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INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OFFERED OPPORTUNITY TO WIN 10,000 SHARES IN STARTUP DEVOTED TO PROMOTING PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED FILM, MUSIC AND TV CONTENT ONLINE


 Dovetail Calls for Entries to its "Off the Shelf and Onto the Screen" Film Competition


San Francisco, September 6, 2006 - Move over low-quality, amateur videos. Startup Dovetail (www.dovetail.tv) delivers the technology to distribute professionally-produced independent films in HD/DVD-quality, via the Web - downloadable for free by consumers. In conjunction with its beta launch this week, Dovetail (www.dovetail.tv) is putting out a call for entries for a film competition to be judged by Dovetail users. The winning filmmaker will receive $1,000 cash and 10,000 shares of stock in the new company. Dovetail invites independent filmmakers to take their best films off the shelf and put them onto screens in the homes of Indie film fans everywhere via Dovetail. The call for entries in Dovetail's "Off the Shelf and Onto the Screen" film competition is now open through September 30, 2006.


Off the Shelf and Onto the Screen Details

  • Work must have been completed prior to January 2006

  • Short and feature length works accepted

  • Independent films, original TV show concepts, and Indie music videos considered

  • Detail and submission requirements available at http://www.withoutabox.com/login/5486

  • Audience views will be calculated during the 2-week period October 16 - 30, 2006

  • A top audience prize of $1000 cash and 10,000 Dovetail shares will go to the piece of work receiving the most play counts on Dovetail. In addition, top channel prizes and a high-definition star prize of $500 will also be awarded.

  • The audience vote decides and winners will be announced November 7, 2006

"Dovetail is set to eliminate the biggest obstacle that plagues independent filmmakers, which is distribution," said Jason Holloway, co-founder and CEO of Dovetail, "We're giving filmmakers something akin to distribution nirvana. We offer them a potentially huge audience, since there's no cost to viewers to download films off our Website and we deliver their work with the highest-quality viewer experience in mind. To top it off, filmmakers retain full control of their work."

"We're holding this film competition and giving away shares in our company to state loudly to independent filmmakers that Dovetail is your partner. We're here to help build your success," added Holloway.


Filmmaker-friendly, Copyright Protected
Dovetail is committed to the success of the artists that present and promote their work on www.dovetail.tv. Content producers who distribute their work on Dovetail enjoy copyright-secure distribution under non-exclusive agreements that enable the content owner to retain complete control of their work. With Dovetail, high-resolution, high-quality entertainment files are delivered via download quickly and efficiently via DRM-secure peer-to-peer technology, protecting and respecting the rights of filmmakers. Because Dovetail accepts only professionally-edited materials, filmmakers who promote their works on Dovetail are placed alongside other quality works by professional artists. Most important is the fact that every artist is provided robust, yet easy-to-use tools to promote his or her works on www.dovetail.tv.


About Dovetail
Dovetail is the online source for quality independent programming and distribution that revolutionizes how professionally produced entertainment content finds its audience. Dovetail, currently in BETA, provides an entertainment destination for independent films, TV Shows, and music videos in high-quality DVD and HD formats from an online source. Using peer-to-peer technology the software enables fast uploads and downloads allowing for independent creative content to be seen in its ideal viewing format.


Dovetail provides tools for independent filmmakers, musicians and television producers to promote their work and is committed to developing new resources for online promotion. Dovetail gives filmmakers a distribution channel where they can remain independent and where audiences can be entertained in new and compelling ways.