Video Contest Clearinghouse - Video Competition Opportunities:
[ November 23, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] We are looking for that “viral video” that is going to capture the spirit of Hanukkah or the essence of being Jewish.Win $500 and have your video become the next viral sensation this holiday season.We are looking for a short video to capture this sentiment and holiday spirit in a fun, good sp (Read More)
Short Film Central:
Good Night has received a new award:* Best Short Filmat Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film FestivalClick here to view all of this film's awards and screenings. (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Maybe letting people download, transport and then play movies using a USB drive will be the ticket to busting Hollywood’s DVD sales slump. That’s the logic behind studio-backed initiatives from DivX, CinemaNow and Widevine, and now, Digiboo, an L.A.-based startup that just got (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Notional wants to be taken seriously. That might be a little tough ordinarily for a new cross-platform video production company birthed by a website called CollegeHumor but Notional has great genes and, in Barry Diller, a godfather with serious pull. It also has a very real sl (Read More)
Short Film Central:
The Mouse That Soared has received a new award:* Runner up - Best Animated Filmat Asheville Film FestivalClick here to view all of this film's awards and screenings. (Read More)
Short Film Central:
Miracle Fish has received these new awards:* Special Jury Prize - Short Subject Productionat Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival* Best Short Film - Young Jury Awardat San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film FestivalClick here to view all of this film's awards and screenings. (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
Is CrunchGear gradually turning into a car blog? We test drove a Chevy Volt concept, saw the Subaru snowtank, and tested the Telsa Roadster Sport. I sense a disturbing trend… But at least this next car we looked at is 100% geek through and through. It’s the world smallest HD video production studio, crammed inside of a Mini (Read More)
Video Contest Clearinghouse - Video Competition Opportunities:
[ January 31, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] The Prodigy invite you to create a music video for their song "Run With The Wolves".Here’s what you need to do:1. Download the ‘Run With The Wolves’ track from this address: http:/www.cookingvinyl.com/dailymotioncompetition2. Make your own creative music video for the song.3. Upload your video (Read More)
Short Film Central:
Mama has received a new award:* Short Film Music Awardat Braunschweig International Film FestivalClick here to view all of this film's awards and screenings. (Read More)
Short Film Central:
French Roast has received these new awards:* José Abel Prizeat Cinanima: International Animated Film Festival* Best Professional Filmat Bradford Animation FestivalClick here to view all of this film's awards and screenings. (Read More)
Video Contest Clearinghouse - Video Competition Opportunities:
The Nikon Film Festival is a user-generated content contest for people to submit “a day through your lens” video for the chance to win $100,000. The campaign, which promotes the Nikon D5000, is requiring users to keep their submissions to 140 seconds. The contest will judge entries based on their picture quality and creativ (Read More)
Ars Technica:
The Pirate Bay's BitTorrent tracker is down for good—but that's by design.The Pirate Bay has been intermittently unavailable for last few months as copyright holders have pressured its various ISPs to cut off service to the site in the wake of Swedish court decisions against the (Read More)
Video Contest Clearinghouse - Video Competition Opportunities:
[ December 31, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] It's Famous Dave's Famous Fan Film Festival! Get your creative sauces flowin' and you could win $1,000! Just recreate your favorite movie scene with some spicy Famous Dave's flavor! Have Rhett Butler telling Scarlett O'Hara, "Frankly my dear I don’t give a ham – I'm off to Famous Dave's!" Or (Read More)
TechCrunch:
There was lots of news late last week about a proposed modification to the Google Books settlement agreement. Today there was going to be more news – a televised debate about Google Books on Jim Lehrer’s NewsHour. But, alas, Google backed out.The details are of the fight are subtle, but all the hubub centers around what’s b (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Michael Fricklas is Viacom's general counsel, and it's his job to oversee the company's legal efforts, including its $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube. When people talk about Big Content, they're talking about people like Fricklas.So it might be surprising to watch him tell a c (Read More)