Production / Programming / Promotion
COLORADO ART TANK
A borrowed concept from the State of Arizona, who borrowed the concept from the TV show Shark Tank. The Art Tank is a forum where Colorado non-profit organizations can garner funding for their innovative arts and education programs. The Art Tank is produced by the Arts Affinity Group whose mission is to “strengthen learning in the arts by providing grants to nonprofit, tax exempt organizations, and schools that utilize innovative techniques to provide arts education, as well as to enable the AAG to work within the community to advance learning through the arts.”
COLORADO ART TANK
A borrowed concept from the State of Arizona, who borrowed the concept from the TV show Shark Tank. The Art Tank is a forum where Colorado non-profit organizations can garner funding for their innovative arts and education programs. The Art Tank is produced by the Arts Affinity Group whose mission is to “strengthen learning in the arts by providing grants to nonprofit, tax exempt organizations, and schools that utilize innovative techniques to provide arts education, as well as to enable the AAG to work within the community to advance learning through the arts.”
B Side
This late-night, half-hour original series ran on Starz InBlack for two seasons (20 episodes).
"B Side" featured an eclectic mix of non-stop-crazy programming, including, original shorts, uncensored music videos, provocative animation, and edgy comedy. The show explored everyday life, politics, and social issues in an unconventional and always entertaining way.
"B Side" featured an eclectic mix of non-stop-crazy programming, including, original shorts, uncensored music videos, provocative animation, and edgy comedy. The show explored everyday life, politics, and social issues in an unconventional and always entertaining way.
Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop
Feature-length concert film was honored with the "Revolutionary Spirit" Award at the 2007 Atlanta HipHop Film Festival (AHHFF). The award recognizes a film or artist for using hip hop as an art form to promote awareness and social change. "Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop," a Starz InBlack Original Production, features the highly-regarded rap duo of M-1 and stic.man, who embody the tradition of hip hop activism pioneered by Public Enemy over 20 years ago. The film was also a featured presentation at many other music and cultural film festivals.
Jacked: Ludacris
Starz gave Chris "Ludacris" Bridges free rein to "jack" Starz Edge for an evening. Ludacris picked the movies, did all of the wraps, as well as brought friends Kevin Hart, Kat Williams (his cousin), and others to perform skits before, during, and after the films. Ludacris also conducted interviews with artists that record on his music label and showcased their latest videos. This one-of-a-kind evening showcased the breadth of Bridge's talent.
Looking for Stars
This 14-episode micro-series was Starz' first foray into original serialized short-form programming. The program, hosted by original MTV VJ Alan Hunter, featured hundreds of contestants auditioning around the country for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to compete for a speaking role in Revolution Studios’ action-adventure film "Next" starring Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore as well as for a contract with a Hollywood agent.
Special Sauce
This series of comedy vignettes was shot as two long-form comedy specials for Starz Comedy at Empire Ballroom in Las Vegas. The evening featured a variety of comics and comedic styles -- Jon Reep, Rocky LaPorte, Tony Woods, Victor Varnado, Jen Kirkman, Jake Sirof, Greer Barnes, Neil Hamburger, Vinnie Brand, The Hazzards, Morgan Murphy, and Dan Levy. Many of whom have become headliners not only around the country but around the world.
Stand Up or Shut Up
Starz Comedy's 10-episode micro-series follows a group of students as they go from attending workshops at the American Comedy Institute in New York City to their first, on-stage performance of a stand up comedy routine at New York's Improv Comedy Club. Along the way the would-be comics talk to the camera and to host and professional comedian Michael Somerville about their lives and about their material.
The 'Wood
"The 'Wood" is a series of original animated shorts, produced by 23D Films, that pay homage to the unique characters that make up Hollywood. The first shorts introduced six cele-bear-ties to Starz subscribers. These six were quickly followed by a new cast of archetype Hollywood characters. As they interact with each other and the world they live in, we get a glimpse into the wackiness of their Hollywood lives.
