PRESS RELEASE
February 4, 2010
Contact:
Adam Andersen
Show Manager
The Organic Summit
303/998-9091

Second Annual Organic Film "Trailer" Competition
Call for Entries
Craig King to host viewing and award ceremony at
Organic Summit, October 13, 2010

BOULDER, CO — The Organic Summit (www.theorganicsummit.com) has issued a call for entries for its Second Annual Organic Film Trailer Competition highlighting film trailers addressing organic agriculture and industry. This is an opportunity for filmmakers creating works on organic agriculture and organic food, to show their film trailers at the premier leadership meeting for organic industry stakeholders.

Trailers from up to 10 work-in-progress films will be shown at the Organic Summit, October 13, 2010 in Boston, MA.  One trailer will be selected as the Organic Summit’s Pick of the Harvest. The award will be presented by Craig King, chef and producer of the documentary Here We Grow.

The competition seeks to identify promising productions that have not yet premiered and support the most relevant upcoming films addressing topics related to organic agriculture and industry. "Film is the greatest story teller, and these stories need to be told" said King, host of the event. Narrative, animation, and documentary projects are welcome. Films can be in development, production, or post-production, with plans to finish at any length. Selected contestants will be invited to attend the Organic Summit and given an opportunity to introduce their film trailer.

Trailer submissions should be up to 3-5 minutes in length, accompanied by a synopsis (100 words maximum) and submitted in DVD format to:

Organic Film Trailer Competition
c/o Adam Andersen
1401 Pearl Street, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302

Questions regarding the process can be addressed to: Adam Andersen, Show Manager at 303/998-9091. Selected submissions will be previewed at http://views.newhope.com/organicfilm.

The Organic Summit is a forum for in-depth discussion and learning for all stakeholders in the organic industry. Participants in the Organic Summit are leaders in the organic industry representing all stakeholder groups. The Organic Summit provides a singular opportunity for these groups to come together and have equal voice.

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The Organic Summit is produced by New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton Media. New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), is the leading media resource and information provider for the natural, organic and healthy products industry with print, in-person/event, and e-business products and services. Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

The Organic Summit (www.theorganicsummit.com) is a forum for open and in-depth discussion on breaking organic industry issues.

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