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A whopping 158 million U.S. Internet users--or 80% of the nation's
online population-
watched online video in July, according to new data from comScore Video
Metrix.
A total of 21.4 billion videos were viewed during the month. Years
ago...you had to
go to Hollywood, get into the majors, if you did not go to Hollywood,
you were only
dreaming...you go to Hollywood, get ready for a nightmare, then came
Sundance and
good luck getting in there, now there are over 4,000 film festivals, and
now with the
digital age and VOD there are millions of filmmakers, and they upload
the future of
media to the Internet with their iPhone 3GS or their digital this or
digital that, and
burn their own movies independently digital.
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TWENTY TEN DIGITAL AWARDS
This Award section will grow as the time
prior to the festival moves along...we working
and producing a NEW DIGITAL AWARDS
CONCEPT...and we hope you will join...
As in the Emmy's, for example, who give
awards out of the pool of various networks,
cable and tv programs, we will give awards to
various digital producers and digital
projects that are produced and/or shown on the New
Media Platforms listed below.
Les move the new medium forward honoring
the various digital formats.
You, the voters are also the nominators,
you can nominate your own work, or the work
of others...send us the name of the piece,
with URL, or the title and where we can
view the work, for example if you
have a film you found on youtube.com, send us the
link and/or name and let us know it was on
youtube.com. The festival will go through
a review and judging and one month before
the festival post the different films. We
will make sure you and the film is posted
and help to give publicity to the work.
FILMMAKERS AND FILM
FANS...THIS IS YOUR FILM FESTIVAL...
NOMINATE YOUR FRIENDS, OR
YOUR MEDIA CREATIONS
Here are some of the top VOD and
TV/Movie sites on the Internet...these are great
places to find
movies and digital projects to nominate. If you are not a member join,
network, watch movies and nominate your favorite...or, send us your
movie that is
on one of these sites, or nominate your
own website, or social network page...
This is the new Digital
Frontier...let's Pioneer it
together...NOMINATE AND LINK UP...
THESE SITES BELOW ARE PART OF THE
FUTURE THAT IS NOW IN MEDIA.
MAKE A DISCOVERY...FIND THE NEXT HIT
YOURSELF OUT ON THE WEB
 SHORTS--1
MINUTE AND 5 MINUTE MOVIE SECTION
iPhone 3GS Award
This award will be given to the media project
produced on a iPhone 3GS, and the posted
on a VOD site on the Internet.
Send us the location of the show, and any information you
have about the the film
makers. We will put them up on the AWARD WINNER PAGE...
Mobile –
Third Screen Awards
An award given to filmmakers who are
pursuing the art of film on the third screen, adapting
the art form to the mobile platform,
including cell phones, I-pods, I-phones, blackberries, etc.
Mobile – Third
Screen Award for Short Drama
Mobile –
Third Screen Award for Music Video
Mobile –
Third Screen Awards for Animation
This award will be given to an exceptional
filmmaker whose work showcases the use of
YouTube as a platform for the art of
filmmaking. This award will be voted on and determined
in part by the YouTube Internet audience,
and the Festival audience.
This award will be given to an exceptional
filmmaker whose work showcases the use of
MySpace TV as a platform for the art of
filmmaking. This award will be voted on and
determined in part by the MySpace TV
and the Internet and the Festival audience.
Facebook.com
This award will be given to an exceptional
filmmaker whose work showcases the use of
Facebook as a platform for the art of
filmmaking. This award will be voted on and
determined in part by the Facebook and
the Internet audience.
YOU HELP NOMINATE AND YOU HELP
JUDGE...
Surf the web and find your
favorite BEST from the
following Categories...nominate your own,
friends
or ones that you find online.
You help pick the
nominations...
Best Actress Site
Best Actor Site
Best Celebrity Site
Best Entertainer Site
Best Entertainment Site
Best Movie Site
Best Social Network Site
Best Fashion Site
Best Myspace Site
Best Frontpage Site
Best Twitter Page
Best VOD Site
Best Online Series
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Best Drama Movie Trailer
Best Documentary Trailer
Best Motion Picture Studio Site
Best Musician Site
Best Music Site
Best Net Actor
Best Net Actress
Best Net Director
Best Web Based Televised
Program
Best Live
Streaming Webcast
Best Live Streaming Concert
Best Film Festival Website
WE
WILL POST ALL WINNERS ON THE
WEBSITE AND ON BSIDE.COM
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Send us your choice for the above
awards  prfilmfest@gmail.com
1. email us the
name of the site or person, with the name of the Award, and the
website
where we can find your
nomination, or submission.
2. We will post
your choice of your own website, or social network site with the
winner
if your nomination is
awarded.
3. We plan to post
the winners with links back to them and their work, to give them
needed publicity, links
and traffic to websites.
4. Winners will be
posted on our Social Internetwork of sites and here on the
website...
SUBMIT YOUR OWN WORK, OR NOMINATE
THE WORK OF A FRIEND,
OR A SITE YOU JUST FOUND SURFING THE WEB.
ONLY ONE SUB-
MISSION PER IP ADDRESS.
OUR SPECIAL SELECTION COMMITTEE
WILL PICK TOP 4 OF EACH
OF THE CATEGORIES AND THEY WILL
BE POSTED FOR VOTING ON
9-9-09, AND ANNOUNCED AT
OUR FESTIVAL PRESS CONFERENCE.
VOTERS
WILL COME FROM ALL OVER THE WEB, AND THE SOCIAL
NETWORKS, AND VOD, MOVIES AND TV
ONLINE SITES, WHERE THE
NOMINATED MOVIE IS POSTED. We
will post some videos on our site,
and some will be on the
site where they are located, and we will sent people
there to view the movies.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED DURING
THE FESTIVAL ON THE
WEBITE AND AT A SPECIAL AWARDS
CEREMONY MONDAY NOV 23,
AND WINNERS WILL BE IN THE
RUNNING FOR SCREENINGS WHEN
OUR FILM FESTIVAL GOES ON THE
ROAD.
SUBMISSION FORMS TO DOWN LOAD FROM SITE
WILL BE ONLINE SOON
Independent
Music Video (DVD) Director Award
An award given to independent directors who
are creating exceptional works of art in
the music video category. THERE WILL BE
SEVERAL BREAKDOWNS OF THIS LEVEL
Music
Documentary Award
Shorts – Award given to filmmakers
who have created film(s) which explore music and
musicians as the main theme of their work,
specifically in the documentary realm, and
under 30 minutes.
Music Features - Award given to filmmakers
who have created film(s) which explore music
and musicians as the main theme of their
work, specifically in the documentary realm,
feature length. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL
BREAKDOWNS OF THIS LEVEL
Musical
Score Award
An award given to a composer who created an
exceptional musical score composed
specifically for a film.
Music
Soundtrack Award
An award given to a film which showcases an
exceptional original soundtrack.
Shorts – An award given to a
filmmaker creating a film under 45 minutes, who displays a
maverick sense of style.
Best of
the Fest
This award will be determined by the judges
and given to the filmmaker who overall displays
an extraordinary amount of excellence in the
art of film, who encompasses the theme of
this year’s festival of Music and Film, and
who displays a sense of visionary talent.
People’s
Choice Award
This award will be determined by audience
members of the festival and will be opened to
all films that are official selections of
the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival.
Short movie Award
movie that is running in 5 minutes or less.
Central
California Filmmaker Award
This award will be given to an exceptional
filmmaker based in Central California. Filmmakers
must nominate themselves for this award.
PRDFF
Award for Excellence
This award will be given to the filmmaker
who displays excellence in the art of film, who
encompasses the theme of this year’s
festival of Music and Film, in the realm of Martin
Scorcese’s great music films, including
The Last Waltz,
No Direction Home, Let It Shine
and his upcoming film about George Harrison.
Student
Filmmaker Award
This award will be given to a student
filmmaker who displays excellence in filmmaking,
and encompasses this year’s theme of Music
and Film, open to students who are currently
enrolled in high school, college or
university.
Kid
Filmmaker Award
This award will honor a filmmaker under the
age of 18, whose work displays excellence
and creativity and incorporates this year’s
theme of Music and Film.
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