Monday, October 05, 2009

Help some starving artists realize their movie dreams

My old buddy (and budding screenwriter) Brian Kelly is a finalist for the MovieHatch.com $10 million screenplay prize. The final step for him and his partner is to win the voting in the MovieHatch final contest round. I've posted his message in its entirety below.
I’m competing in a contest called the Makin’ Movies Feature Film Competition on Moviehatch.com.
By going to this link: http://www.moviehatch.com/index.php?option=com_moviehatch&task=detail&movie=156 , you can vote on a movie trailer that represents a sci-fi thriller screenplay that I’ve written called BURN. I already have a leg up in the competition for 2 reasons: I was approached by a studio executive to enter the contest after they’d read my script and loved it, and because out of 500+ entries, I was chosen as one of only 25 featured pitches.
Voting lasts from October 1 to October 31. When casting your (hopefully 5 star ;)) vote, you will be prompted to enter your name and email address. You must then check your email and click on a link sent to you by Moviehatch.com to confirm your vote. I know entering your email may discourage some of you, but this is the only way the vote will be counted. The link will take you to a registration page, but it is not necessary to register for the site in order to make your vote count. Once you’ve clicked the link in your email, you’re done.
The site was created by established screenwriters and filmmakers to help discover unknown talent in the Hollywood film industry.  Their partners include the people behind major motion pictures such as Gladiator, X-Men, Legally Blonde, Meet the Parents and Final Destination as well as more recent movies like The Ugly Truth, 500 Days of Summer and Paul Blart: Mall Cop. So they are legit and I’m incredibly lucky to even be considered.
I need your help in forwarding this on to everyone you know, or at least anyone you think might be interested. Put it on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace... anywhere you want! Help a guy reach a dream he’s been pursuing for years!
Thanks to everyone!
Brian
I've voted already. I hope I can count on (all five) of my readers to do the same.
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