I just received this from Adam at MoveOn.org and thought it was pretty cool:
...Anyone can design a 30 second ad about Obama between now and April 1, the public will vote on them, and a panel of judges will pick a winner from among the finalists. (The motley crew of judges ranges from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to Larry Lessig, Donna Edwards, and Markos Moulitsas. Full list below.)If one of your readers wins, they will get $20,000 worth of video and editing equipment and MoveOn will air their ad nationally. We hope this helps some up-and-coming video editor get national exposure, and gives them the editing tools they need to do even bigger, bolder stuff. Some key links:
Contest page, with details and a cool kick-off video:
http://www.obamain30seconds.orgToday's email to members nationwide (also is below):
http://pol.moveon.org/2008/Oba...Press release we put out today (includes celebrity quotes):
http://pol.moveon.org/releases...
As I said, pretty cool...become famous, win $20,000 worth of video equipment, and help push Barack Obama to victory in the process!
Oh yeah, here's the complete list of judges:
Academy Award-winning writer/actor/director Ben Affleck; Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor/director Steve Buscemi; Academy Award-winning writer/actor Matt Damon; progressive hero & future Congresswoman Donna Edwards; musician/activist Michael Franti; actor/musician/director Adrian Grenier; Academy Award-nominated producer Ted Hope; author & civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson; award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy; Grammy-winning recording artist John Legend; Stanford Law professor & founder of the Center for Internet and Society Lawrence Lessig; recording artist & Bush in 30 Seconds co-founder Moby; Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas; President of Lionsgate Entertainment Tom Ortenberg; Native American activist and documentary filmmaker Heather Rae; President of Focus Features James Schamus; producer, author, and entrepreneur Russell Simmons; author, lecturer, & experimental hip hop musician DJ Spooky; Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Ricki Stern; Academy Award-winning writer/director Oliver Stone; Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Annie Sundberg; Grammy & Golden Globe award-winning songwriter and musician Eddie Vedder; and New York Times best-selling author Naomi Wolf.