Crabbe Management and Madflower Creative Group Team Up for ‘Across the Hall’ Screening

Calgary Selected for Finale Screening Starring the Late Brittany Murphy and Adrian Grenier

Dallas, TX (DECEMBER 18, 2010) –  Crabbe Management, a global marketing consultancy, and Madflower Creative Group, a Calgary-based event and creative services company, announced the selection of Calgary, Canada, as the final screening location of the “Across the Hall” movie starring the late Brittany Murphy.  The screening will be showcased as part of a groundbreaking new monthly arts & culture event series entitled,‘Fashion 451’.

“We have been working with our strategic partner Madflower Creative Group to find just the right event to bring to Calgary, said Michael Crabbe, VP, Business Development, “ the Crabbe Management Team is really excited to be doing this finale screening of the Across the Hall movie in Calgary, as part of Fashion 451 program.”

Across the Hall directed by Alex Merkin and starring Mike Vogel, Danny Pino, and the late Brittany Murphy is a thriller about a standoff between a young man, his fiancee and his best friend who comes to his aide. The film, winner of the GZ Magazine Film Award for Best Thriller 2010, was expanded from an award winning short film starring Adrian Grenier. Both films will screen at the event. “I’m incredibly excited to visit Calgary for the first time and screen Across the Hall,” said director Alex Merkin. “I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about the spirit, vibrancy and beauty of the city. I can’t imagine a more fitting place to be holding the final screening of the film.”

The screening with VIP movie Director, Alex Merkin and Executive Producer, Evan Ferrante in attendance, will take place on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:00pm at Uptown Theatre. The official screening after party is scheduled to begin later that evening at The Bank Nightclub (125 8^th Avenue SW), with Evan and Alex hosting.

About Crabbe Management
The Crabbe Management Group, LLC are consultants with broad and strong experience in sales, business development, strategic marketing, operations, engineering, training and development. The Crabbe Management Group team includes experts in mergers & acquisitions, new product development and introduction, VC funding, product positioning and branding. Industry expertise includes professional sports, high fashion, consumer products, high tech, investments, energy and sustainable development.  For more information, visit www.crabbegroup.com .

About Madflower Creative Group
Madflower Creative Group is a boutique marketing firm specializing in event planning and production, talent development, and integrated marketing. The Madflower team works collaboratively with clients to create results-driven programs. With project managers in Miami, Calgary, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, The Madflower Creative Group has the ability to work hand-in-hand with the progressive clients in these markets to achieve their desired objectives. For more information, visit www.madflowercreative.com.

For media interviews with Alex Merkin or Evan Ferrante, please contact:
Nico Bacigalupo, Madflower Creative Group
Direct: (403) 850-3267 nico@madflowercreative.com