Movie Extra Webfest winner

The winner of the Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 is Event Zero, produced by Sydney’s Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey, who previously collaborated on The Tunnel.

Directed by Carlo Ledesma, it tells seven interconnected stories of people related by the same mystery: there has been a train derailment at Circular Quay and as others begin collapsing, emergency workers realise the biggest threat is only just emerging.

Each episode recounts the incident from a new character’s perspective until the sinister secret is revealed.

The winners receive a $100,000 production budget, to produce a seven part webseries for Movie Extra.

The winner was selected from over 80 entries with second place going to Julian Costanzo from Victoria for his submission Betty and Frank Will Have Sex, with third place going to Steve Baker from Queensland for Cold Cold Ground.

Emma Moroney, Supervising Producer, Movie Network Channel said, “We are delighted with the high standard of finalist entries in our second year of Movie Extra Webfest. The passion, lateral thinking and technical skill displayed by so many of the finalists in this year’s competition made the judging process both spirited and challenging.

“Our partnership with Screen Australia with the injection of additional funding in prize money to $100,000 allows the potential of this ambitious project to be fully realised. The opportunity to develop Event Zero with a producing team who bring with them proven success and a depth of experience in the online content arena is in step with the core principles of Movie Extra Webfest and we look forward to working with the team in the coming months.”

To view the winning trailer visit www.facebook.com/movieextrawebfest and select the ‘2011 winner’ tab.

2010 Webfest finalist Mollusks will premiere on 15 December 2011 at www.youtube.com/mnctvanimation.