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31st Jul

ViralSkool – $3000 – Open to all – Under 90 seconds – Due: September 20th, 2009

Make the most viral video and win! Showcase your creativity and grasp of viral video using the punchline “Come On! Spread Me!”  At Viralskool we look at “viral video” as a genre or a format – just like “feature film”, “documentary”, “short” and now “viral video”. What we’re defining as a viral video is a short entertaining clip that people want to share. Or put another way, “spreadable entertainment”. We’re asking you to create a spreadable video to promote this community and to promote yourself. (more…)

31st Jul

Flashpoint Academy – Premiere Tickets – Over 17 y.o. – 30 to 60 seconds – Due: August 7th, 2009

Are you, or is someone you know, being pressured by parents, teachers, even friends to attend a four year university?  Peer pressure is never okay; and if a traditional education isn’t right for you don’t be afraid to “JUST SAY NO.” Be a part of the solution! (more…)

30th Jul

FeedRoom Launches Online PR Video Solution

The FeedRoom announced a new Software-as-a-Service offering for PR pros to add video to coroporate websites and online press rooms.  At VidOpp we think the standard press release will gradually come to include video by default, as more and more news media move to incorporate video. (more…)

30th Jul

Biking Rules PSA – $4000+ – Open To All – 30 seconds to 4 minutes – Due: August 31st, 2009

Join us in this new moving revolution! Submit your original video to encourage more bicycling and to strengthen the positive voice of cyclists in NYC.  Help us reach out to new and old riders alike and encourage them to get out and ride! (more…)

30th Jul

Roommate Horror Stories – $200 Amazon Gift Card – Over 18 y.o. – Under 90 seconds – Extended: September 30, 2009

StudentApt.com is hosting a Roommate Horror Stories Video Contest this summer. Have you ever had a roommate that liked to use your head as a bongo, thought having a party at your place the night before finals was a great idea, or liked to vacuum naked?  The concept is simple: tell a compelling story, in 90 seconds or less, of a difficult, but hopefully amusing, roommate experience with an original video. Make us laugh. Make us cry. Make us cringe. Just tell us a great story about roommates and you could win big! (more…)

29th Jul

Crowd-funded Feature Film

Want to become an investor in a feature film?  This looks like a pretty good idea. 

NATALIE, QUEEN OF SCOTS is a story about a nine year old girl who goes to war with oceans and battles alligators to escape from the arrival of her new baby sister, a potential challenge to her fantasy empire. (more…)

29th Jul

Infolinks Video Challenge – $5000 – Over 18 yo – Under 2 minutes – Extended: August 21, 2009

To celebrate the launch of their new blog, Infolinks is proud to announce “The Infolinks Challenge – Video Contest”.  There are many ways to make money online…  film your crazy, creative and funny ideas of making money online for a chance to win up to $5,000!  So start brainstorming today! Find a funny concept, get out there, film it and be the big winner of The Infolinks Challenge. (more…)

29th Jul

Outrageous Interactions Video Contest – $5,000 – Over 18 y.o. – No Duration Specified – Due: September 30, 2009

Lights, camera, call center?! That’s right, you read correctly. Interactive Intelligence, a leading call/contact center software provider, is looking for videos of your most hysterical, bizarre, unbelievable, outrageous customer service interactions — talking to a live person on the phone or interacting with an automated system, real or imagined. Got a doozie for us? Well get off your duff, grab a camera, a friend or seven, give us your best Spielberg and show us what happened. (more…)

29th Jul

The Social Club Jams Video Contest – Rockstar Games Prize Package – Over 17 y.o. – Under 4 minutes – Due: July 31st, 2009

Use any of the 98 songs available via the Grand Theft Auto IV PC Video Editor to craft your own original music video shot on location in Liberty City. Best Director wins a one-of-a-kind custom Rockstar branded set of Logitech PC peripherals including high end computer speakers, keyboard & much more. (more…)

28th Jul

Clikthrough Raises Capital for Video Analytics

Clikthrough.com just raised $1 million to grow its video analytics and encoding business. 

Clikthrough is focused on music videos, and announced $1 million in new financing from a host of stellar names in the music business.  The 35 new music videos now playing on Clikthrough’s website showcase some of the biggest names in the music world (more…)