Last Call, Aspiring Directors! Dungeons & Dragons(R) Fan Film Contest Deadline: September 1

Last Call, Aspiring Directors! Dungeons & Dragons(R) Fan Film Contest Deadline: September 1

RENTON, Wash., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Budding filmmakers and D&D(R) fans still have a chance to enter the first-ever D&D Fan Film Contest. Devotees of the game have been exploring extraordinary worlds, encountering mystical adversaries, and developing incredible characters for more than 30 years. Now the boundless creativity and imaginations of its players are being called to an adventure very few have experienced before -- creating their very own film! So gamers, set down your d20 and fire up your video camera -- it's time to show the world your unique perspective on the D&D experience! But hurry, the deadline is nigh -- all entries must be received by September 1, 2006.

Contestants in the D&D Fan Film Contest are vying for more than just the thrill of letting their geek flag fly. One grand prize-winner will take home a new computer, video editing software, video camera, and a Dungeons & Dragons "Year of Dragons" gift pack which includes, the limited-edition Colossal Red Dragon and D&D Chess Set. In addition, three finalists will receive round-trip flights to Los Angeles, along with hotel accommodations, to attend the final awards ceremony.

Here's how to enter:

1. Visit http://www.dndfanfilmfest.com/, and follow the instructions to
review the Official Contest Rules & Guidelines, complete and submit an
entry form and upload your film

2. The finished film must not exceed five minutes and must be submitted on
MPEG (.mpg), QuickTime (.mov), Windows Video (.wmv), or AVI (.avi) file
format

3. Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2006

All eligible films will be posted at http://www.gamevideos.com/, on or about September 15, 2006, and fans nationwide will be able to vote for their favorites until September 30, 2006. The top 10 eligible films, as chosen by the fans, will advance to the final judging, where a panel of celebrity fans and members of the independent film community, as well as game developers, will determine the final three. These entries will be judged by the following criteria: entertainment value (50 percent), originality (25 percent) and adherence to D&D genre (25 percent). The final three films will be screened in Los Angeles at the Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day, where the grand-prizewinner will be announced.

"D&D fans are a passionate and creative bunch, so we're anticipating a fantastic response," said Liz Schuh, Brand Director for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast. "As diverse as our fans are today, we expect the submissions to run the gamut from tongue-in-cheek comedies, to perhaps even documentaries," Schuh continued.

Since its first release in 1974, the fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons has taken millions of players on imaginary adventures of epic scale. Today, the game is universally regarded as the original game that created the roleplaying game category, and the inspiration for generations of game designers. Now in its third edition, D&D is enjoyed by millions of players worldwide, while countless more remember it with fond nostalgia.

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE GATHERING(R), among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS(R), and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times bestsellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast Web site at http://wizards.com/.

Dungeons & Dragons, D&D and Magic: The Gathering are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the U.S.A. and other countries.

Source: Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

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Hunter Public Relations, for Wizards of the Coast; or Caitlin Donahue of
Wizards of the Coast, +1-425-204-8035, caitlin.donahue@wizards.com

Web site: http://wizards.com/
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