[Cwgrad-announcements] FYI - FILM YOUR ISSUE, national "issue film" competition in partnership with Microsoft, the U.N., USA Today, Paramount, Disney

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To ALL STUDENT FILMMAKERS!!  PASS THIS AROUND!

> **I would like your help with FYI - FILM YOUR ISSUE, an unprecedented 
> "issue film" competition I launched, directed at young Americans 18 to 
> 26 -- including 7 million college students on 1200 campuses -- to create 
> 30-to-60 second films on any issue, as a way of engaging them in current 
> issues, empowering them to add their voices to the public dialogue, via 
> film. **
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> **It's ultimately an exercise in democracy and being an engaged, 
> informed citizen.  **
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> **I want as many students to be as aware of it as possible, to consider 
> entering a film, before the ****May 1, 2006**** deadline.  Can you 
> assist in getting the word out to students?**
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> **This is a powerful, idealistic initiative with the support of media 
> partners Microsoft/ MSN Spaces/ MSN Video/ MSNBC.com, USA 
> Today, Entertainment Weekly and MTV; organizational partners The United 
> Nations, The Humane Society of the United States, ASCAP, The Maui Film 
> Festival, The Vail Film Festival; and all the major higher education 
> academic organizations.    **
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> **We charge no submission fee.   The format is live action or animated.  
> Length is one minute or less.  **
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>     * **Six filmmakers -- the top-voted entry in each of the six
>       categories -- will be flown to ****Park City****, ****Utah****
>       during film festival season in January 2007 where their films will
>       presented at a private reception by MSN Spaces **
>     * **Six filmmakers and their faculty advisor will be flown to
>       ****New York City**** for an Awards Ceremony / Reception at United
>       Nations Headquarters, co-hosted by ****USA**** Today and MSN
>       SPACES. **
>     * **The top-voted entries will be broadcast on mtvU, MSN Video,
>       MSNBC.com and showcased at the ****Maui**** Film Festival. 
>       Top finalists in the music category will be presented by ASCAP at
>       an industry showcase. **
>     * **The six winners will receive a Motorola RAZR V3 mobile phone and
>       Toshiba Qosmio laptop **
>     * **The Vail Film Festival will offer a first-look of entries** 
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> **The existing website is www.filmyourissue.com 
> <http://www.filmyourissue.com>****  where students can get information 
> and register. **
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> **The new website, under construction is 
> **www.grafytestudios.co.uk/previews/fyiflash/ 
> <http://www.grafytestudios.co.uk/previews/fyiflash/>
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> **Below is George Clooney's open letter, written to the young 
> Americans on behalf of FYI,  urging engagement, to be published in 
> Entertainment Weekly and USA Today; Walter Cronkite's open 
> letter; campus flyer, earlier draft; the next  EW / USA Today ad; and 
> the February 6 launch press release. **
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> **Best,**
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> **HeathCliff Rothman**
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> **Founder, FYI Film Your Issue**
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> **323 666 6646**
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