Bill Cammack

FIRST-EVER VIMEO® FESTIVAL & AWARDS CELEBRATES CREATIVE ONLINE VIDEO AND OPENS FOR AWARDS SUBMISSIONS

Leading Industry Luminaries and Award-Winning Creators to Judge Submissions;
Winner of ‘Best Online Video’ Award to Receive $25,000 Grant to Produce New Work

NEW YORK, June 3, 2010 – Vimeo®, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], opened the submissions window today for the Vimeo Awards, which honors creative and original online videos and the people that create them.

Starting today, people around the world can submit their videos for consideration across nine judged categories. The judges will choose the Best Online Video from the top videos in each category, and that winner will receive a $25,000 grant to produce new work. Videos must have debuted online within the past two years to be considered. Vimeo will announce the winners during an awards ceremony at the close of its two-day festival on October 8-9 in New York City. Additionally, Vimeo will preview some of the finalists’ work at a screening event in Amsterdam in September.

The Vimeo Festival + Awards — Chris Crutchfield from Chris Crutchfield on Vimeo.

The Vimeo Festival + Awards — Malcolm Sutherland from Malcolm Sutherland on Vimeo.

Judges

An independent panel of judges comprised of luminaries and experts within their categories will evaluate and select award winners. The judges include:

• Adam Quirk of Wreck and Salvage
• David Lynch
• DJ Spooky
• Doug Pray
• Fred Seibert
• Justin Cone
• Jose Luis de Vicente
• Lucy Walker
• Morgan Spurlock
• Nabil Elderkin
• Nicholas Schmerkin
• Nick Campbell
• Roman Coppola
• Ree Treweek of the Blackheart Gang
• Vincent Laforet
• … and more to be announced.

Categories

The categories include:

• The Vimeo Award: Best of all categories. Winner to receive $25,000 grant to produce new work.
• Narrative: Live-action narrative fiction told through the medium of film/video
• Documentary: Short films/videos that seek to document compelling actuality or reality
• Animation: A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures or frames.
• Experimental: Short films/videos that are often characterized by the absence of a linear narrative.
• Music Video: Short films/videos that accompany a complete piece of music or song
• Motion Graphics: The use of the principles of graphic design to create a film or video using animation or filmic techniques.
• Remix: A film/video that combines elements such as sounds and pictures of other works to create a metamorphic work.
• Captured: Videos that capture an artistic expression or performance
• Original Series: A periodically released collection of original episodic content

Honorary Awards:
• The Feature Presentation Honorary Award: Honoring the vanguard and innovative release of unique feature film online (Nominations accepted)
• Digital Maverick Honorary Award: Honoring pioneering spirit in the world of online video.

Fees

The Vimeo Awards will accept submissions from June 3, 2010 – July 31, 2010 for a $20 (U.S.) fee per-video ($5 for Vimeo Plus members) at www.vimeoawards.com. Entrants can submit any original work as long as it has premiered online between June 3, 2008 and July 30, 2010 or has never been premiered anywhere. All entries must comply with the Official Rules of the Vimeo Festival & Awards. Additional details on the festival to be announced shortly. For more information on the Vimeo Festival & Awards, please visit www.vimeoawards.com.

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