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YouTube Stages International Competition

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Bloomberg News

Published: October 4, 2007

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - YouTube on Wednesday announced Project Direct, its first international film promotion.

From Sunday through Nov. 9, filmmakers can submit their best original works at www.youtube.com/project direct.

Jason Reitman, director of 'Thank You for Smoking,' will narrow the field of entries to 20 finalists.

The YouTube community will then vote on the finalists from Nov. 23 through Dec. 2. The winners will be unveiled Dec. 5.

'YouTube provides a great platform for independent filmmakers to build and grow a global audience for their short films and video projects,' said Jamie Byrne, head of marketing.

'Project Direct will recognize the best filmmakers and reward them for their creativity and ingenuity,' she said.

'We created this competition for an international audience as video is a universal way for people to communicate and express themselves.'

The winner will spend nine days at an international film festival, receive a $5,000 debit card and have the video played on the YouTube homepage.

Hewlett-Packard is sponsoring the contest.

Submissions must be in English or have English subtitles. Contestants must be 18 or older.

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