Rewind Kindly Winners Announced!

Austin, TX, February 22, 2008: Last night at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz Theater, the top fifteen films (determined by online voting at www.filmmakingfrenzy.com) of over 150 submitted into the REWIND KINDLY Filmmaking Frenzy competition were screened for a packed house and a panel of judges. Inspired by Michel Gondry's film Be Kind Rewind (released today), the AMD and DELL sponsored competition asked teams to produce an up-to-six minute, low-budget remake of any Hollywood film.

Grand prize was awarded to Team Black Magic Rollercoaster's version of Don Coscarelli's 1982 cult-classic Beast Master, featuring an army of extras, lots of special effects, and the wrangling of live ferrets, snakes, dogs, birds and horses. The real star was the charming and talented 6 year-old actor in the title role. Team Captain Thomas Humphries accepted the grand prize of a $4000 custom AMD/Dell editing workstation.

Second prize was awarded to team Mascot Wedding for their rendition of the 1988 quintessential action flick Die Hard. With upbeat pacing and cameo performances by some of the biggest names in Austin comedy, this comic send-up was both an audience and jury favorite. Team captain Mac Blake accepted the 2nd place prize of a 17" Dell Inspiron notebook computer.

The Audience Award from the local Austin screenings went to Team Media Lick's Predator. A surprise dark horse contender, Predator was not among the top 15 films ranked by online voting but was the audience favorite at the preliminary screenings.

The top fifteen finalists in the Rewind Kindly Filmmaking Frenzy are as follows:

Back to the Future Trilogy by Team Bullet Time
Bambi by Flan
Be Kind Rewind by The Beta Maxx
Beast Master by Black Magic Rollercoaster
Die Hard by Mascot Wedding
John Carpenter's The Thing by Syracursed
Labyrinth by Dirty Hand Art
The Princess Bride by Cupcake Monkey
The Princess Bride by The Inconceivables
Purple Rain by Corporate Malfeasance
Say Anything by FOGAR
Speed by Banana Pants
Speed by The Dancy Compound
Terminator 2: Judgment Day by Lightning Bulb
Top Gun by The Fighting Pacifists

Filmmakers who missed out on REWIND KINDLY are not out of luck. Look for an announcement later today about the next Filmmaking Frenzy that is fast approaching!