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Are you a horror flick director? Love gore, twisted killings, and showing a dark side? Get ready to show off your skills in the Cabin in the Woods film contest hosted by Vimeo. The winner takes home $10,000!
Here are a few rules:

• You must be over 18 years of age to enter this competition.
• Your script should not exceed ten minutes in length.
• We will only accept videos uploaded to Vimeo.
• Entries must be submitted by midnight on October 23rd 2012.
• The judges' decision is final.

If you haven't watched Cabin in the Woods, you're in for a real treat. The film was unique, funny, and had a few scary moments. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be purchasing the movie myself. Go out and grab your camera, get down to editing, and submit that film!

After entering in the YourFilmFestival contest, which has been featured on Youtube for nearly 5-6 months. The film festival is being put together by Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender to send ten amazing filmmakers to the Venice Film Festival. One lucky winner will get the chance to get their film remade into a Hollywood film for half of a million dollars, along with $25,000 in their pocket. Unfortunately, Luv.Net didn't make it into the top 50, but with over 15,000 submissions sent in the competition was very stiff. After checking out some fellow independent filmmakers' work, I came across a film called, ' Fish' which made it into the top 50 semi-finalists. The film is based on two cousins looking to survive off of each other in the streets of Trinidad. They steal and commit very small petty crimes to get by, but steal from the wrong person. The film is both intense and keeps your attention the entire time. Every part of the film feels real and although there aren't any buildings blowing up or special video effects being used, the story gives a real edge. The quality of the film is absolutely gorgeous and puts you into the environment of the story. It is apparent the amount of work and dedication put into this film and I believe it deserves to be apart of the top 10 finalists in the YourFilmFestival contest. The film was created by Shaun Escayg, located in the United States of America. It was really great to see someone from America could put together a film that has a foreign film type of edge to it. If you really enjoyed this film as much as I did, vote for it on the YourFilmFestival channel on Youtube! Be sure to check out the other 50 semi-finalists that entered into the contest as well. The films may spark a new inspiration for you to get out there and start shooting!

Doritos is holding a SuperBowl Commercial contest, ' Crash the SuperBowl'.
The possible prize? 1 Million dollars! Create an eye-catching, unique, and fun 30 second spot and win $1,000,000.00 if they choose you!
All assets will be provided by Doritos ( logos, music, bumpers, and more)

Contest Details and Rules:

• Deadline: November 21, 2011 by 11:59 pm EST
• Prizes: 1st place- $1,000,000.00 and produce a future Doritos project with the famous, The Lonely Island. 2nd place- $ 600,000.00. 3rd place- $400,000.00
• You must be 18 years of age or older and be in the United States or the District of Columbia.
• There is no purchase necessary to enter the contest.
• Review the assets provided in the Toolkit on the Web Site.
• Get together your idea for a DORITOS® brand Super Bowl XLVI commercial. Make it action-packed. Make it funny. Make it something you’ve never seen before. It’s up to you. Just make it awesome.
• Your Submission should be in commercial form consistent with these Official Rules.
•  Judging Criteria ("Judging Criteria") is as follows:
• Originality and Creativity - 40%
• Adherence to Creative Assignment - 30%
• Overall Appeal - 30%

• Video file must be submitted – the Video file(s) must be exactly 30 seconds in length (all copyrighted material will be removed)
• The video file size should be kept at or under 100 MB for quicker upload/encoding time (Finalists may be asked to provide higher resolution files)
• Video files must be provided in one of the following file formats: .MPEG; .MOV; .AVI; or .WMV 
• For all video submissions shot in 16:9 aspect ratio, they should be center cut protected. Finalists may be asked to provide the original audio and video files used during production of the entry for broadcast purposes. This may include uncompressed QuickTime files, final audio mix and/or separate audio tracks for dialogue, music, and effects. These items are not mandatory to become a Finalist.
• Submission must be primarily in English. 
• Each Submission must not feature or refer to any food products other than DORITOS® brand Tortilla Chips; it must not feature or reference any NFL Marks or any other third party trademarks; (with the exclusion of DORITOS® brand assets provided on the Web Site); it must not feature or reference any NFL merchandise or NFL player(s); and it must not feature or reference any names or third party logos (other than the DORITOS® brand logo), including but not limited to third party names, logos or trademarks on street signs, panoramic views, vehicle license plates, or clothing such as T-shirts, hats, etc. 
• Do not show anything with distilled spirits (i.e. hard liquor), tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff), contraceptives, feminine hygiene products, fireworks, firearms and ammunitions, prescription drugs, illegal drugs and related drug paraphernalia, nutritional supplements, lotteries and gambling (including horse or dog racing and products or services related to gambling).
• Each Submission must not utilize live animals unless the Entrant has obtained the consent of the animal’s owner and an affidavit from the animal owner or wrangler that the animal was not harmed in the making of the commercial. Entrants are encouraged to contact the local Humane Society prior to filming the Submission to verify appropriate animal safeguards on set.
• Don't include any copyrighted works (other than as owned by the Entrant). You may not include any music except for the pre-approved music provided on the Web Site. Approved music provided on the Web may not be altered. Use of any unauthorized music may result in disqualification of Submission, in Sponsor's sole discretion.
• Five (5) finalist Submissions (each a “Finalist”) will be selected by a judging process in which a qualified panel of judges (“Judges”) will evaluate each eligible Submission based on the Judging Criteria set forth above. In the event of a tie for the fifth Finalist spot, the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria, in order, as needed to break the tie. The five (5) Finalist Submissions will be posted for the public (ages 13 or older) to vote on their favorite at http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com starting on January 4, 2012 at 12:00:00 pm (noon) CT and ending on January 29, 2012 at 11:59:59 pm CT

Go to : www.crashthesuperbowl.com  to enter now!

There are so many film contests out there and  many times you may find it hard to find them. I've gathered some awesome filmmaking contest websites that pulls all of them into one website.
Here are the websites I've found that shows great film contests.

• Film The Next is a great site that is in collaboration with Poptent. Commercial contests are listed and the prizes for these contests are excellent!
• Possible Future Film Contests is a very clean website that makes it easy for people in all different stages to submit a film. ( fresh beginners, amateurs, students, professionals) This is important because you aren't immediately compared to big filmmakers right away . You're able to grow and compete with people on a level similar to your own. 44 countries also participate in the contests provided as well.
• Filmaka is a website that is geared to getting undiscovered filmmakers discovered! You can submit your film and connect with other filmmakers as well to get your work out there and seen.

 Getting your work out there to get noticed can be very tough, but by checking out these awesome websites you can be rewarded, network, and get noticed! Check these out now!

Time Warner Cable Announces Short Film Contest

Sat, 10/02/2010 - 13:10 — Waldo Here are portions of the press release on this...
Time Warner Cable announced the launch of the Time Warner Cable Short Film Contest in association with IFC. Video submissions will be accepted from September 15th until October 31st via Time Warner Cable’s new YouTube® channel. Four Grand Prize winners will receive a 4-night trip for two to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 20-30.
The Time Warner Cable Short Film Contest in association with IFC calls on aspiring filmmakers across the country to showcase their talents in creating their own short 2-to-5-minute film. To enter, contestants must upload their short film entries to Time Warner Cable’s new YouTube channel.
A panel of expert judges will choose up to 25 finalists based on creativity, quality and content. Consumers can view entries and vote for their favorite on Time Warner Cable’s YouTube channel from November 9th through November 16st.
Each of the four winners will receive a trip for two to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, including hotel, air transportation and ground transportation. Additionally, the prize will include $500 spending money, two tickets to a film screening at the Festival, an invitation to an exclusive Sundance Channel VIP party, attended by select industry stars and executives, and a one-year subscription to Time Warner Cable digital cable and Road Runner high speed internet services.