October 3, 2007
Project Direct: Youtube short film contest
Google's YouTube will hold a short film contest that will be judged in part by director Jason Reitman.
The Hewlett-Packard-sponsored competition, dubbed Project Direct, will start on Oct. 7 and will be accepting entries until Nov. 9. The videos must be between two and seven minutes in length and feature a character facing "a situation above his or her maturity level," among other guidelines.
The winner will spend nine days at a "top international film festival" where they will meet with Fox Searchlight executives. He or she also will receive a $5,000 debit card and have the video played on YouTube's homepage.
The competition is open to residents of the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Canada, France, Italy and Spain, and the videos must be in English or have English subtitles.
reBlogged from The Hollywood Reporter. Watch Jason Reitman explain what he's looking for, the three elements that must be included in the film.
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In a similar vein, Spymac.com has just announced the details of their Next Selection contest.
Ryan Leslie, famed hip-hop/RnB producer, will be talent scouting in the Spymac community for music related talent he can groom for a professional career in the music industry.
Leslie has worked with the likes of Diddy, Usher, Beyonce and more, and was vital to pushing Cassie's "Me & U" to the top of the charts in 2006.
In addition, Spymac users can compete for monthly cash prizes of up to $10k for the most popular pieces of content - music, video, pictures and more.
www.spymac.com
Posted by: Nate H | October 4, 2007 7:16 PM