Film and Video Contests

Check out these newly announced contests as well as the ongoing contests which are still accepting entries.

Filmmaker Mark Thimijan’s Once A Week Online Film Festival - Even the most gifted independent filmmakers face serious challenges in finding an audience for their work. Pursuing the festival circuit targets an appreciative but limited audience, and posting on popular online sites like YouTube runs the risk of being lost among countless amateurs. That’s why filmmaker Mark Thimijan launched the Once A Week Online Film Festival in September, 2010. His inventive format matches high quality independent films with a worldwide audience.

It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year since Robert Half launched the Interview Blunder Video Project … and, still, more and more nerve-racking and uncomfortable job interview horror stories continue to emerge. With that in mind, we are revisiting the campaign to highlight some of the excruciatingly awkward moments that can only happen during job interviews.

This time around, however, we’re switching things up a bit. First off, the project will be tournament style, with the end goal of producing six videos: five Pitch-based and one wild card. Also, the Stories (winners from the previous Interview Blunder Video Project) have already been hand-selected by Robert Half. That means we’re jumping right into the Pitch Phase -- so pick your Story, submit your Pitch for a production budget and get to work!

Also, there’s just over a week left to submit a concept to the $10,000 Munchkin Sometimes Things Just Click Video Project. The five creators who best convey their idea for a memorable and engaging 30-second video that brings Click Lock™ cups to life in a creative way will earn $250 each and a 5% residual payment for every winning video their concept is used to generate.

Open for entries: Getty Images announces annual global ‘Mishmash’ remix challenge

Getty Images has today announced the launch of its Mishmash music video remix competition for 2012, helping to inspire and foster video creatives of the future. This unique competition offers film and music creatives from around the world complete creative freedom to produce their own short video, using a wealth of Getty Images’ content, receiving critical acclaim from leading industry professionals in the process.

January 18, 2012 - New Online Video Contest - New Internet Video Contests - New Web Video Contests - see the announcement

Pretzel Crisps Give It A Twist Video Project on Tongal.

Pretzel Crisps® are thin, crunchy pretzel crackers, great to pair with cheese or meat, dip in hummus, salsa, even peanut butter and chocolate. And brilliant as they are in an ensemble role, they’re also outstanding as a solo act. The goal of this project is to create either one-off or episodic online video content that features subject matter relevant to the enjoyment of Pretzel Crisps. That relevancy can be broad: healthy eating, healthy living, entertaining, great food, recipes, active lifestyles -- the possibilities for good chemistry are as wide as the Pretzel Crisps brand and their great flavor.

Note that this video project is a test to find the best content producers and create a yearlong series of videos. These might be a series of one-offs, or a series of connected episodes.

The Concept Phase of this project is open until January 4th and the five winning Concept creators will each earn $250 and a 5% residual payment for every winning video they are used to generate.

Check out these new Internet Video Contests. Make money, win prizes and get famous. more info here

x2VOL Video Contest for Videos About Importance of Community Service

High school students can win a $1,000 scholarship for creating a short video explaining why community service is important. The x2VOL Video Contest, sponsored by intelliVOL, runs through September 30, 2011. A $1,000 and two $500 scholarships will be awarded to students who best convey volunteerism’s importance. read the press release

Budapest Film Academy (BFA) and Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) have joined forces to launch an English and Hungarian language film academy in September 2011, offering practical film studies to students who would like to become industry professionals. We invite young, talented filmmakers to participate in our viral video contest. read the press release

$20,000 mamaRoo® It Moves Like You Do Video Project on Tongal.com.

Like all 4moms products, the mamaRoo® is truly remarkable. From planning to production, it was shaped by the expertise of designers, doctors, nurses, and most importantly, hundreds of parents. Their team used motion sensors to measure movements of real moms and dads as they soothed their babies, and found that parents don’t vibrate like bouncy seats or swing like swings. They bounce and sway. So they built the mamaRoo® to do just that - to move like you do™.

The goal of this project is to create a 60 second video that gets consumers excited about the mamaRoo® baby seat in a creative way. Videos can be witty/funny, sentimental/emotional or simply a testimonial based on true stories or personal experience. Concepts are due July 29^th and all five winners will receive $400 and a mamaRoo® baby seat ($200 value).

FunnyNotSlutty Video Contest - Victoria Jackson for President” campaign more info here

Video Tournament from Benjamin Moore

We are excited to have launched the new $15,000 Benjamin Moore Find Your Perfect Color Video Tournament.

If there’s one thing our friends at Benjamin Moore have figured out, it’s that color is uniquely personal. That’s why they created an arsenal of tools to help you identify which color works best for your project. Your challenge is to select one of Benjamin Moore’s four color tools (Color Gallery, Personal Color Viewer, Affinity Fan Deck or Color Capture) and create a 30-90 second video telling the story of how Benjamin Moore’s tools can help you “Find Your Perfect Color.” The Pitch Phase for this project is open until June 16th and the five winners are GUARANTEED a minimum payment of $1,750 to complete their video, with a 1-in-5 chance of taking home the $7,000 1st place prize.

Doodle launches video contest

Doodle (http://www.doodle.com) doesn't have a video that shows how their online scheduling service can be used, and I wanted to let you know that they launched a video contest this week that encourages their users to submit a video about Doodle. Not only does the creator of the winning video get to have their video displayed on the website, but they'll also get a CHF 5,000 (about $5,700) gift card for flights on Swiss International Air Lines. The prize for second place is a Nokia E7 smartphone, and all valid participants will receive a free Premium Doodle subscription for one year.

The deadline for submissions is June 24th, and the full contest details can be found here: http://blog.doodle.com/english/doodle-video-contest/

London, UK - May 23, 2011 –Lights, camera, action! Hollywood Director, Oliver Stone – known for his box office hits like Platoon, Natural Born Killers and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – is turning his talents to the small screen as judge of a unique online video festival, conceived and run by vzaar (http://www.vzaar.com), the leading business online video hosting platform. read the news announcement

We are pleased to announce that the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards are now open for entries.

The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards are the first global awards to focus on creativity and innovation at the intersection of TV and the Internet. In association with IBC Connected World, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards have been designed to celebrate the creativity of broadcasters, independent producers, technology companies and consumer electronics manufacturers involved in the creation, management and delivery of broadcast content via connected devices. read the news

The M@dAbout Music Video Contest has been in full swing for a month now and it is going gangbusters! But don't worry, there's still plenty of time for you to enter and win!

M@dAbout is a sketch comedy show aimed at a teen-age audience. M@dAbout entertains as well as teaches life skills using funny sketches, music and animation. Think SNL meets School House Rock.

IMTF's 2011 Festival & Competition
Our second annual Festival is underway. This year, we're accepting trailers in four categories: fiction movies, documentaries, web series, and books. The winner in each category receives $250. The Grand Prize winner earns $5,000 and a meeting with a Hollywood producer.

In addition to the jury prizes, there's a $1,000 People's Choice Award. Last year it went to Beautiful Girl directed by first-time director Max Speed, shown here on location. read the press release

Bing has teamed with Xtranormal, the next generation filmmakers who bring movie-making to the people, to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, over $10,000 in prizes and for the first time ever- their likeness memorialized as an Xtranormal character for life. read the news

Driveway Impressions is holding an online video contest starting today until April 1.

They are looking for a short 1 minute of less video that is funny, unique, creative etc., and are offering a total of $1750 in cash prizes.

Driveway Impressions is a decorative paving company specializing in stamped asphalt and has been featured on HGTV’s Curb Appeal for 3 seasons, and CBS’s The Early Show. The product we use can be seen in 40 countries and in places in Times Square, Six Flags, etc.

The official guidelines for the Driveway Impressions “So You Think You’re Awesome” Video Contest can be seen at: http://drivewayimpressions.wordpress.com/video-contest/ or http://www.onlinevideocontests.com/contest/2287/Driveway-Impressions-Video-Contest

TubeContest.com is a new website that awards prizes each and every month for the most popular videos in our contests. Submit your entry, then "Promote Yourself" to get votes and win. Simple, right? There is no cost to join and there are no fees for entering contests; and you own rights to your content. read the press release

Great new Web Video Contests - New Internet Video Contests

Make some money, get famous, share and distribute your video. Show the world what great video maker you are.

Do you have a Great Web Video? A wonderful Internet Video? Submit it and make some money. Get your videos seen by the world

New Online Video Contests - Check out these great contests and competitions to win money, get famous and make sure that everyone sees your videos! read the announcement for more info

New Internet Video, Film and Animation Contests and Festivals -

these Internet Video contests are for all levels of Internet Video makers - pros, those who want to be pros and for those who just want to have some fun

Get your videos seen and distributed

Some contests offer prizes and money; most are free to enter but some aren't. Read the instructions carefully....

x2VOL Video Contest for Videos About Importance of Community Service

Great new Web Video Contests - New Internet Video Contests