Win 20K: Make a National Spot for MoveOn.org

First off, the political views of MoveOn.org do not necessarily reflect those of KnoxvilleFilms.com. (I'm probably even more liberal than MoveOn but that's not the point.) Here is an opportunity to have your work judged by Oliver Stone so we'll put political views aside for a moment. This came from MoveOn.org:


Your mission, should you choose to accept it: make a 30-second TV ad that
tells the nation why Barack Obama should be our next President.

If you and your friends have writing, acting, or video editing
talent--whether you're a total amateur or a total pro--now is the time to
use your creativity to help Obama win.

Today, we're launching an ad contest called "Obama in 30 Seconds." Anyone
can make an ad about Obama between now and April 1. The public will vote
on the best ads, and a panel of top artists, film professionals, and
netroots heroes will pick a winner from among the finalists. (Judges
include Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Naomi Wolf, Oliver Stone, John Legend,
Donna Edwards, and Markos Moulitsas. The full list is below.)

We'll air the winning Obama ad nationally, and the winner will receive a
gift certificate for $20,000 in video equipment. Whether you're definitely
interested or need time to think about it, let us know--we'll keep you in
the loop as the contest proceeds. Get contest details, sign up, and watch
a short video of MoveOn's Eli Pariser describing the contest by clicking
here:
Click here

Every day, political insiders and pundits tell Americans what to think about the presidential race. But now, it's YOUR turn to take the megaphone. We want to run ads that are of the people, by the people, and for the people. So consider making an ad.

If you have acting or writing talent and have a friend with video skills, join as a team! Or, pass this email to a friend who is good at making videos. This contest builds on the success of MoveOn's "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest in 2004--which resulted in thousands of videos and a great winner that aired nationally.

Obama has already inspired many supporters to produce independent videos, and you can now be part of this movement. By combining all of our creative
talent with the power of online video, we can help push Obama to victory.

Thanks for all you do.

--Adam G., Laura, Daniel, Peter, Ilyse, and the MoveOn.org Political
Action Team
Thursday, March 13th, 2008

P.S. Here's a direct link to our contest page:
http://www.obamain30seconds.org/?t=3&id=12305-8358874-_yUHmq

P.P.S. Here's the complete list of judges:

Academy Award-winning writer/actor/director Ben Affleck; Emmy and Golden
Globe-nominated actor/director Steve Buscemi; Academy Award-winning
writer/actor Matt Damon; progressive hero & future Congresswoman Donna
Edwards; musician/activist Michael Franti; actor/musician/director Adrian
Grenier; Academy Award-nominated producer Ted Hope; author & civil rights
leader Reverend Jesse Jackson; award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory
Kennedy; Grammy-winning recording artist John Legend; Stanford Law
professor & founder of the Center for Internet and Society Lawrence
Lessig; recording artist & Bush in 30 Seconds co-founder Moby; Daily Kos
founder Markos Moulitsas; President of Lionsgate Entertainment Tom
Ortenberg; Native American activist and documentary filmmaker Heather Rae;
President of Focus Features James Schamus; producer, author, and
entrepreneur Russell Simmons; author, lecturer, & experimental hip hop
musician DJ Spooky; Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Ricki
Stern; Academy Award-winning writer/director Oliver Stone; Academy
Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Annie Sundberg; Grammy & Golden
Globe award-winning songwriter and musician Eddie Vedder; and New York
Times best-selling author Naomi Wolf.

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