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Petrol gets 5 Nominations at the IAWTV Awards
Petrol the Series was nominated for 5 categories at this year’s IAWTV Awards in Los Angeles! Nominations include: Best Directing for Ant Horasanli, Best Dramatic Series, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Ensemble Drama.
The prestigious International Academy of Web Television will host its 5th IAWTV Awards at a gala celebration honoring the best in streaming series on October 4, 2017, in the Ahmanson Ballroom at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
For more information about the festival visit: www.iawtv.org
BAM! Director Ant Horasanli speaks in Colombia
Director Ant Horasanli was invited as a special guest and industry expert to speak at BAM 2017 about the strategies of building an audience for a web series. As a member of the Canadian delegation, he also met with other Colombian filmmakers, attended conferences and panels, and screened some of the latest in Colombian films, web series and tv pilots.
The Bogota Chamber of Commerce and Proimágenes Colombia, with support from the Colombian Film Development Fund, hosted the 8th Annual Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) this year in Bogota from July 10-14.
The BAM offers an opportunity to discover the best Colombian audiovisual projects and talents. For more information: BAM 2017
Oh la la… Petrol is going to France!
Petrol the Series is an Official Selection of the Marseille Web Fest! One of 21 webseries from around the world that will be a part of the festival in Marseille, France from Oct 19-21, 2017.
Since its creation in 2011, the Marseille Web Fest has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to reveal and highlight digital series to serve the changing digital, promote the development of the industry in the world or just celebrate the digital series internationally.
Check out more information about the festival at www.marseillewebfest.com.
SEASON FINALE – I Always Win
Matt takes on his first assignment and learns the true identity of The Employer.
T.O. WebFest announces 2017 official selections & awards nominations
T.O WebFest has announced it’s 2017 Official Selections and they include Petrol the Series! The webseries is also nominated for a genre award – Best Action & Thrills’!
The IWCC will host the 4th Annual Web Festival from May 25-27, 2017. This year’s venue will be the iconic Toronto landmark, the CN Tower.
T.O. WebFest supports, connects, promotes and celebrates independent content creators from Canada and around the world. The three day festival offers engaging panels and workshops, networking, screenings, installations, awards, and special events.
For more information about the Festival, visit their website : T.O. WebFest
Hollywood called out our name
Petrol the Series took home the Best Action/Adventure Award at the 2017 HollyWeb Festival in Hollywood. The Awards were presented at the Fonda Theatre on April 2, 2017.
Here’s a list of all the 2017 winners: HollyWeb Fest 2017 winners
Petrol the Series makes the top 20
Petrol the Series has made it onto the Web Series World Cup (WSWC) 2017 list. It’s currently ranked 19th amongst web series from around the world.
With 15 eligible web fests still to take place until December 2017, Petrol the Series is on track to move up even higher through the standings!
In it’s 3rd year, the WSWC seeks to provide international recognition that aims to recognize, support and promote the world’s most talented content makers.
Petrol the Series wins at VanWebFest 2017
Petrol the Series wins Best Mystery at Vancouver Web Fest 2017!
Check out the full list of nominees and winners : Vancouver Web Fest 2017
Canadian Screen Week 2017
Co-producers (left to right), Reza Sholeh and Ant Horasanli, of the nominated web series Petrol the Series at Canadian Screen Week 2017 in Toronto.
Co-Producer and Director, Ant Horasanli, of Petrol at the Canadian Screen Awards Digital Media Gala & Awards Night in Toronto.
Here’s a full list of Digital Media nominees for 2017.
Hollywood is calling Petrol’s name
Excited to share the news that Petrol has just been chosen as an Official Selection of the HollyWeb Festival 2017 in Los Angeles!
For more information on the festival, click here: www.hollywebfestival.com
CAST of Petrol having fun on Super Geeked Up
Check out our very own Jamie Elizabeth Sampson (Amber) and Mark Rival (Maserati Rick) having some crazy fun on Super Geeked Up, all the while promoting Petrol.
Petrol the Series cast members let loose and have some light-hearted fun on Super Geeked Up – an online sci-fi/fantasy show that plays super-fun geek-themed improv games with some of the coolest guests from the worlds of movies, TV, web series, and comics!
Click here for the full episode: Super Geeked Up
New Media Panelist at the Oxford FF
Ant Horasanli, one of Petrol’s co-producers, has been invited to take part in the new media panel at the Oxford Film Festival during the Fest Forward event on Friday, February 17 at the Powerhouse. The general focus is on careers in new media.
Petrol Producers on SiriusXM
Petrol gets some more nationwide exposure on SiriusXM Satellite and Internet Radio with Ward and Al from SiriusXM Canada.
Producers Ant Horasanli and Reza Sholeh join radio hosts Ward and Al to talk about Petrol, web series and diversity in Canadian filmmaking.
Check out the full interview here: SiriusXM interview with Petrol
Petrol trends in the Netherlands
Petrol’s Episode 7 is making international waves and trending on YouTube in the Netherlands right now!
Check out Episode 7 – Brat’ya (Brothers).
Petrol receives two CSA Nominations
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announces the nominees for the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in March.
Petrol the Series received two nominations:
- Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media – Fiction
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Kane Mahon)
For a full list of nominees in the Digital Media category, check out their website at www.academy.ca.
N5 Pictures Inc. now a member of the IWCC_CIWC
With the success of it’s web series, Petrol, N5 Pictures Inc. is proud to announce that they are now an official member of the Independent Web Creators of Canada (IWCC_CIWC).
“We’re excited to join this community of web content creators.”
Learn more about the IWCC_CIWC at: http://www.iwcc-ciwc.org/
