TurnHere Sponsors 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival to Support Independent Filmmaker Community
Online Video Company Hosting Film Trailers Online to Promote Award-Winning Filmmakers
LOS ANGELES, CA and EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire - June 23, 2008) - TurnHere, Inc., the leading online video
platform, today announced that the company will be sponsoring the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival, and
streaming all film trailers in the event's online film
guide available at lafilmfest.com. Visitors to the online film guide
can find links to existing trailers located under the movie captions,
directing them to a branded TurnHere video player featuring the preview.
TurnHere's participation in the Los Angeles Film Festival underscores its
commitment to the independent filmmaker community. The company uses its
independent filmmaker network to produce authentic broadcast-quality
narrative content shot by local film professionals all over the world. The
network spans more than 50 countries and recently reached the 5,000
filmmaker milestone, also announced today.
The 14th annual Los Angeles Film Festival highlights the talents of new
filmmakers by screening over 250 feature films and hosting nearly 100,000
attendees, including film critics, scholars, journalists, filmmakers and
film enthusiasts. The film festival will take place from Thursday, June 19
through Sunday, June 29. For more information about the event and program,
please visit: http://www.lafilmfest.com/
"Our filmmaker network is one of the most valuable assets to the current
success and future growth of the company," said Kelly Duane, director of
content at TurnHere. "TurnHere is committed as a company to promoting and
supporting independent filmmakers and we are proud to take part in the
celebration of their personal achievements."
Duane will be participating in the festival's Kodak Speed Dating event,
designed to connect industry professionals with independent filmmakers to
build working relationships.
About TurnHere, Inc
TurnHere, Inc. is a leading platform for online video production and
provides studio-quality Internet video advertising and Web distribution for
companies in a wide range of industries including media, publishing,
travel, local and real estate. The company leverages its growing network of
more than 5,000 professional filmmakers across more than 50 countries to
create affordable Internet videos that deliver emotionally engaging and
authentic content to the right audiences. With deep backgrounds in media
and video production, TurnHere works with customers on creative treatments
to help produce effective venues for building online traffic. Founded in
2005, the company is privately held with headquarters in Emeryville,
California, and offices in New York.
Contact Information: For More Information
Kasey Fleisher or Zoe Vandeveer
LaunchSquad
Phone: 415-625-8555
Email: turnhere (at) launchsquad.com
Julie Siegel
Film Independent / Los Angeles Film Festival
Phone: 310-432-1287
Email: JSiegel (at) FilmIndependent.org