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"\"&lt;p align=\\\"center\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2012 VIMEO FESTIVAL + AWARDS PROGRAM GATHERS THE GREATS TO EXPLORE WHAT&amp;#8217;S NEXT FOR CREATIVE VIDEO&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tickets Now Available; Awards Voting Open To The Public;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p align=\\\"center\\\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Complete List of Judges Released, Including Peter Greenaway, Mike Figgis, Casey Neistat And Alana Blanchard &lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p align=\\\"center\\\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEW YORK, April 17, 2012 \\u2013&lt;\\/strong&gt; Vimeo\\u00ae, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], today announced its program for the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards, featuring conversations with industry leaders; educational workshops for beginners, enthusiasts, and professionals; and a wide range of video screenings. Vimeo also released the complete list of Awards judges and opened up shortlist voting to the public.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThere has never been a better time to be a creator,\\u201d said Jeremy Boxer, Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. \\u201cThe Internet has created a leveled playing field, so that now everyone can fundraise, shoot, edit, and distribute their projects. What&amp;#8217;s next for online video? Well, that&amp;#8217;s what we will be exploring at this year&amp;#8217;s festival with the help of our awesome speakers.\\u00a0We have designed the festival to have something for everyone from any level of experience.\\u00a0Now that the barrier to entry has come crashing down perhaps we can find new creators with ideas yet to be seen and encourage so many others to start using their imagination so they too can start to create.&amp;#8221;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Vimeo Festival + Awards will take place on June 7-9, 2012, in New York City at the Vimeo HQ and surrounding area. Film and video luminaries such as Mike Figgis, Ted Hope, Kyle Cooper, and Lucy Walker, will gather to address critical themes such as storytelling, creativity, building an audience and fundraising. Vimeo will host screenings of the winning videos and premiere work including &lt;a href=\\\"https:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/37281628\\\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Limbo&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;, a new film by 2010 Grand Prize Winner Eliot Rausch, made using grant money from his award.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Festival highlights include:&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;ul&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#keynote-address-the-end-of-the-beginning-with-dr-reginald-watts\\\"&gt;Keynote Address: The End of the Beginning with Dr. Reginald Watts&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#failure-ftw\\\"&gt;Failure FTW (For The Win)&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#the-story-is-everything\\\"&gt;The Story Is Everything&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#director-profiles\\\"&gt;Director Profiles&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#building-your-audience\\\"&gt;Building Your Audience&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#the-art-of-getting-paid\\\"&gt;The Art of Getting Paid&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#the-future-of-creative-careers\\\"&gt;The Future of Creative Careers&lt;\\/a&gt;; and many more.&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\\/ul&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Attendees can participate in a variety of workshops that cater to all ability levels \\u2014 including:&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;ul&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#animation-creation-station-audience-participation\\\"&gt;Animation Creation Station, Audience Participation&lt;\\/a&gt; with Andy Bruntel, Sean Pecknold and Kirsten Lepore;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#beginning-for-beginners\\\"&gt;Beginning for Beginners&lt;\\/a&gt; with Vimeo\\u2019s Dan Hayek;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#digi-bootcamp-featuring-the-sloth-invasion\\\"&gt;Digi\\u00a0Bootcamp\\u00a0\\u2013\\u00a0Featuring\\u00a0The\\u00a0Sloth\\u00a0Invasion!&lt;\\/a&gt; with Lucy Cooke and Shooting People&amp;#8217;s Ingrid Kopp;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#impossible-things-on-a-shoestring\\\"&gt;Impossible\\u00a0Things\\u00a0On A\\u00a0Shoestrin&lt;\\/a&gt;g with\\u00a0Josh Ruben and Vincent Peone;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#proactive-storytelling-instead-of-reactive-coverage\\\"&gt;Proactive\\u00a0Storytelling\\u00a0Instead\\u00a0Of\\u00a0Reactive\\u00a0Coverage&lt;\\/a&gt; with Stillmotion;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#the-right-camera-for-the-right-job\\\"&gt;The Right Camera for the Right Job&lt;\\/a&gt; with Philip Bloom;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#sound-the-other-half-of-your-video\\\"&gt;Sound:\\u00a0The\\u00a0Other\\u00a0Half\\u00a0Of\\u00a0Your\\u00a0Video&lt;\\/a&gt; with\\u00a0Michael Coleman;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/conversations#the-self-expression-tsunami\\\"&gt;The Self-Expression Tsunami&lt;\\/a&gt; with Casey Neistat;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#vimeo-tips-and-tricks\\\"&gt;Vimeo Tips &amp;amp; Tricks&lt;\\/a&gt;;&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/festival\\/workshops#the-new-vimeo-behind-the-scenes-with-the-vimeo-developers\\\"&gt;Vimeo Developer Workshops&lt;\\/a&gt;; and many more.&lt;\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\\/ul&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The event will kick off with the Vimeo Awards show, held on June 7 at NYU Skirball Center, where Vimeo will recognize the best videos online by revealing the 2012 winners. The show will combine innovative projection, staging, sound, and sensory-reactive technologies with live performances and special surprises.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Attendees of the Vimeo Festival can choose from a two-day ticket package (including access to Closing Night Party) for $60, a one-day package for $40, or a screening pass for $20. A limited number of tickets to the Awards show are available for $25 each at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/tickets\\\"&gt;vimeo.com\\/awards\\/tickets&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Newly announced judges for the 2012 Vimeo Awards include professional surfer &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/judges\\/blanchard\\\"&gt;Alana Blanchard&lt;\\/a&gt; in the Action Sports category, acclaimed directors\\/producers &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/judges\\/figgis\\\"&gt;Mike Figgis&lt;\\/a&gt;, &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/judges\\/greenaway\\\"&gt;Peter Greenaway&lt;\\/a&gt; in Experimental, and &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/judges\\/neistat\\\"&gt;Casey Neistat&lt;\\/a&gt; in Narrative. See the complete list of judges at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/awards\\/judges\\\"&gt;vimeo.com\\/awards\\/judges&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In addition, the public-voting phase for the Vimeo Awards begins today. Video enthusiasts throughout the world are encouraged to vote online at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.vimeoawards.com\\\"&gt;www.vimeoawards.com&lt;\\/a&gt;. Each category will be evaluated by a mix of industry experts in that category and the category winner from the 2010 Awards, taking into account the community vote. Voting closes on April 30, 2012.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For additional information, visit the Vimeo Facebook page (&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.facebook.com\\/Vimeo\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/www.facebook.com\\/Vimeo&lt;\\/a&gt;) or follow Vimeo on Twitter (@Vimeo and @VimeoFestAwards). The official hashtag for the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards is #VimeoFest. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Vimeo, LLC&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Leading video-sharing site Vimeo\\u00ae provides the easiest way for people to host and share their videos in high quality. The site provides great privacy features and inspiring videos from a vibrant, respectful community of creative users who care about how and where they show their work. Launched in 2004 and headquartered in New York, NY, Vimeo offers users a video sharing experience that is both entertaining and easy to use. Vimeo is a 2010 &amp;amp; 2009 Time Magazine Top 50 Website. Vimeo, LLC is a subsidiary of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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