Haydenfilms 2.0 Film Festival Winner Announced

Haydenfilms 2.0 Film Festival Winner Announced

KUTZTOWN, Pa., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- John Burgess, a 2005 graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television took home the $10,000 grand prize last week at the Haydenfilms 2.0 Film Festival Awards Ceremony for his film "The Powder Puff Principle." The winner was announced at a gala event held at New York's Directors Guild Theatre on January 11, 2007, sponsored by Z-CoiL and Miller Lite.

The other Season Two finalists in competition for the grand prize were: "Facing East" directed by Dana Palmer of New York City; "Photograph" directed by Sarah Lambert of Melbourne, Australia; and "The Rebel" directed by Josef Wladyka of Washington, D.C. All four festival finalists received software prize packages contributed by Write Brothers, Akimbo, Avid and Adobe. In summing up the event, Hayden Craddolph, president and CEO of Haydenfilms LLC, stated, "We are very excited about continuing to cultivate new relationships in 2007 with emerging independent filmmakers, with new technology partners, with progressive film festivals, and with sponsors that share our vision."

A native of Chicago, IL, Burgess began his film career as an intern in the marketing and publicity department of Lucasfilm Ltd., and has worked as a producer with RPD Entertainment on interactive game commercials for Tom Clancy's Red Storm Entertainment and Konami. He is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of The CinemaFactory, a Los Angeles-based production company. Stated Burgess, "[The] Haydenfilms Online Film Festival is the best and most interactive festival experience I've had as a filmmaker. The involvement and interaction of the festival's viewers to choose the winning film is both groundbreaking and more fair to the filmmakers. I am honored that in season two of the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival, the viewers chose my film."

About Haydenfilms LLC:

Haydenfilms LLC, founded in 2001, is an independent film production and distribution company based in Kutztown, Pa. Its mission is to create and foster an online network of independent and student film producers, and to provide the support and resources necessary for filmmakers to succeed. The Haydenfilms Online Film Festival was the first online festival to accept all short films, regardless of genre, and the first to offer a $10,000 grand prize. The Haydenfilms website provides industry news, a crew database, production boards and shopping for filmmaking software and equipment. For more details visit http://www.haydenfilms.com/.

Source: Haydenfilms LLC

CONTACT: Beth Renfro, Haydenfilms, +1-610-451-6736,
brenfro@haydenfilms.com

Web site: http://www.haydenfilms.com/

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