January 18, 2008

Amazon's Internet Movie Database to Acquire Indie Film Website Withoutabox

The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV, and celebrities and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, announced it has agreed to acquire Without A Box, a worldwide media company dedicated to advancing independent film and connecting artists with audiences. Withoutabox offers a fully integrated service to independent filmmakers for submitting films to festivals worldwide and promoting these films directly to fans everywhere, and tools to manage and promote film festivals online for film festival organizers. (PR, Variety)