Breakdown Services' Virtual Channel Network Launches the Showcast Channel with Red Carpet Interviews at the 6th Annual Australians in Film Breakthrough Awards

    LOS ANGELES, CA, May 20, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On Thursday, May 13th the Thompson Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA hosted the Australians in Film Breakthrough Awards with honorees Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood). The Virtual Channel Network (VCN) cameras were there to film the red carpet as the first piece hosted on its site under their new channel devoted to Australian events both here and down under, the Showcast Channel. See the first segment at http://www.virtualchannelnetwork.com/channels/showcast/.

This was Australians in Film's 6th Annual Breakthrough Awards. Past winners have included Sam Worthington, Isla Fisher and Abbie Cornish. The event also introduced the recipient of the 2nd Annual Heath Ledger Scholarship recipient, Bella Heathcote. The Showcast Channel will be premiering an exclusive interview with her shortly. Other guests at the event included Alex O'Loughlin, Rove McManus, Colin Farrell and Yvonne Strahovski.

For 50 years Showcast has been considered the premiere casting system of Australia and New Zealand. It was a natural progression for VCN to develop a channel sponsored by the Breakdown affiliate. The Showcast Channel is dedicated to Australian entertainment in both the U.S. and Australia, from spotlighting casting directors working on features to Australian actors who have made it big in America.

Virtual Channel Network (VCN) is the network for the entertainment industry. Its goal is to provide programming of interest to studios, executives, filmmakers, directors, producers, writers, casting directors, agents/managers and actors - literally everyone in the entertainment industry. VCN's programming includes everything from educational segments to events in Hollywood. For red carpet footage of the Australian Breakthrough Awards please contact Jenna Albrecht at [email protected].

About Breakdown Services, Ltd.

Breakdown Services (www.breakdownexpress.com) was established in 1971, creating the process that is used around the world to cast feature films, television shows, commercials, theater and other projects that require actors. Since its inception it has developed many other services for the industry, including the Virtual Channel Network (www.virtualchannelnetwork.com) that uses the power of the Internet to transmit original content developed specifically for members of the entertainment community. Actors use Breakdowns' Showfax service to obtain audition material at (www.showfax.com) as well as Actors Access (www.actorsaccess.com) that allows for actors to update their pictures, resume and demo reels to submit for specific roles posted at the request of casting directors, and CastingAbout (www.castingabout.com), an up-to-date source for real-time casting and production information in Los Angeles and New York. Other Breakdown Services companies include www.talentproplus.com, www.gobetween.com.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Breakdown Services operates through a global network of services in the U.S., England and Australia. More information is available on the company's website located at www.breakdownexpress.com.

Contact:

Jenna Albrecht
Breakdown Services, Ltd.
Tel: 310/276-9166 ext. 413
Email: [email protected]

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