Dave Boyle takes the self-distribution route with SURROGATE VALENTINE

Posted by on Mar 7, 2011 in Festivals, Indie, The Pictures | 0 comments

Kevin Smith’s Red State tour kicked-off yesterday at Radio City Music hall, but his self-distribution model isn’t something most filmmakers can recreate. That’s what makes today’s announcement that Dave Boyle’s Surrogate Valentine taking a progressive self-distribution approach even more exciting. The model outlined below isn’t new, but Boyle has enough cred to stir things up. From the press release: Tiger Industry Films, the boutique production and distribution collective today announced the release plan of its new film Surrogate Valentine via movies-on-demand platform of major national cable systems, including Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Dish Network, and Direct TV. Premiering at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, the film will be available for a limited time on DVD during the festival run and on VOD starting fall of 2011. … Dave Boyle, director/co-founder of Tiger Industry Films said, “On VOD and DVD...

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SXSW: SURROGATE VALENTINE music video

Posted by on Feb 17, 2011 in Festivals, Tune-Worthy | 0 comments

SXSW is less than a month away, and White on Rice director Dave Boyle will be there with his third feature, Surrogate Valentine. The comedy follows TV actor Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops), who tags along with San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura to research a role. There are no parentheses after Goh’s name because that’s actually Goh, playing himself. Check out Goh’s charming little ditty above. For more on the world premiere of Surrogate Valentine, keep an eye on the SXSW Film Festival screenings...

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