$50,000 Nike Fund Calling All Filmmakers. Edited By Uncle Monty.

$50,000 Nike Fund Calling All Filmmakers.

Homeless World Cup News Release.

Edited By Uncle Monty.

Caption Graphic By Alex Albion.
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"Nike and The Homeless World Cup are offering a

$50,000 fund to produce a short film (5 minutes, no more

than 10 minutes) capturing the Spirit, Unity, Victory of The

Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup. This is from 6-13 September,

2009, at Arena Civica, at Milan's Sempione Park, at the heart

of one of the most football-crazed cities in the world. "

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"The Milan film may be used for broadcast, digital channels and

public screenings. Submit your treatment (using the manda-

tory entry form at www.homelessworldcup.org/milanfilm

to Milanfilm@homelessworldcup.org by midnight GMT,

31 July, 2009, for a chance to win the opportunity."
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Filmmakers At Their Very Best.

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"The Homeless World Cup is an annual, world-class international

football tournament energizing people who are homeless with the

opportunity to change their lives. Players wear their shirt for their

country, stand proud and over 70% change significantly by coming

off drugs or alcohol, moving into homes, finding jobs, resuming their

education, or becoming coaches, football players, leaders in their

communities, or social entrepreneurs. The Homeless World Cup

has triggered and supports grassroots football projects in over 70

nations working with over 100,000 players since the first Graz

2003 Homeless World Cup. Founded by world-leading social

entrepreneur Mel Young, the Homeless World Cup partners

and supporters include UEFA, Nike, Vodafone Foundation,

Inter Milan, Italian Football Federation, Global Ambassador

Eric Cantona and international footballers Didier Drogba,

Rio Ferdinand, Marcel Desailly and Emmanuel Petit."
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The Film Reel.

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'We’re looking for a film that will bring those who don’t know

about the Homeless World Cup immediately into the energy,

action and force of change. In telling the story of the Homeless

World Cup we want you to capture the real issues and real

changes in a fun, energetic way. As they step away, people

should feel the truth of this quote from a Homeless World

Cup player, “We destroyed the stereotype. We were cool.”'

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"Nike and Homeless World Cup will judge the submissions

based on creativity, storytelling inventiveness, as well as,

practicality, sensitivity and timing. The judges’ decisions shall

be final. Submissions should include outline script, storyboard,

music suggestions, requirements for access to Homeless World

Cup teams and players, access to the event itself, travel

arrangements, timing, examples of previous work and

filmmaking team bios."

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Calling All Filmmakers ...

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Submissions must include the official entry form, or they will

not be considered. The film and b-roll will remain the property

of the filmmakers while Nike and the Homeless World Cup will

retain the rights to use the film across all media in perpetuity.

The finished film must be delivered in English 30 days following

the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup Final Championship match.
For the official Entry Form and Rules, Terms and Conditions go to www.homelessworldcup.org/milanfilm
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For more information please contact: Kat Byles,

Communications & Event Director, Homeless World Cup.
Tel: +44 (0)7901 701 334 kat@homelessworldcup.org
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And, yes, perhaps more than a quarter of million words

have now been written. Along with over 1,000 of my own

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