KU Book Scholarship Award

KU Book Scholarship Award

Due to the overwhelming response we received to our Kutztown University Book Scholarship Award, we at Haydenfilms have decided to add more scholarships! We will be giving three KU students the opportunity to win $250.00 toward books, food, whatever!

We'll be selecting one lucky ticket to win the award on August 31st, September 30th, and October 30th. The winning number will be posted at the Haydenfilms website for thirty days. If your number matches the one we've selected, simply email Hayden here: http://www.haydenfilms.com/contact.php to claim your prize!

Remember, you must be a register member of Haydenfilms.com to win.

The winning number for August 30-September 29 is 1284

Remember to keep your ticket, and check back on September 30th for the next winning number. Haydenfilms will be on the KU campus over the next two months distributing tickets, so keep an eye out for MORE chances to win! In addition, if you are spotted wearing a Haydenfilms.com T-shirt on the KU campus, you could win $100.00! Simply log on to http://www.haydenfilms.com/haydenstore.html to order, or make a Haydenfilms T-shirt on your own - if we spot you, you'll get a check from us simply for showing your support of Haydenfilms!

It's Time for Haydenfilms' Feature Presentation - The 2005 Film Festival has begun

It's Time for Haydenfilms' Feature Presentation - The 2005 Film Festival has begun

Members will also be eligible to win our $250.00 Viewer Appreciation Award by completing their digital ticket validation and voting. Also, be sure to check back later in September for updates about Season Two. Our filmmakers need YOUR votes, so tell all your friends, sit back and get comfortable, and enjoy the show!

not a member? sign up for free: www.haydenfilms.com/membership.php

First Annual Haydenfilms Online Film Festival!

First Annual Haydenfilms Online Film Festival!

Haydenfilms Online Festival Unveils Season 1 Finalists


LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn. (PRWEB) August 26, 2005 --The judging is complete, and it is time to vote for the winner of the First Annual Haydenfilms Online Film Festival.

After reviewing over 100 films, an expert panel of judges has selected the top thirty-six films competing for a $10,000 cash prize, plus other prizes from sponsors such as Write Brothers and CMP Books. The films will be available for free online member viewing and voting at www.haydenfilms.com beginning Aug. 30, continuing through Oct. 30, 2005. The top four filmmakers will have their films shown during the winner's ceremony in November, and the filmmaker with the most online votes will receive the grand prize.

Finalists for the contest submitted short films no longer than thirty minutes to be reviewed by a unique, professional judging panel consisting of eight national media professors and film industry experts. Each judge viewed and voted on the films, and their top selections have been made available online at www.haydenfilms.com for voting. A complete list of the finalists is available at www.haydenfilms.com/news.php

Each film will be available to view in its entirely for member voting, with the online community making the final decision on the winner. All Haydenfilms members who vote online will be entered into a drawing for a $250.00 Viewer Appreciation Award, which will be chosen at the end of the festival voting period in November.

Haydenfilms.com was among the first solely online film festivals, beginning in October 2004 as a way for independent filmmakers to showcase their works to the online community. Of the various online film festivals, they were the first to accept all short films regardless of genre, and the first to offer a $10,000 cash prize to the winning filmmaker. Submissions were accepted until July 15, 2005, and include a wide variety of films, ranging from student submissions, animation, and documentary formats.

The Online Film Festival is just one component of Haydenfilms.com, which is quickly becoming known as the premier online resource for independent filmmakers. In addition to the Festival, the website offers its members industry news, job and resume posting, message boards, and shopping for filmmaking software and equipment.

For more information on the Festival, please visit www.haydenfilms.com, or contact Haydenfilms LLC at 610-894-9639.

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Haydenfilms Unveils Season 1 Finalists!

Haydenfilms Unveils Season 1 Finalists!

• A Day in the Life (Shushma Shah –PA)
• Balancing Point (Danny Brown –CO)
• Bria's Story (Shushma Shah –PA)
• Cats (Joshua Gibson –NC)
• Color Me Blind (Will Drinker –PA)
• CU (Adam Patch –CA)
• Dear Sweet Emma (Loraine Cernak –NC)
• Dust Devil (Michael Gilvary –CA)
• Elder (Reagan Bond –CA)
• Fortunate Son (Quinn Saunders –CA)
• Here Comes Private Investigator Kengo (Yohei Kawatama –UT)
• Hotel Lobby (Stephen Keep Mills –CA)
• I KILLED ZOE DAY (Powell Weaver –NY)
• Life Coach (Josh Mitchell –MA)
• Life or Breath (Steve Desmond –CA)
• Lightman (Junheon Oh –CA)
• Musical Comedy (Jason Saltiel –MI)
• Or (John Kim –IL)
• Perils in Nude Modeling (Scott Rice –TX)
• S.P.I.C. The Storyboard of My Life (Robert Castillo –NJ)
• Shadow Kill (John Bailey –NY)
• Smartcard (James Oxford –CA)
• Spin Cycle (Daniel Engelhardt –CA)
• Success is Mine (Ly Bolia –GA)
• The Bear Hunt (Vance Reeser –AR)
• The Connection (Kenny Beaumont –FL)
• The Cure for a Diseased Life (Ray Chang –CA)
• The Gnat and the Lion (Burke Higgins –IL)
• The Inside Job (John Taddeo –FL)
• The Kite (Zach Wolf –NY)
• 'The Sand Creek Massacre' (Donald Vasicek –CO)
• Totem Pole (Will Drinker –PA)
• Tree as Company (Emily Wong -Hong Kong)
• Welcome to Warren (Brent Huffman –CA)
• Why Shakespeare? (Larry Bridges –CA)
• ZOOM SUIT (John Taddeo –FL)

Last minute change for this years' festival.

The Haydenfilms Team is extremely excited to showcase the First Annual Haydenfilms Online Film Festival, featuring a $10,000 grand prize from August 30 through October 30, 2005! We are pleased to support independent filmmakers by helping them gain the exposure and recognition they truly deserve for their hard work and dedication.

As a result of the tremendous response to our Season I Call for Entries, the Haydenfilms Staff and the Season I judges have collectively decided to make a last minute change for this year's festival. Many talented filmmakers have submitted work that is longer than the 10-minute limit that our official rules stated www.haydenfilms.com/rules.html . Based on the percentage of films that are over the 10-minute limit, we have concluded that all films with a running time of up to 30 minutes will be considered fully eligible for the judge's review. If selected by the judges, these films will be showcased online during the festival and eligible for the public vote. This decision of the Haydenfilms staff and the judges was based on what we believe is fair for the majority of film submissions.

The finalists for Season I will be announced on August 24, 2005 and Haydenfilms Marketing Kits (including 500 business cards, marketing posters, and Haydenfilms apparel) will be shipped to each filmmaker to help them promote their films on our site.

The Official Rules for the Season II Festival will be announced in November of 2005. The decision has already been solidified that there will be two different categories: shorts no longer than 10 minutes in running time, and films 10-30 minutes in running time will all be taken into consideration, and will be competing for next year's grand prizes. We sincerely apologize to those filmmakers that may have been discouraged by our 10-minute time limit this year. We encourage you to consider submitting your film project(s) to next year's festival.

Whether you are a filmmaker, a movie buff, or you have accidentally stumbled across our site, we are proud to have you as a part of our growing online independent film community.