Saturday, December 15, 2007

Accepted into the Festivus Film Festival!

We have received word from the organizers of the Festivus Film Festival in Denver, CO that "Honey, I'm Home" has made the cut. They received over 300 submissions which is amazing for their inaugural year. We are still waiting on the official announcement and for the schedule to be released which will be done soon. I can say that we are overjoyed with this selection. Really like what we have seen from Festivus thus far and we wanted to be a part of it.

The FESTIVUS Film Festival will be held in Denver, Colorado between January 11 and January 13, 2008.

Mission statement: FESTIVUS is the film fest for the rest of us. Our goal is to support and encourage awesomely badass, truly independent film. Festivus isn't for the deep-pocketed Hollywood type. We're here for the guy that pawned his car to make a film. That's what independent cinema is about. That's what FESTIVUS is all about. Denver- you're going to love us!

Will update you on more details as they are released.

Woohoo!

"Honey, I'm Home" is Available for Purchase at Cruxy.com

"Honey, I’m Home" - Now Easily Available Through Our Trusted Partner Cruxy.com

I have just added my film, "Honey, I'm Home" to Cruxy.com.

Tagline: He cheated...she knows.

It deals with the topic of infidelity in a way you have probably never seen before.

The film stars Jacob Magnuson and Karen Worden. For those of you who them, sure you will enjoy their performances. Cinematography is done by Vincent Martinez and the original music is composed by Rudy Mangual.

Made this little film for less than $100, shooting it all in just a couple of hours. It has done surprisingly well with critics. It is still making it's rounds on the film festival cicuit. Just learned today that it has been accepted into it's 11th Film Festival. It won the "Audience Choice Award" at the HollyShorts Film Festival back in August. Going to keep it on the festival circuit for a while longer, but wanted to make it available to those who have yet to see it.

You can use Paypal, Google Checkout, or your Credit Card to easily, quickly and securely purchase the film. Only charging $1 for it, the same amount you pay to download songs from iTunes.

Here is the direct link

https://www.cruxy.com/info/12745 (includes a 1 minute preview)

Here is what a few critics have said about "Honey, I'm Home"

"The ending completely through me for a loop." - Tristan Wright, The Movies Made Me Do It

"9 out of 10. Absolutely brilliant!" - Peter Dimako, MovieJungle.com

"Honey, I'm Home is different and original, and it kicked my ass." - Felix Vaquez, Jr., Cinema Crazed

Please pass this on to anyone you believe would be interested.

Thank you for your support!

Happy Holidays
David

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Shoot-Out - Now Easily Available Through Our Trusted Partner Cruxy.com

You can now purchase our award winning short film, "Shoot-Out" easily and securely via PayPal, Google Checkout, or your Credit Card. Thanks to our new trusted partner, Cruxy.com

In our most recent review, Film Maniac Tony DeFrancisco had this to say,

"Shoot-Out" is just over at fifteen minutes, but that's just enough time to get the movie going. It moves at a steady pace and packs punches that your grand-mom can't even dodge. Even after "Shoot-Out" is over, you have to keep watching it. The directing angles are so fantastic that I thought I was watching a Spike Lee movie. David Branin, writer and director, creates a short-film that can be described as an amazing accomplishment to the Independent Cinema."

After you download to own, "Shoot-Out" please let us know what you think. Would love to have your thoughts. Here is the direct link.

Purchase "Shoot-Out" easily and securely through Cruxy.com

What we love about Cruxy.com is how seamless they make the process not only for us the filmmakers, but for you the consumer. Using Paypal, Google Checkout, or your Credit Card is quick, easy, and most importantly secure. After your purchase, you download the file and "Shoot-Out" is yours to watch over and over again. It's really that easy.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Tony DeFrancisco Raves About "Shoot-Out"

Have to be honest, do not know where to begin with this one.  I contacted Film Maniac Tony DeFrancisco to review my latest release, "Honey, I'm Home."  I had an extra screener copy of "Shoot-Out" by my desk, so I thought it was a good opportunity to have it looked at as well.

Normally, when a Reviewer writes a positive review about one of my films there are one or two quotes that I can pull for promotional purposes.  This latest review is loaded with quotes that it just leaves me scrambling.

Here is a sample,

"Even after "Shoot-Out" is over, you have to keep watching it. The directing angles are so fantastic that I thought I was watching a Spike Lee movie. David Branin, writer and director, creates a short-film that can be described as an amazing accomplishment to the Independent Cinema."

There is a lot more in the full review.  You have to check it out.

Tony DeFrancisco "Shoot-Out" Review

Thank you for your support!

You can Purchase "Shoot-Out" securely at Cruxy.com

10th Official Selection for "Honey, I’m Home"!!!

We are very happy to announce that "Honey, I'm Home" has been accepted into it's 10th Film Festival.  It is great to reach the double digit mark.  We received official word from Jerry Kovar of the Sarasota Film Society that "Honey, I'm Home" will screen December 3rd, 2007 at Burns Court Cinemas in Brandenton, Florida at 8:30 pm as part of the Filmmakers Forum Series.

For a movie made on such a miniscule budget of under $100, "Honey, I'm Home" is showing a lot of vitality with critics and also on the festival circuit.  Love to see it, as we work on getting our first feature film made.  Details on that front coming in the near future.

For further details on the Sarasota Film Society and the upcoming "Honey, I'm Home" screening, you may visit:

Official Site: http://www.filmsociety.org/

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/sarasotafilmsociety

"Religious Freaks" goes over 250,000 views on YouTube

Our video "Religious Freaks Gone Wild" continues it's run as one of the internet's most sensational videos.  It's view count is somewhere in the millions.  There is no telling how many people have copied, reposted, forwarded and commented on the video.  It has appeared all over the world on countless sites in every language you can imagine.

Don't be surprised if you see it on television in the near future.  Will keep you posted on those details when we are allowed to fully disclose such information.

Although we can't keep track of all the sites with different titles and such, we can keep track of the view count it has on our YouTube Page.  It is there where it has recently gone over 250,000 Views.  It still registers about 1000 Views and a dozen or so comments to go with it every week.  People can't seem to get enough.

Here it is if you have not seen it.

Direct link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHt5USBMxkc

Also if you want it for your iPod or other such devices, you can own it for just 29 cents through our trusted partner Si-Mi.com  Direct link is below.

http://www.si-mi.com/ContentDetail.aspx?id=999&category=film