Haydenfilms Online Film Festival Season Two Finalists Selected

Kutztown, Pa., November 28, 2006 - The Haydenfilms Online Film Festival, in conjunction with Bside Entertainment, is pleased to announce the top four finalists from Season Two of our online film festival! The grand prize winner, as selected by Haydenfilms’ members, will be presented the $10,000 grand prize at an Awards Ceremony January 11, 2007 in NYC.

The finalists in alphabetical order are: "Facing East" submitted by Dana Palmer; "Photograph" submitted by Sarah Lambert; "The Powder Puff Principal" submitted by John Burgess; and "The Rebel" submitted by Josef Wladyka. While the winning film will receive the grand prize, the other finalists will receive prize packages contributed by festival sponsors Write Brothers and Adobe. The films will also be showcased at Haydenfilms.com through August 29, 2007. Season Three of the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival begins August 30, 2007.

Finalists for the festival submitted short films no longer than thirty minutes, reviewed by a professional judging panel of film industry experts. Each judge voted on the films, and the top fifty films were made available for online member voting during the festival period.

Haydenfilms LLC, founded in 2001, is an independent film production and distribution company based in Kutztown, Pa. Its 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 website provides industry news, a crew database, production boards 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