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INTERNET VIDEO CONTESTS and FESTIVALS
The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) recently launched the "My Piece of the Peace Corps" international video competition to honor the U.S. Peace Corps' upcoming 50th anniversary.
Contestants are asked to submit a one- to two-minute video about how the Peace Corps, a Peace Corps Volunteer, or a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer changed their lives. Winners will receive $500, $1,000, or a grand prize of $2,500. Entrants do not need to be a Peace Corps Volunteer or former Volunteer to enter the contest, which runs until Sept. 30, 2010.
Participants should upload their videos to NPCA’s contest group on YouTube by Sept. 30, 2010. Submissions must be less than 120 seconds and cannot have been previously submitted to another contest. Further contest rules and details are available online at http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/VideoContest
more info here
New real estate website offers $2,000 for best video
Creative video-makers are being offered a chance to win cash prizes – including
a $2,000 first prize – for creating the best video of someone selling a home
July 23, 2010
Lights! Camera! Pour! Video Contest! Wine Spectator's 4th Annual Contest
Share your wine adventures and earn great prizes - for more info, read the announcement
Microchip Clips Video Contest - The Tech Museum of Innovation Video Contest
San Jose, CA - July 16, 2010
The Tech Museum is looking for a few great video clips to run inside a brand new gallery dedicated to microchips - the hearts of the machines that magnify our thinking abilities. read the press release
Win $1000 (or more!) in the Supreme Protein® YouTube Viral Video Contest
Do you have what it takes to capture the imagination of the YouTube nation? Do you have the genius and talent to make that rare video that becomes a "must-see" event? Do you like money? Yes? Then we’re looking for you! It’s time to unleash the directorial genius within you to make an electrifying video featuring your favorite power-packed, gourmet-candy-quality protein bar, Supreme Protein®.
Show us your craziest, most outrageous, most entertaining video creations! Send ‘em to us, we’ll put them up on our official YouTube page and wait for the overwhelming buzz to begin!
And here’s the payoff! For every 250,000 people who view your Supreme Protein® themed video, we’ll send you a check for $1000. Yes, that’s right. One thousand dollars. 500,000 views? Another thousand! With $1000 for every 250,000 views, there’s no limit to what you can earn!
So what are you waiting for? Help us spread the word about the world’s best super-premium protein bar and make some cold hard cash, too! Register and enter the Supreme Protein® YouTube Viral Video Contest today!
July 9, 2010 - San Diego, CA - Are you making Internet Video? Online Video Contests - Make Money, Win Prizes and Get Famous - San Diego, CA - July 9, 2010 read the press release
National Peace Corps Association Holds ‘My Piece of the Peace Corps’ YouTube Contest in Honor of 50th.
Entrants can win up to $2,500 for short videos on how the Peace Corps changed their lives read the press release
 | Short Video Contest: 1st Prize $1000; 5- $100 Honorable Mention Awards. To celebrate International Left-Handers’ Day (August 13), Leftyslefthanded.com is holding a short video contest. Though left-handers make up approximately 15% of the population, they are forced to adapt to a right-handed world in countless ways. Lefties make up a huge, though nearly silent, minority. Right-handers simply have no idea of what it’s like. The film should: (1) Celebrate Left-Handedness, or Left-Handers; (2) Be very compelling or funny or both; (3) Be no more than 3 minutes in length; (4) Be submitted by August 5. |
 | Get Paid to Create Videos for Fortune 500 Companies. Tongal connects video creators with companies that need original content. We know that there are plenty of talented people across the globe who, if given the chance to contribute within a meritocracy, will succeed. Whether it’s coming up with ideas or taglines, shooting videos or commercials, creating animations or graphic designs, Tongal has a place for you to contribute. Currently there are five projects open on Tongal totaling $46,500 in potential earnings. Join Tongal today and start getting paid to do what you love. |
Slamdance, an international independent film festival, and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the first annual Re-Cut Film Competition open to emerging editing talent worldwide, including film students in higher education. Entrants will have the opportunity to re-edit a scene from the indie classic MALL COP by Palm d'Or winning filmmaker and GREY’s ANATOMY editor David Greenspan. read the press release
Online Video Contests - Win Money, Get Stuff and Make Yourself famous. Are you a video maker or filmmaker who could use some free promotion or extra cash? Check out this week's Online Video Contests
Buzz Away Extreme Natural Insect Repellent Launches $1,000 Video Contest
For over 2 million summers mosquitoes have been making pests of themselves by zooming into people’s lives. Now, it’s your turn. Get out your camera, make a short video about mosquitoes and you might find yourself $1,000 richer!
more info here
U-Store-It Kicks Off “Show Us What You’ve Got” Video Contest
Company to award $5,000 and one free year of self storage to winner
WAYNE, PA. – May 4, 2010 – U-Store-It Trust (NYSE: YSI) today kicked off the
“Show Us What You’ve Got” Video Contest to highlight the wide variety of fun and
interesting items that may be stored with U-Store-It. The Company is inviting
anyone to submit a two-minute online video about their belongings for a chance
to win $5,000 and one free year of self storage. The submissions will be judged
on uniqueness of the items shown, creativity, entertainment value and
suitability for future advertising. Videos can be submitted online at
www.ustoreitvideocontest.com beginning today through June 30, 2010. read the press release
Make a Fashion Film to be featured in "A Shaded View on Fashion Film"
* Have your film screened as part of the ASVOFF opening in Paris
* Host: Diane Pernet & Tavi Gevinson
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International fashion icon Diane Pernet presents A Shaded View on Fashion Film 2010, the third edition of Paris’s annual film festival dedicated to Fashion, Style and Beauty with special guest judge superstar fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson.
They have created a once in a life time opportunity for all die hard fashionistas and emerging fashion filmmakers to submit their best fashion film feature or short around the theme of Fashion, Style or Beauty and be featured in this prestigious fashion film festival. The selected filmmaker will have his/her film screened as part of the next edition of ASVOFF opening in Paris.
* SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO HERE: http://bit.ly/asvoff_blg
* Deadline is July 12, 2010
News and Opportunities from Talenthouse.com.
Accomplished producer and screenwriter Steven de Souza, whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office and whose credits include the genre-setting action films Die Hard and 48 Hrs, as well as such hits as Commando, The Running Man, Ricochet, Die Hard 2, and The Flintstones, will be hosting a Creative Invite on Talenthouse. Steven will work with aspiring filmmakers to produce new episodes for the Web's first suspense anthology 'Unknown Sender', which was an unprecedented triple honoree in the 2009 Webby Awards for Best Writing, Best Dramatic Series, and Best Individual Performance. The project in co-hosted by Scripped.com and will go live early May, 2010 - Watch his video intro here http://talenthouse.me/32S
Rik Cordero, award winning independent director and founder of Three/21 Films, is giving one filmmaker the opportunity to direct an episode of his latest brainchild, Deranged Fan, a sci-fi electro musical web series inspired by the TV show, Lost. Participants just need to submit their film reel to be considered for the project. http://talenthouse.me/31z
The band Dr Dog and Epitaph Records are looking for film students to create a video to the track "Stranger" and potentially be awarded $2,000 USD toward tuition cost and school supplies, or $2,000 USD cash. http://talenthouse.me/32R
Universal Records is looking a music video director for the next video of Era. All the filmmaker has to do to be in the running is to create a video to the song "Ameno". http://talenthouse.me/32P
 | Sci-Fi Movie Competition The Reallusion's Sci-Fi Movie competition offers a variety of awards and prizes from several branded sponsors. Submit your iClone video and enter to win.
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The Reallusion Sci-Fi Machinima Filmmaking Competition welcomes filmmakers of all skill levels and talents to participate in a unique movie making competition.
Use iClone in the creation of your movie and tell your tale in the theme of Science Fiction. You may also create your short film as a tribute to a famous movie ( Avatar, Star Wars, Terminator, etc) or incorporate footage from video games and other media to create a Machinima mash-up.
Put your creativity to work and win cash in the Mission Fed Credit Union- My Mission: My Video Contest
Win big cash! Mission Fed My Mission: My Video contest now open to everyone over 18 years old!
Submit your video before 4/30. You could win one of 3 cash prizes up to $2,000.and a chance at fame.
Submit a :30 video to the Mission Fed My Mission: My Video Contest answering the question ; What is my mission?
If you live, work or go to school in San Diego County— we want to know: “What’s your mission?”
Get started today! https://www.missionfcu.org/myvideo
 | Skinit wants YOU to win $25,000 The Skinit Spotlight Challenge is back – You Can Win $25,000! The Skinit Spotlight Challenge is back - and this time they are giving away more money! They have added two new products and created six categories to compete in. They will determine the best video from each category and award those six semi-finalists $5,000. The Grand Prize winner will be selected from the semi-finalists and receive an additional $20,000.
Check out the Official Rules and start brainstorming your best commercial ideas. Someone will win $25,000! Will it be you? Deadline is 5/31/10, so there is still plenty of time! www.skinit.com/challenge. |
Avid and Blastwave FX Announce Competition & Giveaway
$12,000 in Prizes to Answer “What Role Do Sound Effects Play in Picture?”
New York, New York, March 10, 2010 – Avid (NASDAQ: AVID) and HD sound effects publisher Blastwave FX (www.blastwavefx.com) today announced they have teamed up for a Competition & Giveaway with prize packages worth $12,000. Participants can register to win Turnkey and Basic Post Production Packages and compete for the Grand Prize by creating and submitting a 30-45 second video that answers the question “What Role Do Sound Effects Play in Picture?” read the press release
 | I Am Free Enterprise Video Contest Are you America’s next great inventor? Are you generating new jobs to boost the economy? We’re offering $100,000 in cash prizes for the most innovative, creative, compelling free enterprise videos! All you need is an idea and a camera for a chance to win. Deadline: April 9 |
Get Exposure for Your Internet Videos, Short Films and Digital Masterpieces
Check out Independent Exposure 2010
WIN BIG BUCKS - Make Your Your Own Hot and Sexy GoDaddy Commercial
Submit Your Entry Today to the Brighthand Mobile Film Festival!
Have you heard about the Brighthand Mobile Film Festival? It's a two-day event showcasing some of the most creative and interesting made-for-mobile content designed for display on small-format wireless cell phones, smartphones and communications-enabled devices. The event takes place at CTIA Wireless 2010 next month in Las Vegas. read the press release
6th Renderyard Short Film Festival Call for Entries Now Open send us your films, documentaries, animations, music videos we show them all!
Scientology Sucks Video Contest - Create and submit a video documenting a funny and/or effective prank, involving the Church of Scientology
College Life's First ever Christmas film festival.
They are looking for a fresh, funny take on the holiday, and so (like the rest of America) we’re starting Christmas early. Whether it’s a spoof on a familiar Christmas tale or a new spin on a classic carol, we’d like to see your hysterical take on Christmas lore. The contest will be open for submissions until the week before Christmas. more info
Acer Timeline 8+ Hour Online Video Contest
Enter the contest today and upload your original video to be ranked and judged by the entire world! The greatest videos in five categories win! Winners of this years Acer Timeline 8+ Hour Online Video Contest are eligible to win in five categories. You can win a trip to Vegas, an Acer Laptop or even a Lucian Piccard watch valued at $2,295.00
Is your canine buddy a budding video and TV star? Check out the Kurgo YouTube Video Contest
If you have a dog and a video camera, you should enter this one.
Deadline February 21/2010. You can win up to $500
Are you fighting turkey? Make a video! Due November 24
00:30 max
Turkey (Mini-Fight) A 30 second film about turkey. It's that easy, folks!
"You Gotta See This" video contest. Make an Internet Video Movie about iLASIK and win $5000. More info
| EYe-Fi Video Contest - Facebook Halloween treats Love Halloween? Enter Eye-Fi’s Haunted Video contest on Facebook to win spooktacular prizes like an Eye-Fi Video card + Casio Exilim EX-S12 camera combo (or other fangtastic prizes)! For complete rules, regulations, and to enter to win, visit the contest page on Facebook. |
 | Horror Music Video Contest. Win $500 for a music video for the band Vampire Kiss and their new song “Spooky House.” Anyone can enter for just 99 cents. Just upload your 2 minute video to YouTUBE. Best video will be judged by the band. Deadline has been extended for filmmakers until Nov 15. Get details here: www.myvampirekiss.com |
Acer 8+ Hour Video Contest
Enter today for your chance to win more than $20,000 in fabulous prizes, including a Trip for 2 to Las Vegas, an Aspire Timeline, a stylish Lucian Piccard watch, a Microsoft XBOX 360, a Microsoft Zune, and $1,000 in cash!
Show us what you can do with 8+ hours.
Lashes to Riches Video Contest
What would YOU do with $100k?
Due 11/30/09 | Cash: $100,000
Research Remix Video Contest
Get creative with the reuse of nonprofit research.
Due 12/31/09 | Prize: Dell Mini Netbook
AMC Technology Video Contest
Make a video on problem-solving in the call center for AMC technology.
Due 12/15/09 | Cash: $2,500
Doc Sniper "Seeing Red" Video Contest
See red. Make video. See green!
Due 11/01/09 | Cash: $1,000
"Monster Mishaps" Film Fight
FilmFights: Where the best win, the rest lose. Get in on the action!
Due 10/24/09 | Prize: Honor
Make a Music Video for Steve Martin!
Steve Martin wants YOU to make a video for the song he wrote about his dog Wally, you could win $1000 - get the details here.
Slamdance 2010 in Park City (Utah) has a regular deadline of September 30. Entry fee is $40. www.slamdance.com.
Dark River Film Festival in Louisville (Kentucky) runs November 5-8 and has a deadline of September 25. www.darkriverfilmfestival.com.
Festivus Film Festival in Denver is $35 and the deadline is September 25. www.festivusfilmfestival.com.
The Cleveland International Film Festival runs March 18-28, 2010. The fee is $45 and deadline is September 30. www.clevelandfilm.org.
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ONLINE VIDEO CONTESTS
Panasonic just launched a program to find the next “Insider” for its Living in HD project (www.livinginhd.com). They’re looking for content creators to throw their hat in the ring and the winner will receive a full suite of Panasonic High Definition products as well as a dedicated forum to share their experiences with the LiHD community members. More info
2009 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest
InternationalStudent.com is delighted to announce the launch of its fourth annual Travel Video Contest, featuring a Grand Prize of $3500 and additional prizes including an iPod Touch and a digital video camera. For current international students, your video can describe any trip you would like to take; and for everyone else, your video must describe a proposed study abroad. Entries are judged on creativity, production, originality and overall interest level, with the winner taking home the Grand Prize plus the chance to host their own blog on InternationalStudent.com, the leading site dedicated to international education.
Entry deadline is 30 October 2009, and all of the rules and details can be found on the contest page: http://www.internationalstudent.com/contest/"
TurnHere Celebrates its 20,000th Video with “Fall in Love with Video” Sweepstakes
Launches campaign to give away custom-produced video profiles to 400 small businesses
Emeryville, CA (September 1, 2009) -
Leading online video marketing services company TurnHere announced that it has produced an impressive 20,000 custom videos in just a year and a half. To celebrate the milestone, the company is spreading the joy with its upcoming “Fall in Love with Video” campaign and giveaway. Read the press release
Kenmore will donate $5 for every video submitted and 50 cents for every vote cast (up to $25,000) to the Roots & Shoots program
Do you want to make money with your videos? Become famous, win prizes? Do you wants millions of people to see your Internet videos and marvel at your cinematic skills? In that case enter your video in a contest! In addition to contests and festivals sponsored by various film and video associations, many large companies and organizations are also offering contests based on around their products and messaging. Check out the YouTube Video Contest Page.
HBO Home Entertainment Comedy Fetish Campaign Kicks Off With Funny or Dies Lets Go Viral Contest
Grand Prize Winner to Produce Comedy Fetish-Themed Viral Video With Funny or Die's Creative Team www.funnyordie.com/promos/letsgoviral
Los Angeles -- Funny or Die promises a laugh-out-loud summer with its "Let's Go Viral" Contest. In conjunction with the HBO Home Entertainment "Comedy Fetish" campaign, "Let's Go Viral" calls for entrants to submit their funniest Comedy Fetish-themed amateur videos. The online contest runs through the end of November, with the grand prize winner getting a chance of a lifetime - to produce an original short video with Funny or Die's creative team, which includes Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy. More Info
Renderyard Short Film Festival
Call for Entries for the 5th Renderyard Short Film Festival we are pleased to announce we are now accepting films that are between 1 min and 12 min in length for the festival in Oct 2009. Submit your film to this years festival to be in with a chance of winning prizes worth $1000 more info
ComedyFestish Viral Video Contest - Will Ferrell. Judd Apatow, Adam McKay and FunnyorDie Team
Miami Shorts Film Festival's deadline is 8/15, and the fee is $45. The festival runs 11/14-21. www.miamishortfilmfestival.com.
The Arizona Underground Film Festival in Tucson runs 11/5 through 11/8; next deadline is 8/20, and the fee is $30. www.arizonaundergroundfilmfestival.com.
The Chicago International REEL Shorts Fest deadline is 8/12, fee is $39. The festival runs 11//20 through 11/23. www.projectchicago.com.
The High Desert Film Festival in Nevada runs 11/6 and 11/7. The next deadline is 8/15. www.highdesertshortsIFF.com.
The Orlando Film Festival runs 11/4 through 11/8, and the next deadline is 8/1. www.orlandofilmfest.com.
The Santa Fe Film Festival is accepting narrative shorts. The deadline is August 17, 2009 and the entry fee is $40. The festival runs Dec. 2-6. www.santafefilmfestival.com
Education Connection Video Contest
This is your chance to shine. Show us why you deserve free tuition. Tell people what you plan to study and why. Shoot a documentary about why a college degree is important. Do a funny take on our Education Connection jingles. Or come up with your own idea about education. Just do it in a way that will make people laugh, cry, think and share! And keep it to one minute or less.
The winner receives a $2000 scholarship to school of choice and $1000 cash. The winning video will also be considered for a national TV commercial. The video can be a mashup of current Education Connection commercials and your ideas or it can be completely original - your creativity, your choice! Deadline is July 31st. More info
July 7, 2009 - You can win $5,000! SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced the launch of the SanDisk® 60-Second Summer Mobile Phone Video Contest. SanDisk reminds consumers that your phone isn’t just a phone, it’s a video camera, and it’s the memory that you put in it that makes life unforgettable. More video. More pictures. More songs. You’ll get more of life’s greatest moments with a bigger memory card from SanDisk. more details
Summer Shorts 2009 Film and Video Contest - StudentFilmmakers.com Call for Entries
Call for Entries: Upload your film and video entries to the annual Summer Shorts 2009 competition. Open to all filmmakers, videomakers, and animators. All genres and multiple submissions welcome. Simply make sure your entry is 100MB or less, and upload via the Film and Digital Networking Community's video section, networking.studentfilmmakers.com. The top three awards recipients will be featured in StudentFilmmakers Magazine.
Reinvent the How-To Video & Win $2000 from Howcast.com
Howcast is launching its first video contest — the How-To Video Challenge — and they are asking filmmakers, video artists, and DIYers to dream up a fresh, original approach to the how-to video.
ProductionHUBTV is hosting its first behind-the-scenes video contest. Best candid moments win free promotion on the site!
June 10, 2009
Their goal is to get users to show off their greatest behind-the-scenes and candid moments from the past ten years. They are not looking for rehearsed interviews or planned scenarios. Rather, they want a true depiction of what life is like behind the scenes, before, during and after the camera rolls. More details
John Tesh is sponsoring a new contest with $20,000 in cash prizes. If you can Rap, Dance or Dribble you could win BIG $$$. Check the YouTube Video
Just grab your video camera and make a video of you or your friends rapping, dancing or dribbling to my NBA Roundball Rock theme and then post it on his facebook page at http://facebook.com/JohnTesh
Go to http://tinyurl.com/RoundballRockContest to enter.
The first “Wish I had an Ikan” short film competition. Houston (June 8, 2009) – The Ikan Corporation (Ikan) is proud to announce the launch of the brand-new “Wish I Had an Ikan” short film competition. Through this new contest, Ikan will award almost $5,000 in cash and prizes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for their original short films featuring the Ikan name or product line. Read the Press Release |
Third Annual Safety Scholars Video Contest Accepting Entries May 27-June 17
Student producers of top videos win college scholarships, tires and PSA placements
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 18, 2009) – Equipped with a video camera and a creative vision, students across the country can enter the Safety Scholars video contest and have the opportunity to win a scholarship, see their video on TV and perhaps even save a life. Read the press release
Be legendary film maker Spike Lee's Apprentice
Always wanted to make ads or films? Think you can do better than the industry 'mad men'? It doesn't come much bigger than the U12 MOFILM competition
1. Choose from TWELVE of the world's biggest brands.
2. Download the Brief
3. Make your ad and submit it via our website.
Hurry, the closing date is the 8th of June, with some amazing prizes to be won. For the grand prize winner, there is the chance to work with Spike Lee on set.
Make a Video about Why You Love Gambling and You Can Win Five Thousand dollars
Barona Resort & Casino Video Contest - Hurry! Round 1 Video submissions accepted now through May 29, 2009.
Show us the LOVE, and we'll pour on the cash! We're putting $12,000 on the line because we think you have what it takes. Tell us what you love about gambling. Be creative! Convey what you love about about gambling, poker, blackjack, slot games, casino movies, gambling as a sport – the sky's the limit. more
April 9, 2009 - San Diego, CA - The 8th annual San Diego Film Festival is now accepting narrative feature films, documentaries, short films and music videos submissions for the 2009 event, Sept. 23-27. The event showcases the best of American and International films, over 5 days and nights in the city’s historic Gaslamp Quarter.
Last year’s event drew some 20,000 filmmakers, industry execs and film-lovers, and was named to 4 "Top Ten" lists in The Ultimate Film Festival Guide. To submit visit the official website at www.SDFF.org.
MySpace, the world’s leading social portal, and FOX announce the launch of “The Simpsons” video contest to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary. Based on the iconic couch gag from “The Simpsons” opening credits, fans are encouraged to create live-action videos of their own original couch gags and upload them to “The Simpsons” MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thesimpsons. Details
Babelgum has released a new version of its website (http://www.babelgum.com) with a brand new Flash-based player, where you can watch hundreds of feature length and short films directly in your browser (no plug-in required!). Watch films here: http://www.babelgum.com/channel/film 2nd Babelgum Online Film Festival - There's also a selection of special content from the 2nd Babelgum Online Film Festival, judged by Spike Lee with over 600 films in 4 categories (Documentary, Short film, Animation and Mini-Masterpiece). Voting ends April 2nd, and you can now vote directly from your browser. more details
Triggerstreet - Stella Artois Short Film Project Contest- You can win $50,000! see the details
Expose wall Street Greed - Brave New Films is looking for the most creative, constructive, or comical ideas to curb corporate greed and help fix the financial crisis. They will send all ideas to Goldman Sachs as a reprimand for their wastefulness. The winner of the Have It Your Way with Goldman Sachs contest will have their idea featured in our next video. The contest ends March 3. More info
Your video commercial can win $5000! Check out the CareerBuilder "Its Probably Time" contest. 45 seconds or shorter. You can do this! More info
The Streamy Awards for the Best in Broadband Video
You have heard of the Webbies, the Oscars, the Tonys and Grammies - now we got the Streamy Awards!
The Streamy Awards is co-hosted by a consortium of leading new media companies — Tilzy.TV, Tubefilter, and NewTeeVee — to recognize outstanding achievement for shows produced originally for broadband distribution. More
Are you looking to make your own feature film and need some cash? Check out this cool contest from Filmmaka - 2009 Fresh Start Contest
Mofilm, the world’s biggest global mobile short film festival will be held at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress, the world’s leading communications event on February 18th and 19th 2009 in Barcelona. This unique event will highlight the intersection of Art, Commerce and Technology as a new world audience of 3 billion viewers emerges. Mofilm is now accepting entries for films of 5 minutes or less competing to win a grand prize of a brand new Chevrolet Cruze and €2000. Four runners up will win €2000 as well.
3 December 2008, London, UK:
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor and director Kevin Spacey will headline at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (16-20 February 2009) in Barcelona, as host of the MOFILM Mobile Short Film Festival and mobile entertainment keynote speaker, the GSMA and MOFILM jointly announced today.Read the Press Release
Here is a wonderful new holiday contest from Dailymotion and One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education in the developing world.
The contest is in support of OLPC's Give One, Get One campaign, which donates a laptop to a needy child somewhere in the world with each purchase of OLPC’s kid-friendly, $399 laptop.
Dailymotion and OLPC are asking entrants to create a commercial for the campaign and then upload it to http://www.dailymotion.com/group/G1G1 before December 15, 2008. One entry will be selected to be aired on a major network/cable TV channel between December 15th and December 31st. More Info
Rafter Video Contest
Asthmatic Kitty and Microcinema invite you to create a music video for one of three Rafter songs. Below are three links. Download the mp3s, pick your favorite song and make a music video. Upload your music video to the Rafter Sweaty Magic Contest group on YouTube. A specially selected panel of celebrity judges, including Dan Deacon, Sasha Barrese, Christine Starkman, The Liars, Yo Gabba gabba, Leslie Hall, and Adrian Grenier, will judge the videos.
The contest began on August 28th and will run until 11:59PM EST November 15th, 2008. We'll announce winners here on asthmatickitty.com on December 1st, 2008. The three songs to choose from: Sweat, Juicy or Salt. 1st Prize - $1000, 2nd Prize - $500, 3rd Prize - $250. Three runner ups will be chosen by Asthmatic Kitty staff and will receive some AK related goodies (i.e. t-shirt and CDs.)
Would you like to make a million dollars? Doritos is offering a million bucks if you can make a great commercial for their 2009 Super Bowl Game. It won't be easy but here is more info
BOOM IN ONLINE VIDEO TALENT SPURS NEW WEBBY AWARDS CATEGORIES HONORING PERFORMANCES AND PERSONALITIES
Call for Entries Kicks-Off Today; Best Video Remix/Mashup Among New Categories
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SanDisk announced the debut of the SanDisk Point & Shoot Film Festival, an online video contest where entrants can submit videos taken on a point-and-shoot digital camera for a chance to win $10,000 and a free trip to Vegas. In addition, the top 200 entrants to the contest will receive a SanDisk Ultra® II 4GB2 SDHC™ card. For contest details, visit www.youtube.com/sandisk to have “Gil Sandiski,” famous film critic and director, explain how users can submit. You can also visit http://sandisk.com/lifemoves to get an overview of the SanDisk “Life Moves” campaign.
Video submissions will be accepted until November 10th. The top 20 film festival finalists and five alternatives will be posted to YouTube for public voting from November 10th-December 8th with the overall winner expected to be announced on December 15th. more info
The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival takes place March 5-8, 2009 in Hollywood, CA. We are currently accepting submissions for short comedy films (30 minutes or less) and feature-length and short comedy scripts.
SONY CREATIVE SOFTWARE "TECHNOLOGY IN MOTION 2" STUDENT FILM CONTEST ENTRY DEADLINE APPROACHING - Schools Encouraged to Register by October 15 to Qualify for Free Software and Multimedia Curriculum Tools; Prizes Total $400,000 in Video Software and Hardware
WHAT: Technology in Motion 2: Community of the Future is a complete educational program designed for teachers to use in multimedia courses as a structured curriculum to engage middle and high school students (grades 6-12) in the tools and techniques of professional video and audio production. more
STEPHEN KING TO JUDGE SHOMI BOOK TRAILER CONTEST
New York, NY—July 21, 2008—Dorchester Publishing and Circle of Seven Productions have teamed up to present a contest offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for amateur and professional filmmakers who also love books. Participants will create book trailers based on their favorite novel in the SHOMI series of modern-day fantasy fiction. The best trailer—as selected by internationally bestselling author Stephen King—will be shown at a movie premiere in New York City as well as a theater in the winner’s home market. more
Send Oddball your movies - The Reel Show is launching a new regular program called Oddball Reviews. Hosted by dynamic indie filmmaker and organizer of numerous 48-hour film challenges, Johnnie Oddball, the show will review the best of the independent shorts, movies and music promos we receive. We will also interview filmmakers, where possible, about their projects. To be eligible, films must not yet have been sold to a distributor, but film festival entrees are acceptable. Send a DVD or DV tape to: The Reel Show, 49 Westbourne Gardens, Hove BN3 5PN. United Kingdom.
Filmaka and Red Bull are starting another round in its x13 
series of provocative shorts! This round's theme is VIBRATIONS. for more info: filmaka.com/redbull
Make a film that's narrative, documentary, non-linear, experimental, or any combination of the above. Use any visual style - animated, grainy film, crisp video, drawn, photographed, painted-onto-the-celluloid - we don't care! Just make sure it's a roller-coaster ride of a movie.
Three important things - when you submit your film, it must be 1 to 2 and a half minutes long, in 16:9 aspect ratio (wide screen) and in High Definition Video. This is because your film may be played on Red Bull TV or distributed in other ways.
18 cutting-edge clips will be chosen for the first cut. Those 18 filmmakers will receive $1000 each. The final films will be narrowed to 13, and will receive another $2000. Submissions are due by August 17.
See excerpts from the last edition of x13, Adrenaline.
FULL THROTTLE HYDRATION VIDEO CONTEST FOR $10,000!
Submit a video doing your thing at Full Throttle. Racing, kung fu, thumb wrestling, whatever- as long as you're doing it Full Throttle. Just feature the product and or graphics available for download in your video and show everyone how a can of Full Throttle helps you conquer all. Show the world you can either Go Full Throttle or Go Home. more
Scholarship Idol Video Contest
Official Rules | View Member Videos | Upload a Video
Win a $1,000 Scholarship or one of 9 Flip Video Cameras plus get 125 Scholarship Points!
We're looking for the ScholarshipPoints Idol, the member with the most talent and the most votes. Submit your original video entry between 7/4/2008 and 9/5/2008 to earn points and win great prizes! Get details below.
Winners will receive:
- Grand Prize: $1,000 Scholarship
- 9 Runners-up: Each will receive a Flip Cam Video Camera
How To Enter
Login or register for ScholarshipPoints.com
Submit your video on the contest Upload page
Get your friends and family to view your video on YouTube or our Member Video Page
If you make the top 10, get all your friends to sign up and vote for you!
No purchase is necessary. Contestants must be members of www.ScholarshipPoints.com (membership is free) in order to submit a video entry or vote on the top 10 finalists.
Metacafe and Microcinema International Launch MetaFest 2008
Metacafe®, whose nearly 30 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world's largest video entertainment sites, and Microcinema International, a leading international rights manager, exhibitor and specialty markets distributor of the "moving image arts," are teaming to create and curate MetaFest 2008. MetaFest is a juried online and offline film festival presenting the best in international creative and contemporary short-form video entertainment. more
Exhibit and share your work. Show the world your stories. The Annual Summer Shorts Film and Video 2008 is for all filmmakers, videomakers, animators, and storytellers around the world. Come participate online by uploading your films, videos, and animations for a chance to place (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), and to share your works and your stories. more info
The results are in! The top four winners of the 2008 Safety Scholars video contest were chosen from more than 10,000 online votes. The video of each of the grand-prize winners will be broadcast as a public service TV commercial for Bridgestone Firestone winter 2009. 1st Place: Sarah Wilson of Tampa, Fla. Click here to view Sarah’s video and learn more about how her filmmaking talents rendered a powerful view into the lives of young drivers.
Summer is the deadliest time of the year for teen-related car crashes. Bridgestone launched the Safety Scholars program as part of its ongoing efforts to save lives and make the roads safer for everyone. The concept is simple: make a compelling auto safety video and you could win a $5,000 scholarship, a set of Bridgestone tires and a trip to the Windy City to showcase your video at the Chicago Auto Show.
Who better than to create relevant auto safety videos for teens than their peers?
NesQuik Video Contest
It's time to show us where a delicious sip of NESQUIK® takes you.
Judges will select 10 finalists, and then online viewers will vote for their favorites on YouTube. And then there will be one (1) Grand Prize Winner who will get $10,000 cash to go to their happy place.
They also offer some cool stuff to help enhance your video. Click on the "Creative Stuff" tab located above for additional images and approved music.
PLEASE CLICK HERE: http://www.nesquik.com/happyplace/contestrules.asp TO VIEW ALL OF THE VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND FULL CONTEST RULES.
Filmaka is excited to offer its members the chance to make the leap from online to on TV. FX Networks is offering a search for comic talent through Filmaka.com. "We have just launched our FX NETWORKS COMPETITION. Make a 3-minute comedy pilot and write a 2-page pitch about what the rest of the season would be like. Then upload it to us. 10 Filmakas will get $1000 and one will be given up to $40,000 by FX to do a 15-20 minute version of their idea. If FX likes it, they may pick up your show to add to their fall season!
AFL-CIO to Launch Turn Around America Online Video Competition
www.turnaroundvideocontest.com
The AFL-CIO launched its first-ever online video contest - - the Turn Around America online video competition - - with national winners as well as city and youth winners. Participants will be invited to submit online videos in any creative form that will answer the question of how to turn around America. The contest will run Apr. 10 through May 20. Winners will be announced in early June.
"Working families are excited and ready to turn around America,” said AFL-CIO Exec. Vice President Arlene Holt Baker. “The video contest will engage people in a new way that will channel creativity and energy into a national discussion on what is necessary to get America back on track."
The national winner will receive $2,000 and the chance for the video to run on TV stations. City winners will win $1,000 and may be featured at AFL-CIO rallies and on local television. A “young activist” category will also be awarded to the best video made by someone between the ages of 14 and 25. Judges will represent the arts and music industry as well as Americans working to “turn around America,” including retired steelworker Steve Skvara who famously asked presidential candidates in Chicago last August, “What’s wrong with America and what will you do to change it?”www.turnaroundvideocontest.com.
