Empire Presidents Win Emmy Award for Documentary Feature Film 'The Cruise'

Empire Co-Presidents J. B. Miller and David Yamner received the prestigious Emmy Award For Extraordinary Achievement in the News & Documentary Category for their roles as Executive Producers on the feature, documentary motion picture "The Cruise."Shot entirely on digital video and transferred to 35mm film, "The Cruise" was the first feature film to reach national theatrical release that was produced in an entirely digital format."The Cruise" is a black & white documentary about a New York City double-decker bus tour guide named Timothy "Speed" Levitch. Best described by the Village Voice who called him "The guy Woody Allen can only dream of being," Levitch appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to promote the film.Released nationally in 1998 by Artisan Entertainment, the film received "Two thumbs up" from Siskel & Ebert, an "A" rating in Entertainment Weekly and solid praise in publications ranging from The New York Times, USA Today and Newsweek to the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Variety and Rolling Stone.This rewarding experience has helped Empire to develop new producing skills to apply to our clients' projects.You can visit the official website for "The Cruise" at http://www.TheCruiseMovie.com/