Vimeo Festival + Awards

June 8th, 2010 in Articles
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Vimeo has been at the forefront of creative online video since its inception in 2004. It is unique because everything posted on Vimeo must be created by its users – creating a viable social network for filmmaking professionals, amateurs, and hobbyists, in which they can interact and share their work.

As I’m sure you all know, Vimeo, in association with Canon, created “The Story Beyond the Still” contest, which helped to further this unique filmmaking community by allowing users to submit videos that continue where the last frame of the previous winner’s video left off (By the way this contest is on going…there are 2 more opportunities/chapters to enter!  learn more HERE).

Now, Vimeo has created an online festival to award the creators of the best online video content out there -a simply amazing opportunity for the plethora of filmmakers in online communities today.

From the official press release:

"Starting [June 3rd, 2010], people around the world can submit their videos for
consideration across nine judged categories. The judges will choose the Best
Online Video from the top videos in each category, and that winner will receive
a $25,000 grant to produce new work. Videos must have debuted online within the
past two years to be considered. Vimeo will announce the winners during an
awards ceremony at the close of its two-day festival on October 8-9 in New York
City."

I am proud to have been asked to be one of the judges for this contest, and I’ll be doing so alongside some pretty impressive creatives like David Lynch, Roman Coppola, and Morgan Spurlock.   This is an amazing opportunity for us all to be involved in a project that showcases and provides feedback the unbelievable amount of talent that is out there today.  Moreover, it is a privilege to assist in awarding a grant that allows a fellow filmmaker to continue their work.

If you would like to learn more about this contest, including the variety of judges, categories for submission, and official rules,  please CLICK HERE.