Big-Break Courtesy Of Peter Jackson

Too cool not to post, and it’s a worldwide search! This sounds like fun. It reminds me of ‘On The Lot,‘ the short-lived reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett for the FOX network.

I entered that online I did, I did. Then the show aired late nights and all the contestants were from either North or South America. Worldwide search my ass. What a jip. This however, sounds legit:

Peter Jackson is reuniting with his Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne to give budding film-makers a three-minute shot at glory.

The ‘Your Big Break’ initiative was launched by Tourism New Zealand chief executive George Hickton at Jackson’s Park Road Post Production headquarters in Wellington yesterday.

The director said he was excited about encouraging new filmmakers: “There has to be a sense of continuation; there has to be somebody who looks at what we’re all doing and learns from what we’re doing and be inspired by it. It’s important that opportunities are … created to encourage young people.”

The competition, open to anybody from around the world, starts on December 9. It will require contestants to submit a screenplay for a three-minute film. Four finalists will be selected by an industry panel with the fifth person to be voted by the public.

The finalists will then shoot their short films with Osborne’s help. The winning film will be selected by Jackson.

Tourism New Zealand will spend $2 million on the campaign, half of which will be used by the finalists to make their films. [The Dominion Post]

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If you dream of being a great filmmaker, this could be your big break. Capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand in a 3 minute short film and win the attention of Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson.

To enter simply download the brief, write your screenplay, submit your form by the 15th of January 2010, and get as many people to vote for you as possible.

Five finalists will be flown to New Zealand in January 2010 to shoot their short films with the help of Academy Award ® winning producer Barrie Osborne. The winning film will be selected by Peter Jackson.