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Following last year’s groundbreaking success, One Nation and Link TV announced today the launch of a second "One Nation, Many Voices" online film contest. The project aims to promote diversity, pluralism, and respect for religious freedom of all Americans by providing an online forum for real-life stories about American Muslims.
"We measure success in a couple of ways, one of which is the sheer volume of participation we saw in over 120 film entries from around the country, and the web visitors who cast over 18,000 votes for their favorite films," said Kim Spencer, President of Link TV. "Another indication is the quality of the submissions and how the contest has provided a megaphone for last year’s winners to spread their messages as filmmakers."
Lena Khan’s grand-prize-winning music video from last year, "A Land Called Paradise" has been licensed by the State Department for use on its America.gov Web site and for presentation to 30 foreign embassies. It has since become an Internet sensation, noted on Jordanian Queen Rania’s Web site as a "Favorite" and receiving hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube and various blogs.
This year’s contest issues a call for entries in five distinct categories.
All entries must be submitted online at www.onenationfilmcontest.org by Sept. 26. Online users will be invited to log on, vote for their favorite entries and share comments in an online forum. Online votes will be tallied to select a group of finalists from each category.
The finalists will then be evaluated by a diverse panel of judges including Lena Khan, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Kenneth Gamble, country western singer Kareem Salama, comedian Preacher Moss, Jesuit scholar Chris Lowney, and Ausma Khan, editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl Magazine. They will select winners from each category, who each receive a $5,000 cash prize, and the overall grand prize winner, who will be awarded $20,000.
Posted on July 2, 2008
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