This is a little different from what I normally post, although generally bolstering the stunt community has been my thing since the birth of this website. Suffice it to say, I’m happy to lend my platform as it pertains to an upcoming stunt training workshop to be held in Austin, Texas for anyone in the area during the weekend of May 20.
Among the dozens of apps and channels you’ll find out there, there’s a ample handful to tend to. Iron Dragon TV is one entity pushed by founder Janell Smith and with app itself now readily available in the Apple store as of this week.
It’s been five years since actress, filmmaker and producer Janell Smith expanded her Iron Dragon TV brand into streaming – prior to then asserting the local fandom in Austin, Texas with the annual Iron Dragon TV Action Fest. That event lit an immersive spark last year with the presence of actor and action star Tak Sakaguchi, and now Smith is stepping up the Iron Dragon TV brand even further in several areas, including original content production with director Kelly Riot’s supernatural action thriller miniseries, Joaquin.
The launch of Iron Dragon TV in late 2014 was nothing short of a milestone effort for a fledgling banner looking to help represent Asian action and martial arts cinema for netizens and U.S. fans alike. Its current growth, led by founder, Iron Dragon Productions CEO, actress and martial artist Janell Smith, has since begun lending its flourishing stage to available creatives since then and as we speak, it all comes down to the first-annual Iron Dragon TV Action Fest which kicks off in Austin, Texas on August 11 and August 13.
The official website has made available its entire line-up of shortfilm in several blocks and host to a raft of titles both familiar and new (Clayton Barber’s Blindsided, Benedict Sanderson’s Kung Fu Darling, Paul Dreschler-Martell’s John Wick Origins: Kirill and Andrew Suleiman’s You Can’t Hear Me, You Can’t See Me to name a few), as well as celebrity appearances such as actors Seth Lee and Jake Presley (The Accountant) and acclaimed stunt players T.J. Storm (Deadpool) and Caitlin Dechelle (Wonder Woman).
Head over to the official website to learn more about the event, as well as ticket access and much more!
Iron Dragon TV is getting off to a great start this year following its launch in late 2014, and will be further extending its audience with a presence on Wednesday this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Why? Well, if you share circles with tech aficionados and any number of innovators and curious minds familiar with the annual Computer Electronics Show, you pretty much get the idea.
The American Film Market has been buzzing immensely with news this month, and nowadays, fans of martial arts film genre are bound to hear a little something more on the home entertainment front. It all dates back to a press release back in August announcing Iron Dragon TV, the latest high-tech multiplatform venture from Iron Dragon Productions CEO Janell Smith who has been quite the busybody spreading the gospel of her new and upcoming network while overseeing the flurry of martial arts action titles making headway in Santa Monica.
This weekend, the AFM is already underway with screenings and sales in full effect, and Smith has her sites set on bringing as many of the best titles there are onto her platform as she readies its launch as of next week in HD Roku and in 4K Ultra HD on UltraFlix. And to give genre fans a headstart, a page has already been set up for fans to sign up in order to receive links for their free trial offer. You can do so by clicking here, and to learn more about Smith and her company, subscribe to her official Facebook page and stay tuned for more exciting updates arriving soon!
On top of being a film fan and her on-set experience, Smith herself is also a purveyor of several martial arts styles, including Tukong Moosul – based on its roots in South Korean military commando training. And with her growing credentials in entertainment, it’s clear to see how deserving she is of this opportunity, and I look forward to seeing what happens with her future endeavors with Iron Dragon TV.
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