Crew Unlimited and C U Yacht Charters have planned a "Film Festival" for the yachting community, with a very special awards ceremony evening, to be held at Cinema Paradiso, in Downtown Fort Lauderdale at 7:30 pm, Friday November 14, 2008.

Crew Unlimited is a crew placement agency which specializes in placing talented crew on private yachts around the world. Crew Unlimited has been in business in Fort Lauderdale for twenty five years and are a well known fixture in the yachting industry. The company has successfully grown into a charter brokerage, named C U Yacht Charters, a natural extension.

"Films" submitted by crew will actually be five minute clips to fall into varying "film" categories and will be judged online by crew registered with Crew Unlimited. With a five thousand dollar grand prize, there will be some fabulous film entries and ...competition. No film festival is complete without a trophy and a suitable representative was easy to come up with, an "Oscar", as in the fish known by that name which will be cast in stainless steel. "Joan Rivers" will be there too, and on the red carpet of course!

There will be swag bags for everyone (made out of hi-tech sail material) passed hors d'oeuvres and a dress code of Yachtie Black Tie!  It is going to be Fun.

Cinema Paradiso, home of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, is a unique venue in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, with lots of free parking and easy Water Taxi access which will be good for some attendees! After kicking off the yachting season with the 49th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, the "Fort Yachtie-Da International Film Festival" may also become an annual event!

Contest/Concept:
Personal home videos submitted by yacht captains and crew will compete on-line now through Oct 15th to win prizes ($1000 - $5000) for Best Talent/Drama Video, Best Comedy, Most Extreme, and Best Picture Overall.

The night of the event, on the BIG SCREEN, we will feature the top rated videos in each category, and announce the "Oscar" trophy winners.

Prizes:
$5000 cash and our "Oscar" trophy to "Best Picture" grand prize winner (most votes overall online)
$1000 cash and our "Oscar" trophy to 1st place winners of each category
$250 cash to 2nd and 3rd place winners of each category

Contest Rules: (complete details on-line)
•       video must be submitted by Captains and Crew online via www.crewunlimited.com/yachtie_da_film.asp through October 15th, 2008
•       video must be original and yours to post (not from You Tube or any other commercial website)
•       video must be maximum 5 minutes in length
•       each contestant may submit a maximum of 3 videos per category
•       online voting begins 9am EST October 20th, 2008 and ends 12 am (midnight) November 5th, 2008

Opportunities:
There are five sponsorship levels available, at varying costs and benefits, as well as an opportunity to advertise in our event Playbill and donate to our Swag bags, sure to be a coveted item.

Contact:
Ami Ira at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Sue Price at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone 954-462-4624