For thirteen years, VISIONS of U.S. has discovered a wealth of new creative talent in the premiere video contest of our time. This year , it's your turn to share your creative vison... and have your work judged by video professionals- with the chance to win valuable Sony prizes including a new Digital Video camecorder! Whether you're an artist, activist or inspired amateur, VISIONS OF U.S. is a serious oppotunity to get you recognized. Submissions are invited in five categories: Fiction, using video to tell a story; NON-FICTION, creating your own documentary; EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC VIDEO, taking the video medium to its creative limits of integrate it with an original score or previously published music (with written permission); YOUNG PEOPLE, any subject produced by an entrant seventeen years of age or younger; and the newly added category COMEDY, creating a video that has a comedic point of view or origianl comedic acting. One Grand Prize will be selected from all entries. Choose any home video format to create and communicate your vision: 8mm, Hi8, VHS-C, VHS, S-VHS or Digital VIdeo (DV); however, interformat editing is allowed. Entries must be originally poduced and we recommend that they not exceed 20 minutes in length. The quality of performaces and technical execution will be a consideration in judging, but origianality will be the most important factor. Top pofessionals will be the judges, but the winners will be creative individuals like you- and like prvious VISIONS OF U.S. winners who have gone on to successful careers in film and the TV industry. You have until June 15, 1997 to submit your entry... so start planning today, because 1997 could be your year to win! Prizes for the 13th Annual VISIONS OF U.S. home video contest include: GRAND PRIZE(1) -DCR-X700 digital hadycam camcorder FIRST PRIZE (1) -CCD-TRV62 Handycam camcorder SECOND PRIZE(1)-CCD-TRV52 handycam camcorder RUNNING UP(3)-SLV-675HF VHS VIdeocassette recorder. In addition to these Sony prizes, every entry will be returned accopnied by a bonus blank videocassette to reward your efforts. Awards will be given in a ceremony to be held in Los Angeles or New York: Grand Prize and First Place winners will be flown to the awards ceremony except for the First Place winners will e flown to the awards ceremony except fot the First prize winner in the Comedy category who will be participating in the U.S. comedy Arts Festival in March 1998. Judges Francis Ford Coppola Tim Allen Kathleen Kennedy Edward James Olmos Michael Richards Malcolm Jamal Warner Lisa Ann Watlter Scott Wolf Steve Oedekerk Submit your entry by June 15, 1997, for judging administered by the American Film Institute. Contact/mailing address; The American Film Institute P.O. Box 200 Hollywood, CA 90078 ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]