Haydenfilms Online Film Festival – Call For Entries

Kutztown, Pa., May 16, 2006-The final call for entries for the Second Annual Haydenfilms Online Film Festival is approaching fast! Student and independent filmmakers can submit their short films for the chance to win a $10,000 cash prize! Late deadline for submissions is June 15, 2006.

Short films up to 35 minutes in length are being accepted from any genre including animation, documentary and experimental. The top 50 films as selected by the prestigious panel of judges will be entered into the online festival beginning August 30, 2006 at www.haydenfilms.com. Haydenfilms members will vote online to select the winning film from these 50 finalists. The festival winner will be announced, and the top three finalists will be honored at our awards ceremony in New York City in January 2007.

Haydenfilms LLC, founded in 2001, is an independent film production and distribution company based in Kutztown, Pa. Their mission is to create and foster an online network of independent and student film producers and to provide the support and resources necessary for filmmakers to succeed. The Haydenfilms Online Film Festival was the first online festival to accept all short films regardless of genre and the first to offer a $10,000 grand prize. The Haydenfilms web site provides industry news, a crew database, a production board and shopping for filmmaking software and equipment.For more details on the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival, as well as other Haydenfilms programs and events, visit www.haydenfilms.com

Help Us Support the Next Generation of Filmmakers!

From Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23, 2006, 24 teams from 10 Berks County, PA schools competed in the First Annual 4500 Digital Video competition. Each team had 4500 Minutes, or 75 Hours, 3 Days to create an original short video between 2 to 7 minutes in length. Now, we need YOU, our members, to help select the People's Choice Winner from the top 9 videos as selected by the 4500 DV Judging Panel.

The videos will be showcased in our Haydenfilms Theater May 8 through May 19, 2006. As a Haydenfilms member, your votes, and ONLY your votes will determine the People's Choice winning video! So please click below, and help us to support the future of independent film!

Click the link below (or copy and paste into your browser) to view and vote on these films:
http://www.haydenfilms.com/view_hs_showcase_list.php

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