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Timing Is Everything: Indie Movie Discovery Platform Prescreen To Close Its Doors

film, film discovery, indie movies, Media, Movie, on demand, prescreen, social, Startups, TC

Screen shot 2012-05-31 at 1.14.39 PMIt was just last September that we covered the launch of Prescreen, the startup founded by former Groupon and Zoosk execs that aimed to help independent films find the publicity they nearly always lack. To do so, they built a curated, on-demand video platform that would give filmmakers and distributors an alternative to traditional ad and distribution channels, while giving users an easy way to discover low-budget films they wouldn’t otherwise.

But, as it goes in Startup Land, sometimes even veteran advisors, seed capital, and a good idea aren’t enough to keep a business afloat. Yesterday, Prescreen notified its users that it will be suspending its beta until further notice. While this doesn’t exactly mean that the startup has hit the deadpool, for all intents and purposes for its users, Prescreen is no longer operational.

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Film Discovery Startup Prescreen Adds Netflix Founding Exec Mitch Lowe To Advisory Board

Netflix, prescreen, Red Box, social, Startups, TC

Screen shot 2012-03-15 at 8.34.47 PMLast month, we covered the relaunch of Prescreen, a curated, on-demand video platform. The company, which was founded by ex-Groupon and Zoosk execs, launched last November with the goal of giving movie lovers an easy way to discover independent films, and, in turn, offering filmmakers and producers an alternative, online channel for marketing and distribution.

Earlier this year, Prescreen added former Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment and current Blockbuster exec Tim Wesley along with film financing, sales and distribution company IM Global Founder Stewart Ford. Today, Prescreen is announcing the addition of another industry exec to its advisory board: Founding Netflix exec and former RedBox President, Mitch Lowe.

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