Big Vision Empty Wallet & Industry Power Play Reveal 10 Finalists in Viral Comedy Video Competition

July 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Atom.com to Cross-Promote July 15 Live Event Where Winner Will Be Determined By Audience & Guest Judge Votes

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 1, 2010 – Big Vision Empty Wallet (BigVisionEmptyWallet.com), the only one-stop online destination for the independent film and arts community in New York City, along with sister company Industry Power Play, revealed today the 10 finalists in its Viral Comedy Video Competition, which takes place July 15 at 8 p.m. at Fontana's Rock & Roll Bar where the audience and guest judges will vote for the winning video.

Viral Comedy Video Competition organizers, Dani Faith Leonard & Alex Cirillo, initially selected 20 finalists for online viewing from hundreds of comedy videos submitted by Big Vision Empty Wallet readers. Viewers then watched all of the videos on BigVisionEmptyWallet.com and voted for their favorites.

BVEW announced the Top 10 videos today, as voted on by viewers. The final competition will be held on July 15 in the Chandelier Room at Fontana's Rock & Roll Bar in New York City at 8 p.m., where the audience will view the 10 finalists’ videos. The winner will be decided by audience vote with the help of several guest judges. Tina Santomauro, Manager of Development/Acquisitions at Atom.com & Executive Producer of Atom TV, will be one of the guest judges at the live competition.

The winning filmmaker of the Viral Comedy Video Competition will receive an array of prizes, including a feature story on Big Vision Empty Wallet as well as other entertainment sites. The winner also has the opportunity to present his or her film at the Moving Pictures Collective of NYC’s next meeting as part of its MoPictive Shorts Series at the prestigious Helen Mills Screening Room.

The Ten Finalists (in alphabetical order) in the Viral Comedy Video Competition are:

At the Porno Shop from Michael Rehfield
Babymaker from Kevin Morse
Dream A Little Dream from Coco Agogo and Casey Spectacular
Fuchmore 3000 Deluxe Copier Stabilizer TV Commercial from The Mensher Brothers
Jerry Calypso: Best of the Bloopers from Jerry Calypso
Leftovers from Justin Noto
Morrissey's Mozburger from Mike O'Gorman
No Reason Boner from Ninja Sex Party and Jim Turner
Say Hello for Me from William K. Scurry, Jr.
Word Play from Cubicle Improv.

As part of a cross-promotion with Atom.com & BVEW, Atom will reach out to its subscribers to promote the Viral Comedy Video Competition, and Big Vision Empty Wallet will do the same to its readership about “Atom’s World Famous Cash-Money Internet Comedy Tournament,” where the most viewed new video uploads on Atom.com can win up to $500 in cash and other prizes, and a chance to be seen on Comedy Central.
About Big Vision Empty Wallet and Industry Power Play:

Big Vision Empty Wallet is the one-stop destination to promote films, discover local artists and explore the indie film community in NYC.  BVEW offers a complete, ever-expanding resource guide including a directory of local vendors, union guidelines, guidelines for shooting in New York City, sample production forms, and job listings. The site boasts articles, including features on local news and artists and independent film reviews, as well as original videos and web series. In addition, the site hosts a section where filmmakers can create a visually interesting and clever project profile for their completed films, which gives filmmakers the ability to communicate specific opportunities they are seeking and why people should check out their film.

Founded in 2008, Industry Power Play produces a series of monthly film screenings and events for the independent film community of New York City. Industry Power Play provides a comfortable environment in which artists can come together over innovative indie films, sparking collaborations among like-minded artists at their weekly screenings.

Dani Faith Leonard is an actress and screenwriter based in New York City. She is a founding member of Broads & Wenches (BroadsAndWenches.com), the sexy girl group of NYC sketch comedy, and she also writes and performs with the sketch comedy troupe, Really Sketchy (ReallySketchy.com). Since graduating from Loyola College in Maryland, Alex Cirillo has balanced making her own short films and working as the Office Manager at Washington Square Arts and Films, where she works on feature films, television programming and commercials.  Both women are active in the independent film community in NYC and work to create ventures that enhance the community and encourage people to make films in the city that they love.

About Atom.com:

Fame. Fortune. Basic Cable. With the recent introduction of “Atom’s World Famous Cash-Money Internet Comedy Tournament,” now each week, the most viewed new video uploads on www.atom.com win truckloads of cash (up to $500), www.atom.com swag, and (if we like ‘em) distribution deals that could take them all the way to TV – Comedy Central and beyond. Are you up for it? If so, upload your video now at www.tournament.atom.com, or feel free to browse other funny videos in the Tournament. Not familiar with www.atom.com? Perhaps you knew us when we were AtomFilms, or maybe you’ve seen our hilarious videos elsewhere on the web. Whatever you call us, we've been an online video pioneer for more than 10 years. With our daily dose of cutting-edge content from the Web's most brilliant (and sometimes demented) comedic minds, we attract the Internet's savviest audience. www.atom.com gives you the best of both online worlds: Pro-level comedy and the mesmerizing chaos of user-uploaded content.

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