Denver 24 hour Film Festival Register May 19th

Denver Film Race Gives Anyone a Chance to Become a Filmmaker Overnight

NEW YORK, NY (April 19, 2010) – The 4th annual Film Racing Tour (www.filmracing.com) will be coming to Denver for the first time on May 21st and is inviting filmmakers of all levels of experience to test their skills by creating an original short film in just 24 hours. The 2010 tour will be visiting over 20 cities across North America and gives aspiring filmmakers the chance to have their work screened in theaters across the country and compete for thousands in cash and prizes.

In the Denver Film Race, filmmaking teams are e-mailed a theme (such as revenge or greed) and surprise element (such as a prop or an action that must be performed in the film) at 10PM on Friday, May 21st. The filmmakers then have 24 hours to create an original short film no longer than 4 minutes and submit their finished film at a designated drop-off location by the 10PM deadline the next evening. All of the completed films premiere for the public at the Starz

FilmCenter on May 27th and the top films from Denver will compete for over $30,000 in cash and prizes against winning films from across North America. Film Racing is operated by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, LLC, an organization that has been holding unique film competitions since 2002. Since launching the Film Racing Tour in 2007, NYC Midnight has awarded over $160,000 in cash and prizes to the winning filmmakers. “In addition to the prizes, Film Racing gives anyone the opportunity to go through the entire filmmaking process overnight and be rewarded with the experience of seeing an audience react to their work on the big screen,” says competition director, Charlie Weisman.

The entry fee for the Denver Film Race is US$119 per team before April 29th and US$139 until the final registration deadline of May 19th. Visit the official competition website at www.filmracing.com to register, learn more and watch winning films from past races. Interested teams can also enter the discount code “FILMRACER” to receive $10 off the entry fee.

Contacts:

Charlie Weisman

Competition Director

(212) 518-3346

charlie.weisman@nycmidnight.com

Christopher Pair

Denver Film Race Producer

(310) 776-5451

chris.pair@gmail.com