Current Video and Film Contests

[ August 22, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Time to get rid of your traditional PC and enjoy all the fun you've been missing from Touch Screen All-In-One PC. MSI's all-new Wind Top Touch Screen PC brings you the experience of One Touch Access to your digital lifestyle.  Between June 22, 2009 and August 22, 2009, MSI invites you to create and share your [...]

[ July 20, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] If you can answer yes to any of these questions, this contest is for you: Are you a VMware customer or enthusiast and a firm believer in using virtualization? Do you currently run business-critical applications using VMware technology? Are you considering running your business-critical application on VMware vSphere? Do you think every organization should use VMware vSphere to deliver [...]

[ July 31, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] People are looking for info online. Why not make it easy to find? Put your information on a .INFO Web address.  Added to the Internet in 2001, .INFO has emerged as a useful extension with more than 5 million names already registered and millions of active Web sites to visit. Help .INFO tell the story. [...]

[ June 28, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Each year, more than 827 million pieces of trash end up on Texas roadsides as litter, with most of it coming from car traffic. In order to reinforce the fact that trash belongs in a trash can, and not on our roadsides, the Texas Department of Transportation is proud to launch the Don’t Mess with [...]

[ July 15, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] This is one of the most exciting times in your life. You're on your way to becoming an attorney. You've already pictured your name on the firm's door... made the jury weep... and knocked a few judges' socks off (we're betting they were argyle).  But at some point – okay, at a lot of points [...]

[ July 19, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] There are two big reasons why guys don't use body wash. They think that bar soap works just fine and they don't want to use things with names like "pouf" and "loufa" to work up a good lather. Can you blame them? That's why Old Spice launched the Deck Scrubber in May 2009. The Deck [...]

[ June 26, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Make a video about reading in the bathroom!  Participants must submit an original 30-120 second video that they have created.   Participants must be U.S. residents at least 21 years of age at the time of entry to be eligible.  Void in Hawaii and Alaska and wherever prohibited by law. Obscenities, sexual situations and graphic violence should be [...]

ProVideo Coalition features a fantastically funny video about clients who try to renegotiate after the fact. This is a must see for anyone who has had problem clients on video projects. Herein lies the great challenge of a young business. On the one hand, you want to build relationships. You especially want to build relationships with [...]

[ July 21, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] When you’re starting a company, it’s important to have a great idea. But it takes the right tools, the right support and a ton of hard work to make your great idea real.  Now Sun Startup Essentials is making it a lot easier to get the tools, the advice and the support you need to [...]

Web Media Guild reviews a few streaming video hosting providers, and settles on Ooyala: In order to simplify things and to combine the best of all options available, the Web Media Guild utilizes a video platform called Backlot developed by Ooyala which makes it easy to upload videos, compressing them into flash format, and broadcast to [...]

[ July 20, 2009; 3:00 pm; ] Have you ever been caught in a really “awkward ringtone moment”? Was it bad timing, poor planning or just tough luck? Well don’t feel bad about it! Now is your chance to turn that unfortunate mishap into some real cash!!!  SendMe Mobile is proud to present the Awkward Ringtone Moment Video Contest! This is a [...]

[ June 30, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] At Poptent, we’re all about getting you the best exposure for your work so you can build your creative career. One of the ways we’re doing that is showing your Demo Reel to some of the top figures in the advertising and entertainment world.   Our panel of expert judges will be choosing their favorite Demo Reel [...]

 Purely commercial video paid for by sponsors of YouTubers - sellout or good business? Carl’s Jr. tapped YouTube’s No. 2-most-subscribed channel, from a comedy group called Nigahiga, to push its new portobello-mushroom burger — and it has paid off, in 3.3 million views last week, according to Visible Measures data compiled for the weekly Viral Video [...]

[ July 15, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] How is God at work in the world through your hands? How would you illustrate it through a 30- to 90-second video?  The churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is inviting members and the general public to submit their videos to a contest inspired by our tagline: "God’s work. Our hands." The Contest [...]

[ July 15, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] The 'What Can YOU Do?' Video Contest is an opportunity for young - and young-at-heart - filmmakers to promote positive change by illustrating that at work, it’s what people CAN do that matters. Any type of video can be submitted—serious, surprising, or even funny. So be creative! The point is to make people think and [...]

Calling all Hunting Footage At the end of the year we'll be giving away a free hunt where the Christensen Outdoors crew will film and later air your hunt for our television show!

Create a 30-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) promoting how young adults can save money by being Energy Smart through energy efficiency and conservation.