We at XLNTads are calling for submissions! We need filmmakers who are interested in creating top-shelf advertising…. AND entertaining web shows.
The exciting news is all wrapped up with a bow, back at our website… complete with chocolate, strawberries and …. Super absorbent towels? Hmmm…

So here are our FOUR Major Announcements all in one.

First, a challenge from one of the world’s best known brands, Slim-Fast. They want videos that can spark a new dialogue about weight control, encouraging people to throw out notions of stick thin models and find the weight that’s right for them. Can you stimulate the conversation? There’s $4000 in awards guaranteed, with much more for any vids chosen for TV or the Internet.

Second, we’ve partnered up with NESTLE’s 100 GRAND sending a big call out for creative video ads. Can you do a :30 second TV commercial representing all that’s good, spontaneous and fun about crunchy chocolate and gooey caramel? Some huge cash payout opportunities and creative exposure for this assignment, so get in early!

Third, love those infomercials? Think you can do even better? We’d like to see what fun videos you can make about ZorbEEZ, the amazing multipurpose cloth. Make something that they could use online and pick up one of four $5000 prizes, or, if they use your spot on TV, you’ll be getting $20,000. Plus, we’ll be giving away ZorbEEZ to a bunch of lucky creators.

Finally, because we know you like making more than just commercials, we’ve set up some major opportunities to expose your best ideas for web shows and video series to some of the biggest web video distributors in the world. We already did a short round, but we’re doing it again! Send us a pilot of your “Amazing Pitch” and we’ll give the best ones the chance to get sponsored and more, with an amazing production budget of $30,000 for 6 episodes! Many other incentives await for the best ideas. Let’s see what you’ve got! This time, you have until midnight, January 31st, 2008!

Head over to XLNTads.com and sign up for each of these assignments to get started. Don’t hesitate to email me if you’ve got any questions or concerns. That’s what I’m here for. Also, please subscribe to our blog. We make a lot of announcements there, but we also cover some of the relevant news surrounding web video and the advertising industry.
Thanks for considering the XLNTads community. This is only the beginning. Welcome to The Big Launch!
Make great ads,
Mark & Liza

lja...@xlntads.com