Dvolver begins with Dfilm. Dfilm was one of the first (if not the first) digital film festivals and a pioneer of the early web years - founded by Bart Cheever. Dvolver's founder, Ben Rigby, joined Dfilm as chief technical officer in the late 90s. His team's first task was to redesign Dfilm's website and to find a compelling way to promote the festival. During a brainstorm meeting, Ben devised the "MovieMaker" concept - it would be an easy to use tool for creating and sending online movies. With the backing of Dfilm's talented design and management team, the MovieMaker became a reality and soon became more popular than the festival. Over 2 visitors made movies in the first month. It was a blow away success.

As digital filmmaking became the standard, Dfilm shifted focus from the festival towards making viral communications software similar to the MovieMaker. In 2001, Dfilm launched "SMAC," a cartoon based messaging system for mobile phones (which launched on Holland's IMode system). Dfilm's funds ran dry in the tough tech-bust years and the company went into a period of stasis.

Then, in 2007, Ben purchased dfilm.com and started Dvolver - a company inspired by the work of Dfilm. Dvolver creates creativity widgets - software that enables people to creatively communicate using internet technologies. We've got dozens of projects in the works - all with an innovative creative bent.

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copyright. 2007