Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Press Release: “Neighborhood Watch at the Hollywood” Web Series Selected as Finalist in NATPE LATV Fest’s NextTV Competition

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The Groundbreaking Series was Chosen as One of Three Finalists in the Dramatic Category.

07.14.2010 – “Neighborhood Watch at the Hollywood” Web Series Selected as Finalist in NATPE LATV Fest’s NextTV Competition

The Groundbreaking Series was Chosen as One of Three Finalists in the Dramatic Category.

"Neighborhood Watch at The Hollywood” has been selected as a finalist in the National Association of Television Program Executive's (NATPE) NextTV Competition held at the LATV Fest. in the Dramatic Webisode category sponsored by Lionsgate.

“We are extremely excited to be selected to this exclusive group of finalists by a prestigious organization such as NATPE. We’ve been working a long time to bring something that’s different but also unique to the internet and are equally excited to finally show people a taste of what we’ve been able to do,” said Anthony DeLosa, creator of the series.

In “Neighborhood Watch at The Hollywood” the viewer is immediately introduced to a unique storytelling device in the form of the Hollywood's state of the art security system’s control panel. It becomes evident that they are watching the story unfold through the mysterious operator’s eyes as the system is used it to monitor the tenants. The console is completely functional and the operator has access to not only security cam footage but also video from cams hidden in apartments as well as mobile cams. Only the security system's operator controls what is seen and when and discovering their identity is central to the plot.

Filmed entirely on location at the upscale condo development, the Hollywood (http://www.livethehollywood.com), the plot of “Neighborhood Watch at the Hollywood” tells the story of four female tenants as they experience live and love in the complex where other tenants suddenly disappear without explanation. Friendships are put to the test and lives forever changed as the truth behind the mystery slowly comes to light.

Winners of the NextTV Competition will be announced at an awards ceremony at LATV Fest on July 14, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles at 6:30 pm. The ceremony will also be streamed live via http://www.stickam.com/natpe

For more information about “Neighborhood Watch at the Hollywood” visit out IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1382713/ the production blog at http://neighborhoodwatchwebseries.blogspot.com/ or follow on Twitter http://twitter.com/WatchWhoUTrust

About the NATPE LATV Fest NextTV Competition
The mission of the NATPE LATV Fest NextTV Competition is to showcase and reward excellence for a professionally generated video web series. Through the Next TV Competition, NATPE is searching for the best pilot for a new web series or the best new episode from existing web series.