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Wolfmans Got Nards Wins The Audience Award At The Overlook Film Festival!

by Mary Dizon | April 25, 2018

Read the full coverage on Daily Dead here. Daily Dead was proud to once again sponsor and experience this year’s Overlook Film Festival, which took place in the historic (and quite possibly haunted) confines of New Orleans. With another year of immersive events, essential screenings, and live performances in the books, the Overlook Film Festival’s...

OVERLOOK Review: Wolfman’s Got Nards

by Mary Dizon | April 24, 2018

Check out the full review on Ghastly Grinning here. In his review for Fred Dekker’s cult classic way back in 1987, LA Times critic Kevin Thomas wrote, “The Monster Squad is such fun, it makes you want to be a kid again. Although you can never regain childhood innocence, you can appreciate the artistry...

Wolfman’s Got Nards: A Doc Featured At The Overlook Film Festival

by Mary Dizon | April 23, 2018

This past weekend the 1620 Media crew headed to New Orleans for The Overlook Film Festival, the 4-day film fest celebrating all things horror. Wolfman’s Got Nards, an exploration of the 1987 cult film Monster Squad, had its world premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival during the first week of April and is now...

The Filmmakers of ‘Wolfman’s Got Nards’ Explore the Resurgence of ‘The Monster Squad’ Fandom

by Mary Dizon | April 11, 2018

Read the full coverage on Film School Rejects here. We chat with André Gower and Henry McComas about celebrating the fan community that’s kept The Monster Squad thriving 30 years after its release. When you’re a kid and you fall in love with a movie, you assume the rest of the world falls in...

Chattanooga 2018 Unleashes Its First Wave of Films Ft. Wolfman’s Got Nards Doc

by Mary Dizon | February 23, 2018

Read the full coverage on Screenanarchy here. Chattanooga Film Festival was unleashed its first full wave of titles for 2018. Based on this new announcement, there is a lot of to be excited about. Newly announced world premieres include: Wolfman’s Got Nards, a doc about the cult film classic Monster Squad; Icepick to the Moon, a doc...

Tribeca Shortlist and 1620 Media Presents: The Games We Play

by Mary Dizon | February 6, 2018

Host Matthew Hoffman challenges celebrity guests with movie-themed games celebrating all that is thrilling about the movies we love. It is a test of will, cinematic knowledge and physical prowess as contestants race against the clock with hilarious results. Watch the full series on Tribeca Shortlist here.

Watch Frequency Bandits on Nerdist!

by Mary Dizon | February 5, 2018

Excited to announce our latest series, Frequency Bandits, on Nerdist! Frequency Bandits is an old-timey radio play in the future! Join the exploits of Dr. Laika Starr (Erika Ishii), Chloe Black (Lauren Elliott), and Opie Otter (Matt Gardner) as they right wrongs, explore strange dimensions, and try to avoid being arrested as they use...

Digital and Streaming News 2/2/17

by Dakota Bloom | February 2, 2018

Digital and Streaming News 1/31/18 Famous Birthdays is creating live content, has hold on Gen Z Famous Birthdays is a website that is a record of celebrity and influencer facts. Due to its high traffic (500K searches in its internal search bar per day), and the fact that Gen Z uses it as a...

Digital and Streaming News 12/15/17

by Dakota Bloom | December 14, 2017

(This post is a weekly news update by our researcher, Dakota Sky Bloom). Fox-Disney Deal Updates With the immensely consequential linkup of Disney and Fox still rolling on there have been a number of interesting tidbits that have shaken out so far: Comcast has fully bowed out of the Fox hunt, leaving the field...

Tribeca Shortlist, Pilgrim’s 1620 begin production on “Games We Play”

by Mary Dizon | December 5, 2017

Read the full details on Realscreen here. Tribeca Shortlist, a streaming platform that releases a curated selection of films each month, has announced the start of production of an original short-form series. The Games We Play, a trivia-based game show, will begin shooting this week in Los Angeles and will air on Tribeca Shortlist in...

Explore the Audioverse With Our New Sci-Fi Radio Play Series, Frequency Bandits

by Mary Dizon | November 29, 2017

Check out our latest project Frequency Bandits on Nerdist here. Read the full feature below: Do not adjust your dial. These are the sounds of the quantum airwaves streaming through your speakers… Beginning Wednesday, November 29, join us on Alpha every week for our new sci-fi radio play series, Frequency Bandits! Yes, that’s right: we are bringing the...

Premiere Date Set for 1620 Media Comedy

by Mary Dizon | November 27, 2017

Read the full coverage on Worldscreen here. Pilgrim Media Group’s 1620 Media is partnering with Legendary Digital Network’s interactive streaming platform Alpha to debut the new comedy Frequency Bandits later this month. Frequency Bandits follows a group of scientists who have accidentally discovered gateways into parallel dimensions. The 10-episode multi-camera show marks 1620’s first...

Nerdist Updates The Radio Play Format For The Digital Age With New Series On The Alpha SVOD Service

by Mary Dizon | November 21, 2017

Read the full article on Nerdist here. Long ago, before the advent of the television, radio plays had their moment in the spotlight. 70 years later, the rise of podcasting has brought old formats to new consumers, and the radio play has seen a resurgence in popularity as a result. Now, it’s coming to the internet. Nerdist and 1620...

Soufra Documentary Debuts at DOC NYC Fest!

by Mary Dizon | November 14, 2017

With courage, tenacity & a dream, Mariam Shaar and Soufra team show us what’s possible when refugee entrepreneurs have access to opportunity. Director Thomas Morgan explains, “I never wanted to tell a political story. This is a story of underdogs.” The documentary highlights the story of entrepreneur and refugee Mariam Shaar as she, and...

1620 Media Wins Best Web Video Award at Cynopsis Model D Awards 2017

by Mary Dizon | November 14, 2017

Honored to be Cynopsis Media’s pick for Best Web Video Award ft. Walter and Julia’s special bond! Everyone has a someone 👧🏽❤️🐶 A special thank you to Pasadena Humane Society for allowing us to share their special story. Watch the full video here. Congrats to the other winners in the digital space as well!...

Streaming & Digital News 11/10/17

by Dakota Bloom | November 10, 2017

DOJ May Make AT&T Ditch All of Turner The Department of Justice announced today that they will require AT&T to drop either DirectTV or Turner (which includes CNN) from the Time Warner deal. Although there are legitimate concerns from the DOJ concerning how much of the media industry the combined AT&T and Time Warner...

11/6/17 Streaming and Digital News

by Dakota Bloom | November 6, 2017

This article is part of a series of news updates created by 1620 Media’s staff researcher Dakota Sky Bloom. Facebook Buys tbh Facebook picked up teen polling app tbh for under $100 million (to avoid regulatory approval). The app has picked up 5 million downloads in the past 9 weeks and is well on...

11/6/17 Streaming and Digital News

by Dakota Bloom | November 6, 2017

This article is part of a series of news updates created by 1620 Media’s staff researcher Dakota Sky Bloom. Facebook Buys tbh Facebook picked up teen polling app tbh for under $100 million (to avoid regulatory approval). The app has picked up 5 million downloads in the past 9 weeks and is well on...

Rev Up Your Engines! Fast N’ Loud Races Back to Discovery All New Episodes October 16

by Mary Dizon | October 18, 2017

Read the full article on Broadway World here. Rev up your engines car fans! Hot-rod hunter Richard Rawlings and his team of Monkeys are back for a bold new era at Gas Monkey Garage – and this season they go bigger and badder than ever before with all-new episodes of FAST N’ LOUD premiering...

Soufra Documentary Wins Best Arabic Feature Documentary and Cinema for Humanity Audience Prize at El Gouna Film Festival

by Mary Dizon | October 9, 2017

We’re honored to announce that Soufra – Film— our first documentary film collaboration at Pilgrim Media Group with Rebelhouse Group won Best Arabic Feature Documentary and the Cinema for Humanity Audience Prize during its world premiere at El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt. Congratulations to Mariam Shaar for allowing us to tell her incredible journey as the world’s most unlikely entrepreneur straight out of Burj al...

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