Amazon, the Tribeca Film Festival and American Express Launch
Online Search for Next Great Short-Film Maker
Amazon.com Customers to Select One Winner to Receive $50,000
for Next Film; Top Five Films to Be Screened at Tribeca
Cinemas
NEW YORK--March 3, 2005-- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) and
Tribeca Film Festival founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and
Craig Hatkoff, along with Tribeca Film Festival founding partner
American Express, today announced the launch of the Amazon
Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition, in
recognition of the critical role that short films have played in
the broader filmmaking world.
Beginning today through April 13, 2005, Amazon.com will accept
short-film submissions for entry into the competition. Filmmakers
can submit films that are up to seven minutes in length, according
to the rules and instructions found at www.amazon.com/shortfilms.
Laptop Battery Amazon.com customers will be able to view the submitted films in
the Tribeca Screening Room on the company's Web
site, where they will be invited
to rate the films on a scale from one to five, using the
existing Amazon.com star rating system. Additionally, five
celebrity jurors from the Tribeca Film Festival will review
selected film submissions alongside Amazon.com customers and
provide their commentary on the site.
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Thinkpad The five highest-rated films will be screened at Tribeca Cinemas
in New York City and will run over a period of four weeks on the
Amazon.com home page, which is visited by millions of customers
each day. The top filmmaker as rated by Amazon.com customers will
receive a grant of $50,000 for his or her next film, which will be
awarded in the form of an American Express prepaid card in the
amount of $50,000. The winning filmmaker will be announced in early
July.
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Microsoft The announcement of this remarkable initiative follows the
Amazon Theater program last holiday season, in which five original
short films featuring world-class directors and celebrity talent
were offered on the site. Extending the Amazon Theater program to
emerging filmmakers marks a continuation of Amazon's dedication to
becoming a destination for exclusive content and products for
customers.
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Laptop Computers "Amazon.com customers will decide the winner," said Jeff Bezos,
founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Along with the Tribeca Film
Festival and American Express, we're excited to showcase short
films on the Amazon Web site."
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Laptop Computer "This is a great initiative to help recognize and reward
talented short-film makers," said Robert De Niro, co-founder of the
Tribeca Film Festival. "We're very happy to be working with
Amazon.com to help identify and support emerging talent."
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Desktop Computer "American Express is dedicated to the success of the Tribeca
Film Festival, and to providing a great forum for filmmakers to
showcase their creativity," said John Hayes, chief marketing
officer of American Express. "This new relationship with Amazon
will help extend the Festival to a whole new audience online and
continue to foster the great sense of community of movie fans and
filmmakers already established by the Festival."
Notebooks "We are pleased to provide a new platform to draw attention to
new and established filmmaking talent," said Jane Rosenthal,
co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. "Amazon is the true
marketplace of ideas, and an ideal partner for the Tribeca Film
Festival as we work to raise the profile of short-film makers. We
look forward to supporting this initiative with input from a
distinguished panel of celebrity jurors, as well as by providing a
variety of content that will be helpful to filmmakers."
Lenovo "Amazon's extensive online distribution is another great
platform for Tribeca to find and present up-and-coming film
talent," said Jennifer Maguire, president of the Tribeca Film
Festival. "Tribeca prides itself on being an accessible festival
for both filmmakers and film enthusiasts, and our partnership with
Amazon will reinforce that commitment."
Hard Drive Macromedia Flash will be the exclusive video format for the
Amazon Theater Short-film Competition.
Travelstar About Tribeca Film Festival
Gateway The Tribeca Film Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane
Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff to celebrate New York City as a major
filmmaking capital. Tribeca Cinemas, located at 54 Varick Street,
was acquired by the Festival founders in 2003 and serves as a
year-round venue for the Festival and its related activities.
Laptop Parts The 2005 Festival, presented by American Express, will take
place from April 19th to May 1st in various locations throughout
lower Manhattan. The 2005 Festival will feature special events,
outdoor concerts and screenings, a street fair, and panel
discussions with noted filmmakers. The 2005 event schedule and
program details will be announced at a later date.
Software American Express is the Founding Sponsor of the Tribeca Film
Festival. Part of a multi-year relationship, the sponsorship
demonstrates American Express' dedication to the goals of the
Festival and the revitalization of lower Manhattan.
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Electronics Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in
Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers
Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover
anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its
customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers
offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in
categories such as beauty, health and personal care,
jewelry and watches, gourmet food,
sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories,
books,
music, DVDs, electronics and
office, toys and baby, and home and
garden.
Canon Amazon.com and its affiliates operate seven Web sites:
www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.
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include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context
indicates otherwise.
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exchange rates, system interruption, consumer trends, inventory,
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year ended December 31, 2003, and all subsequent filings.
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