The winners of the 11th Annual Indie Series Awards were revealed on Thursday, June 18 in a virtual ceremony hosted by Sean Kanan. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced scripted entertainment created for the Web.
Top honors went to After Forever and Indoor Boys, named best drama and best comedy series of the year.
Drama series acting honors went to Sean Kanan (Studio City), Chauntae Pink (Poz Roz), Derrell Whitt (A Place Called Hollywood), Patrika Darbo (Studio City) Carolyn Hennesy (Studio City), A Martinez (The Bay) and Meg Foster (A Place Called Hollywood).
Comedy winners included Alex Wyse (Indoor Boys), Lee Garlington (Before We Go), Wesley Taylor (Indoor Boys), Carolee Carmello (Indoor Boys), Frankie Grande (Indoor Boys) and Jonée B Shady (Poor Us).
Since 2009, the Indie Series Award has honored the most creative and progressive talent in independent web series. In all, 33 series were nominated from around the globe.
Top honors went to After Forever and Indoor Boys, named best drama and best comedy series of the year.
Drama series acting honors went to Sean Kanan (Studio City), Chauntae Pink (Poz Roz), Derrell Whitt (A Place Called Hollywood), Patrika Darbo (Studio City) Carolyn Hennesy (Studio City), A Martinez (The Bay) and Meg Foster (A Place Called Hollywood).
Comedy winners included Alex Wyse (Indoor Boys), Lee Garlington (Before We Go), Wesley Taylor (Indoor Boys), Carolee Carmello (Indoor Boys), Frankie Grande (Indoor Boys) and Jonée B Shady (Poor Us).
Since 2009, the Indie Series Award has honored the most creative and progressive talent in independent web series. In all, 33 series were nominated from around the globe.
- 3/12/2022
- by Unknown
- We Love Soaps
The 11th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations in 28 categories were revealed on Wednesday via Twitter. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web.
Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#Cking 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.
Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx Siu, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.
In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.
Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#Cking 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.
Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx Siu, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.
In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.
- 1/30/2020
- by Unknown
- We Love Soaps
1982: Gh's Luke and Robert searched for Holly in Canada.
1988: Gl's Rusty shot Will and tried to save Mindy.
1995: Loving's Gwyneth was revealed as the Corinth Killer.
2009: As the World Turns' Brad Snyder died."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: On Dark Shadows, Julia (Grayson Hall) felt guilty about telling Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) to bite Vicky. She instead offered to sacrifice herself to restore Barnabas's appearance. Though touched, he declined, noting that he needed her to continue as his doctor. In the meantime, Carolyn (Nancy Barrett) decided -- over David's (David Henesy) protests...
1988: Gl's Rusty shot Will and tried to save Mindy.
1995: Loving's Gwyneth was revealed as the Corinth Killer.
2009: As the World Turns' Brad Snyder died."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1967: On Dark Shadows, Julia (Grayson Hall) felt guilty about telling Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) to bite Vicky. She instead offered to sacrifice herself to restore Barnabas's appearance. Though touched, he declined, noting that he needed her to continue as his doctor. In the meantime, Carolyn (Nancy Barrett) decided -- over David's (David Henesy) protests...
- 10/27/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The Writers Guild of America is asking screenwriters in all categories -- including new media -- to send in their work for awards consideration. The bicoastal labor organization has sent out an official call for submissions for the 2019 edition of its annual Writers Guild Awards.
In addition to honoring exemplary scripts across categories like film, TV, and video games, the Writers Guild Awards has recognized new media projects each year since 2011. Past winners have included Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward’s Anyone But Me (2011), Michael Cyril Creighton’s Jack in a Box (2013), and Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld’s High Maintenance (2015).
According to the criteria available on the Writers Guild Awards website, projects are eligible for consideration in the new media categories so long as they feature "episodes that are 15 minutes or less in length" and were "first exhibited on a new media platform."
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In addition to honoring exemplary scripts across categories like film, TV, and video games, the Writers Guild Awards has recognized new media projects each year since 2011. Past winners have included Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward’s Anyone But Me (2011), Michael Cyril Creighton’s Jack in a Box (2013), and Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld’s High Maintenance (2015).
According to the criteria available on the Writers Guild Awards website, projects are eligible for consideration in the new media categories so long as they feature "episodes that are 15 minutes or less in length" and were "first exhibited on a new media platform."
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- 7/20/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Aymar Jean Christian is part of the inaugural class of Peabody Fellows, distinguished media scholars who provide fresh perspectives and commentary on behalf of the Peabody Media Center, the outreach and media production arm of the prestigious awards program based at the University of Georgia. He is an assistant professor of communication studies at Northwestern University.
You know you’re a TV nerd when your most anticipated awards announcements are the Writers Guild Awards. TV is a writer’s medium. Every TV fan awaits the Emmys, and some even bother to care about the Golden Globes, but most don’t know the major Guilds give out statues to television producers.
Nerdier still, I’m most interested in the nominees almost nobody writes about: web original short form comedies and dramas.
So while you probably could not imagine my disappointment when the WGA released their nominees for original short-form new media this year,...
You know you’re a TV nerd when your most anticipated awards announcements are the Writers Guild Awards. TV is a writer’s medium. Every TV fan awaits the Emmys, and some even bother to care about the Golden Globes, but most don’t know the major Guilds give out statues to television producers.
Nerdier still, I’m most interested in the nominees almost nobody writes about: web original short form comedies and dramas.
So while you probably could not imagine my disappointment when the WGA released their nominees for original short-form new media this year,...
- 2/19/2017
- by Aymar Jean Christian
- Indiewire
An awards show with a category dedicated entirely to new media recently set the date for its next ceremony. Submissions are now open for the 2017 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards, which will be presented on February 19, 2017.
The WGA Awards honor exemplary scripts across film, TV, new media, video games, and several other media. Nominees in the new media category have typically included a majority of independently-produced web series. Past winners have included Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward’s Anyone But Me in 2011, Michael Cyril Creighton’s Jack in a Box in 2013, and Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld’s High Maintenance in 2015.
The WGA Awards will accept new media submissions until October 14th, and the process the WGA refers to as “Preliminary Series online voting” will begin 11 days later on the 25th. The final nominees will be announced on December 4th ahead of the February 2017 awards presentation.
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The WGA Awards honor exemplary scripts across film, TV, new media, video games, and several other media. Nominees in the new media category have typically included a majority of independently-produced web series. Past winners have included Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward’s Anyone But Me in 2011, Michael Cyril Creighton’s Jack in a Box in 2013, and Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld’s High Maintenance in 2015.
The WGA Awards will accept new media submissions until October 14th, and the process the WGA refers to as “Preliminary Series online voting” will begin 11 days later on the 25th. The final nominees will be announced on December 4th ahead of the February 2017 awards presentation.
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- 7/15/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Anyone But Me superfans can now sink their teeth into a new batch of clips. The cult favorite web series has added several Lost Scenes to its run, and they are available on Hulu.
The Lost Scenes, which Anyone But Me creators Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward revealed to us back in July, fill in gaps among the show’s 26 episodes. As Miller previously explained, The Lost Scenes serve as a game of sorts for fans. “When we air, at the end of each new one we’ll put up a link to a particular episode for the fans to watch and see for themselves if they agree with where we thought a scene might belong,” she said. “Meanwhile, we hope they’ll watch every season so they can enjoy playing detective when the new scenes launch.”
The first of these scenes is now available on Hulu. Anyone But Me’s two stars,...
The Lost Scenes, which Anyone But Me creators Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward revealed to us back in July, fill in gaps among the show’s 26 episodes. As Miller previously explained, The Lost Scenes serve as a game of sorts for fans. “When we air, at the end of each new one we’ll put up a link to a particular episode for the fans to watch and see for themselves if they agree with where we thought a scene might belong,” she said. “Meanwhile, we hope they’ll watch every season so they can enjoy playing detective when the new scenes launch.”
The first of these scenes is now available on Hulu. Anyone But Me’s two stars,...
- 9/1/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Anyone But Me, which gained a cult following across three web seasons, remains popular with its fans despite airing its final episode more than three years ago. In order to thank those fans for their loyalty, series creators Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward have planned a little gift: They will share ten additional scenes, which they will release one at a time under the title Anyone But Me: The Lost Scenes.
The Lost Scenes will be designed to fit into Anyone But Me’s story arc, which follows the lives of a pair of young, lesbian protagonists. The series’ two primary actresses, Rachael Hip-Flores and Nicole Pacent, will both reprise their roles for The Lost Scenes. As Miller explained in an e-mail to Tubefilter, the goal is to create new material that can relate to previous episodes without depending entirely on them:
“The new scenes can truly stand...
The Lost Scenes will be designed to fit into Anyone But Me’s story arc, which follows the lives of a pair of young, lesbian protagonists. The series’ two primary actresses, Rachael Hip-Flores and Nicole Pacent, will both reprise their roles for The Lost Scenes. As Miller explained in an e-mail to Tubefilter, the goal is to create new material that can relate to previous episodes without depending entirely on them:
“The new scenes can truly stand...
- 7/14/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Tina Cesa Ward's latest series combines he trademark romantic edge with a unique method of transmedia storytelling. The Anyone But Me co-creator has released Producing Juliet, a drama centered around a budding theater production, on both YouTube and Blip. Anyone But Me still stands as one of the heartfelt drama web series, and Producing Juliet continues Ward's work with both romance-driven storytelling and Anyone But Me's talented lead actress, Rachel Hip-Flores. This time, Flores plays Juliet, an aspiring playwright who strikes up a partnership with a producer named Rebecca (Alisha Spielmann). "At the heart of it, it’s a series about the trials of relationships and emotions," Ward told Tubefilter. After debuting the series at Raindance's WebFest, Ward has now placed the first episode online for our on demand consumption. Producing Juliet is much more than just a simple web production. As Hamlet would say, the play's the thing.
- 10/9/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
WikiLeaks founder to judge films at the 21st Raindance Film Festival; 2013 line-up unveiled.Scroll down for full line-up of films
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
- 9/3/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Anyone But Me, the dramatic romance web series by creators Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward, won a huge following with its heartfelt examination of young love. The show picked up tens of millions of viewers and won an award from the WGA. Though the series aired its final episode earlier this year, Miller and Ward have prepared one last gift for their fans in the form of DVD releases for Seasons Two and Three of Anyone But Me. The show will be released today, October 16th, on Amazon. Miller and Ward previously released a Season One DVD, and that item's success helped inform the decision to create a DVD for the show's other two seasons. "The success of Season 1 had pretty much everything to do with it," explained Miller. "I've always been surprised by the demand considering that you can watch everything online. Although we do have some special features that aren't available online.
- 10/16/2012
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Transmedia isn’t just a buzzword, but an engaging and cost effective tactic employed by content creators to entice fans and keep them entertained and engaged between regularly scheduled programming. Or that’s at least one of the things transmedia can be if it’s done well. And Tina Cesa Ward hopes to do it well. The co-creator of the hit web series Anyone But Me (which she made with Susan Miller and recently aired its series finale after three seasons, 25 episodes and tens of millions of views) is launching a new unsettling character drama with a touch of humor. It’s called Guards of Dagmar, and is set in the supernatural and mysterious world of “a residency for the developmentally and intellectually disabled. The show’s creator plans to do her best to recreate components of that world in ours using various social media tools and internet tricks (as...
- 5/15/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
On February 25 through 27, while a mythologically reported one billion people across the globe (or 15% of the world’s population) were prepping to tune into, tuning into, and/or complaining about the audio issues of the 84th Annual Academy Awards and all its accompanying Hollywood hullabaloo, a pair of indie filmmakers and their cast and crew traversed New York City and other undisclosed locations to film the final installment of their much watched (with an accurately reported 10+ million-some-odd views as of late 2011) and much adored web series. Tina Cesa Ward and Susan Miller bittersweetly announced last September Anyone But Me - the online original drama they created, wrote, and produced about a girl who likes girls in post-911 New York that has won a number of accolades and garnered a healthy fan base - would film one last episode. Last weekend they shot that episode and on Tuesday, March 20 they plan to release it.
- 3/1/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
The Writers Guild of America East and West announced in October 2010 that for the first time in its then 62 years of honoring excellence in film, television, and radio, its WGA Awards would also recognizing outstanding writing in new media. The writers of Anyone But Me and 30 Rock’s Frank vs. Lutz online series were the honored recipients of two new awards added to the WGA’s 63rd annual ceremony. Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward took home a trophy evocative of a dorsal fin for Oustanding Acheivement in Writing Original New Media (an award online originals) and Jon Haller received the Oustanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media (an award for the online companions to preexisting television shows). The WGA just recently announced the individuals and shows with the potential to follow in the aforementioned winners' footsteps. The nominees in the new media category for the 64th annual WGA Awards...
- 1/12/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
A new series from Streamy Award-Nominee Tina Cesa Ward (who, along with Susan Miller, brought you the hit independent drama web series Anyone But Me) explores the concept of commitment and marriage on the day New York passed the Equal Marriage Bill. Good People in Love focuses on two couples, one heterosexual and one homosexual, to explore the challenges and fears of being in a committed relationship. Two characters, Sarah (Streamy Award Winner Rachael Hip-Flores) and Scott (Jesse Wakeman), use the two couples and the idiosyncrasies of their relationships to prove their different points of view during a small engagement party. “I think with six very distinct characters that all have their own fears, ambitions and ideas about love and marriage the audience should find someone to connect with and recognize the situations these couples face on a personal level,” said Tina Cesa Ward over email. To say the series...
- 12/6/2011
- by Chris Landa
- Tubefilter.com
With three seasons, 25 episodes, 11+ million views, a number of accolades (including a few Streamy Awards), and a helluva lot of ardent fans, Anyone But Me just may be the most successful (in terms of both audience and acclaim) independently funded and produced piece of online original dramatic programming. That’s why its creators want to make sure its sendoff is something special. Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward are wrapping up the hit New York City and State -based web series about a girl who likes girls in a post-9/11 world, but they’re bringing back all the original cast for one last installment. The pair are securing funding for the series finale as we read, in hopes to raise enough cash to begin shooting in January or February. It’s kinda bittersweet, right? It’ll be sad to see a seemingly perennial programming staple of the online video world cease production,...
- 9/22/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward launched Anyone But Me in 2008 under the umbrella of Strike.TV, the new media distribution company conceived in the Writers Guild of America picket lines. Since then, Strike.TV has found a new partner in MetaCafe and Miller and Ward’s original web series about the experiences of Vivian McMillan (played by Rachael Hip-Flores) - a postpubescent girl who likes girls living in a post-9/11 New York State and City world - has thrived. In three years, the show has uploaded 25 installments across three seasons (the last of which was partially supported by fans), which all together across all the show's distribution outlets have accumulated nearly 11 milion views. Not bad for an independent web drama! Now that Anyone But Me crossed is now a member of the eight figure viewcount club, I thought it might be a good time to dive a little deeper...
- 8/9/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
On The Comedy-Rich Web, An Elite Group Of Dramas Break Through, These Are Their Stories [Chu-chung!]
The hosts of web series "Anyone But Me," "The Bannen Way," and "Robert Townsend's Diary of a Single Mom" talk about the challenges facing online shows that aren't all about laughs and LOLCats.
You can’t swing a cat these days without hitting a comedy series on Vimeo, Daily Motion, or YouTube. But if you’re looking for drama, you’ll mostly still find it on the boob tube.
In 2009, 50% of adults watched comedy online compared to 31% in 2007, according to a 2010 Pew Research report. Even mainstream stars are taking their act to the smaller screen, like former Friend Lisa Kudrow’s Web Therapy, the winner of this year’s Webby Award for Best Comedy: Long Form or Series. “For whatever reason, someone has put out to the web world that comedy is what works online,” Tina Cesa Ward, executive producer, writer and director of the widely-acclaimed web drama Anyone But Me [above, below], tells Fast Company.
You can’t swing a cat these days without hitting a comedy series on Vimeo, Daily Motion, or YouTube. But if you’re looking for drama, you’ll mostly still find it on the boob tube.
In 2009, 50% of adults watched comedy online compared to 31% in 2007, according to a 2010 Pew Research report. Even mainstream stars are taking their act to the smaller screen, like former Friend Lisa Kudrow’s Web Therapy, the winner of this year’s Webby Award for Best Comedy: Long Form or Series. “For whatever reason, someone has put out to the web world that comedy is what works online,” Tina Cesa Ward, executive producer, writer and director of the widely-acclaimed web drama Anyone But Me [above, below], tells Fast Company.
- 6/28/2011
- by Anthonia Akitunde
- Fast Company
Internet Week New YorkSusan Miller & Tina CesaWardExecutive ProducersANYONE But MEOn the AOL Stage!
WGA New Media winners & Webby Nominees Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward present"Make It Happen! Creating a Successful Web Series” June 7, 4 p.m.
Come rock it out on the AOL Stage (or watch live stream) and let Susan & Tina tell you what they've learned and are still learning in three seasons of producing the award winning drama, Anyone But Me.
Schedule...
WGA New Media winners & Webby Nominees Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward present"Make It Happen! Creating a Successful Web Series” June 7, 4 p.m.
Come rock it out on the AOL Stage (or watch live stream) and let Susan & Tina tell you what they've learned and are still learning in three seasons of producing the award winning drama, Anyone But Me.
Schedule...
- 6/7/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
It’s a big week in the Big Apple for the web series world. At least two New York City-based independent productions debuted their sophomore or junior seasons in the past two days. Here’s a look at the premieres and what fans can expect from the next chapters in a teenage “coming of age story in a post 9/11 world” and a “dramedy about the extremes people go to when faced with an economic crash.” Anyone But Me returned for its third season by way of an exclusive online premiere on Monday, thanks to a more than successful web-a-thon and a helluva lot of fans with cash to give and a wishes for creators Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward to continue the storyline. Rachael Hip-Flores (aka Vivian) and Nicole Pacent (aka Ester) womanned live chats on both coasts before and after the episode debuted, interacting and answering questions with...
- 4/27/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Here's a rundown of some of the latest web series news:
We Love Soaps TV attended the second season premiere party for Downsized on Tuesday night at Copia in New York City. The crowd, which included All's Faire creator Thom Woodley, and Then We Got Help's Julie Ann Emery and Kevin Earley, loved it. Look for additional coverage of this event later today.
Southside, the new movie from The Bay creator Gregori J. Martin starring Kristos Andrews, begins shooting today in New York. Emmy winner and Indie Soap Award nominee Martha Byrne will be playing an NYPD cop in the film.
Speaking of Byrne, the actress has revealed she will be appearing in the web series Pretty (another successful Indie Soap Awards connection!) and is working with Empire writers Greg Turner and Brian Hewson on a new comedy web series. Stay tuned!
Photos by Kevin Mulcahy Jr.
Trailer Made, Ragged...
We Love Soaps TV attended the second season premiere party for Downsized on Tuesday night at Copia in New York City. The crowd, which included All's Faire creator Thom Woodley, and Then We Got Help's Julie Ann Emery and Kevin Earley, loved it. Look for additional coverage of this event later today.
Southside, the new movie from The Bay creator Gregori J. Martin starring Kristos Andrews, begins shooting today in New York. Emmy winner and Indie Soap Award nominee Martha Byrne will be playing an NYPD cop in the film.
Speaking of Byrne, the actress has revealed she will be appearing in the web series Pretty (another successful Indie Soap Awards connection!) and is working with Empire writers Greg Turner and Brian Hewson on a new comedy web series. Stay tuned!
Photos by Kevin Mulcahy Jr.
Trailer Made, Ragged...
- 4/27/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Rachael Hip-Flores has perhaps the coolest name in web series. Try it, it’s fun to say. The star of indie drama Anyone But Me has won over critics and those of us that write about these things. She even won a Streamy Award last year as Vivian for Best Female Actor in a Drama. That wasn’t the only award for the New York-based web series which even scored a Writer’s Guild award last month that left co-cretor Susan Miller virtually speechless with joy when our own Josh Cohen caught up with her after the Abm win. “Oh boy oh boy oh girl oh girl oh girl!!! We made something happen without waiting for anyone else to say yes or no to it – and it has turned out to be one of the most important and fulfilling things in my life,” said Miller. “Anyone But Me has a lot of friends,...
- 3/29/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Anyone But Me, the original critically acclaimed award-winning modern teen drama, has announced that season three will premiere on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 on www.anyonebutmeseries.com. Audiences can see a new episode of this five-episode season every other week. New season extras, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video interviews and photos will be rolled out every week throughout the season. Viewers have continued to discover Anyone But Me over the past two seasons, helping it reach a milestone of over seven million global views across the show’s online distribution networks. With season three, the total number of series episodes will grow to 25.
Online Premiere Fan Events
Anyone But Me's “Sneak Peak & Live Chat” events will be hosted by Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian) at 8:00 p.m. on the East Coast and Nicole Pacent (Aster) at 8:00 p.m. on the West Coast. Fans will watch the premiere with each actor and discuss the episode together online.
Online Premiere Fan Events
Anyone But Me's “Sneak Peak & Live Chat” events will be hosted by Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian) at 8:00 p.m. on the East Coast and Nicole Pacent (Aster) at 8:00 p.m. on the West Coast. Fans will watch the premiere with each actor and discuss the episode together online.
- 3/29/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Coming off the success of the recent Indie Soap Awards and a successful winter full of fabulous new episodes, the web series community is excited about what's next. We Love Soaps TV is happy to offer our Indie Soap Spring Preview Guide with the latest news and happenings from returning shows to crossovers and spin-offs. Check it out below.
Season Premieres
Then We Got Help!
Season Two Premiere Date: March 18
Creator and star Julie Ann Emery offers a preview of the new season: "The thing I think I'm most proud of is Season Two is fully fan funded. We did a crowd funding campaign and we surpassed our maximum budget asked for. We may not have the biggest audience on the web, but our fans are Fierce!
"We used that money to improve our sound, get all our actors back, and add an impressive list of guest stars including Sam McMurray (Rasing Arizona,...
Season Premieres
Then We Got Help!
Season Two Premiere Date: March 18
Creator and star Julie Ann Emery offers a preview of the new season: "The thing I think I'm most proud of is Season Two is fully fan funded. We did a crowd funding campaign and we surpassed our maximum budget asked for. We may not have the biggest audience on the web, but our fans are Fierce!
"We used that money to improve our sound, get all our actors back, and add an impressive list of guest stars including Sam McMurray (Rasing Arizona,...
- 3/11/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Photos by Gustavo Monroy
Follow Monday night's inspirational 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards ceremony, the casts and crew of numerous web series mingled at The Ailey Studios before moving on to the after party. What was so fulfilling about putting on this event was seeing the networking happening before and after the show. You will see in many of the photos below actors from different indie soaps posed together, exchanged business cards and offered their support. "Is there anything I can do to help your show?" was a phrase heard multiple times. There were also a number of crossovers being plotted so stay tuned.
Check out some of the post-show photos below.
We Love Soaps TV's Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs are joined by cast members from In Between Men, Anacostia and The Bay.
When presenting the Supporting Actress award, Anacostia's Anthony Anderson threatened to pass out if Kim Zimmer won.
Follow Monday night's inspirational 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards ceremony, the casts and crew of numerous web series mingled at The Ailey Studios before moving on to the after party. What was so fulfilling about putting on this event was seeing the networking happening before and after the show. You will see in many of the photos below actors from different indie soaps posed together, exchanged business cards and offered their support. "Is there anything I can do to help your show?" was a phrase heard multiple times. There were also a number of crossovers being plotted so stay tuned.
Check out some of the post-show photos below.
We Love Soaps TV's Roger Newcomb and Damon L. Jacobs are joined by cast members from In Between Men, Anacostia and The Bay.
When presenting the Supporting Actress award, Anacostia's Anthony Anderson threatened to pass out if Kim Zimmer won.
- 2/28/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Photos by Gustavo Monroy
Editor's Award: Song Of The Year
Presented by: We Love Soaps' Damon L. Jacobs & Roger Newcomb
Winner: Pretty, "Gumdrop the Unicorn"
Performance by: Bret Silverman
Outstanding Use Of Music
Presented by: Julie Ann Emery, Then We Got Help!
Nominees: Anacostia; Gotham; In Between Men; Miss Behave; Out With Dad; Venice
Winner: Out With Dad (accepted by Jason Leaver)
Outstanding Directing
Presented by: Afton Boggiano & Toby Levin, Empire
Nominees: Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me; Scott Brown, Asylum; Mark Gardner, Cell; Robert Townsend, Diary Of A Single Mom; Jason Leaver, Out With Dad; Steve Silverman, Pretty; Gregori J. Martin, The Bay
Winner: Gregori J. Martin, The Bay
Outstanding Lead Actress
Presented by: Michael O'Leary, Steamboat
Nominees: Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia; Rachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me; Jourdan Gibson, Cell; Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom; Tina Sloan, Empire; Martha Byrne, Gotham; Jillian Clare, Miss Behave; Cwennen Corral, The Cavanaughs; Crystal Chappell,...
Editor's Award: Song Of The Year
Presented by: We Love Soaps' Damon L. Jacobs & Roger Newcomb
Winner: Pretty, "Gumdrop the Unicorn"
Performance by: Bret Silverman
Outstanding Use Of Music
Presented by: Julie Ann Emery, Then We Got Help!
Nominees: Anacostia; Gotham; In Between Men; Miss Behave; Out With Dad; Venice
Winner: Out With Dad (accepted by Jason Leaver)
Outstanding Directing
Presented by: Afton Boggiano & Toby Levin, Empire
Nominees: Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me; Scott Brown, Asylum; Mark Gardner, Cell; Robert Townsend, Diary Of A Single Mom; Jason Leaver, Out With Dad; Steve Silverman, Pretty; Gregori J. Martin, The Bay
Winner: Gregori J. Martin, The Bay
Outstanding Lead Actress
Presented by: Michael O'Leary, Steamboat
Nominees: Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia; Rachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me; Jourdan Gibson, Cell; Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom; Tina Sloan, Empire; Martha Byrne, Gotham; Jillian Clare, Miss Behave; Cwennen Corral, The Cavanaughs; Crystal Chappell,...
- 2/24/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
In Part 1 of our exclusive five part photo spread from the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards, we covered Breakthrough Performance, Supporting Actress, Guest Appearance and Editing. Some very "Pretty" people continued the show. The ceremony pictorial continues below.
Photos by Gustavo Monroy
Fan's Choice Award
Presented by: Steve Silverman & Terri Simmons, Pretty
Nominees: Anacostia; Anyone But Me; As The Corn Grows; Desire & Deceit; Diary Of A Single Mom; Empire; Gotham; Luck And The Virgin; Miss Behave; Montreal Hearts; The Bay; The Cavanaughs; The Like Us Show; Venice; Venus Spa
Winner: The Bay
Outstanding Writing
Presented by: Hillary B. Smith, Venice/Fumbling Thru The Pieces
Nominees: Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me; Anthony Anderson, Anacostia; Sonya Steele, Celeste Bright; Mark Gardner, Cell; Cheryl L. West, Diary Of A Single Mom; Greg Turner & Brian Hewson, Empire; Susan Bernhardt, Miss Behave; Jason Leaver, Out With Dad; Steve Silverman, Pretty
Winner: Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward,...
Photos by Gustavo Monroy
Fan's Choice Award
Presented by: Steve Silverman & Terri Simmons, Pretty
Nominees: Anacostia; Anyone But Me; As The Corn Grows; Desire & Deceit; Diary Of A Single Mom; Empire; Gotham; Luck And The Virgin; Miss Behave; Montreal Hearts; The Bay; The Cavanaughs; The Like Us Show; Venice; Venus Spa
Winner: The Bay
Outstanding Writing
Presented by: Hillary B. Smith, Venice/Fumbling Thru The Pieces
Nominees: Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me; Anthony Anderson, Anacostia; Sonya Steele, Celeste Bright; Mark Gardner, Cell; Cheryl L. West, Diary Of A Single Mom; Greg Turner & Brian Hewson, Empire; Susan Bernhardt, Miss Behave; Jason Leaver, Out With Dad; Steve Silverman, Pretty
Winner: Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward,...
- 2/24/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Michael Kay from At Home With Victoria worked the Red Carpet at the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards on Monday night in New York City. Watch his interviews with Martha Byrne, Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, Gregori J. Martin, the cast of Out With Dad, Jordan Clarke, Michael O'Leary, Hillary B. Smith, Steve Silverman, Bret Silverman, Terri Simmons, Anthony Anderson and Pasha Diallo below.
- 2/23/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards were held on Monday night at The Ailey Studios in New York City hosted by the hilarious Martha Byrne and presented by We Love Soaps. Diary Of A Single Mom captured the Indie Soap of the Year award. The show also took home the prize for Outstanding Lead Actress with Monica Calhoun winning her first Indie Soap Award. Anthony Anderson from Anacostia was named Outstanding Lead Actor giving perhaps the most poignant speech of the night. The mostly industry crowd praised the new frontier of storytelling on the web in a number of speeches from winners that consisted of former daytime soap favorites and new indie pioneers.
The complete list of winners are below:
Indie Soap Of The Year
Diary Of A Single Mom
Outstanding Lead Actor
Anthony Anderson, Anacostia
Outstanding Lead Actress
Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jordan Clarke,...
The complete list of winners are below:
Indie Soap Of The Year
Diary Of A Single Mom
Outstanding Lead Actor
Anthony Anderson, Anacostia
Outstanding Lead Actress
Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jordan Clarke,...
- 2/23/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards will be held on Monday, February 21, at The Ailey Studios in New York City. Seating is limited so be sure to purchase your tickets here. The show is honoring the best in indie soaps in 2010 and is sure to be a lot of fun. The indie web series community is an incredible group of talented, hard working, creative geniuses who know how to party!
If you haven't seen the list of nominees, you can read them below.
Indie Soap Of The YEAR8.13
Anyone But Meceleste Bright
Celldiary Of A Single Mommiss Behave
Prettythe Best Friend
Oustanding Lead ACTORAnthony Anderson, ANACOSTIADanny Cameron, CELLMichael Park, GOTHAMNick Mathews, In Between MENWill Conlon, Out With DADTrevor Nelson, Miss BEHAVESam Pancake, PRETTYCamden Toy, The Bay
Outstanding Lead Actress
Tamieka Chavis, ANACOSTIARachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom
Tina Sloan, EMPIREMartha Byrne, GOTHAMJillian Clare, Miss BEHAVECrystal Chappell,...
If you haven't seen the list of nominees, you can read them below.
Indie Soap Of The YEAR8.13
Anyone But Meceleste Bright
Celldiary Of A Single Mommiss Behave
Prettythe Best Friend
Oustanding Lead ACTORAnthony Anderson, ANACOSTIADanny Cameron, CELLMichael Park, GOTHAMNick Mathews, In Between MENWill Conlon, Out With DADTrevor Nelson, Miss BEHAVESam Pancake, PRETTYCamden Toy, The Bay
Outstanding Lead Actress
Tamieka Chavis, ANACOSTIARachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me Monica Calhoun, Diary Of A Single Mom
Tina Sloan, EMPIREMartha Byrne, GOTHAMJillian Clare, Miss BEHAVECrystal Chappell,...
- 2/9/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The Writers Guild of America hosted its 63rd Annual Writers Guild Awards (or, as Kristen Schaal called them, ‘The Introverted Emmys’) on Saturday night at simultaneous ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles. Schaal played the role of gracious, accommodating, well-timed, and hysterical host to the WGA East East event, introducing presenters like Judah Friedlander, Kathleen Turner, and John Larroquette to dispense Whale Tail statuettes (this kind of whatle’s tail, not that kind) to the writing teams behind Boardwalk Empire, 30Rock, and The Colbert Report. Band of Brothers and Gossip Girl star Matthew Settle had the honor of announcing the winners of the WGA’s newly introduced new media categories. In his intro, Settle likened the burgeoning entertainment medium to many of the young characters on Gossip Girl - hot, exciting, and without any discernible form of income. A great line, even if we know it’s not necessarily accurate.
- 2/7/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
As soon as we thought we could predict the outcome of the Oscars, here comes another surprise! This one's brought to you by the Writers Guild of America. Picked for Best Original Screenplay was Christopher Nolan's "Inception." The director, famously dissed for not getting a Best Director Oscar nomination, may just win the Best Original Screenplay come Oscar night. Oscar front-runner, "The King's Speech" was not nominated because it didn't quality under union rules which prompted Nolan to say during his WGA acceptance award that he looked forward to a time when he could accept the award "without qualification."
That could be the beginning of a great script Mr. Nolan, go write it :happy
For adapted screenplay, I'm happy to report that Aaron Sorkin's fantastic script won! Based on "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich, "The Social Network" was the only film last year that I predicted to win this very category.
That could be the beginning of a great script Mr. Nolan, go write it :happy
For adapted screenplay, I'm happy to report that Aaron Sorkin's fantastic script won! Based on "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich, "The Social Network" was the only film last year that I predicted to win this very category.
- 2/7/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
On Saturday, the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) announced the winners of the 2011 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City.
Here are the soap-related winners:
Daytime Drama
As The World Turns, Written by Susan Dansby, Lucky Gold, Janet Iacobuzio, Penelope Koechl, David Kreizman, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, David Smilow; CBS
Drama Series
Mad Men, Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
New Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms,...
Here are the soap-related winners:
Daytime Drama
As The World Turns, Written by Susan Dansby, Lucky Gold, Janet Iacobuzio, Penelope Koechl, David Kreizman, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, David Smilow; CBS
Drama Series
Mad Men, Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
New Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms,...
- 2/6/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
HollywoodNews.com: The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) tonight announced the winners of the 2011 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City.
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Inside Job, Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classic
Television Winners
Drama Series
Mad Men, Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla,Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy,
Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
Comedy Series
Modern Family, Written by Jerry Collins,...
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Inside Job, Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classic
Television Winners
Drama Series
Mad Men, Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla,Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy,
Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
Comedy Series
Modern Family, Written by Jerry Collins,...
- 2/6/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
We Love Soaps TV announced on Monday the nominees for the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards, honoring the best in continuing story format web series in 2010. Last year's winner for Indie Soap of the Year, Diary Of A Single Mom, received 13 nominations to lead the pack. In total, 29 web series were nominated for awards, including 15 shows receiving "Fan's Choice" nominations for being one of the Top 15 vote-getters in 2010 in the weekly Wls TV Indie Soap of the Week Poll.
This year's awards show will be a live event in New York City on February 21, hosted by Gotham creator and star, Martha Byrne. Stay tuned for information about the show and tickets in the coming days.
The Indie Soap Awards were founded by We Love Soaps TV in 2009 to celebrate the creative talents of the indie web series world, who are blazing a trail into the future for the continuing story format.
This year's awards show will be a live event in New York City on February 21, hosted by Gotham creator and star, Martha Byrne. Stay tuned for information about the show and tickets in the coming days.
The Indie Soap Awards were founded by We Love Soaps TV in 2009 to celebrate the creative talents of the indie web series world, who are blazing a trail into the future for the continuing story format.
- 1/11/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Two WGA New Media Writing Award categories were added to the lineup for the 2011 ceremonies, including Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media and Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media. Today, the Writers Guild announced the nominees: Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media Anyone But Me - “The Real Thing,” ”Identity Crisis,” “Girl Talk,” ”Naming Things,” “Curtain Up” - Story by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Written by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward All's Faire - “Episode 1,” “Episode 4,” Episode 5,” Episode 6,” “Episode 7” - Written by Thom Woodley Concierge: The Series - “Episode 1: We’ve Got Flash,” “Episode 2: Complimentary Sandwiches,” “Episode 3: Perfect Resume Builder” - Written by Timothy Cooper The Five Faces Project - “The Shadow” - Written by Michael A. Nixon Madison Avery - “Zac” - Written by Gregory Storm Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media The 3rd Floor: The Office Webisode - “Webisode One: Moving On,...
- 1/11/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
ollywoodnews.com:The Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) and the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) have announced nominations for the WGA New Media Writing Awards. Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media
“The Real Thing,” ”Identity Crisis,” “Girl Talk,” ”Naming Things,” “Curtain Up” (Anyone But Me), Story by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Written by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward; AnyoneButMeSeries.com
“Episode 1,” “Episode 4,” Episode 5,” Episode 6,” “Episode 7” (All’s Faire), Written byThom Woodley; Allsfaire.tv
“Episode 1: We’ve Got Flash,” “Episode 2: Complimentary Sandwiches,” “Episode 3: Perfect Resume Builder” (Concierge: The Series), Written by Timothy Cooper, ConciergeTheSeries.com
“The Shadow” (The Five Faces Project), Written by Michael A. Nixon, superunofficial.com
“Zac” (Madison Avery), Written by Gregory Storm; stormfactory.com
Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media
“Webisode One: Moving On,...
Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media
“The Real Thing,” ”Identity Crisis,” “Girl Talk,” ”Naming Things,” “Curtain Up” (Anyone But Me), Story by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Written by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward; AnyoneButMeSeries.com
“Episode 1,” “Episode 4,” Episode 5,” Episode 6,” “Episode 7” (All’s Faire), Written byThom Woodley; Allsfaire.tv
“Episode 1: We’ve Got Flash,” “Episode 2: Complimentary Sandwiches,” “Episode 3: Perfect Resume Builder” (Concierge: The Series), Written by Timothy Cooper, ConciergeTheSeries.com
“The Shadow” (The Five Faces Project), Written by Michael A. Nixon, superunofficial.com
“Zac” (Madison Avery), Written by Gregory Storm; stormfactory.com
Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media
“Webisode One: Moving On,...
- 1/11/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward aren’t afraid to mix it up and try something new. The two New York-based creators of hit indie drama Anyone But Me spent most of the summer drumming up fan donations in their Web-a-thon fundraising drive to raise enough money to shoot a third season. With a final count of $33,088 raised, Miller and Ward are calling the drive a success, even if it didn’t hit the amibitious $120k mark they set to fund the entire season. It’s enough to fund at least three episodes, and another donor has stepped in with a bridge loan to cover another two. So come January the cast and crew of the coming of age drama that notched four Streamy Award nominations and a Best Actor win for star Rachel Hip-Flores, are heading back into production. Asking for fan donations can only go so far, even...
- 10/12/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Courtesy of Picnicface, Crackle
Felicia Day blazed the trail. Here are 15 more creators using Web video to forge their way in Hollywood. [Web exclusive expanded list]
The Bannen Way
The sexy drama about a charismatic crook trying to straighten out his life won four Streamys (Web video’s Oscars) this year, including Best Male Actor in a Drama Series for lead (and creator) Mark Gantt. Season one attracted 13 million views, and as season two develops, execs are exploring options for both Web and TV. * crackle.com/c/the_bannen_way
From Crackle: The Criminal Lifestyle Derrick Comedy
Actor/comedian Donald Glover formed this sketch group with Dominic Dierkes and DC Pierson while a student at Nyu, and it proved more important than his education: Glover’s first job out of school was writing for 30 Rock, and he now stars in NBC’s Community. The group still posts videos online—don’t miss Gink, its...
Felicia Day blazed the trail. Here are 15 more creators using Web video to forge their way in Hollywood. [Web exclusive expanded list]
The Bannen Way
The sexy drama about a charismatic crook trying to straighten out his life won four Streamys (Web video’s Oscars) this year, including Best Male Actor in a Drama Series for lead (and creator) Mark Gantt. Season one attracted 13 million views, and as season two develops, execs are exploring options for both Web and TV. * crackle.com/c/the_bannen_way
From Crackle: The Criminal Lifestyle Derrick Comedy
Actor/comedian Donald Glover formed this sketch group with Dominic Dierkes and DC Pierson while a student at Nyu, and it proved more important than his education: Glover’s first job out of school was writing for 30 Rock, and he now stars in NBC’s Community. The group still posts videos online—don’t miss Gink, its...
- 8/19/2010
- by Stephanie Schomer
- Fast Company
Web series Anyone But Me is launching its first-ever Web-a-Thon Tuesday to crowdsource funding for its third season. The event is the first of its kind in the world of online TV, and will need to raise $120,000 in just three days to bring the show back.
The series, which calls Blip.tv home, has been praised as a teen drama for the ethnically and sexually diverse post-9/11 generation. It has received honors from both the Webby and Streamy awards, but the Web-a-Thon is its biggest hurdle yet. If successful, it could spark a new trend in the Web TV industry as shows search for funding.
“We ruled out the subscription model because we don’t want to limit our reach,” says Susan Miller, who created the show with Tina Cesa Ward. The series received private funding for the first two seasons. “Everyone’s scrambling to find a business paradigm to sustain the Web,...
The series, which calls Blip.tv home, has been praised as a teen drama for the ethnically and sexually diverse post-9/11 generation. It has received honors from both the Webby and Streamy awards, but the Web-a-Thon is its biggest hurdle yet. If successful, it could spark a new trend in the Web TV industry as shows search for funding.
“We ruled out the subscription model because we don’t want to limit our reach,” says Susan Miller, who created the show with Tina Cesa Ward. The series received private funding for the first two seasons. “Everyone’s scrambling to find a business paradigm to sustain the Web,...
- 7/27/2010
- by Stephanie Schomer
- Fast Company
It's a common thing to happen—a critically acclaimed show, beloved by most if not all who watch it, struggling to find the means to continue. In the early days of indie favorite The Guild, funding came out through donations for each subsequent episode. With social networking and web video making the world a much smaller place to be in these days, it's certainly easier to connect with fans in order to keep a show alive. Executive Producers Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward are hoping that remains the case with Anyone But Me, winner of a People's Silver Telly Award and a Streamy Award. After two privately funded seasons, the show now needs its fans to keep it going. Enter the Anyone But Me Web-a-Thon. Running in three parts from July 27th through 29th, the show is going to host an all-out funding drive for season three of the show to become a reality.
- 7/22/2010
- by Logan Rapp
- Tubefilter.com
Jane Lynch drops into Take180’s Electric Spoofaloo for a little parody of the new Apple iPhone 4G which was officially announced today at Apple’s over-covered Wwdc in San Francisco. YouTuber Kassem G joins the Glee star Lynch for a familiar back and forth—Mac vs. Jane Lynch—that takes a raunchy turn. At the end of the video, Take180 asks viewers to submit their own versions of Lynch’s Electric Spoofaloo plug. [Take180.com] Streamy-winning drama Anyone But Me caps off its second season tonight at midnight (Et) with “Curtain Up,” the season finale. “Viv & Arch’s comic strip makes its controversial debut with the introduction of the Lesbian Reporter Chick. And passions are stirred when friends rallying to help one of their own out of a jam end up creating emotional havoc.” Creators Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward have confirmed that Season 3 is in the works. [Anyone But Me] Larry David...
- 6/8/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The nominees for the 2010 Streamys were announced today. The Streamys celebrate online television programming and this year they have a fantastic line up of nominees. Last year was the Streamys debut year and the winners included high profile shows such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and the exceptional Battlestar Galactica web series The Face of the Enemy.
This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...
This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...
- 3/1/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Riese has inked a deal with Fireworks, a division of ContentFilms, to distribute the steampunk-infused drama web series. Fireworks is the same firm that is distributing MTV New Media's (and Electric Farm's) Valemont as well as Endemol UK's sci-fi series Kirill for international television. They also released much-awaited Chapter 2 online this week (above). New cast members in this season include Ryan Robbins (Sanctuary), Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary), Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Gallactica) and Allison Mack (Smallville). [Riese] Ex-Conan O'Brien staff writer Aaron Bleyaert is in fact developing his own web show with fellow axed Tonight Show staffers, but it won't be affiliated with Conan or his former show, despite what TMZ might say. [Screenology, Bam! Bam! Bam!] Live video streaming site UStream scored $75 million in additional capital in their latest investment round by Softbank Corp, Japan's third-largest mobile operator. The cash will be used to grow the service internationally in mobile-heavy countries like Japan, China, Korea and India.
- 2/2/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Web series and web video bits worth clicking today: Julia Allison, host of NonSociety's TMIWeekly, gives dating and sexual courtship advice on College Humor's The Crucial Man series (above) to scruffy host Jon Gabrus, who is trying to figure out how to be a gentleman. [College Humor] Grass Roots, the political comedy on KoldCast TV (below) has scored a distribution deal with The Huffington Post. The site has featured a few political series before like Get Your War On and Swift Kids For Truth. "It sparked our interest because it's both funny and political, which is the goal of our comedy page," said Alex Leo Sr. Editor at HuffPo. [Huffington Post] Babelgum announced they have added another comic strip series, Over the Hedge, has joined its comedy channel adding to other exclusive series like Dilbert and The New Yorker cartoons, also from animation distributor RingTales. Four brief (30-second) episodes of the strip that spawned...
- 12/8/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
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