The Mantis Parable Special Edition DVD NOW AVAILABLE!

[jstaub]

Hey all, I'm new here to CGFolks.com, but wanted to share a little bit of news.

My name is Josh Staub, and by day, I'm the Art and Visual Design Director for Cyan Worlds, the creators of Myst, Riven, and URU. By night, I'm a filmmaker, and last year I completed my first film, a personal solo project called The Mantis Parable, which I created entirely on my own (story, visuals, animation, music, sound, etc.).

You may be familiar with the film - The Mantis Parable has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers across the globe (both online and print) including CGSociety (ARTICLE LINK), CGChannel (ARTICLE LINK), and was the Featured Cover Story on Computer Graphics World Magazine in May.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that The Mantis Parable Special Edition DVD is now available!

For over a year The Mantis Parable has been traveling the film festival circuit. In that time the film has screened in more than 50 top festivals around the world (Annecy, Tribeca,...) and won 15 awards (qualifying twice for consideration for an Academy award nomination in the Best Animated Short Film category). It has screened at the nation's most prestigious museums - the Smithsonian Institute, the National Gallery of Art, and in October will screen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA going so far as to request and purchase a copy for their permanent archive).

This professionally replicated DVD contains the 8 minute film (NTSC / 1.85:1 / Stereo), 3 Director's Commentaries (1 Creative and 2 Technical), 17 Making Of "Featurettes" including WIP images and clips from the film, and more! The DVD is just $15 USD, and is currently only available at the Official Mantis Parable Website.

Click HERE for the direct link to the Official Mantis Shop! Please let me know if you have any questions.

A little bit more about the film...

This eight-minute animated short-film described by film-critic Michael Medved as "artful and engaging...a skillful, thought-provoking, densely packed work with world class animation", has captivated audiences around the world with its stunning beauty and heartfelt message that resonates with children and adults alike. Animation World Magazine calls it "luminous...a visual stunner, a you-are-there tour of the inside of a household world we're all too big to ever visit" and Dr. Ted Baehr, Founder/Publisher of MOVIEGUIDE, gives the film his "highest commendation" declaring that "The Mantis Parable equals the best work that Pixar has ever done. Superb filmmaking. Subtle, transformative, and animated with an incredible attention to detail. It is excellent."

For additional information please visit The Mantis Parable official website at www.themantisparable.com

*The Mantis Parable Special Edition DVD is a professionally replicated region 0 NTSC DVD which will play on both NTSC and PAL players. Click HERE for more info.

**All purchases are handled by PayPal - however you don't need a PayPal account, just a credit card.

Thanks!