So we found out April 1st, Bard is nominated for an EMMY award! Northwest region, Cultural Documentary category and also for Original Music in the Sound category! yay to Ian Hatton and his amazing score for the film! To add even more good news to the mix, we are also happy to announce that the national Public TV channel, World has picked up Bard in the Backcountry for a broadcast on Sunday May 15th at 10:30am MDT/12:30pm EDT. WORLD is carried by 72 licensees/155 stations across the U.S. as a standard definition digital multicast service. The channel reaches 65.8% of U.S. TV Households.
AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION picks up BARD for national distro
Yes indeed, American Public Television will be distributing Bard in the Backcountry across the nation. The national feed will begin on May 1st. Montana PBS has been working hard to get the technical details set, and all is moving forward. Over 60 PBS stations have signed on to broadcast the film including WGBH (Boston) and… Continue Reading
DVDs available for Educational Purchase
DVDs are now available for the educational/ institutional/ non-profit market! Please contact cindy@hybridmediafilms.com. “Shakespeare’s relevance transcends place and time in this film, a truly scenic portrayal of art in rural Montana.” – Mary Bunkers, M.Ed , Elementary Education Specialist, Bozeman Public Schools Please contact the producer for more information. Continue Reading
Bard in PORTLAND, OREGON on June 7th
If you are in the Portland area come and see Bard: June 7th, @ 7pm, Location: Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium, in the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave.Hope to see you! VENUES AND TICKETS Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205 The Box Office opens 30 minutes prior to showtime.… Continue Reading
Broadcast Premiere on Monday, May 11, 2015, 8pm
Tune in tonight, Monday, May 11th, 2015, at 8pm on your local Montana PBS station to see the broadcast premiere of BARD!!!! So many of us have worked really hard for over two years to bring you this show! We hope you like it! let us know!!! DVDs are available NOW at… Continue Reading
Bozeman Screening MAY 5, 2015 7pm!
We are excited to announce the Bozeman premiere of BARD! Join us at the Emerson Center for Art and Culture on Tuesday, May 5th at 7pm for a free screening and Q&A after the film. Then on Monday, MAY 11, 2015 @ 8pm THE BROADCAST PREMIERE on Montana PBS!!! Continue Reading
World Premiere February 2015
We had our world premiere in Missoula , MT, in February of this year. It was a great screening. Thanks to the folks making the trip from Bozeman to Missoula– family, friends, students, colleagues–it was awesome to be there together! Thanks also to the festival organizers and the community of Missoula for coming out to… Continue Reading
Mixing is done
I have spent much of the month of January working on the final details to ready this film for its world premiere. Lucky for me the mix master Jeremiah has a studio down the street from my house. I can pad down there in my snow boots with a cuppa’ joe and see what is… Continue Reading
World Premiere Missoula, MT, Feb 8, 2015
We are happy to announce that Bard in the Backcountry will have its World Premiere screening at this year’s Big Sky Doc Film Festival in Missoula, MT on February 8th @ 5:30 pm in the Crystal Theater!!! Many final details are being smoothed out so the film will be looking and sounding its best in… Continue Reading
Music Composition has begun
Musician and Sound Designer IAN HATTON has started work on crafting the SOUND DESIGN for Bard. We are excited to have him on board! Ian’s career started as a guitar player / songwriter recording and touring from a young age. He has been composing, performing, recording and producing music for over 30 years and was… Continue Reading