[P2P-F] New release Zeitgeist movie big success

Fri Jan 21 12:19:40 CET 2011

Dear Robin,

precisely because of its success, and some of the inherent dangers of their
message, it's important that some people speak out, so I really hope you can
do this,

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 6:02 PM, robin <robokow at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heya,
>
> wrote about zeitgeist/venus project on the list before (in a pretty
> biased way) and things are moving forward with the zeitgeist movement.
> I am thinking about a possibly somewhat balanced blog-post, but I am
> not sure yet.
>
> Haven't seen this new movie yet which as far as I've understood/ heard
> is less superficial than the ones before. Anyone went to see it?
>
> Robin.
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: "noreply at zeitgeistmedia.com" <noreply at zeitgeistmedia.com>
> Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 3:22:26 AM
> Subject: Zeitgeist: Moving Forward Update | Internet/DVD Release
>
> Bravo to the Movement!!
>
> *UPDATE:
> I'm happy to report that "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" is a wild success and
> turned into an unprecedented film release premiere. What started as a
> thought of having maybe 30 total theaters screening the film instead turned
> into 30 languages alone with a total count of 335 theaters in 60 countries,
> and still growing daily! With multiple screenings at most of the 335
> theaters, our total number of screenings is well over 1,000 world-wide. The
> response to the film has been huge... reports coming in of sold-out crowds
> in venues ranging upwards of 500-900 seat capacity.
>
> With only minimal feedback so far, here are some noteworthy examples of the
> global impact of ZMF. In Vancouver, Canada they booked an 820 seat theater
> but had about 2,000 people show up! Ryan, the coordinator, had to turn
> hundreds away and fortunately was able to secure another 700 seat venue for
> a few days later. In Serbia, the coordinator Milan, had a 400 seat theater
> overflowing with people, many people sitting on the floor and in the
> aisles! They "had" to book additional screenings to meet the demand.  Bruno
> from Brazil is reporting over capacity crowds and booked new screenings in
> larger venues.  Natalija, the Croatian coordinator, had sell out crowds
> with professors, scientists and media in attendance and requests to
> interview her.  Stefan in Denmark and Seth in the Netherlands have both had
> press and public screenings that included former members of Parliament,
> scientists and professors as well as media with interviews.  In Russia, the
> theaters finally caught the buzz about the film and have agreed to screen
> in 2 theaters, which were virtually impossible to secure before.
>
> South Africa had overflow capacity and booked additional screenings. Rishi
> from India, has reported our largest venue at 2,000 seats at Goa
> University. Malak, our Palestinian coordinator, will be screening at the
> Ebdaa' Institution at the Al-Dehesha Refugee Camp in the West Bank.
> Federico, the Italian coordinator, had arguably the biggest TV celebrity in
> Italy, Paolo Bonolis, attend the Rome screening and publicly express his
> love for ZMF.  He wants to dedicate an episode of his programme, "Il senso
> della vita", to the Zeitgeist Movement. His show reached up to 8 million
> viewers and is among the most watched in Italy. Dozens of broadcasting
> requests have come in for post Jan 25th television broadcast, as well as
> film festival interest.
>
> The Los Angeles premiere hosted by Artivist Film Festival on Jan. 15th was
> a big hit with a sell out crowd of 845! There was audience applause
> throughout the film and a standing ovation at the end. Michael Ruppert was
> in attendance and Lili Haydn, whose music was featured in parts of ZMF, as
> well as noteworthy progressives. LA's most popular independent radio
> station KPFK was filming the event and interviewed Peter and guests.
> Artivist filmed the Q & A with Peter and that will be available online
> soon.
>
> This has developed to possibly be the largest independent global theatrical
> premiere, covering the most languages, countries and locations. The movie
> and the movement are on the global radar now and your efforts are a huge
> part of this success!
>
> *INTERNET RELEASE:
> The Online Release is set for Jan. 25th but could happen sooner depending
> on the level of theatrical interest. This delay is to ensure that the
> non-profit events are sustained enough so the parties who have taken on the
> risk can hopefully make back their expenses. Any money obtained otherwise
> goes towards their Chapter's work - specifically ZDAY 2011
>
> *DVD RELEASE:
> The DVD release will occur in late Jan., including the free, full
> resolution, dual layer DVD Torrent download in 30 language subtitles.
>
> A 5$ DVD is also available from zeitgeistmovingforward.com and is now
> available for Pre-Order:
>
> http://zeitgeistmovingforward.com/dvd
>
> Please note that while Peter offers his films for free online viewing and
> free download, with no restriction on non-sale duplication/distribution and
> free public display - he simply cannot continue creating such media unless
> some do, indeed, actually buy the DVD. So, please respect this if you care
> about the Zeitgeist Film Project. The DVD is a dual layer, 8 gig with the
> full 2 hour and 41 min film, in a standard, sealed case; offered for 75%
> less than the commercial price of most DVDs. This film cost over $200,000
> to create and if you want to see Zeitgeist IV (!), you will need to help
> him recover from this huge work.
>
> *PRESS/MEDIA:
> Please submit all photos, videos, press, local promotional materials and
> quotable statistics to zmf at thezeitgeistmovement.com.  We are going to
> compile all your materials into a virtual "scrapbook" to be posted on the
> ZMF site. At a glance, this will illustrate the reach and success of this
> film release. Once the premiere period ends Jan 25th and I get the final
> counts in, I will compile our potentially record-breaking numbers and post
> that information on the site.
>
> Have a look at the global map and see the span of locations ZMF is
> screening:
> www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com/zmap
>
> Listen to a recent interview (Jan 19th) with Peter Joseph on KPFK Radio
> about the explosion of this film across the world:
> http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/mp3/kpfk_110119_150030goharrison.MP3
>
> Thank you all for your tremendous work in making this film such a global
> sensation- we are doing it!! :)
>
> Cheers,
> Sharleen
> Global Release Coordinator
> "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward"
> www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com
> zmf at thezeitgeistmovement.com
>
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