Documentaries turn Blu
INDIE FILM GUIDE: Suppliers start to release on high-def format
By Cindy Spielvogel -- Video Business, 4/21/2008
APRIL 21 | INDIE FILM GUIDE: Now that Blu-ray Disc has won the battle, smaller suppliers are beginning to announce releases in the format. And documentary producers are among the first to step in.
ADA will release Plexifilm’s documentary on Blu-ray May 6.
Also getting into Blu-ray is H2V Media, which has announced an agreement for its titles to be distributed on the BD format by Astrology.com, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.
H2V’s documentary series Astro 12: The Collection & Other Esoteric Traditions makes a connection between astrology and personal growth through spirituality. It looks at the relationship zodiac signs have to Kabbalah, yoga, mythology, chakras, alchemy, tarot cards and other areas.
The series “not only has a global outreach but also a positive perspective, where ancient traditions from around the world have a venue to co-exist and be heard,” says Henrique Vera-Villanueva, CEO and founding partner of H2V.
The series will be released this fall on both Blu-ray and standard DVD.
