Ten Brave Filmmakers Step Into the Darkness, One Grand-Prize Winner Finds the Light and $20,000 Award
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jul 15, 2002--Nintendo of America Inc. and Hypnotic today announced Patrick Daughters` ''Unloved'' as winner of the Eternal Darkness Films contest.
The competition challenged aspiring filmmakers to bring to life themes of Eternal Darkness: Sanity`s Requiem(TM), a new game for NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). From 10 semifinalists, a panel of entertainment industry executives selected Daughters for the $20,000 grand-prize and a chance for his winning film to be shown at a major film festival.
The contest challenged filmmakers to create a psychological thriller featuring ''insanity'' to mirror the theme of the Eternal Darkness video game. Daughters` visionary short film painted isolation as the basis for driving an individual insane and the judges responded to the strong impressions created through the use of music, editing and cinematography. Daughters` winning film and the other nine semifinalists can be viewed at www.eternaldarknessfilms.com.
''To have such a talented collection of filmmakers create live-action, short films using elements from our latest game is a great compliment,'' explained Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc. ''The inspired and terrifying visions of these filmmakers brilliantly express what players experience when they immerse themselves in the world of Eternal Darkness: Sanity`s Requiem.''
All the semifinalist`s films received tremendous exposure through the website which also placed consumers in the role of critic allowing them to cast their votes for the ''viewer`s choice.'' Tyler Spangler and Michael Cioni won the $3,000 Viewer`s Choice award for their film, ''Cutting Room Floor.'' It was rated the best film by online audiences for capturing the spirit of the game and ranked second place among the entertainment industry judging panel.
ABOUT THE GAME: Eternal Darkness: Sanity`s Requiem
Across history 12 chosen people come together to decide the destiny of the human race. As you progress through the game, these 12 souls find their lives torn apart by unseen evil, thrusting them to their most suppressed fears with the promise of neither reward nor glory. The extreme sacrifice they eventually make is the cost of saving humanity. The mature (M) rated game, Eternal Darkness: Sanity`s Requiem, is now available exclusively for NINTENDO GAMECUBE at an MSRP of $49.95.
ABOUT NINTENDO:
As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems include Game Boy(R), Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy Advance and NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.6 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launching such franchises as
Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo`s operations in the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about NINTENDO GAMECUBE or any other Nintendo product visit the company`s websites, www.nintendo.com or www.nintendogamecube.com.
ABOUT HYPNOTIC:
Hypnotic is an entertainment production company that leverages its relationships with emerging filmmakers to acquire, develop, produce and distribute independent films, episodic content and television properties as well as commercials, sponsored productions and events for advertisers and brands. The Company has developed relationships with thousands of emerging filmmakers and manages one of the world`s largest libraries of short films and animations, which it distributes to domestic and international television, movie theaters, airlines, hotels, pay-per-view and broadband channels. The Company`s major investors include Vivendi Universal, Knowledge Universe, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Windsor Media and Entertainment Media Ventures.
Hypnotic maintains offices in New York and Los Angeles and is a division of Enigma Media, Inc. Hypnotic`s website is www.hypnotic.com.
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