AvatarLabs, one of Hollywood’s most successful online marketing agencies specializing in the creation of online rich media and enriched websites, has named Thorsten Kober as Interactive Developer. Rex Cook, Executive Creative Director/Founder, AvatarLabs, made the announcement.
In his new position with AvatarLabs, Kober’s main focus will involve the building of interactive websites, Flash banners, as well as Rich Media applications for the web and desktop using Adobe Air, on behalf of Hollywood’s major motion picture studios.
ABOUT THORSTEN KOBER:
Thorsten Kober discovered his passion for working with Flash in 2002 after an extensive career as a musician. After taking classes at UCLA Extension to deepen his working knowledge, he decided to pursue a career as a Flash developer at Eclipse Advertising, an entertainment advertising agency, and worked on projects for Nissan, Konami and IMAX, to name a few. Besides Flash CS3, his expertise spans Flex, Papervision3D and Dreamweaver.
ABOUT AVATARLABS:
Founded in 2001 by Executive Creative Director Rex Cook, AvatarLabs is one of Hollywood’s top online design and production studios. Mr. Cook is the winner of a DGA “IMAC” (Internet Movie Advertising Creative Showcase) Award for Creative Excellence.
AvatarLabs is currently behind the online marketing for a number of upcoming major studio releases. These include “Get Smart,” “Narnia 2: Prince
Caspian,” “Speed Racer,” “Wall-E,” and others. The company was also involved in the online marketing behind some major hit Hollywood films released during 2007. These included “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” “I Am Legend,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “The Simpsons Movie,” “Ratatouille,” “Ocean’s 13,” and “Fantastic Four 2.”
Other high profile AvatarLabs projects have included creating online campaigns promoting “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” “300,” “Borat,” “Night at the Museum,” “Happy Feet,” and many others.
AvatarLabs is based at 5500 Balboa Blvd., Suite # 300, Encino, CA, 91316. The phone is 818/784-2200. For more information, please visit www.avatarlabs.com
Contact:Dan Harary Asbury Communications PR 310/859-1831 asburypr@aol.com
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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