After the success of the first year which saw more than 5.6 million people worldwide view the three winning films via www.youtube.com/jamesonwhiskey, the competition will aim to discover another three exceptional writer/directors from the same three countries - South Africa, Russia and the USA in 2013. Each winner will once again receive the opportunity of a lifetime to direct a major Hollywood star in their short film with the backing of award-winning production company, Trigger Street Productions.
However, in an exciting new development to the competition for its second year, winners will not only get to work with acting legend Kevin Spacey in his role as creative director, but they will also get the chance to direct another Hollywood A-lister in their short film. The top Hollywood star will be announced at a press launch in South Africa on 3 October 2012.
Talented filmmakers looking for their big break need to submit a script of no more than seven pages via www.jamesonfirstshot.com by 16 December 2012. Inspired by one of three themes, Legendary, Humorous or A Very Tall Tale, all submitted scripts will be judged by an expert team including Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, president of Trigger Street Productions and the soon to be announced Hollywood star. The judges are looking for freshness, originality, good structure and above all, a great story.
Once all scripts have been submitted, a shortlist will be chosen and each shortlisted candidate will be required to further showcase their flair for filmmaking by submitting a director's treatment of their script and a piece of footage based on a provided scene from Trigger Street Productions. Once all entries and submissions have been extensively reviewed, the three winners will be chosen - one from each country - with each getting to enjoy a prize like no other as they fly to LA to shoot their script and direct the Hollywood star in the leading role, all with the backing of Kevin Spacey's production company.
Kevin Spacey commented: "In the first year of the competition we found three outstanding filmmakers and as a result we made three incredible films. Everyone's expectations are extremely high for the second year so the entrants for 2013 have a lot to live up to and, if it's possible, they have even more pressure on them to write a great story and direct an amazing film. We know the prize we're offering is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; now we need to find the talent who are worthy winners."
