Urban Wolf
Encyclopedia
Urban Wolf is an award-winning online drama series, with 15 webisodes of 4 minutes long each.
The movie was written, produced and directed by Laurent Touil-Tartour
.
The world premiere and first public screening of the show took place at Comic-Con
2009, in San Diego.
In 2009, at the 4th Annual Los Angeles Independent Television Festival
Urban Wolf won the Award for Best Drama. And in 2011, during the 15th Annual Webby Awards Urban Wolf won the People's Voice Award for Best Drama. It also has been selected for the 2009 AFI DigiFest by the American Film Institute
as "one of the most compelling example of new media storytelling".
On March 31, 2010, Sony Pictures Entertainment
officially announce a groundbreaking worldwide distribution deal for the series. The show premiered on Sony Pictures Entertainment owned Crackle
on May 13, 2010.
The movie was written, produced and directed by Laurent Touil-Tartour
Laurent Touil-Tartour
Laurent Touil-Tartour is an award-winning French film director, screenwriter, producer. He is known for writing, directing and producing the critically acclaimed webseries Urban Wolf . His works have been described by the American Film Institute, Wired Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and others...
.
The world premiere and first public screening of the show took place at Comic-Con
Comic-Con
Comic-Con, Comic Con or ComiCon may refer to any of the following Comic book conventions, none of them affiliated to any other:*San Diego Comic-Con International, annual fan convention in San Diego held since 1970, also known as Comic-Con or San Diego Comic-Con*Dallas Comic Con, annual fan...
2009, in San Diego.
In 2009, at the 4th Annual Los Angeles Independent Television Festival
ITVFest (Independent Television Festival)
ITVFest is an annual non-profit festival gathering fans, artists, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2006 by producer AJ Tesler, and is held in Los Angeles, California...
Urban Wolf won the Award for Best Drama. And in 2011, during the 15th Annual Webby Awards Urban Wolf won the People's Voice Award for Best Drama. It also has been selected for the 2009 AFI DigiFest by the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
as "one of the most compelling example of new media storytelling".
On March 31, 2010, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
officially announce a groundbreaking worldwide distribution deal for the series. The show premiered on Sony Pictures Entertainment owned Crackle
Crackle
Crackle is a digital network and studio, featuring commercially supported streaming video content in Flash Video format. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and its content consists primarily of Sony's library of films and television shows...
on May 13, 2010.
Season 1 (2009)
The plot focuses mainly on an American tourist freshly landed at Paris airport in France who is pursued and terrorized by a malevolent security camera operator.Awards
- 2011 Webby Award – Best Drama Award Winner of the 15th Annual Webby People’s Voice Awards.
- 2009 Independent Television FestivalITVFest (Independent Television Festival)ITVFest is an annual non-profit festival gathering fans, artists, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2006 by producer AJ Tesler, and is held in Los Angeles, California...
– Best Drama Award Winner.
- 2009 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival – Staff Picks Award Winner.
Nominations
- 2009 American Film InstituteAmerican Film InstituteThe American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
DigiFest – Nominated as "Most Innovative Digital Media Production".
- 2010 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
- MIT Media LabMIT Media LabThe MIT Media Lab is a laboratory of MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology, the Media Lab has been widely popularized since the 1990s by business and technology publications such as Wired and Red Herring for a...
- Center for Future Storytelling - Official Selection.
- 2011 Webby Award – Nominated for "Best Drama" for both Webby Award and People's Voice Award.
Honorees
- 2011 Webby Award – Official Honoree for "Best Individual Performance" at the 15th Annual Webby Awards.
External links
- Urban Wolf's Homepage
- Urban Wolf on YouTube
- Internet Movie Database
- http://itvfest.bside.com/2009/films/urbanwolf_itvfest2009 on Independent Television FestivalITVFest (Independent Television Festival)ITVFest is an annual non-profit festival gathering fans, artists, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2006 by producer AJ Tesler, and is held in Los Angeles, California...