COMPETITIONS

Hi Filmmaker’s Alliance Community, If you’ve owned a TV at any point in the last 7 years you’ve seen an eHarmony commercial. The campaign has been, virtually, without variation. White background. Loving couples talking about how happy they are. Fun music. Rinse. Repeat. We’ve had enough of this approach, and as the director of eHarmony’s Social Media efforts I’m leading the charge in a new direction. We want to move away from happy couples and focus on single people. We want to communicate one of two ideas. · eHarmony is your best ally when it comes to dating · eHarmony has the best pool of high quality singles to date. We’re reaching out to you for help. We want a 60-90 second video piece that will run across various social media platforms. We want something that people will want to share with their friends and that means it should be funny, clever, profoundly moving, or amazing. We’re having a competition and the winner receives $8,000 in cash. It will wor...

Film is uniquely powerful in bringing issues to life and putting a human face to the challenges facing the world – and their solutions. "1 of 7 Billion" is a global short film competition, organized by the 7 Billion Actions initiative and the Foundation 10.12.48. It is designed to inspire people everywhere to use their talents to explore one of the seven key issues targeted by 7 Billion Actions: • Poverty and breaking the circle of inequality • Empowerment and progress of women and girls • Young people • Reproductive health and rights • Healthy environmental and healthy people • Aging • Urbanization-planning for growth. Timeline and submission instructions Entries may be submitted through the website of 7 Billion Actions (www.7billionactions.org/film), the Foundation 10.12.48 , and Facebook beginning at 12:00 am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) October 31, 2011. The deadline for submissions is 9:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) February 1...

http://www.whalelikeme.com/ For the first time in history, a global community seems close to seeking protection and inalienable rights for a non-human order of species - Cetacea: whales and dolphins. Whether you see whales as 'persons' deserving of rights, or as consumable resources - join us in presenting to the world how humans view whales in 2011. You'll be in the running to win some great prizes and state, national and global awards, and your films will bear witness to this fascinating moment in our history. Theme: How do you view our relationship with whales? What does whaling mean to you? Are you for or against it? Why? How are whales like you? How are they different? Your film should explore some of these questions, and will shine light on how close we are to - or how far from - accepting cetaceans into our circle of kinship. For tips and guidelines - please read our Guidelines page .Want to enter the contest? If you send us (whaleoffame@whalelikeme.com) a p...

FILMMAKERS: Show Us Why You Explore and Win a $10,000 Adventure from National Geographic. The X PRIZE Foundation is dedicated to the concept of EXPLORATION. If you are a fellow explorer, we want to know why you do it. Hiking the canyons, walking the shores, peering through a telescope, digging through sandstone a continent away or in your own backyard. We invite you to create a video that expresses your passions and pursuits: What drives you? Where do you explore and why? It’s not about expensive equipment and Hollywood cinematography – it’s your personal vision that we’re after. So upload your video and inspire us! Why do YOU prize exploration? LEARN MORE: www.iprizeexploration.org Please embed our callout video in your blog or website: http://www.citizenglobal.com/xprize/exploration/media/zcvfdw On Web: www.iprizeexploration.org On Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/xprize #whyexplore On Facebook: https://apps.facebook.com/xprize-exploration/?ref=ts