The Chrysler Million
Dollar Film Festival has chosen 10 semifinalists for the Extreme Filmmaking
phase of the yearlong competition backed by branded entertainment
production company Hypnotic and Universal Pictures.
Top prize in the competition is a $1 million feature production
deal with U and distribution via Focus Features.
Contestants are given an office on the Universal lot and mentored
by industry execs while developing a feature project to be pitched
in the concluding stage of the competition at the Toronto fest this
fall.
The semifinalists each have 10 days in early May to cast, shoot,
edit and premiere an original five-minute
Chrysler-branded short featuring one of the auto company's
2004 models.
Art under pressure
"The Extreme Filmmaking Competition will put the filmmakers' production
and directing skills to the test in a city where patience and time
management are often challenged," said Bonita Stewart, director
of Chrysler
marketing communications. "It's going to be an exciting 10
days."
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