Update for BPM Competitors!

I wanted to give all the filmmakers an update on all things BPM. We've already uploaded a number of the videos will be putting the remainder of the films up after the 12:00 noon deadline on Monday.

The screenings at the Alamo
Since the videos are all relatively short, we were able to fit all of the films into one program, which we will be playing twice, Monday, Mar 3 at 7:30 PM and Tuesday, Mar 4 at 10:00 PM. To be clear, this is the same program, and we are running it twice. You will be able to vote for all of the films at the public screenings and these votes do count in determining the finalists in the contest, so tell your friends and supporters to come out and check out these shows! We'll also be giving away a pair of 4 day passes to the Red Bull Moon Tower at each of the screenings, and if you know anything about Red Bull, this will be THE party of the 2008 SXSW season.

The voting
A note about the voting. We use a complex algorithm that calculates the top ranked films. It takes into account proper voting, so if you and your supporters are voting your video very high and all the other videos very low, your voting will not carry as much weight as a someone who is voting a lot and voting appropriately. So - vote fair and tell your friends to either come out to one of the public screenings or go to filmmakingfrenzy.com and cast a vote for as many films as possible!

The Next Frenzy
I know you are all probably tuckered out from the weekend of filming, but we have posted our next competition: Paramount Vantage presents: The Son of Rambow short film competition. Check www.filmmakingfrenzy for details. Films should be inspired by Son of Rambow and the winning film will be chosen by the filmmakers themselves and will be included as an extra on all Son of Rambow DVDs. This is one of my favorite films of the year, it comes out in theaters on May 2.

Late Films
If your team worked on BPM but didn't finish their video in time, they are welcome to either bring the video to one of the public screenings or go ahead and upload to filmmakingfrenzy.com. The video won't be eligible for prizes if it was turned in late, but you can still post it up on the site to get ranked and rated by the filmmaking frenzy community. The late films will also be screened at the Red Bull Moon Tower, and if you ask nicely, we might still be able to score you some passes.

Thanks again everyone for taking part in the contest. We hope you had a good time, and we'll see you soon, hopefully either at the Ritz or the Moon Tower!