Winner to Receive
$2500 and Prize Package including
Premiere Screening at 12th Annual
Gen Art Film Festival presented by
Acura
NEW
YORK, March, 2007 - Gen Art and
Planet Green Game, a partnership
between Starbucks and Global Green
USA, are excited to offer seven
filmmakers a unique opportunity to
share their thoughts, concerns,
hopes and visions about the growing
climate crisis by showcasing their
“Green” themed short films through
the Gen Art Online Film Festival.
The festival will take place online
and “in world” at
PlanetGreenGame.com. Through online
voting, one of the seven filmmakers
will win $2500 plus and a premiere
screening at the 12th annual Gen Art
Film Festival, presented by Acura,
in New York City.
A
panel of judges from Gen Art, one of
the leading arts and entertainment
organizations dedicated to
showcasing the best emerging talent
in film, fashion, visual arts and
music, will choose the seven “Green”
themed short films based on
originality, quality of filmmaking
and poignancy of “Green” theme.
Film submissions will be accepted
through March 21st, 2007. From March
29th to April 13th, 2007 the seven
shorts will be available for viewing
and voting on http:www.genartfestival.com/online
and through an interactive avatar
based environment on
planetgreengame.com.
A
premiere at the 12th Annual Gen Art
Film Festival will be an opportunity
for the winning filmmaker to enhance
their career by exposing their work
to a powerful audience, gaining
crucial media exposure and
strengthening industry relations.
Unique to the GAFF only two films
are shown each evening of the
festival, one short and one feature
but on one of the festival nights it
will be complimented by the Gen Art
Online Film Festival Winner.
Gen
Art is one of the leading arts and
entertainment organization dedicated
to showcasing the best emerging
talent in film, fashion, visual arts
and music. With offices in New York,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and San
Francisco, Gen Art has succeeded in
launching the careers of many young
filmmakers, fashion designers,
visual artists and musicians,
providing them with high-profile
events that welcome industry and new
audiences alike. Gen Art was founded
in 1993 by Ian and Stefan Gerard.
The organization has quickly become
a leader in championing the talent
of a new generation.
Gen
Art's film program includes over 60
events each year including the Gen
Art Film Festival which is
celebrating its 12th year in 2007,
its national film screening program
which includes over 40 film
screenings across the country each
year, its "Cinema Circle" program as
well as various
customized film programs like
"Shorts by the Beach" that occur
throughout the year.
In
April, Starbucks is launching the
Planet Green Game, an innovative
online game to help inform people
about global warming and how they
can be part of the solution. The
game is being developed in
collaboration with Global Green USA.
Visit
www.planetgreengame.com to view
a trailer and sign up to be emailed
when the game launches.
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