May 2-4, 2008
LionHeart was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania shooting on HD for three days to cover all of the cutting-edge special effects scenes to be used in the upcoming feature docu-drama "Gettysburg: Darkest Days & Finest Hours." With this shoot, LionHeart has also begun development on a new feature docu-drama with the Beirut Veterans Association on the 1983 Marines Barracks Bombing in Beirut Lebanon. More updates and a new website will follow!
March 19, 2008
The LionHeart short films "Fury" and "The Scarlet Letters" will soon be airing on D.C. area cable television, on the Local Point TV - Comcast Channel 205. Find out more at http://www.localpointtv.com.
March 1, 2008
LionHeart FilmWorks has started a new partnership with "Skirmish Magazine" in the U.K. - the monthly is the world's largest and only international living history publication. Look for a new website, new ventures, events, films and publications coming from this new, and we hope long-lasting partnership.
January 14, 2007
LionHeart FilmWorks and Crimson Books of Chicago, Illinois have begun a partnership to tie present and future LionHeart and "American Soldier Series" DVD titles into a new series of military history books. Future books from the publisher will be 'tie-ins' to LionHeart's historical pictures. More details and news will be posted on this site, especially when the first book, based on the DVD "Von Steuben's Continentals," is published.
November 29, 2007
The LionHeart FilmWorks team will be at "Re-enactorFest 3" in Gettysburg Pennsylvania this weekend to sell DVDs, show clips of upcoming projects and Kevin Hershberger will be a guest speaker on Saturday evening of the event.
November 10, 2007
A stack of new clips, trailers and short films have been added to the LionHeart FilmWorks YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Lionheart1864 New additions include the "Gettysburg: Darkest Days & Finest Hours" trailer... 2 Race Day Films trailers and the entire "The Nest" and "Mystic Motel" shorts for all to check out. Log-on and subscribe!
September 14, 2007
"'Race Day Films, LLC Teams with Kevin Hershberger"
Kevin Hershberger has partnered with Race Day Films, LLC (http://www.racedayfilms.net) to produce an extensive series of triathlon and marathon training and course advantage DVDs. The first film was shot at the Annapolis Triathlon (September 9th) and the next will be at the Nation's Triathlon, Washington, D.C. (September 29th). Members of the LionHeart FilmWorks team will be part of these productions, and the first DVD will be released before Christmas this year. Check out the above link for more information on this exciting new DVD series.
August 27, 2008
"''The Battle of Cooch's Bridge' Now Shooting! "
The LionHeart team was in Delaware this past weekend shooting a new documentary DVD "The Battle of Cooch's Bridge" - the story of this first battle of the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign and the largest battle of the Revolution in Delaware. We are producing a full-length DVD of the 230th anniversary re-enactment, and a 10 minute documentary on the battle for the Delaware State Parks for use in schools around the state. The DVD's anticipated release is late fall 2007 (shipping in December).
August 9, 2007
"'LionHeart team in 48 Hour Film Festival!"
The weekend of July 27th-29th, the LionHeart team participated in the first Richmond 48 Hour Film Festival. We wrote, shot, edited, scored and sound designed a 7 minute short film titled 'Fury" in only 48 hours. The short will screen Saturday, August 4th at 1pm at the historic Byrd Theater in Richmond's Carytown. Please come out and see our new film, and vote for the audience award! We plan to post this new short to this site sometime soon... keep checking back! You can also visit: http://www.myspace.com/fury48
June 26, 2007
"'Five new national awards for the company's varied projects!"
"No Retreat From Destiny" just won several new awards! They include: A Platinum Award in the Video/Documentary category as part of the 2007 Hermes Creative Awards peer-competition... an Award of Excellence for a Feature Documentary at the 2007 Accolade Awards. Kevin Hershberger also received an Honorable Mention nod for Directing "No Retreat From Destiny" at the 2007 Accolade Awards. The new DVD, "Von Steuben's Continentals" recently won a Silver Telly Award for Best Documentary as part of the 2007 international Telly Awards competition.
June 10, 2007
"'LionHeart begins new feature film on the Battle of Gettysburg"
Kevin Hershberger has just been contracted by the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee to shoot and direct a new feature-length docu-drama about the Battle of Gettysburg, as part of next year's 145th Anniversary event. It will be written by Kevin and historian John Pagano, and shooting will begin at this year's Gettysburg re-enactment event. Stay tuned to this site for more details.
May 24, 2007
"'Five new national awards for the company's varied projects!"
Silver Award, "The Battle of Green Spring" Best Documentary 2007 Telly Awards... Award of Excellence, Directing - Kevin R. Hershberger "No Retreat From Destiny" 2007 Videographer Awards... Gold Award, Best Documentary "No Retreat From Destiny" 2007 International Summit Creative Awards... Special Virginia Filmmaker Award - Kevin R. Hershberger, "The Scarlet Letters" 2007 James River Film Festival... Platinum, Best Original Dramatic Short Film, "The Scarlet Letters" 2007 Worldfest Houston Film Festival.
April 19, 2007
"''Wicked Spring & No Retreat from Destiny Screenings"
"Wicked Spring" & "No Retreat From Destiny" special screening in Buchanan, Virginia -- April 27 & 28. "Wicked Spring" will screen Friday night at 7:30pm and "No Retreat..." will screen on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm at the Buchanan Theater. Follow this link for more information: http://www.buchanantheatre.com
April 9, 2007
"''The Scarlet Letters' screening Friday 13th in Richmond, VA!"
Our latest short film, "The Scarlet Letters" will screen this Friday evening as part of the James River Film Festival. The event starts at 8 pm at the Firehouse Theater on Broad Street in Richmond. The program will run about 2 hours. Visit rmicweb.org for a complete schedule of the James River Film Festival, including show dates/times, locations, and descriptions.
March 6, 2007
"''Wicked Spring' on U.K. TV!! "
"Wicked Spring" will be playing this month on television throughout the U.K. -- all our fans in Britain, be sure to check your local listings! Also, look for the DVD to hit 1100 Wal-Mart stores shelves any day now.
March 1, 2007
"'The Scarlet Letters' continues on the festival circuit this spring!"
"The Scarlet Letters," directed by Kevin Hershberger, is on its way to three more film festivals next month: The Vail Film Festival; Rosebud D.C. and Houston Worldfest. Wish us luck! The entire creative team will be attending the Rosebud festival to answer questions on the film and the writer/producers will attend Vail.
February 19, 2007
"'The First American' trailer on hotair.com!!"
LionHeart's trailer for "The First American" is featured today on Michelle Malkin's http://www.hotair.com political commentary site as part of the site's celebration of President's Day. Please stop by that site, say hello and check it out! Thanks for featuring us, Michelle!
February 17, 2007
"'The Scarlet Letters' screens at RVA Arthouse Film Festival!"
"The Scarlet Letters" was screened at the first annual RVA Arthouse Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia. One of 10 selected films, our new short film seemed to have garnered the most excitement and kindest comments. Writer Baron Blakley and stars Sarah Ellis and Barry James came out. Thanks to all who attended. We plan to be back next year with another short. Now onto Vail, CO with 'The Scarlet Letters!"
February 2, 2007
"HBO/Playtone miniseries "John Adams" begins shooting in February."
Kevin Hershberger and LionHeart's John Bert, have recently been hired to serve as the Military Coordinators for the HBO/Playtone miniseries "John Adams." Shooting begins in February in Virginia. The 7-hour series is produced by Tom Hanks and stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.
January 10, 2007
"Director Kevin Hershberger will appear on local Richmond TV."
Kevin Hershberger will appear on local Richmond TV, Friday morning at 10am on January 12th. He will appear on CBS affiliate WTVR, channel 6 to talk about the recent release "The Battle of Green Spring" on DVD. Check back to the site for a clip from this TV appearance and interview.
January 8 , 2007
"Major updates to Lionheart-filmworks website!"
Check out the film page for updated video and clips for "The Battle of Green Spring" and "Wicked Spring". There is also a brand new section for the upcoming film "Von Steuben's Continentals". Check them out!
January 4 , 2007
"No Retreat From Destiny" cable broadcast in January - look for it!
On-line independent film retailer FilmBaby.com and Comcast CNW14 have joined
forces to bring independent films to Comcast.Our film will air on Wednesday, January 24th at 7 PM in the Oregon and Southwest Washington State viewing area. Find it on Comcast channel CNW14.
December 6 , 2006
"Portion of 'The Battle of Green Spring' DVD sales to be donated."
LionHeart's latest DVD release, "The Battle of Green Spring" has been a smashing success thus far. We are donating a portion of the sales to battlefield preservation. Read the on-line article by the Trust For Public Land here! http://www.tpl.org
