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Top Finnish Film is Only Available Online (fwd)
From: "David J. Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:37:42 GMT
===== Forwarded message from Randall <rvh40 () insightbb com> ===== \From: Randall <rvh40 () insightbb com> To: cyberia <CYBERIA-L () LISTSERV AOL COM>, Dave <dave () farber net>, Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Subject: Top Finnish Film is Only Available Online Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:37:23 -0500 http://tinyurl.com/e3swo -- Free Internet "Star Trek" spoof is top Finnish film Mon Nov 21,10:45 AM ET A spoof of science-fiction classic "Star Trek" has become Finland's most viewed movie, relying on free distribution over the Internet to reach more than three million viewers in less than two months. "Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning" is a full-length feature in Finnish with English subtitles. It was made by a group of students and other amateur film makers with a bare-bones budget and a few home computers to create elaborate special effects. According to the Finnish Internet hosting firm Magentasites Oy, which is helping to distribute Star Wreck, 2.92 million copies have been downloaded from the film's Web site (http://www.starwreck.com) since October 1, and an estimated 600,000 copies have gone out through various mirror sites. Finland's most-viewed film in the movie theatres is war epic "The Unknown Soldier" (1955) with 2.8 million viewers. The success of Star Wreck comes as the film industry grapples with the threats and opportunities of the Internet. Movie studios are fearful of the rampant piracy that has ravaged their music label counterparts, but are also hoping to use the Internet to cut distribution costs and open up new markets. -- My blog: http://htdaw.blogsource.com ===== End forwarded message ===== ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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