Grab your camcorders and mics, (and maybe some zombie make-up!), and get ready to video-tape the first of what promises to be an annual event: the world’s largest “Thriller” dance!

In tribute to Michael Jackson, and because it’s good clean fun, someone started up the international Thriller dance-a-thon that is supposed to go on all over the world – at the same time.

A website, Thrill the World, was created just to organize this event, and you can find out there where the Thriller dance is going on in your neighborhood, or try to get one started… but hurry, the dance is happening this coming Saturday.
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From a International Documentary Association press release.

International Documentary Association Announces  twenty-eight films to be shown in New York and Los Angeles from July 31st – August 20th, 2009. From the astonishing stories of starvation, persecution, and escape from the world’s worst human rights violator to the surprising inside story of an iconic cult, the International Documentary Association (IDA) presents this year’s DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase. www.documentary.org/docuweeks09

Screening in Los Angeles and New York City July 31st through August 20th, 2009, IDA’s 13th Annual DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase will present 18 feature films and 10 short films, a collection of some of the best groundbreaking documentary films from around the world. DocuWeeks™ returns to the ArcLight Hollywood (6360 W. Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles) and the IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street in New York City) for this annual showcase of documentary films qualifying for Oscar® consideration.

We often get interesting material and recently I came across a music video contest that I think everyone should take their chances with. MTV & Pepsi are teaming up  with Rock Band for a music video contest. The official rules are located here and it definitely looks like a fun contest to enter. Go here for more information. If you think you have what it takes, give this one a shot for sure!

(http://www.fotolia.com) one of the world’s leading sources for legal, low-cost imagery announces a call for high quality, user-generated video submissions, in preparation for the launch of its stock video offering, which will supplement its current library by licensing royalty-free video clips at microstock prices.

“Fotolia has been, for years, one of the world’s most trusted sources for high-quality, low-priced, legal imagery and illustration,”
explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC.
“In response to an overwhelming demand, Fotolia is announcing a call for video submissions. We are seeking thousands of videographers from around the world who would like to sell their footage and make money through their videography passion.”

Fotolia is looking for a wide variety of content submissions – from animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video.
Submissions should be  320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 – 30 frames per second, and 5 – 60 seconds long. Beginning in mid-February, Fotolia will begin licensing broadcast-quality footage, in a variety of digital formats, including HD video, for as little as $10.
Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to begin submitting clips by logging on to http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Contents/Videos.