8th Annual Indie Series Awards Red Carpet - Part 1

EastSiders producers and stars Kit Williamson and John Halbach hosted the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards. Photo Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI Studios

In the latest episode of Serial Scoop Now (2.14), host Michael Taylor Gray hit the red carpet of the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 5 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. MTG chatted with hosts Kit Williamson and John Halbach (EastSiders); Raymond Ochoa and Bobby Ochoa (Ochoa Boyz), Elba Sette-Camara and Grant Kretchik (The Sessions); Jonathan Robbins, Jason Leaver and Kate Conway (Out With Dad); and Bhama Roget and Ian Schuelke (The Bhama Show).

Watch below.

'Brooklyn Web Fest' Announces 2016 Executive Board

Go Team Entertainment has announced that Brooklyn Web Fest and Content Creator Conference will return to the Made in NY Media Center in DUMBO, Brooklyn this October, showcasing the best independent storytelling the web has to offer. “Season 2” of the festival aims to bring together internet innovators and industry influencers to share knowledge and forge professional relationships through a series of panels, educational workshops and networking events.

The winning series will receive meetings with the entire 2016 Executive Board, which includes representatives from the top digital networks, MCNs, advertising agencies and distributors.

Participating companies include IFC, Vimeo, Maker Studios, Fullscreen, Scalelab, Above Average, TubiTV, Open TV, Black&Sexy TV, KollideTV, JimCo, Mustache Agency, BRaVe Media Ventures, Creator Up!, Converge Media Group, Don Buchwald & Associates, Wolfe Video and Go Team Entertainment.

 Press partners who have agreed to feature the winning series include Indiewire, Tubefilter, Televisual, Snobby Robot, Serial Scoop and the Indie Series Network. Additional board members will be announced in the months leading up to the festival in the BKWF newsletter.

Second Slate of Presenters Announced for 7th Annual Indie Series Awards

Carolyn Hennesy, who hosted the Indie Series Awards in 2014, returns to the ISAs stage as a nominee and presenter on April 6.  She's nominated for the third year in a row, this time for her work on These People.

The Indie Series Awards announced today the second slate of presenters for the upcoming 7th Annual ISAs ceremony, hosted by Jen Lilley and Eric Martsolf.

The presenters, including ISA winners and nominees, are:

Melissa Archer (Viral)
Daniel Betances (BLACK)
Jillian Clare (Acting Dead)
Claire Downs (These People)
Melissa Claire Egan (Misguided)
Mary Beth Evans (The Bay)
Jeremy Glazer (These People)
Ryan Gowland (F'd)
Carolyn Hennesy (These People)
Zac Hug (These People)
Sebastian La Cause (He's With Me, Life's a Drag)
Erika Robel (Fully Engaged)
Tristan Rogers (The Bay)
Marc Sinoway (Hunting Season)
Kit Williamson (EastSiders)
Colleen Zenk (Thurston)

"These artists have inspired us with their work and we are excited to see them on the ISAs stage," said Indie Series Awards producer Roger Newcomb.

These presenters join the previously announced group which includes Kristos Andrews (The Southside, The Bay), Ben Baur (Hunting Season, These People), Tia Dae (Anacostia), Crista Flanagan (Club 5150), Kathleen Gati (Winterthorne), Jill Knox (Keith Broke His Leg), Martha Madison (Winterthorne), Keith Powell (Keith Broke His Leg, These People), Darcie Siciliano (He's With Me), Karrueche Tran (The Bay), Kevin Spirtas (Winterthorne) and Ian Verdun (Life's a Drag).

See all the nominees here.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards will be held at the historic El Portal Theatre on Wednesday, April 6 at 8 p.m. PT.

'EastSiders' Season 2 Trailer Released

Vam Hansis and Kit Williamson

The wait is almost over! The magnificent EastSiders has released a trailer for the show's upcoming second season. EastSiders focuses on the tumultuous relationship of Cal (Kit Williamson) and Thom ( Van Hansis), and it doesn't seem as if life will be any easier for the twosome this season.

Based on the new trailer, Cal and Thom are going to open up their relationship. How is this going to impact their already rocky relationship? I can't wait to find out!

EastSiders also stars Constance Wu, Matthew McKelligon, John Halbach and features guest turns from Sean Maher, Stephen Guarino, Brea Grant and Traci Lords. Brianna Brown (Devious Maids, General Hospital) joins the cast this season as Cal’s sister, Hillary, along with new additions Satya Bhabha, Adam Bucci, Vera Miao, and Willam Belli.

Season 2 is being released through Wolfe Video and Vimeo on September 15. You can pre-order the entire second season here.

Watch the trailer below:

6th Annual Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show - Part 7

Serial Scoop Now was on the red carpet for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards on Wednesday, April 1, at the historic El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. Host Michael Taylor Gray interviewed the stars of the web series world on the red carpet. Part 7 of our coverage includes Capitol Hill's Wes Hurley, Christopher Balder, Harmony Arnold, Annette Toutonghi, Guinevere Turner, Daryle Conners and Bek Harvey; Wallflowers' Kieran Turner, Susan Louise O'Connor, John Halbach, and Michael Turner; EastSiders' Kit Williamson, joined by Girl Like Magic's Julia Eringer; The Bay's Lilly Melgar and Ren Bray; Dating Pains' Megan Duffy, Marc Cartwright, Darielle Deigan and Baker Chase; and Hustling's Sebastian La Cause, Andrew Glaszek, Marc Sinoway and Jessica Press.

Watch "6th Annual Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show - Part 7" below:

LMN Movie 'Anatomy Of Deception' Premieres Tonight, Stars Natasha Henstridge, Lochlyn Munro, Susie Abromeit, Miranda Frigon, Stephanie Erb

Anatomy of Deception premieres November 2 on LMN.

LMN original movie Anatomy Of Deception premieres on Sunday, November 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The film stars Natasha Henstridge (The Secret Circle), Lochlyn Munro (True Justice), Susie Abromeit (Devious Maids), Miranda Frigon (Primeval: New World) and Stephanie Erb (The Young and the Restless).

A district attorney who, tapped to replace the outgoing mayor, is stalked by a man who engineers her fall from grace, leading her to push back and beat him at his own game.

Watch a sneak peek below:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kit Williamson and John Halbach Revisit 'EastSiders' Season One (Out on DVD!) and Preview What's Ahead

Kit Williamson and John Halbach.

Season One of Indie Series Award-winning EastSiders was released this week on demand and DVD. EastSiders offers a peek into the life and friends of a gay couple in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the first season, Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has been cheating on him, and their relationship is turned upside down. Serial Scoop caught up with EastSiders creator and star Kit Williamson, along with executive producer and cast member John Halbach (who plays Ian), who revealed their favorite moments from Season One, and shared what's ahead in Season Two. Read our exclusive interview below:

SERIAL SCOOP: Are you going to to tell me what's happening in every episode in Season Two?
JOHN HALBACH: We are going to tell you everyone who has sex, everyone who dies.
KIT WILLIAMSON: A lot of people die.
JOHN HALBACH: Everyone has an evil twin.
KIT WILLIAMSON: A lot of evil twins killed. [Laughs]
SERIAL SCOOP: Yes! That's what I was hoping for. Sex! Murders! Plot Twists!
JOHN HALBACH: We're going Game of Thrones. No one is safe.