Perhaps borrowing a page from Microsoft’s Xbox Live Originals contest, Nintendo is offering aspiring filmmakers exposure and prizes with their Short Cuts Showcase contest, announced Tuesday. The company is soliciting short films from Nintendo fans, the best of which will be shown at the annual Rockefeller Center summer film showcase, which runs June 19-22.
The winner will also receive a $10,000 cash prize, a meeting with a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, Craig Hatkoff, and a paid trip to New York for the showing. The top three participants will all receive Nintendo hardware and games.
