THE RACE IS ON!

The twenty pitches below have been greenlit. In this round of the competition we'll see who can best take their ideas from page to screen. Each filmmaker is given five weeks and $5000 funding and all shorts must be shot in High Def.

Ten completed films will be chosen for prizes ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 cash! Winning clips may also be shown on DIRECTV.

"Between the Lines” Written by Sonny Calderon - Los Angeles, CA & Zack Resnicoff - New York, NY Directed by Zack Resnicoff “The Call of the Wild” Written & directed by Everlyn A. Hunter - Los Angeles, CA “Can't Lose” Written & directed by Yaara Sumeruk - Brooklyn, NY “College Delivery Man” Written & directed by Bennett Walsh - New Haven, CT “Crystal” Written & directed by Brett Wagner - Honolulu, Hawaii “The Digital Family” Written by Chris Santiago & Patricio Ginelsa - Los Angeles, CA Directed by Patricio Ginelsa “DIRECT Shopping Network” Written & directed by Trip Gruver - Indian Harbor Beach, FL “Epic” Written & directed by Michael Newman - Bloomfield Hills, MI “The Fans” Written & directed by Douglas Stark - Glendale, CA “Frank's Tale: A DIRECTV Story” Written & directed by David Lehre - Los Angeles, CA

"Great Moments” Written & directed by Michael Kinney - Studio City, CA “HD The Musical” Written & directed by Purple Maarten - New York, NY “Heaven” Written & directed by Shane August- Moorpark, CA “Jack and Jill” Written & directed by Danilo Di Julio - West Hollywood, CA “Man's New Best Friend” Written & directed by David Andino - Las Vegas, NV “Noir Tonight” Written & directed by Susan Emshwiller - Los Angeles, CA “One of these Days” Written & directed by Nikol Hasler - Brooklyn, NY “Overtime” Written & directed by Joseph Gerbino - Lake Worth, FL “V” Written & directed by John Thordarson - Lexington, MA “Year of the Rabbit” Written & directed by Lasrever - Los Angeles, CA