NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Vividas, a leader in high-quality, online film distribution today announced the addition of three new clients to its pay-per-view film roster -- "Home," Tony Robbins' "Back from the Edge" and Eurocinema. The Vividas PPV technology provides filmmakers an easy to implement, high-quality presentation that, unlike other competing technologies, requires no player download and plays instantly in full-screen on virtually every computer. Vividas technology has powered a number of previous online film successes including "Trombone Player Wanted" and "The Secret," for which Vividas received a Webby Award nomination.
Launching this week, "Home" is a lyrical and thought provoking independent film that is a meditation on New York and the concept of home from the perspective of a recent Immigrant. Filmmakers Dawn Scibilia and Alan Cooke are distributing the award-winning documentary exclusively online at www.homethemovie.com using Vividas' PPV technology. The film features Mike Myers, Liam Neeson, Susan Sarandon, Rosie Perez, Pete Hamill, Fran Lebowitz, Frank and Malachy McCourt, Alfred Molina, Colin Quinn, David Amram, Armand DiMele, Elaine Kaufman and Drew Nieporent, who all speak candidly and passionately about the city and the concept of home along with recent Irish immigrant, Alan Cooke.
"As an independent filmmaker, we had to get through many gate keepers with 'Home,' the final one being distribution. Formerly, if a filmmaker couldn't get through that gate, the film went on the shelf," said Scibilia. "Because of the Internet and Vividas, that final gate is nonexistent and we can deliver 'Home' directly to our audience. The quality of the video is good and will only get better, it's an affordable solution and the fact that it plays automatically and in full-screen are all big pluses as well. When my nieces, 11 and 13 told me they watch more TV shows online than they do on the TV set, that convinced me to call Vividas."
Tony Robbins, acclaimed inspirational speaker and life coach has partnered with Vividas to distribute "Back from the Edge," a film about relationships in crisis and a journey one couple takes with Robbins to get their relationship back on track.
Launching with Vividas later this fall is Eurocinema, the first and only branded on-demand video service featuring award-winning, European theatrical films. The partnership brings contemporary films from Europe to the U.S. audience in a DVD-like, online viewing experience. Through the Eurocinema film portal, viewers will have access to a vast library of films, a unique blend of award-winning independent and artistic cinema, as well as documentaries in Vividas' high-quality, full-screen presentation at the touch of a button. The first Eurocinema films available will include: "Kira's Reason," "Merci Pour Le Chocolat," "Amantes" (Lovers) and "A Song of Innocence" (La Ravisseuse). www.eurocinema.com
"The partnerships with 'Home,' Tony Robbins 'Back from the Edge' and Eurocinema are great examples of the surge of content moving from traditional broadcast mediums to the online space," said Iain Molland, North American CEO at Vividas. "Internet users expect to find the content they want, where they want it - uninterrupted and at broadcast quality -- and we're excited to offer the content of these three fantastic producers to viewers in the Vividas platform."