Lonely Seal Online Film Festival Gifts $100,000

Redondo Beach, CA (February 01, 2018) - The newly created Lonely Seal Online Film Festival is gifting $100,000 of in-kind prizes during its inaugural festival, which takes place August 17-24, 2018. Submissions open exclusively on FilmFreeway today, January 31.

This seven-day online digital oasis showcases emerging and established filmmakers and it also features panels, seminars, and live streamed events.

"I?ve been a judge, filmmaker advisor, panelist and screener at several? film festivals since 1997, so it?s time for me to spearhead a new digital showcase designed to enhance opportunities for filmmakers through new technologies," said Hammad Zaidi, the founder and festival director.

The Lonely Seal Online Film Festival offers four competition categories; feature films, short films, documentaries and web series.

Six prizes totaling $100,000 will be awarded, including one $10,000 in-kind package for each of our four category winners, an additional $10,000 in-kind package for the winner of the Best Woman Filmmaker award, and a $50,000 in-kind package for our Grand Prize Winner. Each $10,000 in-kind package will include a $5,000 custom app, a $3,800 custom website and $1,200 of web hosting on a virtual private server. Furthermore, the $50,000 Grand Prize includes $36,000 of SEO services over one year, a $7,800 custom website with a custom theme and logo, a $1,200 web-hosting plan for one-year on a virtual private server and a $5,000 custom app.

Lonely Seal also promises a game-changing viewing experience. ?I?m ridiculously giddy about the technology we?re going to unleash during our festival,? said Jonathan Nadeau, Lonely Seal's Chief Technology Officer. ?

Sponsors of The Lonely Seal Online Film Festival include FilmFreeway, Spark Screens, Nadeau Media, and Hourglass24.

ABOUT:
Lonely Seal Online Film Festival founder Hammad Zaidi is a creative entrepreneur in film, television, and technology. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.

www.linkedin.com/in/HammadHZaidi
https://pro-labs.imdb.com/company/co0139941/?ref_=co_nav_ov
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0952060/

Media Contact:
Phone no: (310) 540-303
Email: hammad@Lonelyseal.com & jonathan@Lonelyseal.com

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