Telly Award-Winning Doc: 9.11.01 - A Retrospective

Produced and Directed by ECG’s own Jason Sirotin, 9.11.01: A Retrospective presents a unique look at the events of the day all of us have come to know so well through the eyes of the cast & crew of the Howard Stern Show.

The feature-length documentary weaves together footage from the studio (the show was live [...]

UGA’s Odom School of Ecology Presents First Annual EcoFocus Film Festival

The EcoFocus Film Festival will take place in Athens, GA September 18th - 21st.  The festival represents the latest in a series of collaborations between the University of Georgia’s Odom School of Ecology and Cine’ which have included EarthDance, a selection of environmental films from the Oakland, CA event of the same name and [...]

ECG Hard At Work On “Director’s Cut” of Disconnect

One of the hardest things about contests like Rapid i Movement and the 48-Hour Film Project is the amount of concessions you have to make due to time constraints. All of us at ECG love the concept of Disconnect so much and were so happy with what we were able to accomplish in 50 [...]

Carol X Incorporated

As XY.tv’s uncertain future began to seem more bleak, the Common Ave. team continued to take greater creative and logistical risks with the content of the show. The justification? With the staff and resources at our disposal and very little day-to-day oversight, why the hell shouldn’t we produce the content we had always [...]

2nd Annual Sonoma Environmental Film Festival

A new spin on the festival concept, the 2nd Annual Sonoma Environmental Film Festival was just announced for January 22nd - 25th, 2009.
Here’s the rundown, straight from withoutabox:
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the Sonoma Environmental Film Festival (SEFF) is to educate, inspire and raise environmental awareness. Every day choices we make at home, at [...]

4:31 AM

4:31 AM was originally aired as a special Halloween episode of the XY.tv series Common Ave. Usually a light, family friendly comedic show, 4:31 AM was a major stylistic departure for the series and remains the edgiest content ever produced for the show.

Using an unconventional story structure and employing high-contrast lighting, the short [...]

Films In Production

In Production

The Mosaic Benefit (Feature Length Documentary, 1080p60 XDCAM)
Status: Pre-Production
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The Shelley Effect (Feature Length Documentary, 1080i60 HDV)
Status: Shooting
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Completed
Last Bullet (2009, 720p24 DVCPRO HD, TRT - 17:22)
Theatrical Premiere: January 9th, 2009, Newnan, GA
Official Selection, 2009 Macon Film & Video Festival
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Disconnect (2008, 720p24 DVCPRO [...]

No Signal

No Signal was originally produced for the 1st Howard Stern Film Festival competition. The idea was conceived by Jason Sirotin, a huge Stern fan who at the time was working as the Head of Production and Programming at Boston-based cable station XY.tv. Crewed by the core members of the team who would eventually [...]

4th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival

The International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival will be held October 24th - 26th, 2008. The festival is presented by the Phoenix Film Festival which just completed it’s 8th year with attendance of over 20,000. Past guests at that event have included Lions Gate President Tom Ortenberg, Peter Fonda, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne and [...]

5th Annual Rome International Film Festival

The 5th Annual Rome International Film Festival will be held September 4th - 7th 2008 in Rome, GA. They began accepting submissions January 1st an the deadline for entries is June 15th, 2008. RIFF supports Withoutabox so if you’re familiar with that system, submitting should be a snap!
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