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Million dollar movies: art meets commerce in a unique filmmaking competition that embraces the concept of branded entertainment.(Video)

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| January 01, 2004 | Porter, Stephen | COPYRIGHT 2004 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It was a huge year for Andrew Mudge. Twelve months ago, Mudge was one of the hundreds of short filmmakers who pursue their moviemaking passion in relative obscurity. Although his short films have won their share of awards over the years from various film festivals, the goal of reaching the big time remained a distant dream.

That all changed in September, however, when Mudge was named the winner of the 2003 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival (CMDFF). In addition to providing him with a one-million-dollar feature-film production and distribution deal with Universal Studios, the win raised him out of the pack of moviemaker wanna-bes and transformed him into one ...

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