Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival Goes Online Allowing America to Vote for Their Favorite Short Films.

Entertainment Editors

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 15, 2002

National Filmmaking Competition Brings 25 Filmmakers Closer to the

$1,000,000 Prize

The Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival moves into a new phase this week with "View, Vote & Win," the month-long period when consumers can view and rate the 25 quarterfinalists films on http://www.chrysler.com.

The 25 quarterfinalists were selected from the more than 400 short films submitted from around the country to the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival. The festival is a year-long competition and series of events providing filmmakers the opportunity to compete for a $1 million feature film production deal courtesy of the Chrysler brand, Hypnotic and Universal Pictures.

Consumers can enter daily by viewing and rating a film at http://www.chrysler.com, from March 14 through April 14, where they become eligible to win prizes such as portable CD players and MP3 players. Each day a different prize will be given away to a lucky winner during "View, Vote & Win."

"For the true fans, the only thing better than viewing films is the opportunity to become a film critic. 'View, Vote and Win' is a great opportunity for film buffs to do both," said Jay Kuhnie, Director-Chrysler/Jeep Communications.

"Involving the millions of Internet users in choosing the next great emerging feature filmmaker for the second year creates a dynamic relationship between Hypnotic and the people who are always fascinated by the filmmaking process," says Dave Bartis, CEO, Hypnotic.

In April, 10 semi-finalists will be selected from the list of 25 to participate in an Extreme Filmmaking Competition at the same time as the Cannes Film Festival, which is scheduled for May 15-26. Set against the French Riviera, these 10 semi-finalist filmmakers must script, cast, shoot, and edit a five-minute short film that will co-star a Chrysler vehicle.

The films will be premiered and judged by a blue ribbon panel of judges at Cannes to determine the five finalists who will then move on to the Feature Film Packaging phase in Los Angeles. While in Toronto, the five finalists will present their pitch as well as the films promotional poster and trailer to a blue ribbon panel of judges, and one filmmaker will be selected as the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival winner.

The 25 films and directors selected to compete in "View, Vote & Win" include: "60 Cups of Coffee" by David Ward, "American Mod" by Kolton Lee, "Cleave" by Hollie Lavenstein, "Ed" by Justin Chinn, "The Etiquette Man" by Steve Coulter, "A Girl's Guide to the Galaxy" by Catherine Tingey, "The Good Things" by Seth Wiley, "Holiday on the Moon" by Sam Bozzo," "In Life We Soar" by Patrick Daughters, "Indefinitely" by Marc Palvinsky, "The Love Song of Henry Milk" by Ben Nedivi, "Lunch" by Matthew Ehlers, "Mental Hygiene" by Lori Silverbush, "My Chorus" by Richard Doherty, "The Parlor" by Geoffrey Haley, "Remote Control" by Ivan Zivkovic, "The Ride Home" by Sam Hoffman, "Roslyn" by Will Canon, "Santa's Little Helper" by Jason Grant Smith, "Shy Guy" by Fabien Michel, "Thursday Afternoon" by Clay Westervelt, "Tower of Babble" by Jeff Wadlow, "Trapped in Freedom" by Moh Azima, "Upheaval" by Itamar Kobow, and "Whoa" by Maurice A. Dwyer.

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