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Co-Founder John Ferber (who was profiled
in our March 2011 Cover
Story) is a man of many talents.
After selling his previous company, Advertising.com,
to AOL for close to $500 million,
then co-founding Domain Holdings Group, LLC
with Chad
Folkening, John is best known as an
internet entrepreneur, but that may be about to
change. How does Movie Producer John Ferber
sound?
The
title now officially fits because John's
first movie, The Search for Linton's
Treasure, co-produced with
Ferber's lovely fiancée Jenna Wehner
and former Delray Beach, Florida
Mayor/entrepreneur Jeff Perlman,
will be opening Saturday (January
19, 2013) with exclusive showings
in Delray Beach where their new production
company - the |
John
Ferber and Jenna Wehner
at home in Delray Beach, Florida |
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Delray
Interactive Movie Company - is
headquartered (Saturday
also happens to be John's 39th birthday
so he has two big occasions to
celebrate this weekend). |
Of
course, being a digital age filmmaker,
the new project from John and his partners is
not just any old movie - The Search for
Linton's Treasure is described as one of the
first "interactive movie experiences"
- one in which the viewer becomes the star.
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Movie
poster for The Search for Linton's
Treasure |
The
movie's storyline,
written by Stephen Brown with
artwork and design by renowned artist Jorge
Márquez, blends local historical facts
with fictional license to take the
viewer/movie star on a race against the
clock through the streets of downtown
Delray Beach in pursuit of town founder
William S. Linton’s lost treasure -
millions of dollars worth of lost silver
that mysteriously vanished more than a
century ago. The
producers say the search for the missing
fortune produces "an adrenaline
pumping, physically and mentally
challenging adventure that will
leave you guessing every step of the way."
You can get a taste of what they are
talking about in the official
movie trailer here. The
first audience to see exactly how it all
works will be |
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in
their seats at 1pm Saturday when
the curtain goes up at the company's
theater located at 777 East
Atlantic Avenue, Suite 301, in Delray
Beach. Additional screenings will begin on
the hour throughout the day with the last
showing at 5pm. The timing will
give the movie premiere a central role in
the 24th Annual Downtown Delray Beach
Festival of the Arts that will also be
going on this weekend. |
The
movie will play throughout Delray Beach's 2013
tourist season, ending June 30, 2013. The
$10 tickets for all showings can be
purchased here
and a portion of
the proceeds from every ticket sold will
be donated to local charities (the
support of such organizations is something John
and Jenna are well-known for). To make the
interactive aspect of the movie adventure even
more exciting the company, at the end of the
film's run, will
be giving away a seven-night cruise for
two to whoever ends up solving the
mystery the fastest. To quote from another
famous movie, that all adds up to "an
offer you can't refuse!"
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