First Annual Guerilla Music Video Challenge

With the support of Universal Music Publishing, BMI, Kodak, Sprockets Music and HTV, the Entertainment Industry Incubator announces the launch of its first annual guerilla music video challenge, MVC '04.  Following on the heels of our six year old highly successful statewide short film competition, Collaboration...A Short Film Contest, this challenge will be the first to marry the talents of both music and film.

The winning team members will receive an array of prizes from a host of sponsors that will include instruments, performing equipment, duplication services, studio time and recording equipment. The winning producer, director, and writer team of the music video challenge will also receive an impressive career boosting opportunity.

Music makers from around the State will assemble in teams of eight to write, record, shoot and edit a five minute (or less) video based on an assigned theme. Each team will consist of a music producer, composer, artist(s), sound engineer/playback, video producer, director/writer, editor, and camera person and will be categorized by genre. The seven genres are pop, rock, urban, country, jazz/blues, Tropical/Caribbean and experimental/other.

The orientation which should be attended by all team members will take place on April 19th from 7P-9P.  People may sign up individually (and be matched with other music and video makers), as a partial team or have all team members together at the orientation.

This year's theme will be announced on April 23rd and all groups will have a total of 30 days to complete the five minutes or less project and turn it into the competition's headquarters in Miami on May 24th.
Participants must be Florida residents and come together as a team of eight.

The entry fee package price is $50 per person which includes admission to the seminar and final screening in mid June in Miami. At this event, the top videos will be shown to an audience of industry professionals and their supporters. The finalists will be judged by senior-level industry executives.

All participants are strongly encouraged to attend the orientation:

Monday, April 19th
 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Alexander Hotel
5225 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

For more information about the music video challenge, please visit www.eincubator.org or contact Franceasca Seiden  and/or Meagan Pava-Lewis  at the Entertainment Industry Incubator, (305) 672-9297.
Contact: Carlene Sawyer (305)672-9297