iklipz Launches 2007 With Site Overhaul, New Features

iklipz Launches 2007 With Site Overhaul, New Features

Hires Two Execs to Spearhead Creative Programming

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- iklipz, the number one destination for independent filmmakers on the web, is ready to take 2007 to the next level with a brand-new redesign which increases convenience for the more than 400,000 unique visitors per month who come to iklipz for the best in free, uploaded independent film content. Among the new features:

Tagging Capability - Users are now able to browse the over 2500 films available on iklipz and link to other films on the site with similarities in content, filmmakers, and performers.

iklipz Player Enhancements - The iklipz player was already one of the leading players on the internet. Now, with increased access to control buttons just beneath the player, users are able to view, browse, freeze, and control their klipz with utmost control, superior image quality and advanced audio.

User Reliability - With increased tagging privileges, users can fully navigate the iklipz film community based on similar likes, preferences in film, and content favorites. From "comedy klipz" to "horror klipz" to "docu klipz", iklipz allows its members to quickly and easily navigate a sub-community targeting their own tastes.

In addition to the site re-design, iklipz has brought in former Columbia TriStar/Screen Gems acquisitions exec Seth Nagel as VP of Content and Acquisitions to spearhead exciting new acquisitions for the site. Nagel acquired numerous films for both the domestic and international markets, including the Academy Award Winner Nowhere in Africa, and festival favorites, such as Spun, Read My Lips, and 3-Way, starring Dominic Purcell and Gina Gershon. iklipz has also promoted Ryan Frank to VP of Development & Operations, where he will oversee all aspects of the company infrastructure under founders Arthur Cohen and Richard Witkowski. Frank comes from a background at Paramount Classics, where he worked in the marketing department on such films as Hustle and Flow and The Machinist.

ABOUT IKLIPZ

iklipz began in July of 2006 with an intimate community of filmmakers interacting with Hollywood luminaries and has since evolved into one of the net's most populated film communities, featuring over 2500 films from filmmakers allover the world, as well as hundreds of undiscovered industry films available in their entirety and free of charge. iklipz is a website for users to SEE, SHOW, and SHARE filmed content -- shorts, features, docs, animation, as well as self-shot video. iklipz seeks to establish a bridge between up-and-coming filmmakers and the movie industry as a whole, with exclusive consultations between users and members of the film industry who provide taped counseling sessions for all iklipz members to view. iklipz also selects exciting new films chosen by consultants and the iklipz Advisory Board, containing members from some of Hollywood's most renowned companies including Miramax, Magnolia Pictures, Palm Pictures, ThinkFILM, First Look Pictures, Fox Searchlight, New Yorker Films, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Classics, MGM and United Artists. Some films may be streamed as worldwide premieres, while others will have been previously discovered at the top festivals and film schools around the world and given a second showing online. iklipz shares a keen interest in discovering and nurturing new talent through innovative and interactive means including exclusive content with Movie City News' esteemed blogger David Poland (Lunch with David) and the weekly media musings of the sassy Lip Service host Juliette. With over 400,000 unique visitors a month, iklipz has become the first stop for independent filmmaking on the web.

Press Contacts: Barry Dale Johnson / IDPR (323) 822-4813

Kristin Cosmai / IDPR (323) 822-4828

Source: iklipz

CONTACT: Barry Dale Johnson, +1-323-822-4813, or Kristin Cosmai,
+1-323-822-4828, both of IDPR, for iklipz

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