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FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL YOUTUBE CONTEST LAUNCHES TODAY

2/19/2010

Beginning today, Festival fans are encouraged to upload their original chicken videos to the site (www.youtube.com) and rate other videos posted by fans. Entrants should add the Florida Film Festival’s YouTube account (http://www.youtube.com/floridafilmfestival) as a friend and send a message or leave a comment so their videos can be viewed.

The producer of the video with the most viewings by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5 will be the recipient of a Sweet 16-pack of Festival tickets to the movies of their choice, based on availability. An 8-pack and a 4-pack will be awarded to the second and third place videos. Winners will be notified via email or phone, if provided, on Tuesday, April 6.

“Over the past 19 years, the Florida Film Festival has been known for its southern hospitality by its visiting filmmakers, celebrities, and national industry guests, and we decided to have some fun with this concept when developing the image for this year’s event,” said Enzian President Henry Maldonado. “Now we want Festival fans and the community to have a great time with the official theme, “Film Sweet Film,” by submitting entertaining videos which depict chickens.”

Each video must contain the following:
• A chicken
• The following text:
o FloridaFilmFestival.com
o April 9 - 18, 2010
o Film Sweet Film

For more information, visit www.FloridaFilmFestival.com or call 407-629-1088 and touch zero. Chosen from more than 1,500 submissions, the 150 films comprising this year’s Festival represent works from more than 30 countries. The films selected for the 2010 Festival will be announced in March.

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