SAN FRANCISCO--April 7, 2008—Zipidee, the Internet’s fastest growing digital marketplace, announced that they are teaming up with Bay Area radio station Alice 97.3 as a sponsor of their 3-Minute Film Festival. As part of their sponsorship, Zipidee will present a $500 prize to the winner of the Most Original Film award.
The sixth annual festival showcases the top short films in comedy, animation, drama/documentary, and original music video. More than $10,000 will be awarded to the winners at the Film Festival on April 11th at Bimbo’s 360 Club in San Francisco. Hosted by media personalities Liz Saint John and Liam Mayclem, the event includes screenings of the finalists in each category as well as an exclusive screening of a new short thriller starring Hooman Khalili of the Alice Morning Show. The evening also features a special screening of Pixar’s Your Friend the Rat, a short directed by Oscar nominee Jim Capobianco.
Zipidee will have a key presence at the festival, including the sponsorship of the $500 Most Original Film prize. As the leading digital marketplace for PGC (prosumer generated content), they are looking to build relationships with independent filmmakers. Zipidee offers content creators access to a global audience and a direct path to monetize their films without waiting for a studio deal.
For more information about Zipidee, visit http://www.zipidee.com. Film Festival ticket information is available at http://www.radioalice.com/3-Minute-Film-Festival-2008/1340214.
About Zipidee
Zipidee powers the Internet’s largest digital marketplace for instructional, educational, entertainment, health and fitness, sports, and special interest content through its destination marketplace Zipidee.com and also through its Content On-Demand Widgets®. Zipidee’s Content On-Demand Widgets® are fully transactional, handling the preview, purchase, and fulfillment of digital content. Each widget has an embeddable code that can be copied and pasted into any web environment for viral distribution. Our platform provides the tools for media owners, from aspiring media moguls to large media companies, to market and sell digital products, including video, audio (books and music), eBooks, mobile content, and more, by publishing and creating customized Content On-Demand Widgets®. Zipidee has a rapidly expanding seller network of more than 1000 content producers and distributors and over 150,000 repeat customers. The Zipidee platform receives over 500,000 visitors per month, browsing through more than 1.5 million pages of digital goods for sale. By giving sellers the freedom to choose how they distribute their digi-goods, from business model to price point, Zipidee allows buyers and sellers to rule and transact in an open and distributed marketplace. Zipidee is a privately held San Francisco-based company and is venture-backed by leading investors. For additional information on the Zipidee marketplace, please visit www.zipidee.com, www.totalvid.com, and www.videowaza.com.
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