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  • Oct
    4

    Presidential Debate Prep for the 99%

    Posted by Ross W. Koenig

    Presidential Debate Prep for the 99%

    New movie tackles central campaign theme
    Part of Online Film Festival diving deep into top issues

    New York City. – October 4, 2012. Coinciding with the first 2012 Presidential debate,
    SnagFilms released Heist: Who Stole the American Dream, the first of five Snag the
    Vote October digital premieres helping to inform the electorate in advance of the
    election. Heist, a New York Times critics’ pick film, focuses on what the New York Times
    called the central substantive difference in last night’s debate: the appropriate role of
    government in spurring growth and improving citizens’ lives.

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  • Aug
    23

    Candidates and Voters Call for Campaign of Ideas; Independent Films Have an Answer

    Posted by Ross W. Koenig

    Online Film Festival Covers 2012’s Top Issues with 100 Films & 10 Premieres
    Opens with noted Republican Convention title Iconic Artist Shepard Fairey Creates Original Poster Washington D.C. – August 23, 2012 -- SnagFilms announced today
    the launch of “Snag the Vote 2012,” an unprecedented, free, online film festival running
    through Election Day, featuring over 100 documentaries chosen to illuminate 10 key
    issues defining the 2012 Presidential election, at http://www.snagthevote.com. The
    festival includes October digital premieres of 10 major films, using Snag Social
    Screening ™ technology to connect viewers directly with one another and to the
    filmmakers and relevant experts.

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  • Aug
    21

    SnagFilms to Distribute 2012 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award Winner “The House I Live In” and 2012 SXSW Film Festival Grand Jury Award Winner “Beware of Mr. Baker”

    Posted by Ross W. Koenig

    SnagFilms to Distribute 2012 Sundace Film Festival Grand Jury Award Winner "The House I Live in" and 2012 SXSW Film Festival Grand Jury Award Winner "Beware of Mr. Baker".  SnagFilms also acquires six acclaimed titles: "Harlan County USA". "American Dream, "Waco: The Rules of Engagement", and "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg". New York — August 21, 2012—SnagFilms announced today the acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the two most honored documentaries of 2012: The House I Live In, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and Beware of Mr. Baker, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

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  • Mar
    21

    SnagFilms Announces the U.S. Release of Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist

    Posted by Ross W. Koenig

    LOS ANGELES (March 21, 2012)  --- SnagFilms, one of the world’s leading distributors of independent films for digital platforms, announces the U.S. pay-on-demand release of the highly anticipated, groundbreaking feature documentary, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST on Earth Day, April 22, 2012. CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST takes viewers on an action-packed voyage with the world’s most wanted environmentalist heroes, Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – the stars of Animal Planet’s Emmy-nominated hit series “Whale Wars.”  Seen through the eyes of director, activist and longest serving Sea Shepherd crew member, Peter Jay Brown, the film features 30 years of never-before-seen insider footage of the most exciting, despairing and triumphant eco-campaigns in the world. During their voyages they’ve been engaged in dramatic conflict including the boarding of ships, arrests, being fired upon by the Norwegian Navy and successfully ramming and/or sinking illegal whaling and fishing vessels worldwide. The group is also credited with stopping drift-netting worldwide and saving the lives of millions of marine wildlife.

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