ATOMFILMS® DEBUTS FOUR ORIGINAL SHORTS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE INTERNET AND ON MOBILE PHONES
New Films Selected, Funded and Developed Specifically
For Broadband Audiences
SAN FRANCISCO, CAMay 23rd, 2006Atom Entertainment Inc.™, the broadband entertainment leader, announced that four new short films developed by AtomFilms Studio™ are premiering simultaneously today on the AtomFilms website (www.atom.com) and on mobile phones. Ranging in length from one to five minutes apiece, the new shorts provide unique comic perspectives on dating, classic video games, canine friendships and even breast enhancements.
Since its founding in 1998, AtomFilms has paid its filmmakers and animators a share of revenue which to date has totaled millions of dollars. Announced in January, AtomFilms Studio builds on that tradition by funding new films by producers with a proven ability to connect with audiences on the AtomFilms site and beyond. Filmmakers involved in the productions launching today include Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin, the team that won Project Greenlight season 2 and directed the theatrical feature "Battle of Shaker Heights," stop-motion filmmaking star PES, and film festival award-winners Sam Hearn, Richard Penfold, and Matthew Bonifacio.
"At a time when the Internet and mobile services are being flooded with commoditized content, AtomFilms continues its focus on original short-form entertainment," said Mika Salmi, chief executive officer of Atom Entertainment, Inc. "The AtomFilms Studio premieres showcase AtomFilms' unique ability to develop quality original entertainment in partnership with the industry's most innovative creators, and distribute it digitally to mass-market audiences."
The first AtomFilms Studio releases are:
Game Over
About AtomFilms®
AtomFilms® is the world's leading channel for original short-form entertainment. This award-winning Web site (www.atom.com) offers on-demand viewing of a diverse and distinguished catalog of more than 1,000 shorts in every genre, enabling new and innovative artists to reach millions of viewers worldwide. AtomFilms is a service of broadband entertainment leader Atom Entertainment, Inc. (formerly AtomShockwave Corp.) based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit www.atom.com .
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