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From the Academy Award winning makers of ABOUT SCHMIDT, ALI, & A BEAUTIFUL MIND comes the groundbreaking film that may change your life forever... if you dare take the ride: TUCHT: A Damn-Near-True Story www.TUCHTtheMOVIE.com

Red Barn wraps principal photography of its feature horror film called “Dudleytown Curse – the 49th Key” - about the infamous village of Dudleytown, Connecticut – which Dan Aykroyd report4edly called the “scariest place on Earth”.

ASAOPE in-talks with Taylor Lautner, John Leguizamo, & Ryan Gosling for major supporting-roles in the star-studded/groundbreaking new indie-film TUCHT: A Damn-Near-True Story - www.TUCHTtheMOVIE.com

the Star-Studded/Groundbreaking Film TUCHT Welcomes HARVEY LOWRY (www.HarveyLowry.com) to the TUCHT Family

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Following 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's DVD release of "In Time" where he plays Milus opposite Justin Timberlake Andreas Wigand shifts into producer mode with the premiere screening "Blood Moon" at Sony Pictures on Thursday February 9th 2012.

The FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival will take place October 26-28, 2012 at it's new home at The Hilton Orlando.

North Hollywood, CA (January 17, 2012) – The Valley Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its twelfth annual season of independent films from around the Valley and the world. The final deadline is July 15, 2012.

Idyllwild, CA (January 7, 2012) — The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema is presenting three seminars, to be held on January 14 and 15, 2012 at this year’s third annual festival.

Periods of Rain, a new film by The Crime Lab Entertainment, LLC, offers a complelling look into gender identity, alcoholism, sexual abuse and other social issues.

Group1217, LLC, a Houston based production company, announces the feature film "3 Solitude".

A new horror movie entitled Makua Charley, based on the Hawaiian legendary shark-man, prepares to film (with a little help from their friends).

The ShowRoom Expansion at 707 Cookman Ave. to Begin January 2012

Unique serial drama joins the crowdfunding movement as it seeks funding for future episodes.

Ft. Lauderdale ‘s Fat Arts Village district is set to be the home of the first state-of-the-art-motion picture soundstage.

Sherman Oaks, CA (November 15, 2011) – The Valley Film Festival has finished its eleventh annual season of independent film from around the Valley and the world. On closing night, the festival presented audience and juried awards.

Washington DC area actors, dancers, improvisers, and comedians join forces to create a film about the day-to-day struggles of a Veteran re-entering civilian society. On December 3, one night only, they take the stage to raise money for this project.

North Hollywood, CA (October 25, 2011) – The Valley Film Festival announces its eleventh annual lineup of cinema so independent it can be found only in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, from Friday, November 11th to Sunday, November 13th, 2011.

Thank you all for your patience: www'TUCHTtheMovie.com - www.ASAOPE.com - www.ASAOPE.com/TUCHTtheJOURNEY

ASAOPE & UNITED TALENT are in talks to bring on-board John Leguizamo & Gabourey Sidibe to the star-studded Cast of TUCHT.

Www.wix.com/biga135/asaope/tucht (film's website) www.wix.com/biga135/asaope (prod. Co. Website)

Award-Winning DP Michael Givens Signs-On as Director of Photography on TUCHT

"ASAOPE is truly important & heroic work." - Maya Angelou - www.ASAOPE.com - www.TUCHTtheMOVIE.com

BET's REBECCA KING CREWS to Co-Direct TUCHT in her Directorial Debut

Meet TUCHT's Cast on FOX/ABC & the Rosie O'Donnell Show on Oprah's OWN Network

Joe & Guy Torry Join the Stellar CAST of TUCHT - www.TUCHTtheMOVIE.com

D'Onofrio Joins Stellar Cast of TUCHT - www.TUCHTtheMOVIE.com

"ASAOPE [producers of TUCHT] is truly important & heroic work." - Maya Angelou -

FILMPROV is what happens when you take local, independent short films and ask seasoned improv performers to create on-the-spot "DVD Bonus Features" like alternate endings, never-before-seen scenes and more!

Los Angeles-based film producer Dawn Fields has launched a unique crowd-funding campaign for the live action horror film 'Zombie Elves' that lets its donors become part of the filmmaking process.

Campaign spreading to prominent basketball personalities via social media

Second installment of the PollyGrind Film Festival will highlight more than 100 projects, including 30-plus features films, this October at theatre7 in the arts district.

Website allowing independent filmmakers to reach audiences all over the world will exclusively host filmmaker and celebrity interviews from one of Moviemaker Magazine’s “25 Festivals Worth the Fee”

Las Vegas' premiere underground film festival will be giving away close to $10,000 in software prizes, as well as distribution from Apprehensive Films, theatre7, and Breaking Glass Pictures.

"Pillow Talk" has been chosen as an Official Selection of the Action on Film Festival and will showcase in Pasadena, California this July

Vick Wright's film, "White Trash Noir", will be featured at the seventh annual Action on Film Festival in Pasadena, California this July

Indie sci-fi/horror film "Night Things" will screen at the Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival in Monroeville, PA, at 3:45 PM on Saturday, June 4.

We are inviting fans from all over the world to submit their own mad-capped, blood curdling, maniacal scream or laugh for a chance to see it featured and credited in our twisted new feature film "The Funny Man”.

Independent animated feature based on comic book will screen in Houston 5/28.

AOF's ninth episode featuring Tanay Ulgen and the Scigliano Brothers is sure to bring the show's most exciting short-burst action entertainment yet.

In its seventh season of helping international filmmakers and writers gain notoriety for their work, the AOF Festival and New AOF Channel continue that tradition by hiring filmmaker liasion and media specialist, Nina Houlihan.

Orlando, Florida’s FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival is looking to find the next great horror filmmaker for their event at the Wyndham Orlando Resort October 7-9, 2011. Deadline for entries is May 13, 2011.

The indie horror/sci-fi film Night Things will screen at the Motor City Nightmares Film Festival in Novi, MI, on Saturday, April 16, at 11:30 PM. This grindhouse-style film follows two women searching for an escape from a mysterious netherworld.

“The Bad Penny” Wins Golden Palm Award”; “Chicago 8” Wins Audience Award for Best Feature; “Polish Bar” Wins Jury Award for Best Feature & Best Actor, Judd Hirsch -- Actor Jon Voight Receives 4th Annual Legends Award

The PollyGrind.com Film Festival has decided to invite Dead Hooker in a Trunk back to Las Vegas this year after the film was banned in Saskatoon, Canada.

House Lights Media to Consult With Winners of Screen Writing and Film Contests for Vail Film Festival

To help celebrate Ted V. Mikels' 82nd birthday, theatre7 is hosting a series of screenings of films from the grindhouse master.

After a quiet opening in March, theatre7 looks to make some noise in April with Ted V. Mikels, a world preimere, short showcases and more.

Gone Forever to premiere on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the AFI Silver Theatre. Filmed last September in Baltimore, MD, Gone Forever explores "what happens when the one you've lost becomes the one you fear?" Gone Forever is FREE to the public.

March is Women’s History Month. In that context, ADIFF is presenting the “Women Behind the Camera” film series, a selection of films by independent women from various countries such as Cape Verde, Switzerland, Senegal, Peru, Australia, Haiti...