MySpace Celebrates First Anniversary of Film Community at Park City Film Festivals
“MySpace Nights at Tao” Feature Performances by Mos Def, Pharrell, Eagles of Death Metal, DJ Z-Trip, and DJ Momjeans (aka Danny Masterson)
MySpace.com, the world‘s leading lifestyle portal, announced today a variety of film and music events in Park City, UT, from January 19-23, 2007 in celebration of filmmakers and creative communities on MySpace. While in Park City, the company will present “MySpace Nights at Tao,” a reception for the Darfur documentary The Devil Came On Horseback, and an award to the X-Dance Film Festival‘s top director.
“We‘ve seen an incredible uptake for MySpace Film in the last year,” says Shawn Gold, SVP of Marketing, MySpace. “Artists around the world are using the network to share projects, discover new content, and communicate with others on a global scale. Creative communities descend on Park City this week and we look forward to celebrating their work.”
Details of this year‘s film festival activities include:
Friday, January 19, 2007: MySpace Nights at Tao
MySpace Nights at Tao presented by Dove, the global beauty brand, and T-Mobile Sidekick 3 with Eagles of Death Metal (www.myspace.com/eaglesofdealthmetal), DJ Z-Trip (www.myspace.com/djztrip), and DJ Momjeans (aka Danny Masterson) (www.myspace.com/dannymasterson), at 10 p.m. at Tao on Main Street in Park City, UT.
Saturday, January 20, 2007: MySpace Nights at Tao
MySpace Nights at Tao presented by Dove, the global beauty brand, and T-Mobile Sidekick 3 with Mos Def (www.myspace.com/mosdef) and Friends featuring Pharrell (www.myspace.com/pharrell) at 10 p.m. at Tao on Main Street in Park City, UT.
Monday, January 22, 2007: MySpace Reception for The Devil Came On Horseback
MySpace will host a cocktail reception with the filmmakers of The Devil Came On Horseback (www.myspace.com/thedevilcameonhorseback), a documentary exploring the crisis in Darfur, at the Delta Sky Lodge on Monday, January 22 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007: X-Dance‘s “MySpace Best Director Award”
MySpace will present the LAT 34 X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival with the “MySpace Best Director Award,” a prize valued at more than $100,000 including high visibility placement on the MySpace Films homepage. The award will be given at Harry O‘s at the LAT 34 X-Dance Award Show.
MySpace has more than 50,000 global filmmakers and countless creative communities producing and distributing original content on the site. MySpace Video and MySpace Film have become the home to thousands of creators of premium content ranging from viral video to documentaries. On-site efforts in Park City uniquely celebrate and recognize the site‘s creative roots in music, film, and video. Additionally, MySpace is a partner of Slamdance, a film festival designed by filmmakers and taking place in Park City from January 18-27, 2007.
This year‘s film festival activities mark the one year anniversary for MySpace Film, an online community to support and showcase the independent film community. MySpace Film allows users to upload short films, documentaries, animated films, comedies, and clips to a unique “Filmmaker” profile. The community offers exclusive screenings, premieres, and valuable insight from notable filmmakers to build awareness of films and filmmakers. Last year‘s celebration at Park City featured a music video re-make competition with the Beastie Boys in honor of their film, Awesome; I F***in‘ Shot That! and a 2,000-person party featuring a performance by the band.
To RSVP for MySpace Nights at Tao please contact: Sam Ong with Strategic Group at (212) 420-9420 x19 or sam@strategicgroup.tv. Events are invite only, all media must be credentialed in advance.
