Firefox Flicks Video Contest Winners Announced
Community Video Competition Kicks Off Ongoing Firefox Flicks
Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - April 27, 2006 - Mozilla today announced
the winners of its Firefox Flicks video contest at the San
Francisco International Film Festival. The winning videos were
selected from nearly 300 submissions created by Firefox enthusiasts
from around the world, who responded to the opportunity to help
promote Firefox through short film.
The grand prize winner, "Daredevil," will be short-listed for the
NY Festival of
Advertising's 2006 International Advertising Awards
in May, and the finalists' Firefox videos will be incorporated into
Mozilla's 2006 marketing activities. The contest and today's
announcement of the winners wrap up the initial launch of the
Firefox Flicks campaign, which will continue throughout 2006.
Laptop Battery The winning submissions are:
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Thinkpad Grand Prize
"Daredevil" by Pete Macomber
http://www.firefoxflicks.com/flick/?id=19326
prize winners of all contests held in the U.S. or Canada with prizes announced during the 2005 006 academic year (between September 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006).
Microsoft Second Place
"Wheee!" by Jeff Gill
http://www.firefoxflicks.com/flick/?id=19542
Laptop Computers Third Place
"Fox Fever" by Andrew N. Green
http://www.firefoxflicks.com/flick/?id=21146
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Laptop Computer Honorable Mention
"This is Hot" by Danny Robashkin
http://www.firefoxflicks.com/flick/?id=20674
Contest runs, entries accepted. Contest winner will be selectedand contacted by email, and must respond to claim their prize within 7 days, 07, or another winner will be selected and that winner will have 7 days to respond. Once a selected winner has responded to claim their prize, that winner will also be shown and announced at the prize winner announcement page, on our websites, and in our email newsletter.
Desktop Computer Honorable Mention
"Give Me the Soap" by Chris Wedding
http://www.firefoxflicks.com/flick/?id=19836
Notebooks "Daredevil" was directed by Pete Macomber, who creates music
videos, commercials and screenplays from his Venice, Ca. home when
he is not out chasing waves. With "Daredevil," Macomber captures,
in documentary-style, the youthful energy and approach to life of a
girl whose "other browser is a surfboard."
Lenovo "The coolest thing about the Firefox Flicks contest is that
everyone wins," Macomber said. "Aspiring directors showcased their
skills before a wide audience, inspired by a revolutionary
organization, and now Mozilla has more than 250 sweet spots for
Firefox."
Hard Drive Accomplished entertainment and advertising judges -- including
the talents behind Charlie's Angels, American Pie, and Six Feet
Under -- had the difficult job of selecting the winners. Mozilla
announced the winners following a screening of selected Firefox
Flicks and a panel discussion on the emergence of community-powered
video on the Web, which included speakers from Butler, Shine &
Stern, Creative Commons, Current TV, and Revver.
Travelstar "The response to Firefox Flicks has been fantastic with entries
from as far away as Australia, but the unifying theme has been
passion," said Asa Dotzler, Mozilla community coordinator. "This
contest provided a unique way for our community to become a part of
the Mozilla project. We thank everyone who participated for helping
us launch the ongoing Firefox Flicks campaign with such a big
bang."
Gateway "The energy and enthusiasm of our community continues to inspire
us as we roll out grassroots marketing campaigns to bring Firefox,
and the better Web experience it delivers, to people everywhere,"
said Mozilla's Vice President, Marketing, Christopher Beard.
Laptop Parts In November 2004, Spread Firefox volunteers designed and
underwrote a two-page ad in the New York Times to announce the
release of Firefox 1.0. The New York Times campaign kicked off
Mozilla's unique approach to grassroots marketing. Today, tens of
millions of people worldwide are enjoying the better Web experience
offered by Firefox. This year, the community has raised the bar
with Firefox Flicks, the first large-scale community-produced video
campaign for a software product.
Software To view the Firefox Flicks videos, visit:
http://www.firefoxflicks.com
Hard Drives Firefox is available as a free download at:
http://www.getfirefox.com or through the Mozilla Store at
http://www.mozillastore.com.
About Mozilla Corporation
Electronics Mozilla Corp. is charged with the development and deployment of
Mozilla technologies and products around the globe. The corporation
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, and
continues to further the mission of the Mozilla project to preserve
choice and innovation on the Internet. For more information about
Mozilla, please visit: www.mozilla.com.
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