Call for entries now open to present your tiniest films to the world during Comdex, define a new film style, and win a Sony CLIÉ

NEW YORK - October 30, 2000 - The New Venue today announced call for entries to the first ever film festival on the Palm OS, the Aggressively Boring Film Festival. This event is being held to celebrate the release of the Sony CLIÉ personal digital assistant, which comes bundled with Generic Media's new gMedia software for playing video clips on the Palm OS.

The Aggressively Boring Film Festival will advance the potential of video content on the Palm OS. Generic Media and the New Venue are calling on professional and amateur digital filmmakers to make the first wave of gMedia movies and to define the future aesthetic of all movies for hand-held devices.

"The Aggressively Boring Film Festival will pave the way for all movies on the Palm platform. The current limitations of the Palm encourage creativity. Lack of sound, limited memory, and a small screen present new challenges for storytellers. The opportunities for experimentation are akin to those of movies on the Web," says Jason Wishnow, New Venue founder. "This is an exciting time for filmmakers and digital artists eager to take on the new potentials of this technology."

gMedia content for the Palm OS can be created from AVI, QuickTime, Flash, and MPEG-1 files. Currently, gMedia is available exclusively on the Sony CLIÉ.

All submitted films will go on display and be available for download from the New Venue and Generic Media websites (newvenue.com/event and genericmedia.com, respectively). The top films will be presented in the Sony CLIÉ booth at Comdex in Las Vegas, November 13th - 17th. One gMedia film will be voted "Best Film" and the winner will receive a new Sony CLIÉ.

Submit your film with the following guidelines:

1. Before November 10th, submit your film online at www.newvenue.com/event as a QuickTime, AVI, GIF animation, Flash, or MPEG-1 file and it will be converted to gMedia.
2. Content is either 4 bit gray or 8 bit color.
3. Maximum size is 160x120. If a custom image size is defined, it will be preserved.
4. Maximum frame rate will vary based on frame size, but is approximately 6 to 12 frames per second. If a frame rate is defined, it will be preserved.
5. No sound.
6. Content is initially only playable only on the Sony CLIÉ.

About Generic Media
Generic Media is building innovative technology and services to transform the Internet digital media publishing industry. The company's mission is to make more media content available to more people by eliminating the complexities of publishing, delivering, managing and viewing digital media. Generic Media's investors include SOFTBANK Venture Capital, Sony and NTT Leasing. Generic Media was founded in early 2000 with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. For more information, please visit www.genericmedia.com.

About The New Venue
The New Venue is the first curated exhibit space of new movies made for a new medium. Founded by Jason Wishnow in 1996, the New Venue is celebrated as a premier showcase of innovative films made specifically for the Internet. The New Venue's partners include Stanford University, and Apple. For more information, please visit www.newvenue.com.

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