Now Film Festival Adds MySpace Film As Top Friend

LOS ANGELES (October 25, 2007)- The Now Film Festival today announced an exclusive partnership with MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, to present the 3rd annual Now Film Festival.

As part of this partnership the festival will select one short film per week for the next 24 weeks to be showcased on MySpace’s Film channel (http://film.myspace.com) as well as on MySpaceTV (http://myspacetv.com/ ). The MySpace community will also have the opportunity to watch the films and interact with the filmmakers on the Now Film Festival’s official MySpace profile (http://myspace.com/nowfilmfest ).

“Our lineup is as strong as any major film festival and this partnership offers our beloved filmmakers the highest amount of exposure to their aspiring careers,” said Sean Hackett, director of the 3rd Annual Now Film Festival. “Short films are the fastest growing form of entertainment and we think each one should receive its place in the spotlight. Embracing the hundreds of millions of MySpace users will ensure that earned exposure.

MySpace Members will have the opportunity to vote for the best overall film as well as other categories. Finalists will be screened in May, 2008 in front of a live audience of Hollywood’s top Producers, Development Executives, Agents and Managers.

The Now Film Festival has also announced a call for submissions for both narrative and documentary short film entries. Deadlines to submit U.S. and international films for the 3rd Annual Now Film Festival are:

• November 20, 2007 for early entry submissions.

• November 21, 2007 to January 31, 2008 for standard submissions.

• March 2, 2008 is the final day for late submissions.

Submission forms and complete information regarding eligibility for the 3rd Annual Now Film Festival will be available at www.nowfilmfestival.com.

Send questions regarding submissions to programming {at} nowfilmfestival(.)com .

The Now Film Festival was founded by Now Casting Inc., founders Bob Stewart and Rick LaFond. The Festival’s mission is to assist filmmakers in reaching the industry contacts and audiences needed for successful careers in the film world.

Previous Now Film Festival entries have obtained major distribution deals. One short film moved on to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short.

The Now Film Festival was founded and is hosted by Now Casting Inc the market leader in online services for the entertainment industry. Now Casting services hundreds of thousands of actors, hundreds of agents and managers. Thousands of studio executives, casting directors, and independent/ student directors have used its services to cast their projects.

Now Casting, Inc. is also dedicated to empowering Los Angeles actors to take control of their careers, increase their awareness of the business side of acting and share all information they gather in the process. Since 1997 they have been providing highly accurate, invaluable information to actors.

For further information please contact: Sean Hackett, 818-841-7165, sean {at} nowfilmestival(.)com