http://www.footage.net/pressroom.aspxThe latest news from Footage.net5 CriticalPast Partners with Footage.net 57,000 Clips from CriticalPast's Archival Collection Now Searchable Through Footage.net  New York - June 16, 2010 - Footage.net, the stock, archival and news footage search engine, announced today that, CriticalPast one of the world's largest online resources for royalty-free, historic footage and photos, has added its entire collection of more than 57,000 clips to the Footage.net search platform.    "We're delighted to welcome this remarkable new footage company to the Footage.net family," said Footage.net president Domenick Propati. "CriticalPast brings to the footage market both an impressive collection of archival images and an innovative business model, and we're excited about presenting their footage to creative professionals around the globe."    Covering many of history's most iconic moments from 1890 through the present day, CriticalPast's entire footage library can be searched, screened and downloaded in minutes from its website. Each clip can be obtained in more than 10 image formats, depending on individual user's specific needs.   "Because our collection is 100 percent digitized, it was important for us to find a stock footage search entity that could take full advantage of this strength by providing immediate playback of any clip in our collection to prospective customers," said Jim Erickson, CriticalPast Co-Founder. "Footage.net also provides us affiliation with a level of quality and service that can only come from a brand already well known by professionals."   About CriticalPast A team of archival research, film, and Internet professionals formed CriticalPast LLC, working together to create one of the largest privately held, online archival footage sources in the world.  Its royalty-free collection spans thousands of hours of video, millions of still photos, and continues to grow.  The company's world-class storage and hosting environment and unique image processing algorithms allow it to instantly transcode full-resolution images into various formats on demand, filling customer orders in minutes for download or shipping worldwide.  Drawn largely from U.S. government agency sources, the clips and images in the CriticalPast collection are available for license without the clearance concerns encountered when ordering from typical stock footage providers.    About Footage.net Footage.net is the world's premier online footage search engine. Since 1994, Footage.net has been the film & video production industry's most comprehensive resource for serious footage research, providing access to over 6 million records and 750,000 online clips. At Footage.net, researchers can search over 30 top stock, archival and news footage databases simultaneously from a single site, compare results across multiple collections, find the best motion content and save time. Footage.net exists to help footage researchers find the best stock video footage, archival film and news B-Roll, and to provide its content suppliers with new customer leads. Press Contacts: For Footage.net: David W. Seevers Thriving Archives Mobile: (415)609-7642 Email: davidseevers@yahoo.com  www.thrivingarchives.com For CriticalPast: Jaymelina Esmele SocialBuzzPR for CriticalPast office: 206-290-7662 email: jay@socialbuzzpr.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:00 -04:00 -0500../PressRoom.aspx?PressRelease=06-16-10_CriticalPast_Joins_Footagenet.html FootageBank HD Partners with Footage.net  70,000 Clips from FootageBank’s HD Stock Footage Collection Now Searchable Through Footage.net  New York – May 17, 2010 – Footage.net (www.footage.net), the stock, archival and news footage search engine, announced today that FootageBank HD, the world’s first High Definition footage library, has added its entire footage database of more than 70,000 HD clips to the Footage.net search platform. FootageBank’s outstanding collection of motion images is now available for search and screening along side the other leading footage brands currently hosted on the platform.   “We’re truly honored that FootageBank has chosen to make their remarkable footage collection a part of Footage.net’s vast footage database,” said Footage.net President Domenick Propati.  “FootageBank HD is one of the world’s great stock footage collections with HD motion imagery from many of today’s foremost cinematographers. The inclusion of these images on Footage.net brings a whole new dimension to our search platform and we look forward to providing FootageBank HD with another channel to reach creative professionals around the globe.”     FootageBank was founded in 2002 by footage veteran Paula Lumbard as the first stock footage company focusing on High Definition (HD) native content. The FootageBank HD library represents more than 120 HD producers, cinematographers and production companies from around the globe offering the most diverse and comprehensive HD library in the world.    “Footage.Net has long been a search destination for our customer base and we are pleased to have this additional tool to drive clients to our content” said Paula Lumbard, FootageBank HD founder and President. “Our impressive library of stock motion content, combined with Footage.net’s search engine capabilities, customer loyalty and creative marketing will enhance our abilities to serve our customers.”    About FootageBank HD FootageBank HD is a privately-held company based in Los Angeles founded by industry icon Paula Lumbard. Lumbard anticipated the coming demand for High Definition (HD) motion content in 2002 when she opened her second footage company. FootageBank HD continues to be the only footage house specializing in HD content and is dedicated to shooting and aggregating collections of HD images to serve the rapidly growing demand for HD content in the film and television marketplace.      About Footage.net Footage.net is the world’s premier online footage search engine. Since 1994, Footage.net has been the film & video production industry’s most comprehensive resource for serious footage research, providing access to over 6 million records and 750,000 online clips. At Footage.net, researchers can search over 30 top stock, archival and news footage databases simultaneously from a single site, compare results across multiple collections, find the best motion content and save time. Footage.net exists to help footage researchers find the best stock video footage, archival film and news B-Roll, and to provide its content suppliers with new customer leads.     For more information: For Footage.net David Seevers Thriving Archives  (415)839-7333 davidseevers@yahoo.com    For FootageBank HD Paula Lumbard President FootageBank HD (310) 822-1400 x105 paulal@footagebank.com www.footagebank.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:00 -04:00 -0500../PressRoom.aspx?PressRelease=05-17-2010_FootageBank_Joins_Footagenet.html Footage.net Releases New Site, Launches Footage Industry Directory Fully Reengineered Stock Footage Search Platform Enables Faster Footage Research, Better Clip Screening and Instant Connectivity with Global Stock Footage Providers. New York – March 22, 2010 – Footage.net (www.footage.net), the stock, archival and news footage search engine, today announced the release of its fully reengineered stock footage search platform.  The new site includes an array of new features, tools and capabilities, including a Footage Industry Directory, all aimed at enhancing the ease with which creative professionals can search for and access stock footage.  “The new site will help creative professionals take control of their stock footage search projects,” said Footage.net President Domenick Propati.  “Our new user interface provides researchers with the tools they need to fully utilize our vast footage database, and helps our footage partners more effectively present their stock footage collections to the global production community.”  Footage.net’s search engine has been significantly upgraded as part of the redesign, both in how search results appear, as well as in how researchers are able to manage results and communicate with Footage.net’s content partners, including ABCNEWS VideoSource, Conus Archive, Framepool, Getty Images, Global ImageWorks, Historic Films, HBO Archives, NFB Images, NBC News and many more. Footage.net provides access to a growing collection of online screening clips as well as millions of detailed text records, giving footage researchers maximum flexibility in how they discover and obtain motion content. Footage Industry Directory The new site also includes a Footage Industry Directory for use by both stock footage providers and researchers. The Footage.net Directory allows footage customers to find footage suppliers easily and quickly based on any number of key criteria. A basic listing in the Directory is free. The Directory is expected to grow to hundreds of stock footage, archival footage and news footage provider listings in the very near term. About Footage.net Footage.net is the world’s largest non-competitive aggregator of stock footage databases, allowing footage researchers to search the world’s top footage collections from a single site. Since 1994, Footage.net has been the film & video production industry’s most comprehensive resource for serious footage research, providing access to the largest roster of stock, archival and news footage databases online. Footage.net exists to help footage researchers find the best stock video footage, archival film and news b-roll, and provide its content suppliers with leads and new customers. Footage.net’s newly reengineered search engine returns results by relevance from over 30 major footage providers, allowing footage researchers to compare results across multiple collections, see who has the best motion content and save time.  For more information: David Seevers Thriving Archives (415) 839-7333 davidseevers@yahoo.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:00 -04:00 -0500../PressRoom.aspx?PressRelease=03-22-2010_Footage.net_Releases_New_Site.html Footage.net Search Engine Partners With Getty Images Getty Images World-Class Stock Footage Now Available Through Footage.net  New York – February 23, 2010 – Footage.net (www.footage.net), the stock, archival and news footage search engine, announced today that Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual and digital media content, has added its entire footage database of more than 500,000 clips to the Footage.net search platform. Getty Images’ immense collection of motion content is now available for search and screening along side the other leading footage brands currently hosted on the platform. “The partnership with Getty Images adds greatly to the breadth, depth and value of our footage search engine, and we look forward to providing Getty Images with another channel to serve the global production community,” said Footage.net President Domenick Propati. “We are especially pleased that Footage.net users will now have access to Getty Images’ amazing collection of high-quality contemporary footage.”  Getty Images offers the most comprehensive footage collection available today, featuring more than 500,000 clips created by leading filmmakers, producers and production agencies. The unrivalled collection is further diversified by the vibrant content from world-renowned image partners including Universal Studios, Discovery FootageSource, AP Archive, dick clark productions, inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, among others. “Through this partnership, we will improve the ease with which our customers can search for stock footage,” said Danielle Leeper, global product manager, footage for Getty Images. “Our vast collection of stock motion content, combined with Footage.net’s search engine capabilities, will facilitate a more seamless search and access experience for our customers.”  Getty Images’ content uploaded to Footage.net is licensed by Getty Images and is protected by best-in-class indemnification protection.  About Getty Images Getty Images is the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multimedia products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music.  Getty Images serves business customers in more than 100 countries and is the first place creative and media professionals turn to discover purchase and manage images and other digital content.  Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites.  Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com to learn more about how the company is advancing the unique role of digital media in communications and business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life. About Footage.net Footage.net is the world’s largest non-competitive aggregator of stock footage databases, allowing footage researchers to search the world’s top footage collections from a single site. Since 1994, Footage.net has been the non-fiction production industry’s most comprehensive resource for serious footage research, providing access to the largest roster of stock, archival and news footage databases on the Internet. Footage.net exists to help footage researchers find the right motion content, and provide its content suppliers with leads and customers. Footage.net’s newly reengineered search engine returns results by relevance from over 30 major footage providers, allowing footage researchers to compare results across multiple collections, see who has the best motion content and save time. Footage.net’s advanced search functionality allows researchers to pinpoint shots by date, collection and/or category. Footage.net currently receives over 25,000 unique visits per month. For more information: For Footage.net David Seevers Thriving Archives (415)839-7333 www.thrivingarchives.com For Getty Images Libby Gaines Edelman Public Relations on behalf of Getty Images (212) 704-4476 elizabeth.gaines@edelman.com  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:00 -04:00 -0500../PressRoom.aspx?PressRelease=02-23-2010_Getty_Images_Joins_Footagenet.html NFB Images Joins Footage.net, the Stock Footage Search Engine NFB Images of the National Film Board of Canada, widely known for its high quality, pristinely preserved archival and contemporary footage of Canada and the world, has added its entire footage database to Footage.net’s stock footage search platform. The move greatly expands NFB Image’s reach and visibility in the $282-million worldwide footage marketplace and significantly enhances Footage..net’s value to the global production community.  Montréal – November 10, 2009 – NFB Images (www.nfb.ca/images), the footage licensing division of The National Film Board of Canada, and Footage.net (www.footage.net), the stock footage search engine, announced today that NFB Images has added its entire English database to the Footage.net search platform.   “We could not be happier to have NFB Images as part of our stock footage search engine,” said Footage.net president, Domenick Propati. “At Footage.net, we’re focused on making footage research as simple and efficient as possible. The addition of one of the world’s most important archival and contemporary footage collections to the Footage.net search platform will greatly enhance our ability to help footage users discover the world’s best motion content as quickly and easily as possible.”    The NFB Images database, which includes fully searchable text records, as well as video clips, will now be available for search and screening through Footage.net alongside the other world-class collections currently hosted on the portal. Footage.net users will also be able to send Zap requests directly to the NFB Images sales team.    “This year we are celebrating The National Film Board’s 70th anniversary by putting a significant part of our collection online to be searched, viewed and downloaded by film producers and program makers across the globe,” said James Roberts, Director of Asset Management at the National Film Board of Canada. “We are committed to providing online access to our vast archival vaults, as well as our growing collection of HD native films, and our presence on Footage.net will help us reach the widest possible audience and enhance our visibility in the global production industry.”   All NFB Images shots are carefully selected from award-winning documentary rushes. The footage available at the NFB Image website is characterized by long unedited takes, often shot by famous filmmakers, from the cinéma vérité and other movements throughout the decades. Eighty percent of the collection originated on either 16mm or 35mm film – perfect for transfer to today’s hi-quality HD productions.    Footage.net’s newly reengineered search engine returns results by relevance from over 30 major footage providers, allowing footage researchers to compare results across multiple collections, see who has the best motion content and save time. Footage.net’s advanced search functionality allows researchers to pinpoint shots by date, collection and/or category, or limit searches to clip-based results only. Footage.net currently receives over 25,000 unique visits per month.   About NFB Images NFB Images is a full service stock and archival footage company providing access to over 100 years of history with material dating back as far as 1896. NFB Images puts a world of images at your fingertips, including spectacular new High Definition footage and archival treasures from the vaults of the National Film Board of Canada and partners. NFB Images’ holdings are renowned for their historical value as well as the quality of the film originals, including new material shot in HD and archival footage now available in HD. NFB IMAGES features images from around the world: classic and contemporary material on war and conflict, industrialization, rural and urban lifestyles, celebrities, and wildlife. NFB Images is also developing an important collection related to the Arctic and climate change, primarily shot in HD, including Arctic Mission, Shining Mountains and Postcards from Canada series.   About Footage.net Footage.net is the world’s largest non-competitive aggregator of stock footage databases, allowing footage researchers to search over 30 of the world’s top collections from a single site. Since 1994, Footage.net has been the non-fiction production industry’s most comprehensive resource for serious footage research, providing access to the largest roster of stock, archival and news footage databases on the Internet. Footage.net exists to help footage researchers find the right motion content, and to provide its content suppliers with leads and customers. Since its launch over 15 years ago, Footage.net has built a core constituency of stock footage researchers and continues to add new registered users at an average rate of 400 per month. The Footage.net platform has been fully redesigned and now offers a more robust search function, better organizational tools and the ability to add preview clips to the database.    About the NFB Canada’s public film producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada creates social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, alternative drama and digital content that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective. In collaboration with its international partners and co-producers, the NFB is expanding the vocabulary of 21st-century cinema and breaking new ground in form and content, through community filmmaking projects, cross-platform media, interactive cinema, stereoscopic animation and more. Since the NFB’s founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. In 2009, the works of NFB animation pioneer Norman McLaren were added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Registry. The NFB’s new website features over 1,000 productions online, and its iPhone app has become one of the most popular and talked about downloads. Visit ww.NFB.ca today and start watching!    Press Contacts:   For NFB Images Pat Dillon 3155 Cote-de-Liesse Montreal, Quebec, H4N 2N4 (514)283-9411 e-mail: p.dillon@nfb.ca For Footage.net David Seevers Thriving Archives PO Box 460735 San Francisco, CA 94146 p. 415-839-7333 e-mail: davidseevers@yahoo.com www.thrivingarchives.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:00 -04:00 -0500../PressRoom.aspx?PressRelease=11-10-2009_NFB_Images_Joins_Footagenet.html Global ImageWorks to Make Entire Footage Database Searchable through Footage.net  New York – May 26, 2009 - Global ImageWorks (www.globalimageworks.com), a boutique full-service stock footage company, and Footage.net, the stock footage search engine (www.footage.net), announced today that Global ImageWorks is adding its entire database to the Footage.net search platform.  “We are extremely pleased to have Global ImageWorks on board,” said Footage.net president Domenick Propati. “At Footage.net, we’re focused on making footage research as simple and efficient as possible. The addition of this unique, high-quality collection to our search platform will greatly enhance our ability to help footage users discover the best motion content as quickly and easily as possible.” The Global ImageWorks database, which includes fully searchable text records as well as 10,000 screenable sequences, most averaging 3 to 5 minutes in length, will now be available for search and screening through Footage.net along side the other world-class collections currently hosted on the portal.  Footage.net users will also be able to send Zap requests directly to the Global ImageWorks sales team.  “As a content-oriented library built by professional researchers, Global ImageWorks has chosen to digitize entire sequences and make them available for screening through our website, and now through Footage.net,” said Global ImageWorks president and founder, Jessica Berman-Bogdan. “Whether a client is doing deep research or looking for just a single stock shot, we believe this method gives clients greater creative choice by allowing them to view the content in its original context, which ultimately reduces research time by not having to click in and out of hundreds of short clips.” Footage.net’s newly reengineered search engine returns results by relevance from over 25 major footage providers, allowing footage researchers to compare results across multiple collections, see who has the best content and save time. Footage.net’s advanced search functionality allows researchers to pinpoint shots by date, collection and/or category, or limit searches to clip-based results only. In 2008, researchers performed over 100,000 searches on the Footage.net database.  About Global ImageWorks  Global ImageWorks is a full service company providing stock footage library sales, research and rights management services. Global ImageWorks has uncovered rich, high quality footage sitting in the vaults of filmmakers, cinematographers, journalists, and production companies that provide unique views of the world we live in. Although the Global ImageWorks website features a user-friendly online database, the company prides itself on its personalized service and encourages clients to call and speak directly with the knowledgeable and friendly staff.  There is no charge for research of their footage collections. About Footage.net Footage.net is the world’s largest non-competitive aggregator of stock footage databases, allowing footage researchers to search over 25 of the world’s top collection from a single site. Since 1994, Footage.net has been the non-fiction production industry’s most comprehensive resource for serious footage research, providing access to the largest roster of stock, archival and news footage databases on the Internet. Footage.net exists to help footage researchers find the right motion content, and provide its content suppliers with leads and customers. Since its launch over 14 years ago, Footage.net has built a core constituency of stock footage researchers and continues to add new registered users at an average rate of 400 per month. The Footage.net platform has been fully redesigned and now offers a more robust search function, better organizational tools and the ability to add preview clips to the database.  Press Contacts: For Global ImageWorks Jessica Berman-Bogdan          Global ImageWorks, LLC 65 Beacon Street Haworth, NJ 07641 p. 201-384-7715 f.  201-501-8971 email: jessica@globalimageworks.com For Footage.net David Seevers Thriving Archives PO Box 460735 San Francisco, CA 94146 p. (415)839-7333 email: davidseevers@yahoo.com www.thrivingarchives.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:00 -04:00 -0500../PressRoom.aspx?PressRelease=05-26-09_GIW_Joins_Footagenet.html