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“The European Kid” Starring Zoo Milk’s Own Ben Grinnell Picks Up Steam On The Festival Circuit

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:38:01 +0000

Zoo Milk’s co-founder Ben Grinnell went off to shoot a little film by writer/director Ian Martin a while back, and low and behold it turns out it kicks ass! It’s gotten a bunch of press recently, was featured at the 2008 South By Southwest Film Festivall, and is picking up steam across the country in numerous film festivals. You can WATCH THE TRAILER here, and check below for the most recent news:

-Check out The European Kid in the Comedic Shorts Program at Midwest Independent Film Festival. Tuesday, May 2nd, 7:30PM. 2828 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL. More info at www.midwestfilm.com.

- Official Selection 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston.

- Jury Award Winner 2008 Winsonsin Film Festival.

- Official Selection 2007 Ellensburg Film Festival.

- Official Selection 2007 Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival.

- Official Selection 2007 Big Easy Shorts Film Festival.

- Check out what Lya Guera, Shorts Programmer for SXSW, had to say about European Kid! Her kind words can be viewed in the March 14th clip at the following site (clip should open automatically after commercial): http://www.ifc.com/video/Web-Series/Lunchbox/1456354592.

- We got an excellent review in Austin Chronicle for SXSW screening. Here’s an excerpt: “The highlight of the second of the three Reel Shorts programs is, hands-down, “The European Kid” (D: Ian Martin), never smug in its celebration of mid-century modern home colors and an unlikely sex god. Indeed, it makes dysfunction seem, well, fun.” Full review here: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A602185

As a side note, if anyone has any recommendations for a theatrical manager for Mr. Grinnell, please drop us a line at us@zoomilk.com. That would be tighter than shit.

Funny Or Die’s Adam Mckay Picks Accent Elimination As Favorite

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:01:04 +0000

Comedic shockwaves are being felt throughout Los Angeles and the world as one of the founder’s of Funny Or Die.com has highlighted a recent Zoo Milk short. Adam “Ghost Panther” McKay, a legend in the modern day comedy community, has picked one of our most recent shorts as one of his favorites. It’s called “Frank Labatte’s Accent Elimination Program” and you can find it at Adam’s Funny Or Die Picks. Thanks a bunch Mr. McKay, we’re endebited (sp?) to you and we look forward to someday pitching you our feature length film about an out of work American toothbrush that is hired by the Canadian government to go under cover at Johnson & Johnson.

And for your viewing pleasure, here’s Accent Elimination Program:

Funny Or Die Homepage Features Frank Labatte Presents

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:32:16 +0000

We just got an email from Adam McKay over at Funnyordie.com letting us know that they’re featuring our newest short Frank Labatte Presents! on their homepage! Head on over to funnyordie.com and look for the thumbnail of Frank (legendary actor Richard Riehle).

If you’re interested in seeing more of Frank, we’re looking for teeny tiny donations of any kind to put together more of Franks wild shorts. Head here to donate anything at all ($1 helps).

Writers Strike Video Featured On Yahoo’s Homepage!

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:17:27 +0000

Oh shit! This past Friday the crew over at Yahoo put together a montage of their favorite writers strike videos and Zoo Milk topped the list! If you haven’t seen the video yet, you can watch it here. Also, here’s a screenshot of the Yahoo homepage on Friday, check it out:

Zoo Milk Shows Solidarity During The Writers Strike

admin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:09:25 +0000

We know, we know… “you guys aren’t in the WGA, this strike doesn’t apply to you.” But actually it applies to us more than ever, because the issues the writers guild is fighting for regarding the internet affects us greatly. To get a quick buck now and write for one of the studios is crazy talk, it undermines the momentum of getting the strike resolved. We’ve actually had to put a deal on hold until the strike is over. One project we did which has just started to get a little press is with Crackle.com, but fortunately that was all written & produced months before the strike started.

Please support the writers strike all you up and comers, these guys are fighting for our future rights!

Wall Street Journal Talks About Zoo Milk

admin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:57:17 +0000

Just got a little write-up in the old Wall Street Journal, check out the closing paragraph with Crackle president. *Note - the article is a little vague, just want to clarify that these new Saint James Zoo’s were written over 2 months prior to the writers strike, and that Zoo Milk has a “pencils down” policy until the writers strike is resolved. Even though we’re not WGA members, we support them completely. DOWNLOAD THE PDF - GO TO WALLSTREETJOURNAL.COM

Zoomilk Featured On Revver.com Homepage

admin — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:56:34 +0000

Cool! Our friends over at Revver.com featured our new short “Stop The Hollywood Writers Strike Now!” on their homepage. Check out the screenshot below, and make sure to go watch our short.

Hollywood Writers Strike Must Stop Now!

admin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:28:29 +0000

Writers Guild of America. Hollywood… we put together this video, and we’re begging you to stop the writers strike of 2007. We don’t want to see our favorites shows like Desperate Housewives, Lost, The Office, Prison Break, Heroes, and more end up like this. Put your differences aside and bring the writer strike to an end, we don’t want to see it spill into 2008.

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Double Secret Mystery Project In The Works

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:55:51 +0000

Zoo Milk has just returned from the Windy City in what’s being dubbed the most significant comedic project of the past 37 years. Let’s just say it involves a camera, some acting, and a bunch of jokes.

Make sure you join the Email newsletter list and we’ll keep you posted on the progress of our upcoming release!