60 Second Video Contest

Cool ideas. Hot technology. That’s what turns us on. What are you avid for? Maybe it’s snowboarding on fresh corduroy. Or all-night poetry slams. Or your best friend ’s band. Whatever it is, if you can convince us to love what you love in a 60-second video, you may win a trip to Las Vegas this April. You’ll be our guest at NAB 2006 and the Post|Production World Conference, where you’ll see the latest production gear, mingle with top media professionals at the Avid customer event, and have free access to training, seminars, and more. Or you may win Avid Xpress Pro editing software. All valid entries get a free t-shirt—and maybe some “air time” on the Avid Web site and at future industry events around the world!

Here are the details:

• Create a a video no longer than 60-seconds, about what you’re avid for. It can be just about anything. (With a few exceptions. See the complete rules.)
• Use whatever you want to create it: camera, crayons, computer—you choose your tools
• All entries must be submitted with a project form. Download it here.

The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on March 15, 2006. Winners will be notified by e-mail March 31, 2006. The Grand Prize includes:

• Round-trip airfare to Las Vegas, NV, departing April 21 and returning April 24, 2006
• Three nights hotel
• A food/beverage per diem allowance
• Complementary passes to the NAB convention, the Postproduction World Conference, and the Avid customer event
• A free copy of Avid Xpress Pro software

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