Released on = March 1, 2007, 4:31 am

Press Release Author = VM-Productions

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary =
In VM-Productions new high-quality Shop-For-The-Arts the customers can buy the
products they need for their everyday life, products that VM-Productions personally
use and/or recommend. At the same time it benefits the arts, including
VM-Productions unique Dostoevsky-L.A project.



Press Release Body = VM-Productions is pleased to announce the launch of their new
Shop for the Arts (www.shadesofday.com/VMP/shop.htm). Here they give the people who
feel they want to support the arts, an opportunity to do so, when they buy the
products they need for their everyday life. And they don't need to spend any
additional money outside of their normal monthly household budget.

"Imagine a society with no art, no literature, no statues, no paintings, no great
works of any kind", says Vitaly Sumin, director, writer and producer for
VM-Productions. "Imagine the impact on the quality of life for all of us. I'm sure
it's no perspective any of us want to imagine. And we all know the difficulties the
artists of today face".By buying products in the shop the visitor support
VM-Productions unique trilogy, the Dostoevsky L.A project, where they make the
classic author Feodor Dostoevsky available to completely new generations. A writer
who has had a profound influence on the 20th century culture. The first film in the
planned trilogy, "Shades of Day" is already completed, and was last year selected by
Rutger's University to be part of their cinema studies curriculum along with a
number of classics films by Bertolucci, Visconti, Scorsese, Bresson, Schrader and
Kurosawa. VM-Productions is now in preparation for the second film "Notes from the
New World", which is based on Dostoevsky's classic novel "Notes from the
Underground", but it takes place in modern day L.A. The Dostoevsky-L.A project is
only the first part in VM-Productions bigger "Literature to People" project where
they later will make other classic authors available to new generations, by modern
cinematographical adaptations.

"The mission for our online store is to only offer high-quality products carefully
chosen by us, products that we personally use and/or recommend", continues Sumin.
"Since we believe in a healthy, environmental friendly life style we have striven
towards having as many items as possible in our store which supports this lifestyle.
We also have products for writers and filmmakers as well as for movie and book
lovers and other artistically oriented people. Plus of course that little extra
something, when you feel that you want to indulge yourself and your loved ones. Our
goal is to make people return to our shop because they know they can find the
quality products they are looking for at a bargain price, at the same time
supporting a worthwhile cause. It's a win-win situation", concludes Vitaly Sumin.


About Vitaly Sumin

Vitaly Sumin has worked as a co-writer and producer on numerous productions. His
script "Idiot", received a development grant from The Warner Bros. Fund. Sumin's
award-winning short film, "From Womb To Tomb," which he wrote, directed, edited and
produced, made a world tour of major festivals. To read an interview with Vitaly
Sumin by Lisa Pinckard, please visit http://www.shadesofday.com/VMP/smile.htm

About VM-Productions

VM-Productions is dedicated to developing and producing quality films based on both
original stories and masterpieces of world literature that deal with contemporary
issues often neglected by the mainstream cinema (whether produced by the studios or
independents). At the moment they are preparing , "Notes from the New World" a
modern day adaptation of Feodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from the Underground. VM
Productions produced its flagship film, "Shades of Day," with the sponsorship of the
prestigious, 34 year old New Playwrights Foundation (NPF), which supports highly
original works by writers and filmmakers.




Web Site = http://www.shadesofday.com/VMP/shop.htm

Contact Details = Vitaly Sumin
VM-Productions
1247 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca 90401