(Clifton, TX), “WILDFIRE: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost
Horse” received the Best of the Fest Award yesterday at a special ceremony for
the Bosque Film Society and the Billy The Kid Film Festival in Cliffton, Texas.
The family-appeal feature is distributed by Hannover House (OTC: HHSE) and
launched to theatres in September. The film first screened at the Billy the Kid
festival in November, and received the Best of the Fest award on Sunday after
the encore screening for the sold-out theatre.
“We are grateful for this honor,” said director Eric
Parkinson. “The audience loved our vision and commitment to family-friendly
programming.”
After the encore screening, legendary singer-songwriter
Michael Martin Murphey performed the hit “Wildfire” song for the audience, and
noted that the song first became a worldwide hit fifty years ago, corresponding
with the release of the movie which the song inspired.
“It was divine guidance,” said Murphey. “All of the stars
aligned to get this film completed and released during our fifty-year
celebration tour. We think the movie will help our amazing momentum with
Wildfire continue for many more years in the future,” he concluded.
The Best of the Fest Award was presented to director Eric
Parkinson and Executive Producer and star Michael Martin Murphey by Billy the
Kid festival organizers Luci DiGiorgio and Phillip Vasquez alongside Bosque
Film Society President E. Brett Voss.
The film stars Michael Martin Murphey, Mo Brings Plenty, Adrian Paul,
Chevel Shepherd, and the late Anne Heche. The film was produced by Eric
Parkinson and Chris Large, based on the screenplay by Eric Parkinson and Mike
Snyder.
For the past two months, WILDFIRE has been a top-ten family
streaming hit for FANDANGO AT HOME, and will expand its streaming reach next
week with the addition of Tubi, Roku and Peacock. This is the first original
feature film produced with the assistance of Hannover House, Inc., a 33-year-old
indie film distributor. Hannover House assisted the production in the recruitment of investors, in partial
consideration for worldwide distribution rights. Hannover House released the
film to theatres in the USA on Sept. 26, and coordinated the streaming launch
with Fandango on Oct. 10. International rights are being sold by Paris-based
Free Dolphin Entertainment.
For more information, visit: www.WildfireMovie.com, BosqueFilm.com
or BillyTheKidFilmFestival.com
