First Ever Film to Launch via Kickstarter, Crowd-Funding Platform

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Evince Productions & Create Entertainment Launch Independent Film, The

Projectionist

NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Evince Productions and Create

Entertainment are thrilled to announce the launch of a 45-day

exclusive Kickstarter limited release of the independent feature film,

The Projectionist. The first film ever to use Kickstarter to launch,

The Projectionist is a 99-minute psychological drama/thriller about a

former soldier attempting to cope with undiagnosed PTSD. The film's

cast includes Russ Russo, Natasha Alam (True Blood), Doug E. Doug

(Cool Runnings, Shark Tale), Kiowa Gordon (The Twilight Saga, The Red

Road), Joseph R. Gannascoli (Sopranos, Men in Black 3), Robert Miano

(Donnie Brasco), Dominik Tiefenthaler (Maybe Tomorrow) and Chris

LaPanta (The Blacklist).

Heralded by IndieWIRE, Bloomberg Television, The Producers Guild of

America, & BusinessWeek, the film will be available on DVD, Blu-Ray,

and HD Digital Download to supporters upon successfully raising

$10,000 [MSRP $30 Blu-ray, $20 DVD, $10 Digital Download] through the

crowd-funding platform. Backers will be given access to the film the

same day they contribute via a High Definition Digital Download,

rewarding them with an instant incentive.

Following a successful Kickstarter exclusive limited release campaign,

The Projectionist, will launch a limited US theatrical release across

major cities starting in New York and Los Angeles. The film will then

be made available to viewers around the world through video-on-demand

(VOD) and other prominent streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon,

and iTunes later this year, all of which will be made possible with

the backing of the Kickstarter community. In addition, the film is

being made available to veterans and active duty service men & women

across the world for the discounted price of $1.

Film Threat Magazine says, "The fuel to this bold concept comes from

three astonishing performances. As Jacob, Russ Russo offers a

heartbreaking interpretation of a warrior reduced to a shadow. While

his lean and muscular body might suggest a readiness for battle, he is

unable to maintain a conquering soldier's strut - instead, his hunched

posture and Chaplinesque shuffle offer testimony to a broken spirit."

The filmmakers plan to work alongside various veteran and mental

health groups (i.e. Wounded Warrior Project & Real Warriors Campaign)

to not only promote the film, but also to raise awareness regarding

the major issue surrounding the story and central character, Post

Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The Projectionist - filmed exclusively in New York - was brought to

life by a team including Director: Ryan M. Kennedy; Producer: Atit

Shah; Executive Producers: Saagar Govil and Hersh Narola; Director of

Photography: Nicolas Canton; Production Design: Bobby Dancy; Editor:

Nina S. Matter and Ritchie Williamson; Original Music: Spyros Poulos;

Casting Director: Rita Powers; Art Director: Angela Cullen Costume

Designer: Phoebe Minardi and Co-Producers: Namrata Shah, Matthew

D'Olimpio, Misbah Dalvi and Nihar Shah.

Logline: A warrior reduced to a shadow.

"This is a marvelous production that deserves to find an audience." -

Film Threat

Follow The Projectionist at:

Official Website: www.theprojectionistmovie.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Projectionist.Movie

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TProjectionist

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1861445/

Film Threat review: http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/73310/

Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/how-filmmakers-use-kickstarter-to-distribute-films-rb92K68XT6qA9~gg8p43UA.html

More about Create Entertainment, Kickstarter, Wounded Warrior Project

and Real Warriors Campaign at:

www.createentertainment.com | www.kickstarter.com |

www.woundedwarriorproject.org | www.realwarriors.net

Media Contact: Atit Shah 1-646-753-2745

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SOURCE Create Entertainment

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