Spout Raises the Bar for Movie Communities With Advanced Site Launch and Talks Films at the 29th Annual Starz Denver International Festival

Spout Raises the Bar for Movie Communities With Advanced Site Launch and Talks Films at the 29th Annual Starz Denver International Festival

New Site Features Enhanced Community Tools

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Spout (www.spout.com) is rolling out the virtual red carpet as it announces the full launch of its site focused on connecting movie fans with great movies and the people who have something to say about them. Additionally, Spout will be on the literal red carpet as the official podcasters of the Starz Denver International Film Festival, conducting live interviews and delivering them straight to movie lovers through Spout. In the oversaturated world of online Hollywood hype, Spout aims to build a trusted forum for discovering, discussing, organizing and buying all kinds of films.

The updated site features community-designated film experts and Spout Essentials DVD gift packs, podcasts from previous film festivals, gift certificates and an updated user interface. Spout is also rewarding its users for inviting friends with discounts for DVD purchases. Community members can get free DVDs simply by signing up their friends.

As the official podcasters of Starz Denver International Film Festival, as well as the sponsor of the Buell Theatre and Student Screenings, Spout will be acting as film enthusiasts' eyes and ears in an effort to connect people from all over with the films and people at the festival. Interviews with the biggest stars, actors and key influencers in the film community will be continuously posted throughout the festival to Spout's Denver site, http://www.spout.com/denver. In addition to podcasts, fans from all over can find updated festival information here, including pictures, event information and blog commentary direct from Denver.

Spout's efforts to truly create a community of movie lovers are not going unnoticed. Spout is now featured as a top interactive destination on Cisco's web site as part of its heralded new intergraded marketing campaign which stresses the importance of human networks in order to make great things happen.

About Spout:

Spout, which was founded in 2005 by four filmmakers and film fans in Grand Rapids, MI, is an online community where users can discover films, meet people and have a much richer Internet community experience. A blend of technology, personalization and passion ignites and differentiates the spout.com community and gives consumers a unique place to buy, discuss and organize their favorite films. Spout's mission is to close the large time and marketing gaps that exist between film festivals, multiplexes and living rooms. In addition, Spout draws people from throughout the film value chain to build a robust online community, with the goal of building an alternative, grassroots promotion and distribution channel for filmmakers.

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FCMN Contact: ndean@peppercom.com

Source: Spout

CONTACT: Noelle Dean, Peppercom for Spout.com, +1-212-931-6140,
ndean@peppercom.com

Web site: http://www.spout.com/
http://www.spout.com/denver

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