“No other medium is pushing the boundaries of creativity like video. YouTube Play, a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum, wants to recognize and showcase the most remarkable online videos from around the world. To have your work considered simply post it on YouTube and then submit it at youtube.com/play. A jury of experts [...]]]>

“No other medium is pushing the boundaries of creativity like video. YouTube Play, a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum, wants to recognize and showcase the most remarkable online videos from around the world. To have your work considered simply post it on YouTube and then submit it at youtube.com/play. A jury of experts will decide which works will be shown at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.”

Submissions close July 31, 2010.

More info via YouTube Play.

“Once upon a time, Fresno was the California Dream. Own a car. Own a house. Own a pool. Everyone wanted it and the wonderful world of credit made it all possible. But now, with the foreclosure monster running wild, the dream is dry. Thousands of pools are festering in the hot Central Valley sun. For [...]]]>

“Once upon a time, Fresno was the California Dream. Own a car. Own a house. Own a pool. Everyone wanted it and the wonderful world of credit made it all possible. But now, with the foreclosure monster running wild, the dream is dry. Thousands of pools are festering in the hot Central Valley sun. For most people this is tragic. But for some, it’s an opportunity.”

Part of the “California is a place” series.
via Meg.

“So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better. But the flights to get over took forever as expected (somewhat). 4 days after leaving I finally made it, but the weather was terrible for another 4. [...]]]>

“So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better. But the flights to get over took forever as expected (somewhat). 4 days after leaving I finally made it, but the weather was terrible for another 4. Just before leaving it got pretty good for about a day and a half and this is what I managed to get.” – Sean Stiegemeier

More info via in-perfidia.

Original source is Dan Trachtenberg.

“The National Film Board of Canada, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner, welcomes you to the 6th NFB Online contest. Vote for your favorite short film.”

All 10 of the nominated short films are available in the embedded Youtube channel below…

To vote and get more info, visit the contest website. More [...]]]> You have until May 17th.

“The National Film Board of Canada, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner, welcomes you to the 6th NFB Online contest. Vote for your favorite short film.”

All 10 of the nominated short films are available in the embedded Youtube channel below…

To vote and get more info, visit the contest website.
More info about the Cannes Short Film Corner here.

… and after you vote, head over to the NFB website to watch hundreds of films online for free including RiP! A Remix Manifesto.

“Created as a collaboration between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ben Lee and Leo Burnett, ‘Space Monkey’ carries a message about our planet, and features Ben Lee’s track, ‘Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe’.”

Behind the scenes available here.

“Shots from Palolem, Goa, southern India. Dedicated to all of the beautiful and hospitable people I met in and around this former Portuguese colony. Music is a Peace Incantation by the great Ravi Shankar.” – Ed from Phoric.

More info via Phoric.

“Take two people, add a little hot air, and boom! It’s that simple. Photographed over a period of nine months in our home in San Francisco.”

The making of and more info via otherthings.

This is the making of the interactive video that was originally made for If You Could Collaborate exhibition. Each object is assigned to a letter on the keyboard, and can be activated or deactivated at any time. The online version will be soon available to play with at dansedance.com (Not yet finished)

More info via Julien [...]]]>

This is the making of the interactive video that was originally made for If You Could Collaborate exhibition. Each object is assigned to a letter on the keyboard, and can be activated or deactivated at any time. The online version will be soon available to play with at dansedance.com (Not yet finished)

More info via Julien Vallée’s website.

AEC Facade Visualization from Claus Helfenschneider.