williams for his service.”
“It’s been an incredible 13 years, and I’m proud of what Twitter has accomplished during my time with the company,” Williams said in the filing. “I will continue rooting for the team as I focus my time on other projects.”
Williams is currently CEO of Medium, a web-publishing platform, and also founded tech innovator Obvious Corp that includes a venture arm Obvious Ventures.
Williams launched Twitter in March 2006 in San Francisco with now-ceo Jack Dorsey,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, “Till the Whistle Blows” starts development, “All These Small Moments” is acquired, and End Cue invests in Greencard Pictures.
Development
Winter State Entertainment is producing high school football drama “Till the Whistle Blows” with plans to start shooting next year in Idaho Falls, Id.
The movie follows the story of 1967 high school football coach Vernon Ravsten, who saw his Idaho Falls team go undefeated as he battled cancer during his final season, and is based on the novel “A Promise Kept” written in 2000 by brothers Bruce K. Couch and Robert M. Couch, who both played for Ravsten.
“Till the Whistle Blows” is produced by Patrick Werksma, Mark Smith, and Winter State’s Hamid and Camille Torabpour, with the screenplay adapted by Hamid Torabpour, Werksma, and Smith. Chris Brewster will direct “Till the Whistle Blows.”
Brewster is also directing the zombie action-thriller “Outbreak Z” for Winter State.
Development
Winter State Entertainment is producing high school football drama “Till the Whistle Blows” with plans to start shooting next year in Idaho Falls, Id.
The movie follows the story of 1967 high school football coach Vernon Ravsten, who saw his Idaho Falls team go undefeated as he battled cancer during his final season, and is based on the novel “A Promise Kept” written in 2000 by brothers Bruce K. Couch and Robert M. Couch, who both played for Ravsten.
“Till the Whistle Blows” is produced by Patrick Werksma, Mark Smith, and Winter State’s Hamid and Camille Torabpour, with the screenplay adapted by Hamid Torabpour, Werksma, and Smith. Chris Brewster will direct “Till the Whistle Blows.”
Brewster is also directing the zombie action-thriller “Outbreak Z” for Winter State.
- 10/19/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Orion Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to All These Small Moments, Melissa Miller Costanzo’s feature directing debut that premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. A January 17 theatrical release has been set, followed by a digital bow the next day.
The coming-of-age drama penned by Miller Costanzo centers on a teenage boy (Brendan Meyer) who becomes infatuated with a woman (Girls‘ Jemima Kirke) he sees on the bus, further complicating his already tumultuous adolescence. Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Sam McCarthy and Harley Quinn Smith also star.
All These Small Moments was produced by Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick of Jemstone Productions (formerly Moving Pictures Artists) along with Vineyard Point Productions’ Katie Leary. Executive producers include Vineyard Point’s Bob Leary and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
The coming-of-age drama penned by Miller Costanzo centers on a teenage boy (Brendan Meyer) who becomes infatuated with a woman (Girls‘ Jemima Kirke) he sees on the bus, further complicating his already tumultuous adolescence. Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Sam McCarthy and Harley Quinn Smith also star.
All These Small Moments was produced by Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick of Jemstone Productions (formerly Moving Pictures Artists) along with Vineyard Point Productions’ Katie Leary. Executive producers include Vineyard Point’s Bob Leary and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
- 10/18/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Orion Classics has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to Melissa Miller Costanzo’s drama “All These Small Moments,” the distributor announced Thursday.
The drama stars Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke. “All These Small Moments” is Miller Costanzo’s directorial debut, and she also wrote the screenplay for the film, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release “All These Small Moments” on January 17 and on VOD and Digital HD on January 18.
In the film, a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his teenage years.
“As a stalwart supporter of some of the most memorable films in our collective lexicon, and a champion for thought provoking, character driven films,...
The drama stars Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke. “All These Small Moments” is Miller Costanzo’s directorial debut, and she also wrote the screenplay for the film, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release “All These Small Moments” on January 17 and on VOD and Digital HD on January 18.
In the film, a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his teenage years.
“As a stalwart supporter of some of the most memorable films in our collective lexicon, and a champion for thought provoking, character driven films,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Coming-of-age drama premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
Orion Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Melissa Miller Costanzo’s drama All These Small Moments starring Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James.
Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke round out the key cast on the film about a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus.
Costanzo made his feature directorial debut and wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at Tribeca and most recently screened at Mill Valley Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release All These Small Moments theatrically...
Orion Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Melissa Miller Costanzo’s drama All These Small Moments starring Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James.
Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke round out the key cast on the film about a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus.
Costanzo made his feature directorial debut and wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at Tribeca and most recently screened at Mill Valley Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release All These Small Moments theatrically...
- 10/18/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The days of crafting a perfect 140-character tweet might soon be a thing of the past. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone tweeted on Tuesday afternoon the company is looking to double its message limit to 280 characters. “Also, we realize that 140 isn’t fair — there are differences between languages,” Stone said. “We’re testing the limits. Hello 280!” Also Read: Saudi Arabia's Decision to Let Women Drive Drives Twitter Jokes at Sexist Nation's Expense Originally, our constraint was 160 (limit of a text) minus username. But we noticed @biz got 1 more than @jack. For fairness, we chose 140. Now texts are unlimited. Also,...
- 9/26/2017
- by Sean Burch and Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Y-Films and India’s first transgender pop band, the 6 Pack Band, created history late Monday night by winning the coveted Cannes Grand Prix Glass Lion at the Cannes Lions Festival. The unique innovation, a first of its kind ever for an Indian campaign, in collaboration with Mindshare Mumbai and Brooke Bond Red Label, won the award for its extraordinary campaign around gender rights and outreach.
This particular category of the Cannes Lions Festival awards creative work that celebrates culture-shifting creativity and addresses and impacts gender inequality, imbalance or injustice. 30 odd brands have competed from across the world, including four from India, but the unique 6 Pack Band initiative that highlights the hidden talent of the ‘Hijra’ (transgender) community of India, was chosen as the winner of the highest Cannes Lion award for the incredible impact it has had in battling prejudice and discrimination against the transgender community. With a population of...
This particular category of the Cannes Lions Festival awards creative work that celebrates culture-shifting creativity and addresses and impacts gender inequality, imbalance or injustice. 30 odd brands have competed from across the world, including four from India, but the unique 6 Pack Band initiative that highlights the hidden talent of the ‘Hijra’ (transgender) community of India, was chosen as the winner of the highest Cannes Lion award for the incredible impact it has had in battling prejudice and discrimination against the transgender community. With a population of...
- 6/24/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Y-Films and India’s first transgender pop band, the 6 Pack Band, created history late Monday night by winning the coveted Cannes Grand Prix Glass Lion at the Cannes Lions Festival. The unique innovation, a first of its kind ever for an Indian campaign, in collaboration with Mindshare Mumbai and Brooke Bond Red Label, won the award for its extraordinary campaign around gender rights and outreach.
This particular category of the Cannes Lions Festival awards creative work that celebrates culture-shifting creativity and addresses and impacts gender inequality, imbalance or injustice. 30 odd brands have competed from across the world, including four from India, but the unique 6 Pack Band initiative that highlights the hidden talent of the ‘Hijra’ (transgender) community of India, was chosen as the winner of the highest Cannes Lion award for the incredible impact it has had in battling prejudice and discrimination against the transgender community. With a population of...
This particular category of the Cannes Lions Festival awards creative work that celebrates culture-shifting creativity and addresses and impacts gender inequality, imbalance or injustice. 30 odd brands have competed from across the world, including four from India, but the unique 6 Pack Band initiative that highlights the hidden talent of the ‘Hijra’ (transgender) community of India, was chosen as the winner of the highest Cannes Lion award for the incredible impact it has had in battling prejudice and discrimination against the transgender community. With a population of...
- 6/24/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
National Geographic Channel has another great event series for you in American Genius, a show dedicated to the rivalries that pushed progress forward throughout significant eras in American history, including our own.
The show focuses on specific developments, in varying eras, and details the genius, and geniuses, that were responsible for some of the most important and life-changing advancements in history.
Take a look below at the full list of episodes and dates.
Behind Great Geniuses Lie Even Greater Rivalries.
National Geographic Channel Reveals The Competitive Forces Behind History’S Most Remarkable Races For Innovation In New Miniseries Event American Genius
Eight-Part Event American Genius Premieres Monday, June 1, 2015, at 9 Pm Et/Pt on National Geographic Channel
(Washington, D.C. – May 6, 2015) For many of America’s boldest, most daring and most creative inventors, the greatest challenge wasn’t beating the odds — it was beating the competition. Behind these iconic innovators are rivals with vision,...
The show focuses on specific developments, in varying eras, and details the genius, and geniuses, that were responsible for some of the most important and life-changing advancements in history.
Take a look below at the full list of episodes and dates.
Behind Great Geniuses Lie Even Greater Rivalries.
National Geographic Channel Reveals The Competitive Forces Behind History’S Most Remarkable Races For Innovation In New Miniseries Event American Genius
Eight-Part Event American Genius Premieres Monday, June 1, 2015, at 9 Pm Et/Pt on National Geographic Channel
(Washington, D.C. – May 6, 2015) For many of America’s boldest, most daring and most creative inventors, the greatest challenge wasn’t beating the odds — it was beating the competition. Behind these iconic innovators are rivals with vision,...
- 5/6/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Portal A is an “independent creative studio” with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles that is responsible for YouTube’s annual, star-studded recap videos, at least one popular web-series-turned-successful-cable-television-show, and a number of other programs and pieces of branded entertainment (made for entities with household names like Banana Republic, Relativity Media, Microsoft, and more). Niche is a “network for social media creators” that recently raised $2.5 million to help facilitate and gauge the impact of branded entertainment deals between major advertisers (like Samsung, Coca-Cola, T-Mobile, and more) and its fast-growing roster of over 5,000 digital media influencers. And with their powers combined, Portal A and Niche hope to ink more deals with more advertisers to create more pieces of branded entertainment across multiple online video and social media platforms. The two companies have entered into a non-exclusive, strategic partnership, leveraging both their strengths (Portal A has production expertise, while Niche has...
- 10/29/2014
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
In the on-going saga of Stephen Colbert's "racist" tweet, which actually came from a Comedy Central-controlled Twitter account sans context or video of the satirical bit the tweet was referencing, the "Colbert Report" host handled the fallout with aplomb and will no doubt continue with his searing late-night satire unchanged by the uproar.
But one thing that has changed is that the Twitter account that sparked the whole controversy has been deleted. In the above clip, Colbert and Twitter founder Biz Stone discuss the phenomenon that is Twitter -- specifically if it was founded to attack Colbert -- then blow up the @ColbertReport account (which has been shut down). From now on, all show- or Colbert-related tweets will come from @Stephenathome.
Below, Colbert interviews Stone about his new book. What do you think, readers? Can this all be put to rest now?...
But one thing that has changed is that the Twitter account that sparked the whole controversy has been deleted. In the above clip, Colbert and Twitter founder Biz Stone discuss the phenomenon that is Twitter -- specifically if it was founded to attack Colbert -- then blow up the @ColbertReport account (which has been shut down). From now on, all show- or Colbert-related tweets will come from @Stephenathome.
Below, Colbert interviews Stone about his new book. What do you think, readers? Can this all be put to rest now?...
- 4/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The #CancelColbert saga came to a head last night when Stephen Colbert dedicated almost all his show to this past weekend's campaign to have his show removed from the air due to a piece of satire that involved the Washington Redskins and the host's Asian stereotype character "Ching Chong Ding Dong." While the show's opening segment was definitely epic in its own right, it wasn't until Colbert brought out Twitter founder Biz Stone that things really got interesting.
- 4/1/2014
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Forget simply pressing delete. Embattled late night host Stephen Colbert went to much more dramatic measures to blow up the Twitter account that sparked last week's #CancelColbert social media movement. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone appeared on The Colbert Report Monday night and channeled Wile E. Coyote as he helped destroy the @ColbertReport Twitter handle for the Comedy Central host. Colbert's virtual nightmare began Thursday when a Tweet originating from @ColbertReport - a promotional account for the show - angered many in the Asian-American community and prompted the hashtag that trended on Twitter late last week into the weekend. The offending...
- 4/1/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
Forget simply pressing delete. Embattled late night host Stephen Colbert went to much more dramatic measures to blow up the Twitter account that sparked last week's #CancelColbert social media movement.
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone appeared on The Colbert Report Monday night and channeled Wile E. Coyote as he helped destroy the @ColbertReport Twitter handle for the Comedy Central host.
Colbert's virtual nightmare began Thursday when a Tweet originating from @ColbertReport – a promotional account for the show – angered many in the Asian-American community and prompted the hashtag that trended on Twitter late last week into the weekend.
The offending Tweet was...
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone appeared on The Colbert Report Monday night and channeled Wile E. Coyote as he helped destroy the @ColbertReport Twitter handle for the Comedy Central host.
Colbert's virtual nightmare began Thursday when a Tweet originating from @ColbertReport – a promotional account for the show – angered many in the Asian-American community and prompted the hashtag that trended on Twitter late last week into the weekend.
The offending Tweet was...
- 4/1/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- People.com - TV Watch
The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Colbert Report on Facebook Stephen Colbert joked about last week's #CancelColbert controversy on Monday night when he dedicated a big chunk of his show to addressing the backlash and making one very surprising move. To recap: the hubbub first started when The Colbert Report's Comedy Central Twitter handle (not Stephen's personal handle, which is @StephenAtHome) tweeted out a joke from the previous night's episode, writing, "I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity of Orientals or Whatever." (It has since been deleted.) The tweet was a play on Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder's Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, but the satire got lost when it was translated into less that 140 characters. There was an immediate backlash, and the #CancelColbert hashtag was born. So, how does Stephen deal with his own headline-making scandal?...
- 4/1/2014
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
Updated with video: “Folks — I’m still here. The dark forces trying to silence my message of core conservative principles mixed with youth-friendly product placement have been thwarted!” Stephen Colbert raved tonight, in re the motherlode The Colbert Report hit when a Twitter campaign to cancel the show erupted last week after the network tweeted a line out of context from one of his comedy bits. He devoted his entire telecast to his rebuttal, at the end of which he and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone blew up @ColbertReport — the network’s official Twitter account for the program, from which had come the offending tweet. (The page no longer exists on Twitter.) “The Interweb tried to swallow me whole. But I am proud to say that I got lodged in its throat and it hacked me back up, like a hastily chewed chicken wing,” Colbert told fans who’d tuned in tonight,...
- 4/1/2014
- by LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist
- Deadline TV
Stephen Colbert used his entire Comedy Central show Monday to address an out-of-context tweet last week that kicked off the #CancelColbert campaign. Update: Watch video from the episode below.
The show started with a hilarious montage showing The Colbert Report shutting down, the lights going out, a flower wilting, scenes of the apocalypse, the famous crying Indian — all while Adagio for Strings played over the images. Then Colbert “woke up” from his bad dream and did his show.
“This was close!” Colbert exclaimed to a cheering studio audience. “We almost lost me. I’m never going to take me for...
The show started with a hilarious montage showing The Colbert Report shutting down, the lights going out, a flower wilting, scenes of the apocalypse, the famous crying Indian — all while Adagio for Strings played over the images. Then Colbert “woke up” from his bad dream and did his show.
“This was close!” Colbert exclaimed to a cheering studio audience. “We almost lost me. I’m never going to take me for...
- 4/1/2014
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Taking his boundless energy to yet another avenue, Ron Howard has launched Project Imaginat10n with the help of a few famous friends.
In partnership with Canon cameras, the “A Beautiful Mind” director asked fans to submit photos from which entire short films would be made.
From there, Howard enlisted Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman, and James Murphy as debut directors to put together scripts and plot lines for the flicks, featured as “A Ron Howard Presentation.”
Ron explained, “I think one of the things the campaign and the contest is really just trying to say is that we’re all creative. These photographs can sort of be a call to adventure. Even though the five filmmakers are known to be creative people, they’re not film directors. So again I think the experiment suggests we’re all a lot more creative than we imagined.”...
In partnership with Canon cameras, the “A Beautiful Mind” director asked fans to submit photos from which entire short films would be made.
From there, Howard enlisted Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman, and James Murphy as debut directors to put together scripts and plot lines for the flicks, featured as “A Ron Howard Presentation.”
Ron explained, “I think one of the things the campaign and the contest is really just trying to say is that we’re all creative. These photographs can sort of be a call to adventure. Even though the five filmmakers are known to be creative people, they’re not film directors. So again I think the experiment suggests we’re all a lot more creative than we imagined.”...
- 10/29/2013
- GossipCenter
Filmmakers both famous and unknown rubbed elbows at the Canon Project Imaginat10n Film Festival in New York on Thursday night, which served as a glitzy celebration of 10 short movies created by stars and amateur directors and inspired by consumer-submitted photos. Five of the films were created by Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, Marchesa designer (and wife of Harvey Weinstein) Georgina Chapman, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, all of whom were inspired by the opportunity to create something by stepping behind the scenes. Exclusive Photos: Canon's Project Imaginat10n Film Festival For Longoria, her action
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- 10/25/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
1. Biz Stone, Director: The founder of Twitter has made "Evermore," a short film that's part of Ron Howard and Canon’s Project Imaginat10n. Stone is one of five celebrity directors (the others are Eva Longoria, Jaime Foxx, designer Georgina Chapman and musician James Murphy) and ten directors overall who created films inspired by user-generated photos. Learn more about the project here and see the film here. 2. Deja View: Campfire, founded by "The Blair Witch Project" producers Mike Monello and Gregg Hale, have created "Deja View," an interactive online film for Infiniti, Variety reports. Viewers can call a number (877-777-3785) to influence the story they want to see. 3. Time Travel: Vine, the six-second video app from Twitter, finally allows users to edit and save posts before sharing. Using a new tool called "Sessions," users have the ability to save up to 10 posts to work on later. Another new feature is "Time Travel,...
- 10/25/2013
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
In 2011, everyone who knew Bryce Dallas Howard the actress was introduced to Bryce Dallas Howard the director thanks to Canon’s “Long Live Imagination” campaign. Howard’s father Ron (one of the country’s most famous narrators) also played a role in Canon’s project, selecting eight photos out of over 100,000 consumer submitted pics for Ms. Howard to use as inspiration for a short film. The result was when you find me, following up her debut Orchids. The experience for Howard was good enough that she’s returned for yet another round of Canon’s project and even though she’s not behind one of the films this year, she’s working with the likes of Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman, and James Murphy. Like Howard did almost two years ago, they’re all making shorts out of submitted photographs, but you can join that bunch by making your own. If...
- 7/12/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter), Georgina Chapman (designer of Marchesa) and James Murphy (founder of LCD Soundystem) created short films inspired by photographs. And their mentor was no other than the Oscar-winning director, Ron Howard ("A Beautiful Mind"). Longoria and company created the short films as part of Canon's Project Imaginat10n.
Now, Ron and daughter Bryce Dallas are encouraging filmmakers of all levels to submit their own films inspired by photographs. Five shorts will be selected to premiere at the Project Imaginat10n Film Festival this fall.
Submissions can be uploaded through July 23rd and you can do so by clicking here.
Who knows, maybe your creation will be showcased next to Foxx and Longoria! Good luck!
Now, Ron and daughter Bryce Dallas are encouraging filmmakers of all levels to submit their own films inspired by photographs. Five shorts will be selected to premiere at the Project Imaginat10n Film Festival this fall.
Submissions can be uploaded through July 23rd and you can do so by clicking here.
Who knows, maybe your creation will be showcased next to Foxx and Longoria! Good luck!
- 7/9/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jamie Foxx stepped behind the camera in Brooklyn, New York last week as Director for Canon’s “Project Imaginat10n.” Starring Tyrin Turner, a long-time friend and star of cult classic, Menace II Society and Nichole Galicia, from Django Unchained, Jamie was a hands-on director. And he had some great visitors on set – Ron Howard, his mentor on the project, David West from the Pacers and tons of fans including the Sanitation Department that was across the street on the last day of filming.
The other celebrity directors for Project Imaginat10n include Eva Longoria, James Murphy, Biz Stone and Georgina Chapman and consumers can now take part in the same creative experience.
Filmmakers of all skill levels can select from the same pool of 91 winning photos to showcase their creativity and storytelling abilities by taking a seat in the director’s chair. Submissions will begin on June 4, 2013 at imagination.
The other celebrity directors for Project Imaginat10n include Eva Longoria, James Murphy, Biz Stone and Georgina Chapman and consumers can now take part in the same creative experience.
Filmmakers of all skill levels can select from the same pool of 91 winning photos to showcase their creativity and storytelling abilities by taking a seat in the director’s chair. Submissions will begin on June 4, 2013 at imagination.
- 5/21/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Jamie Foxx got behind the camera in Brooklyn, NYC last week, to direct his short film for Canon's "Project Imaginat10n." I only just learned that the film stars Tyrin Turner (Menace II Society) and Foxx's Django Unchained co-cast member Nichole Galicia. No word still on what exactly this film is about, but, recapping, you'll recall the announcement made last fall that Canon U.S.A., Inc. had aligned with 5 selected directors to direct short films under the watchful eye of producer/director Ron Howard. The five were/are Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman and James...
- 5/20/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Brooklyn, New York was the scene of Jamie Foxx’s newest film. This film isn’t your standard Hollywood blockbuster, though; it’s a film for Canon’s “Project Imaginati0n.” Foxx was the director for the latest film in the Canon project. The film stars Tyrin Turner, one of Foxx’s long time-friends and star of the cult classic “Menace II Society,” along with “Django Unchained” actress Nichole Galicia. “Project Imaginati0n” mentor Ron Howard and visitors including David West from the Indiana Pacers and fans populated the set. You can take a look photos from the film set below the post. Other celebrity directors for Project Imaginat10n include Eva Longoria, James Murphy, Biz Stone and [ Read More ]
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- 5/20/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
These days, our knowledge of celebrities too often originates with paparazzi images and snarky quotes by anonymous "insiders." After a while, it's easy to forget that stars are real people. That's why HuffPost Celebrity decided to launch its all-new #nofilter quick-fire question-and-answer series. Because how well do you know someone until they've shared their guiltiest pleasures?
Bryce Dallas Howard has grabbed the attention of people around the world, starring in hit films like "The Village, " "50/50," "The Twilight Saga" and "The Help." But what a lot of people don't know about the redheaded mother-of-two is that she's extremely interested in directing and recently advised actresses Brittany Snow and Octavia Spencer on the set of Lifetime's "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film." (She must get it from her dad, you know, Ron Howard).
Currently, the 32-year-old actress is playing a huge role in Canon U.S.A's “Project Imaginat10n” Film Contest,...
Bryce Dallas Howard has grabbed the attention of people around the world, starring in hit films like "The Village, " "50/50," "The Twilight Saga" and "The Help." But what a lot of people don't know about the redheaded mother-of-two is that she's extremely interested in directing and recently advised actresses Brittany Snow and Octavia Spencer on the set of Lifetime's "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film." (She must get it from her dad, you know, Ron Howard).
Currently, the 32-year-old actress is playing a huge role in Canon U.S.A's “Project Imaginat10n” Film Contest,...
- 5/13/2013
- by Leigh Blickley
- Huffington Post
Jerry Seinfeld, who turned to the internet instead of television to distribute "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," was named one of the 17th annual Webby Awards winners on Tuesday, alongside other major Hollywood talent like Ben Stiller and Kevin Spacey. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (Iadas), which counts Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Arianna Huffington and Instagram creator Kevin Systrom as judges, awarded the former "Seinfeld" star with Outstanding Comedic Performance. Also read: '50 Shades of Grey': Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti Nab Producing Jobs "House of Cards" executive producers Spacey...
- 4/30/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Frank Ocean, Jerry Seinfeld, and Kevin Spacey — alongside Minnesota Vikings’ Chris Kluwe, DoSomething.org, and HBO Go — are among the winners and honorees at this year’s 17th Annual Webby Awards, spotlighting achievements in/on the Internet.
This year’s awards were selected by judges in the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, including Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and HuffPo head Arianna Huffington. Internet voters also turned out in more than 200 countries and territories for The Webby People’s Voice Awards.
Ocean, Seinfeld, and Spacey all received breakout or special achievement awards, because they did something bold (Ocean’s...
This year’s awards were selected by judges in the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, including Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and HuffPo head Arianna Huffington. Internet voters also turned out in more than 200 countries and territories for The Webby People’s Voice Awards.
Ocean, Seinfeld, and Spacey all received breakout or special achievement awards, because they did something bold (Ocean’s...
- 4/30/2013
- by Adam Carlson
- EW.com - PopWatch
Somewhere in between brewing coffee, writing a novel and suing Tim Goldworthy, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy found time to travel to Japan where he's been filming his directorial debut: a short film titled Little Duck that's part of Canon's Ron Howard-curated Project Imaginat10n, where five celebrities handpicked by Howard (Murphy, Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, designer Georgina Chapman and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone) each create a short film based on 10 photographs hand-picked from a pool of contest winners.
Murphy describes his film, which will debut at the Project Imaginat10n Film Festival this fall, as the story of "a young man pulled from his life in Manhattan back to his home in rural Japan when his estranged brother runs into trouble." Trouble with a little duck, perhaps? We'll just have to wait and find out. Production is currently underway in Japan—with Japanese actor Kaneko Nobuaki in the...
Murphy describes his film, which will debut at the Project Imaginat10n Film Festival this fall, as the story of "a young man pulled from his life in Manhattan back to his home in rural Japan when his estranged brother runs into trouble." Trouble with a little duck, perhaps? We'll just have to wait and find out. Production is currently underway in Japan—with Japanese actor Kaneko Nobuaki in the...
- 3/14/2013
- by Brett Warner
- Filmology
A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes pictures can generate a whole film. Eva Longoria has gotten in the director’s chair for Canon’s “Project Imaginat10n.” The project is a user-generated photo contest led by Ron Howard where celebrity directors, such as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, singer/actor Jamie Foxx, Marchesa designer and co-founder Georgina Chapman, LCD Soundsystem founder James Murphy, and, of course, Longoria, the chance to direct short films inspired by consumer photos. Longoria’s short film, “Out of the Blue,” also stars Longoria as well as “Prison Break” star Amaurey Nolasco in a story about a woman who is on a mission: “’Out of the Blue’ is the [ Read More ]
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- 2/25/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
It was first announced last month that Canon U.S.A., Inc. had aligned with 5 selected directors who will direct short films under the watchful eye of Ron Howard. The five are Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman and James Murphy, and they've all signed on for year two of Canon’s “Long Live Imagination” campaign and the next endeavor, “Project Imaginat10n,” where consumer photographs will inspire Hollywood films. The films directed by Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman and James Murphy will be produced on the Cinema Eos System. The...
- 10/15/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: Four years after he left TV producing to focus on feature directing, former Imagine TV topper Tony Krantz re-entered TV last summer. In his first year back, he landed a series on the air, NBC’s upcoming Dracula starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and a pilot order at ABC for Scruples. Now Krantz has set up six more series projects at cable and broadcast networks through his independent production company Flame Ventures. All are executive produced by him, with Flame’s Reece Pearson co-executive producing. At NBC, Flame is finalizing a deal for Cuba, a drama written by Jorge Zamacona (Homicide) and executive produced by CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria and former CNN President Jonathan Klein. The project, which will be produced by Universal TV, tells the story of American and Cuban families at the dawn of post-Castro Cuba with an entire nation up for grabs. At Showtime, Krantz is in negotiations for Kings Of Midnight,...
- 10/10/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Ron Howard is excited. On the day HuffPost Entertainment spoke with the Oscar-winning director, Howard was promoting a new contest for Cannon that finds him playing mentor to Eva Longoria, Biz Stone, Jamie Foxx, Georgina Champman and James Murphy. Of course, that didn't stop an energetic Howard -- who speaks in polite, clipped sentences that come in bursts -- from going off on some tangents.
Not that you can blame him: Howard is currently editing "Rush," working on the much-anticipated return of "Arrested Development" and preparing to sift through hours of footage from Jay-z's inaugural Made In America music festival, from which he and longtime collaborator Brian Grazer will carve a documentary.
And then there's the contest. Cannon has recruited Howard and the aforementioned crop of over-achievers (aside from the actors, Stone founded Twitter, Chapman is Marchesa's designer and Murphy just dissolved LCD Soundsystem out of a want for...
Not that you can blame him: Howard is currently editing "Rush," working on the much-anticipated return of "Arrested Development" and preparing to sift through hours of footage from Jay-z's inaugural Made In America music festival, from which he and longtime collaborator Brian Grazer will carve a documentary.
And then there's the contest. Cannon has recruited Howard and the aforementioned crop of over-achievers (aside from the actors, Stone founded Twitter, Chapman is Marchesa's designer and Murphy just dissolved LCD Soundsystem out of a want for...
- 9/11/2012
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
Twitter founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have launched two websites to complement the microblogging platform. The first new venture is Medium, a Pinterest competitor that enables users to share images, quotes and other data in public collections. "Our philosophy is that quality begets quality, so we will grow Medium smartly, ensuring that our platform is valuable to everyone in this increasingly mobile, connected, and noisy world," The Guardian quotes Williams as saying. Williams and Stone have also unveiled Branch, a place where Twitter (more)...
- 8/15/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
When next you find Ron Howard, he'll be at the helm of an all-new project with five first-time filmmakers in tow — first-timers, yes, but names that you're surely familiar with.
Howard and Canon U.S.A. have announced their partnership for Project Imaginat10n, a creative endeavor where consumer photographs will inspire the creation of short films. A similar project in 2011 — Project Imagin8ion — yielded the award-winning short film "when you find me," directed by Howard's daughter Bryce Dallas Howard. This time, however, five different directors have been tapped to make their own shorts based on user-submitted photographs: actors Eva Longoria and Jamie Foxx, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, designer and Marchesa co-founder Georgina Chapman, and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.
"[Project Imaginat10n] is just a scaling up of the experiment in a really dynamic way. The five directors are in and of themselves so accomplished and the aesthetics they represent are so diverse,...
Howard and Canon U.S.A. have announced their partnership for Project Imaginat10n, a creative endeavor where consumer photographs will inspire the creation of short films. A similar project in 2011 — Project Imagin8ion — yielded the award-winning short film "when you find me," directed by Howard's daughter Bryce Dallas Howard. This time, however, five different directors have been tapped to make their own shorts based on user-submitted photographs: actors Eva Longoria and Jamie Foxx, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, designer and Marchesa co-founder Georgina Chapman, and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.
"[Project Imaginat10n] is just a scaling up of the experiment in a really dynamic way. The five directors are in and of themselves so accomplished and the aesthetics they represent are so diverse,...
- 8/14/2012
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced today the first photography-inspired film festival in history, aligning with five artists/creators who will direct short films under the tutelage of Ron Howard. The five are Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman and James Murphy, and they've all signed on for year two of Canon’s “Long Live Imagination” campaign and the next endeavor, “Project Imaginat10n,” where consumer photographs will inspire Hollywood films. In 2011, Ron Howard and Canon U.S.A. invited photographers of all levels to submit their most imaginative photographs based on eight elements of storytelling for an unprecedented...
- 8/14/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the winners of its 16th Annual Webby Awards early Tuesday morning. The Academy (comprised of the likes of high-profile internet savvy individuals like Twitter co-Founder Biz Stone and The Huffington Post’s namesake Arianna Huffington) bestowed its highest honor of Webby Person of the Year upon Louis C.K., who recently made headlines and a lot of cash by self-distributing a video of his comedy special Live at the Beacon Theater (which soon inspired other comedians like Aziz Ansari to adopt a similar distribution tactic). Louis is accompanied by Juliette Lewis and Graydon Sheppard, who took home another special Iadas award of Webby Actresses of the Year for their role in the original Sh*t Girls Say video (despite, or perhaps because of the fact Sheppard is a dude in drag.) And the three of them are accompanied by a few dozen individuals,...
- 5/1/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Electronic Arts is hoping to return to the days when everyone on Earth was all too familiar with the computer industry’s first and foremost timesuck, and now you can take a preview look at the engine that’s going to be running things, thus getting a more detailed idea of how the game is going to work.
Naturally, a certain segment of the population has already purchased this game in their mind, but others may question whether or not going back to the early days of computer game behemoths will take off. This video will help you decide. The main thing I take away from it is wondering if I’m going to need a new computer to run it. Check out a release on the game below, and then watch just how detail-oriented this thing is going to be.
The franchise that laid the foundations of the city building simulation genre is back,...
Naturally, a certain segment of the population has already purchased this game in their mind, but others may question whether or not going back to the early days of computer game behemoths will take off. This video will help you decide. The main thing I take away from it is wondering if I’m going to need a new computer to run it. Check out a release on the game below, and then watch just how detail-oriented this thing is going to be.
The franchise that laid the foundations of the city building simulation genre is back,...
- 3/20/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The co-founder of Twitter has told the website's 500 million worldwide users not to spend too many hours microblogging because it is "unhealthy". Biz Stone, who is Twitter's creative director, advised Twitter users to log in to the site to find the information they want, and then leave. The 37-year-old said that reports some people are logging in to Twitter for up to 12 hours straight "sounds unhealthy". Speaking at the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal on Wednesday, Stone said: "I like the kind of engagement where you go to the website and you leave because you've found what you are looking for or you found something very interesting and you learned something. "I think that's a much healthier engagement. Obviously, we want you to come frequently." According to the Montreal Gazette, Stone said that there are (more)...
- 2/24/2012
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is making it known through a humorous home video that on November 19, he and his wife Livia will be celebrating turkeys with “one of the classiest organizations [they] have been supporting for more than ten years,” when they attend Farm Sanctuary’s much loved Celebration For the Turkeys at the organization’s shelter for abused farm animals in Orland, California.
In the video Biz ruminates, “Turkeys are intelligent, social, curious, and sometimes even funny. I wish people were more like turkeys sometimes.”
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In the video Biz ruminates, “Turkeys are intelligent, social, curious, and sometimes even funny. I wish people were more like turkeys sometimes.”
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- 11/14/2011
- Look to the Stars
Twitter is experiencing growing pains. Last week, the company said it would integrate Promoted Tweets into user Twitter streams, placing them at the top of one's timeline. Here's expert opinion on how or if the once-breezy service can follow in the footsteps of ubiquitous ad machine Facebook.
"You don't want to ruin [Facebook] with ads, because ads aren't cool" --Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) to a young Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) in The Social Network.
Even factoring in the creative license taken by Aaron Sorkin, Parker's sentiment is true: Founders of the world's largest social network had serious concerns about incorporating advertisements, which would eventually become the company's bread and butter, for fear it might alienate its user base.
Now Twitter is feeling the same growing pains. Last week, the company said it would integrate Promoted Tweets, 140-character ads from brands such as Dell and Starbucks, into user Twitter streams, placing them high in users' timelines.
"You don't want to ruin [Facebook] with ads, because ads aren't cool" --Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) to a young Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) in The Social Network.
Even factoring in the creative license taken by Aaron Sorkin, Parker's sentiment is true: Founders of the world's largest social network had serious concerns about incorporating advertisements, which would eventually become the company's bread and butter, for fear it might alienate its user base.
Now Twitter is feeling the same growing pains. Last week, the company said it would integrate Promoted Tweets, 140-character ads from brands such as Dell and Starbucks, into user Twitter streams, placing them high in users' timelines.
- 8/3/2011
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
On-campus recruitment is a highly competitive process, and success reeling in students with hat-size GPAs and pristine resumes can depend on a brand's ranking and reputation. As the summer winds down, you'll likely begin seeing much more of an oft-used recruitment tool: the corporate blog post written by a summer intern.
They've already started to pop up all over--the so-called "diary of an intern," in which a young recruit must carefully walk the fine line of describing their experience in a "fun" and "challenging" light, while not coming off as too much of a company shill. And of course, the intern blog has the potential to lure in or scare off future talent. We scanned through intern blog posts from a slew of companies to see if we could glean any lessons.
Our journey begins at Google. The search giant has made summer internship diaries a fixture of its corporate blog.
They've already started to pop up all over--the so-called "diary of an intern," in which a young recruit must carefully walk the fine line of describing their experience in a "fun" and "challenging" light, while not coming off as too much of a company shill. And of course, the intern blog has the potential to lure in or scare off future talent. We scanned through intern blog posts from a slew of companies to see if we could glean any lessons.
Our journey begins at Google. The search giant has made summer internship diaries a fixture of its corporate blog.
- 7/22/2011
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
Aw, look at the cute baby! Coloring in the lines! Riding that trike with ease! Looping those shoelaces into bunny ears! You're all grown up now, Twitter!
Today, Twitter turns just 5 years old, but its accomplishments far outweigh that of any adolescent's. And while Ev Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone are blowing out birthday candles on a cake made of black truffles and 140 ounces of gold, like any relative, we thought it the perfect time to highlight just how much the social network has achieved.
After all, just look at what the San Francisco-based company has to celebrate. Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has grown to over 450 employees and 200 million users, and sees more 1.4 billion tweets per week. It's changed how the world communicates online. It's impacted revolutions in the Middle East. It's leading town hall discussions with the White House. And it has an estimated valuation of $7 billion.
Today, Twitter turns just 5 years old, but its accomplishments far outweigh that of any adolescent's. And while Ev Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone are blowing out birthday candles on a cake made of black truffles and 140 ounces of gold, like any relative, we thought it the perfect time to highlight just how much the social network has achieved.
After all, just look at what the San Francisco-based company has to celebrate. Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has grown to over 450 employees and 200 million users, and sees more 1.4 billion tweets per week. It's changed how the world communicates online. It's impacted revolutions in the Middle East. It's leading town hall discussions with the White House. And it has an estimated valuation of $7 billion.
- 7/15/2011
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
Watch: Twitter Founders Evan Williams And Biz Stone On The Future Of The Internet
Evan Williams and Biz Stone, the two founders of Twitter, showed up at the Aspen Ideas Fest this week in Colorado. The duo discussed the future of the internet and also formally acknowledged the start of a new venture, "The Obvious Corporation." While the Twitter founders maintain a hefty sense of ambiguity regarding their new project, they do state a desire to "build systems that help people work together to help improve the world."
Eileen Davidson featured in Hell and Mr. Fudge
A California film crew is wrapping up their shoot in north Alabama for a film due out early next year.
It's called Hell and Mr. Fudge, based on a true story of a minister who lived and preached in Athens and wrote a book, titled "The Fire That Consumes".
Kyle Lowder and Arianne Lowder...
Evan Williams and Biz Stone, the two founders of Twitter, showed up at the Aspen Ideas Fest this week in Colorado. The duo discussed the future of the internet and also formally acknowledged the start of a new venture, "The Obvious Corporation." While the Twitter founders maintain a hefty sense of ambiguity regarding their new project, they do state a desire to "build systems that help people work together to help improve the world."
Eileen Davidson featured in Hell and Mr. Fudge
A California film crew is wrapping up their shoot in north Alabama for a film due out early next year.
It's called Hell and Mr. Fudge, based on a true story of a minister who lived and preached in Athens and wrote a book, titled "The Fire That Consumes".
Kyle Lowder and Arianne Lowder...
- 7/5/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Twitter co-founder and creative director Biz Stone is leaving the micro-blogging platform he helped transform into an internet phenomenon. He will focus instead on relaunching Obvious, Twitter's original parent company, with fellow co-founder Evan Williams. Stone announced his decision at the Aspen Ideas Festival and on his personal blog. "I've decided that the most effective use of my time is to get out of the way until I'm called upon to be of some specific use," Stone wrote. Twitter was spun off from Obvious in 2007, and that company was subsequently abandoned. Stone and...
- 6/29/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of people and companies making moves in your space. Updated all day by FastCompany.com's editors.
Yourassgotjacked.tumblr.com. Thousands of users of microblogging service Tumblr weren't even cynical enough to avoid a phishing scam that's become a real problem for the service. Users who eagerly clicked on a offer for free boobies instead found their passwords jacked. People. Have you no Cinemax? --Tg
--Updated 5:49 p.m. Est
[Image: Flickr user niallkennedy]
Capt. Obvious. Biz Stone is stepping away from Twitter, the company he helped found, to work on The Obvious Corporation (which incubated the company that would become Twitter) with other decamped Twitter principals Ev Williams and Jason Goldman (another blow to Noah Glass). Twitter CEO Dick Costolo supports the move, Stone writes, and he says he'll still dabble when his help is needed. The Obvious Corporation is anything but. Here's the murky mission statement, as...
Yourassgotjacked.tumblr.com. Thousands of users of microblogging service Tumblr weren't even cynical enough to avoid a phishing scam that's become a real problem for the service. Users who eagerly clicked on a offer for free boobies instead found their passwords jacked. People. Have you no Cinemax? --Tg
--Updated 5:49 p.m. Est
[Image: Flickr user niallkennedy]
Capt. Obvious. Biz Stone is stepping away from Twitter, the company he helped found, to work on The Obvious Corporation (which incubated the company that would become Twitter) with other decamped Twitter principals Ev Williams and Jason Goldman (another blow to Noah Glass). Twitter CEO Dick Costolo supports the move, Stone writes, and he says he'll still dabble when his help is needed. The Obvious Corporation is anything but. Here's the murky mission statement, as...
- 6/28/2011
- by Kit Eaton
- Fast Company
Paramount Pictures is joining forces with Twitter to promote director J.J. Abrams‘ new film, Super 8. The studio and social media giant will be hosting a nationwide sneak peek of Abrams’ Super 8 in theaters today, a day prior to its official release date. Check out the press release below for all the details and links to get your tickets to the sneak peek at your local theater.
Official Press Release:
Paramount And Twitter Team Up For First-Ever ‘Tweet Movie Sneak Preview’ Of “Super 8″ On June 9th Movie From J.J. Abrams And Steven Spielberg Set To Play On Over 300 IMAX® And Other Select Premium Screens Across The Country One Day Ahead Of Its Nationwide Release
Hollywood, CA (June 8, 2011) – Paramount Pictures and Twitter jointly announced today sneak preview showings of the movie Super 8 for 1-day only on Thursday, June 9th, in advance of the film’s scheduled nationwide release on Friday,...
Official Press Release:
Paramount And Twitter Team Up For First-Ever ‘Tweet Movie Sneak Preview’ Of “Super 8″ On June 9th Movie From J.J. Abrams And Steven Spielberg Set To Play On Over 300 IMAX® And Other Select Premium Screens Across The Country One Day Ahead Of Its Nationwide Release
Hollywood, CA (June 8, 2011) – Paramount Pictures and Twitter jointly announced today sneak preview showings of the movie Super 8 for 1-day only on Thursday, June 9th, in advance of the film’s scheduled nationwide release on Friday,...
- 6/9/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Paramount Pictures and Twitter jointly announced today sneak preview showings of the movie Super 8 for 1-day only on Thursday, June 9th, in advance of the film’s scheduled nationwide release on Friday, June 10th. To promote the sneak previews, the companies have designated the hashtag #Super8Secret, which Paramount has also sponsored as a Promoted Trend, allowing Twitter’s global user base a direct link to buy tickets to the advanced previews. At select, participating theatres in the United States, Super 8 Sneak Preview moviegoers will be treated to a free popcorn (with a concession purchase) at each sneak preview show. Hosting movie sneak previews marks a first for Twitter. This promotion continues a key partnership between Paramount and Twitter on Super 8. The duo joined forces in March for the movie’s exclusive trailer premiere via Twitter, another exciting first for the site.
Super 8, from writer/director...
Super 8, from writer/director...
- 6/9/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
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