SeeFlik launches video clip competitions

Striving use a showcase for emerging filmmakers, recently minted SeeFlik is starting a set of online video clip competitions. The contests -- a Judge's Award along with a Fans Favorite -- is going to be open simply to students who attend or are within 5 years of graduation from accredited undergraduate or graduate film programs. SeeFlik, headed by longtime industry Ray Meli, recommended the contests like a "farm system" for that entertainment industry. "Hundreds of 1000's of emerging artists and filmmakers finish college every year and also have couple of options apart from the standard film festivals to obtain their voices heard," Meli stated. The very first round from the contests will conclude on February. 29 with those who win receiving $50,000 along with a showcase for talent agencies and galleries. The organization is starting with operating capital of $a million, funded by Wall Street executives Adam Wachter and Shaun Parket along with other executives. Wachter is chief operating officer, and Parket is chief financial officer. David Greenblatt, who co-founded Endeavor, assists being an agent to contest those who win and mentor them through the entire process of meeting agents, managers and studio executives. SeeFlik has drawn on six industry veterinarians for everyone on its Judge's Honours panel -- Michael London, Shane Black, Angelo Pizzo, Keir Pearson, Robert Kamen and Suzanne p Passe. The Fans Favorite competition will employ "The American Idol ShowInch-style voting, where the winning short is dependent upon the amount of votes received. "SeeFlik puts in one location an excellent forum for emerging filmmakers to become discovered," Greenblatt stated. SeeFlik has additionally registered nearly 20 film schools as affiliate marketers to pay for many forms are marketing including schools at Florida Condition U., NYU, Syracuse U., UCLA and USC. The competitions aren't restricted to students and alumni in the affiliated schools, and SeeFlik intends to expand the network of film schools. To become qualified, films should be original and no more than 25 minutes. Participants enter by uploading films electronically towards the SeeFlik site. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com