Movie Network Channels put $50,000 behind new webseries
The Movie Extra Webfest winning webseries Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom premiered its first episode on YouTube yesterday.
Bearing a slight resemblance to the Flight of the Conchords format, the quirky web show follows two clueless best friends Henry and Aaron as they (guided by their insane producer) strive to become famous. The first installment sees the duo try and emulate such celebrities as Madonna and Angelina Jolie by adopting a foreign orphan – or three.
The inaugural Webfest is an annual initiative by the Movie Network Channels to drive the production of online content as well as the use of social media. Aspiring filmmakers were required to pitch their idea for a webseries in a 60 second trailer. Hosted entirely on Facebook, the competition attracted over 13,000 fans. The trailer with the most “likes” won.
As the winning submission, Henry Inglis and Aaron McCann received a $50,000 production budget as well as post-production services to produce a seven episode webseries – which will be aired on the Movie Network’s YouTube channel and online video platforms.
