Today's a really cool day for us (and presumably you good people), because it marks the opening of a new kind of film festival...

It's called From Here To Awesome and WE NEED YOUR HELP.

It's an online virtual film festival developed by online distrobution champions Lance Weiler (Head Trauma), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters), and M dot Strange (We Are the Strange) that opens up the flood gates for new models of distribution and discovery/exposure for the films that take part, and we're taking part.

Basically instead of a programming committee and juries to decide what makes the cut, YOU get to. It's democracy in the film world. For two months, the submissions are open, and after that time, 10 are selected to go on a "tour" of sorts. That means with your help Common will be coming to a theatre near you! It'll also open up all sorts of new avenues for DVD distrobution, Downloading the film in your own home, etc. Exciting, right!?!

So here's what you do:

1) Watch this video on Youtube, Myspace, or Blip.tv. All three are on our myspace page (or below).



2) RATE THE VIDEO. This is important. It's not enough to just watch the video. If you enjoyed it and want to see the whole movie, you HAVE to show you're a fan by RATEING IT.

3) ADD TO FAVORITES.

4) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR VIDEOS.

5) ADD US AS A FRIEND.

6) PASS IT ALONG. Once you've seen the video, don't just move on, but TELL A FRIEND! Post it in a blog or bulletin on myspace (it's a one click icon below the video), share it on facebook, whatever you have to do to keep the hype going. Think of it as a viral video.

It's really important you do these different steps, and they only take a matter of seconds.

This is how we're being judged. The top 10 feature films that comprise the final festival are basically whichever movies have the most global demand (which is determined by how many people express their desire to see it).

So with your help, we'll be bringing Common right to you.