Dailymotion and The Weinstein Company Launch Search for 'The Ultimate Star Wars Fanboy (or Girl!)'.* Star Wars Fans across the country gearing up for competition of a lifetime * Fan-uploaded videos to be reviewed by film producers * Winning entrant receives walk-on role in FANBOYS movie and more 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 -- Dailymotion, the world's largest independent video sharing site A Web site that lets people upload and share their video clips to the public at large or to invited guests. Acquired by Google in 2006, YouTube became the most popular video sharing site on the Web. See YouTube. , and The Weinstein Company today announced "The Ultimate Star Wars Fanboy (or Girl!)" contest. The competition, which runs from July 25, 2007 to August 31, 2007, coincides with a special sneak preview sneak preview n. A single public showing of a movie before its general release. Noun 1. sneak preview - a preview to test audience reactions of select scenes of the film FANBOYS followed by a filmmaker Q&A session at Comic-Con International This article is about the fan convention. For the trade treaty, see Comecon. Comic-Con International: San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. on July 26, 2007. To enter, contestants (US residents only) can register and upload an original video showing why they are the ultimate Star Wars fan at www.fanboycontest.com or http://fanboys.dailymotion.com. Dailymotion users will be voting for their favorites throughout the competition. The producers will choose the winner from the 10 finalists that received the most votes by the users. This lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in a new scene in the actual movie, plus the original entry will be promoted on the FANBOYS official website and included as a special feature in the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. release. The competition is being run by The Weinstein Company with support from online agency Mammoth Advertising in anticipation of the theatrical release of FANBOYS. In FANBOYS, director Kyle Newman has fashioned an uproarious comedy that follows a group of young friends on a cross-country quest to break into Skywalker Ranch and see Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace before it is released. The film stars Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama, which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS from September 262003 until April 222005. It is currently in syndication with episodes airing in high definition on HDNet. ), Dan Fogler (the upcoming Kung Fu Panda), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) and Seth Rogan (Knocked Up). "Searching for 'The Ultimate Star Wars Fanboy (or Girl!)' is an absolutely perfect way to celebrate not just its release, but also the entire world of fan-culture," stated Ethan Noble, marketing director at The Weinstein Company. "We're extremely excited about this contest and we're looking forward to reviewing all of the ambitious and creative videos we're sure to receive." "At Dailymotion, we're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. innovative ways to connect with our users, nurture their talents, and help them get the recognition they deserve," added US Managing Director Joy Marcus. "We're happy to be working with The Weinstein Company, a company that shares our ideals about celebrating and empowering the audience." Fanboys is an MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. release of a Weinstein Company presentation and will open January 18, 2008. A short clip about the contest can be viewed at http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2ltby_ultimate-fanboys- contest_shortfilms (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About Dailymotion A top 50 website worldwide (source: Alexa), Dailymotion is the world's largest independent provider of premium user-generated and licensed online video entertainment. Every day, 20,000 new videos are uploaded into Dailymotion's global network of video entertainment sites, where a programming team turns the user-generated and licensed content into high-quality entertainment for over 4 million daily visitors. Using the most advanced technology available to both users and content creators, Dailymotion provides high-quality video in a fast, easy-to-use website that also automatically filters infringing material. Dailymotion's mission is to provide the best possible entertainment experience for users and the best business experience for content owners. www.dailymotion.com. About The Weinstein Company The Weinstein Company (TWC TWC The Weather Channel TWC Time-Warner Cable TWC Texas Workforce Commission (also seen as TWFC) TWC The Wellness Community TWC The Washington Center TWC Teachers & Writers Collaborative TWC Trustworthy Computing ) was created by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films Corp. in 1979. TWC is a multi-media company that officially launched on October 1, 2005. Dimension Films, the genre label that was founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, is also included under the TWC banner. The Weinsteins are actively working on the production, development, acquisition and distribution of projects for TWC and Dimension. |
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