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the New York Film Academy

2010 Winners

• Best Short Film: The Cell by Alexander Kargaltsev
  (Runner Up Sad Colors by Stanislav Leschenko)
• Best Feature Film: Guest by Alexey Skachkov
• Best Achievement in Acting: Maksim Pilnikov from The Red Box

Entries must be submitted by December 31st, 2009. Judging will be done between January 28th and February 18, 2010

Entries can only be made by registered PutItOn.com users. Films must be active and viewable on user's profile throughout length of contest.

For the purpose of the Film Festival, "Feature Films" are those greater than 45 minutes in length, "Short Films" are those 45 minutes or less.

Any film submitted in a language other than English must contain English subtitles to be considered.

Entries must not include licensed music or copyrighted film clips.

Entries must be made by an individual in either the "Feature Film" or "Short Film" category but not both.

Entries for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film will initially be judged by the Internet Voting Public, final winners in these categories will be chosen from amongst the finalists by a Judging Panel comprised of industry professionals and members of the New York Film Academy and PutItOn.com. The Judging Panel will award the prize for Best Achievement in Acting.

Three Grand Prizes will be awarded

• Best Feature Film
• Best Short Film
• Best Achievement in Acting

Each Grand Prize winner will receive:

A Scholarship to the prestigious New York Film Academy - Los Angeles (Universal Studios Hollywood) or New York City campus.

NYFA students receive a hands-on and comprehensive education that includes regular lectures, on-going productions, practical experiences, collaborations with other departments, mentorship with working professionals, and insight from industry guest speakers. For more information on the New York Film Academy and its programs, please see www.nyfa.com.

$5000 in cash to utilize for expenses during their time at the Academy.

Two Runner Up Prizes will be awarded

• Best Feature Film
• Best Short Film

Each Runner Up will receive:

"Pro-sumer" High Definition Video Camera

Placement of their film in the Featured section of the PutItOn.com website