NANOTECH
ENTERTAINMENT (OTCPINK:
NTEK) hosted the first of several live-streaming events on Tuesday,
September 17, 2013, as part of this year’s 36th Annual Mill
Valley Film Festival (MVFF). In a special pre-festival kick-off,
NanoTech live-streamed an on-stage interview and Q&A session with
members of the legendary band. The stream surrounded U.S. public
premiere of the motion picture METALLICA THROUGH THE NEVER. The
NanoFlix Network provided the stream to televisions, phones, tablets and
computers. The movie premier immersed viewers in an exciting sensory
cinematic 3D experience highlighting spectacular live performance
footage of Metallica’s most memorable songs – created exclusively for
film – combined with an engaging, narrative story featuring imagery
drawn from the band’s groundbreaking musical portraiture. The evening
event was held at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San
Rafael, CA and online at www.nano-flix.com.
Viewers that missed the live stream can view a recording of the event on
the NanoFlix Network.
Moderated by Mark Fishkin, the California Film Institute Executive
Director and Mill Valley Film Festival Founder, over 330 attendees
enthusiastically enjoyed the celebrity Q&A program in-person as another
14,000 were captured by the online interviews through NanoTech’s
hi-definition live feed. NanoTech is the exclusive live-streaming
partner of the Mill Valley Film Festival this year and it will be
providing more live-streaming events during the popular festival taking
place on October 3rd-13th. A full schedule of events can be found at http://www.mvff.com/.
Jeffrey A. Foley, NanoTech CEO, explained the particular significance of
the event for the San Francisco Bay Area stating, “Metallica and
NanoTech are both based in the Bay Area, a location that has been become
known as home to some the most innovative minds on the planet. Many of
world’s most influential technology and entertainment companies are born
here. It was Metallica’s decision to choose the Mill Valley Film
Festival to showcase their film, with NanoTech, a start-up Bay Area
company, providing the streaming coverage. That choice showcased the
band’s dedication to their own community and their support of local
businesses.”
Foley was thrilled that NanoTech “was asked to be the exclusive partner
used for streaming this event. Metallica is the most popular band in the
world with over 32 million ‘likes’on their Facebook page and over
500,000 people discussing the band online at any given time. Considering
the size of their fan base, we knew that streaming anything related to
the band would certainly provide us the opportunity to also exhibit our
proprietary streaming infrastructure. We are looking forward to future
projects, which are already in the works.”
NanoTech has been building a global-streaming infrastructure based on
their NanoFlix technology. For the past two years, NanoTech has been
providing streaming content for both on-demand and live events in vivid
Hi-Definition (HD). This fall, the company plans to expand its offerings
to include the world’s first 4K UltraHD streaming products, including
the Nuvola NP-1 streaming media player and NanoFlix UHD service.
For more information on NanoTech Entertainment, visit www.NanoTechEnt.com.
About NanoTech Entertainment
Headquartered in San Jose, CA, NanoTech Entertainment is a technology
company that focuses on all aspects of the entertainment industry. With
five technology business units, focusing on 3D, Gaming, Media & IPTV,
Mobile Apps, and Manufacturing, the company has a unique business model.
The company has a diverse portfolio of products and technology. NanoTech
Gaming Labs operates as a virtual manufacturer, developing its
technology and games, and licensing them to third parties for
manufacturing and distribution in order to keep its overhead extremely
low and operations efficient in the new global manufacturing economy.
NanoTech Media develops proprietary technology that it licenses to
publishers for use in their products as well as creating and publishing
unique content. NanoTech Media Technology includes the world’s first 4K
UltraHD streaming solution. NanoTech Communications develops and sells
proprietary apps and technology in the Mobile and Consumer space. Clear
Memories is the global leader in 3D ice carving and manufacturing
technology. NanoTech is redefining the role of developers and
manufacturers in the global market. More information about NanoTech
Entertainment and its products can be found on the web at www.NanoTechEnt.com.
About the 36th
Mill Valley Film Festival
Presented by the California Film Institute, the 36th Mill
Valley Film Festival runs October 3-13, 2013 at the CinéArts@Sequoia (25
Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley), Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film
Center (1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael), and other venues throughout the
Bay Area.
The internationally acclaimed Mill Valley Film Festival is greatly
anticipated by cinema aficionados and film industry professionals alike,
is well known for the quality of its programming, and is considered a
major launching pad for the annual awards season. It has established an
impressive track record for launching new films and new filmmakers, and
has earned a reputation as a filmmakers' festival by offering a
high-profile, prestigious, noncompetitive environment for celebrating
the best in independent and world cinema. MVFF holds the distinction of
presenting premieres of four of the last five films that have gone on to
win the Academy Award for Best Picture (Slumdog Millionaire, The
King’s Speech, The Artist, Argo).
Each year, the 11-day Festival welcomes more than 200 filmmakers,
representing over 50 countries from around the world. Festival sections
include: World Cinema; US Cinema; Valley of the Docs; Children’s Film
Fest; 5@5, a daily shorts program; and Active Cinema, MVFF’s activist
films initiative. Gala celebrations, tributes to actors and filmmakers,
workshops, panels and seminars, as well as opportunities to mingle with
filmmakers in the spectacular setting of the San Francisco Bay Area are
just a few of the reasons Screen International named Mill
Valley one of its top 10 US film festivals.
Tickets are $14.00 (CFI Members, $11.50), unless otherwise noted and are
available for purchase starting on September 8 for CFI or MVFF Fast Pass
holders, Premier Patron and Cinema Benefactors only; September 9 for
Director’s Circle and above; September 10 for Gold Star and above;
September 12 for all CFI Members only and September 14 for the general
public. For tickets and additional information, please visit www.mvff.com
or call 877.874.MVFF (6833).
About Metallica
Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James
Hetfield, Metallica have become one of the most influential and
commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million
albums worldwide and playing to millions of fans the world over. They
have scored several multi-platinum albums, including 1991's Metallica (commonly
referred to as "The Black Album"), which is the best selling album in
history of Soundscan scanning 16 million albums in the United States
alone. Their latest album, Death Magnetic, was certified
platinum just six weeks after it debuted atop the Billboard Top
200 Album chart in October 2008. Death Magnetic charted at
#1 in 32 countries. Metallica have also garnered numerous awards and
accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and
multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. The band recently celebrated its
30th-Anniversary with a week's worth of Fan Club concerts at the
Fillmore Theater in San Francisco, CA. In 2012, they announced the
launch of Orion Music + More, an annual two-day festival curated and
headlined by the band. Last summer, Metallica played eight shows to
nearly 180,000 fans at the Sports Arena in Mexico City and unveiled a
brand new stage in that contained iconic elements that spanned its 30+
year career. The stage is featured in the upcoming film Metallica
Through the Never that will be released this fall. Metallica is
currently on a run of dates throughout Asia and recently set the record
for the fastest sell out concert by a Western band at the Mercedes Benz
Arena in Shanghai, China. For more information please visit www.metallica.com.
About the California Film Institute
The nonprofit California Film Institute celebrates and promotes film as
art and education through the presentation of the Mill Valley Film
Festival and year-round exhibitions at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael
Film Center, film distribution by CFI Releasing, and building the next
generation of filmmakers and audiences through the CFI Education
program. For more information www.cafilm.org
or (415) 383-5256.
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