Kieth Merrill Starts New Motion Picture Studio

I thought this was interesting -- I met Kieth on the set of The Testaments and have been impressed by his work. I hope his new venture finds great success!

ACADEMY AWARD WINNER TO EMPOWER AUDIENCE IN BOLD MOVE TO CREATE NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STUDIO

Salt Lake City, UT – "If you love anticipation, Act III begins on November 17th, 2006," says Academy Award winner, Kieth Merrill, who is also Utah’s most popular filmmaker (Legacy and The Testaments).

Winner of one Academy Award and nominated for two, Merrill is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Director’s Guild of America. As writer, director and producer of such powerful and diverse films as:

· Windwalker – reviewed as one of 1981’s five best films
· The Great American Cowboy – won an Oscar award
· Amazon – one of only three IMAX films ever nominated for an Academy Award
· Grand Canyon – the most successful IMAX film in the history of the world, as well as one of the top ten independent films of a all time

Merrill is now ready to launch Act III of his incredible film career.

With Clean Flicks having shut its doors and Utah filmmakers recently declaring the cinema sky might be falling, film audiences continue to feel ignored in their desire to experience high quality movies without having to compromise their values. Meanwhile, six hundred movies are still produced each year with Utah housing some of the largest audiences ever (Larry H. Miller’s Jordan Commons Megaplex 17 led the nation on the opening weekend of "Pirates" with 27,745 tickets sold). Yet, local movie goers continue to ask the yet-to-be-answered question, where is Hollywood headed? Enter Kieth Merrill.

Lights.
Camera.
Action.

As Merrill states, based on firsthand experience, "“The motion picture audience is the most important part of the motion picture industry. Through its purchasing power, the audience holds the ultimate power over the movie industry. Yet, we the audience, by an overwhelming majority feel Hollywood does not reflect our values. The juxtaposition of these two facts has brought me to a significant conclusion. They have brought me to the turning point that leads into Act III. They have become the twin towers of a bold new idea that will empower the audience, return virtues and values to motion pictures, and create an alternative source of wonderful feel-good-again major motion pictures." With a powerful team of worldwide financial, marketing, communication, design, computer programming and creative experts, Merrill is ready to step into the studio and onto the set.

Kieth Merrill has kept quiet about his feelings regarding the local film industry … until now. Because of his enthusiastic belief that he does have the answer to the questions movie goers keep asking, Merrill has agreed to be available for any and all interviews. Feel free to contact Bettyanne Bruin, 801-759-2498 or bruinpr@yahoo.com to set up your interview with Merrill, either via in-studio, telephone or e-mail as he launches a movie studio project that will take Hollywood to its greatest heights ever.