NEW YORK/PRNewswire/ -- Online video sharing site Vimeo®, an operating business
of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) tonight announced the winners of the Vimeo Awards
at a gala awards ceremony hosted by Ze Frank at the SVA Theater in New York City.
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"We developed the Vimeo Festival + Awards to recognize the people
behind the most original creative videos on the Internet and give them a
venue to learn from and inspire each other," said Blake Whitman,
Co-Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. "We received such
incredible enthusiasm for this inaugural event, and the quality of the
work that people have submitted has been incredible. The Vimeo Awards is
a clear reflection of the influence and growth of high quality video
available on the Internet."
Submissions spanned the spectrum from traditional filmmaking to the
use of emerging technologies. The inspirational winners in the nine
categories are:
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Narrative: "Thrush" by Gabriel Bisset-Smith
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Documentary: "Last Minutes with ODEN" by Phos Pictures
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Music Video: "Liars 'Scissor'" by Andy Bruntel
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Animation: "Between Bears" by Eran Hilleli
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Original Series: "Break-ups The Series" by Ted Tremper
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Experimental: "oops" by Chris Beckman
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Motion Graphics: "TRIANGLE" by Onur Senturk
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Captured: "Fluid Sculpture" by Charlie Bucket
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Remix: "BREAKDOWN the video" by Kasumi
A distinguished panel of judges -- including M.I.A., David Lynch, Roman Coppola, Ted Hope, Lucy Walker, and Morgan Spurlock, to name a few -- chose the winners from more than 6,500 entries submitted from around the world. Legendary cult Director David Lynch,
who judged the Experimental Category of the Festival commented, "The
quality of films I watched for the Vimeo Festival was A Number One."
Roman Coppola, film Director and founder
and owner of The Directors Bureau, who judged the Music Video Category
of the Festival added, "There is some really inventive stuff out there
and I appreciated having a window into the creative work that people are
producing."
Vimeo Award for Best Video: "Last Minutes with ODEN" by Eliot Rausch
chronicles the last minutes of a dog, Oden, who loses his struggle with
cancer. It is a deeply personal story, told from the perspective of
Oden's owner Jason Wood. The film was shot using a Canon 7D by Directors of Photography Luke Korver and Matt Taylor. Vimeo awarded them with the Best Video Award along with a grant of $25,000 for the purpose of making a new, original work.
Morgan Spurlock, a judge in the
documentary category said, "I am so happy to take part in this
acknowledgement of independent filmmakers from around the world. It is
definitely time for the online creative community to be celebrated."
Jeremy Boxer, Co-Director of the Vimeo
Festival + Awards reflected on the Best Video winner, "'Last Minutes
with ODEN' is one of those rare, intimate shorts that leads with its
heart and soul. The film has been crafted with superb skill and is a
testament to the new generation of creators that use small cameras to
tell personal tales. We are thrilled that this project has been selected
as our overall winner and recipient of the first Vimeo Awards filmmaker
grant."
Honorary Awards for Digital Maverick, spotlighting an
individual for pioneering spirit in the world of online video, went to
the Neistat Brothers, who have been making films and posting them online
for the past decade. The Feature Presentation award, honoring
the vanguard and innovative release of unique feature film online, went
to Star Wars Uncut (2010 Interactive Emmy winner), which took an iconic
film and the online video community to collaborate in a way that has not
been seen before.
About Vimeo, LLC
Leading video sharing site Vimeo® provides the easiest way for people
to host and share their videos in high quality. The site provides
great privacy features and inspiring videos from a vibrant, respectful
community of creative users who care about how and where they show their
work. Launched in 2004 and headquartered in New York, NY,
Vimeo offers users a video sharing experience that is both entertaining
and easy to use. Vimeo is a 2010 & 2009 Time Magazine Top 50
Website. Vimeo, LLC is a subsidiary of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI).
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