Voting now open at www.one80project.com.au
Optus, MTV Networks Australia and LG Mobile Phones are excited to announce rising star Teresa Palmer as the latest judge to come on board the OPTUS ONE80PROJECT. Palmer will join Sibylla Budd, Marcus Graham, Ben Briand and Michael Selwyn (Paramount Pictures Australia's, Managing Director) as they pick the 'Judges Choice' winning entry, which will be made into a full-length drama production shown on MTV Australia. A second winner will also be chosen by a public vote via SMS and website voting (www.one80project.com.au). The Top 10 finalist's entries can be viewed on the OPTUS ONE80PROJECT website (www.one80project.com.au) and via the Optus ZOO mobile portal.
Teresa Palmer first stole the attention of fans and critics in the highly anticipated Australian film, 2:37, which screened at the 2004 Cannes International Film Festival. Since then Palmer's performances in The Grudge 2 (2006) and December Boys (2006), has catapulted her into the international spotlight. 2008 has been a big year for Palmer, she starred in Kids In America alongside Topher Grace and Anna Faris and Boxing Day will see the Australian release date for Palmer's latest film, Bed Time Stories with Adam Sandler, Courtney Cox and fellow Aussie Guy Pearce. Teresa Palmer’s recent rise to fame through brilliantly crafted Australian and International dramas gives her the perfect qualifications to judge the 2008/2009 OPTUS ONE80PROJECT.
OPTUS ONE80PROJECT offers a chance of a lifetime to the Top 10 entrants. Entrants submitted a three minute pilot (180 seconds) with an accompanying treatment for a one hour television drama. MTV Executives then selected the top entries to be voted on by the panel of industry judges and the public. This year's Top 10 came from all around the country and the quality and diversity of ideas were exceptional.
| Title | Entrant | State |
| Moneybag | Cameron Craig | NSW |
| Wauchope | Reuben Field | NSW |
| Dead Kid Doco | William Howard | NSW |
| Kicking The Crap Out Of Brad Halloway | Chris Barker | QLD |
| Sweet November | Lester Francois | VIC |
| Dealt | Matthew Haynes | QLD |
| Staying | Andrew Garrick | NSW |
| A Home In The Hills | Samuel Byrnand | QLD |
| Deadline | Marisa Brown | VIC |
| Fame and Whisky | Alex Zamfir | VIC |
From November 17, 2008 to January 30, 2009, voters will be able to download the Top 10 pilots to their phone via WAP or from the competition website. Viewers will then vote for their favourite pilot either via the OPTUS ONE80PROJECT website (www.one80project.com.au) or via SMS to '199ONE80' (199 663 80), each text costs 55 cents. At the conclusion of each week throughout the voting period, one voter will be randomly chosen to receive a weekly LG prize pack consisting of: 1 x LG Secret Black Label Series Mobile Phone valued at $749.00 and 1 x LG E500 15.4" widescreen mobile notebook valued at $1429.00. A full list of competition terms and conditions can be found at www.one80project.com.au.
The pilots from the 10 finalists will be screened at the OPTUS ONE80PROJECT Festival on February 1, 2009, after which the two winning entries will be announced.
Both OPTUS ONE80PROJECT winners will receive an amazing LG prize package from LG Mobile Phones including the stylish new Black Label Series Mobile - Secret, a 52 inch LCD TV, Home Theatre System, Notebook and DVD Recorder. In addition, the Judges Choice will get the opportunity to work with MTV production experts and MTV Australia's production facilities to develop and shape their original pilot into a full-length multi-platform drama. The completed final episodes will be shown first on the Optus ZOO web and mobile portals and later shown on MTV Australia in 2009.
To find out more about OPTUS ONE80PROJECT visit www.one80project.com.au
For further information:
Bel Boyce
Phone: (02) 9921 0292
Email: bel.boyce@mtvna.com.au
MTV Networks Australia
Siobhan Quinn
Phone: (02) 8082 8432
Email: Siobhan.Quinn@optus.com.au
Optus
Alexandra Churcher
Phone: (02) 9928 1585
Email: Alex.Churcher@bm.com
Burson - Marsteller - (LG)
About Optus
Optus is an Australian leader in integrated communications. The company specialises in a broad range of communications services including mobile, local, national and long distance telephony, business network services, internet and satellite services and subscription television. For more information please visit www.optus.com.au
About MTV
MTV Networks International includes the premier multimedia entertainment brands MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, TMF (The Music Factory), VIVA, Paramount Comedy and Game One seen in 442.9 million households in 170 countries and 28 languages via 121 locally programmed and operated TV channels and 95 Web sites. The company's diverse holdings also include interests in television syndication, digital media, publishing, home video, radio, recorded music, licensing & merchandising and two feature film divisions, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA)
About LG
LG Electronics (KSE: 06657.KS) is a global leader in providing cutting-edge, convergent electronics, information and communications products designed to meet the diverse needs of fast-changing consumers. With consolidated sales of US$37.7 billion and overseas sales of US$ 32.6 billion (86% of total sales), LG Electronics employs more than 70,000 employees in 76 subsidiaries located in 39 countries and operates four business units including Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. For more information please visit the LG website at www.lge.com.au or call 1800 LG HELP (1800 544 357) for stockists.