Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival Extreme Films Premiere Today Online; Viewer's Choice Award Selection Begins Today at www.chrysler.com/filmfest.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2003 The 10 short films produced during the Extreme Filmmaking phase of the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival premiere today online at www.chrysler.com/filmfest. Each Chrysler-branded film features the brand new 2004 Chrysler Pacifica
The Chrysler Pacifica is a mid-size crossover SUV, originally produced by DaimlerChrysler and transferred to Chrysler LLC, when it was spun off in 2007. sports tourer and/or the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire The Crossfire is a rear-wheel drive sports car sold by DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler marque, and replaced the Plymouth/Chrysler Prowler. The car is built for DaimlerChrysler by Karmann in Germany and shares 89% of its components with other Mercedes models. sports coupe. Film buffs can visit the site through August 3 and vote on their favorite film. After the votes are tallied, the most popular film will be granted the "Viewer's Choice Award" and one voter, chosen at random, will win a trip for two to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. this summer to visit the filmmakers at the Chrysler House and tour Universal Studios. During the Extreme Filmmaking Competition in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. May 1-10, the 10 semifinalist filmmakers put their talent into overdrive in an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock. Blending speed with performance, and style with precision, each filmmaker had just 10 days to cast, shoot, edit and premiere a short film. The 10 extreme films available online and eligible for the Viewer's Choice Award include:
1. Victor Buhler (London, England) -- "One Man's Castle"
2. Kevin Burke (Pittsburgh, PA) -- "One Ring Circus"
3. Paul Cotter (Brighton, England) -- "Last Hand Standing"
4. Ernst Gossner (Brixlegg, Austria) -- "Otto and Anna"
5. Tanja Mairitsch (Vienna, Austria) -- "The Fortune Teller"
6. Stephen Marro (New York City, NY) -- "Delivery Boy"
7. Andrew Mudge (Sherborn, MA) -- "Gabriel y Gato"
8. Scott Perry (Lafayette, LA) -- "008"
9. Terry Rietta (Austin, TX) -- "The Day I Became A Man"
10. Jim Stedman (San Antonio, TX) -- "Charles Gillpatrick: Front
Desk Clerk"
Five finalists were chosen by a blue-ribbon panel Blue-Ribbon Panel (sometimes called a Blue Ribbon Commission) is an informal term generally used to describe a group of exceptional persons appointed to investigate or study a given question. of industry professionals at a standing-room-only premiere on May 10 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The finalists, Victor Buhler, Paul Cotter cot·ter n. 1. A bolt, wedge, key, or pin inserted through a slot in order to hold parts together. 2. A cotter pin. [Origin unknown. , Tanja Mairitsch, Stephen Marro and Andrew Mudge will now advance to the next phase of the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival this summer in Los Angeles where they will compete for the grand prize -- a $1,000,000 feature film production deal courtesy of Chrysler, Hypnotic hypnotic /hyp·not·ic/ (hip-not´ik) 1. inducing sleep. 2. an agent that induces sleep. 3. pertaining to or of the nature of hypnosis or hypnotism. and Universal Pictures. In the final stage, the Feature Film Competition, the five finalists will live together at the Chrysler House in Los Angeles while they each develop a feature film production package in partnership with an entertainment industry mentor. Working from offices on the Universal Studios lot, the filmmakers enjoy access to props, sets, costumes, soundstages, and other valuable production resources from the Universal Studios Operations Group. The feature film production package includes a working script, proposed cast, shooting schedule, budget, movie poster and a fully produced scene from the script. In September, the finalists travel to Toronto, where they will pitch their projects to a judging panel and the winner will be awarded the $1,000,000 production deal. The Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival is a partnership between Chrysler, Hypnotic and Universal Pictures, and is one of the largest branded entertainment Branded Entertainment, also known as Branded content or Advertainment, is the combination of an audio-visual program (TV, radio, podcast, etc.) and a brand. It can be initiated either by the brand or by the broadcaster. campaigns in the auto industry. About Hypnotic Hypnotic is a New York and Los Angeles based branded entertainment company with a proven track record in traditional television and film development, entertainment marketing, and the distribution of short films and animations. The Company is leading the industry in developing brand-based content and marketing programs for the world's most innovative advertisers. Hypnotic offers its brand and agency clients a fully integrated solution, from entertainment strategy and creative development, to the production and distribution of branded content Branded Content, also known as Branded entertainment and Advertainment, is a relatively new form of advertising medium that blurs conventional distinctions between what constitutes advertising and what constitutes entertainment. and programs. Investors include Vivendi Universal, Knowledge Universe, Dresdner Kleinwort Dresdner Kleinwort (DKIB) is the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG, part of Allianz since July 2001. Headquartered in London and Frankfurt and with an international network including offices in the financial centres of New York and Tokyo, Dresdner Kleinwort provides a wide range Wasserstein and Windsor Media. Visit DaimlerChrysler's Media Services web site at www.media.daimlerchrysler.com. Visit the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival's web site at www.chrysler.com/filmfest. |
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