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  Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition

  Philip G. Flores Wins the ‘Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition’ and Will
  Use the $350,000 Production Grant to Produce his Film, ‘Touchback’

  LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — After nine months of rigorous
  competition, aspiring filmmaker Philip G. Flores of Hemet, Calif. emerged as
  the winner of the “Netflix FIND Your Voice” filmmaking competition
  (www.netflixfindyourvoice.com), it was announced today by the project’s
  presenting partners, Netflix, Inc., the world’s largest online movie rental
  service, and Film Independent (FIND), the nonprofit arts organization that
  produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival.

  Earlier this year, Netflix and FIND joined forces to discover and assist the
  next great independent filmmaker. Judged by a jury of film industry veterans,
  including actor/director Josh Brolin, Mr. Flores’ winning film project,
  “Touchback,” will now be produced as a feature-length, narrative film and is
  scheduled to premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2010 and
  concurrently be available for streaming instantly from Netflix.

  “We are delighted to give Philip an opportunity to bring ‘Touchback’ to life,”
  said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix. “It was the goal of the
  ‘Netflix FIND Your Voice’ competition to give talented filmmakers a platform
  for their work, and we are gratified to have achieved that through this
  project.”

  As the winner of the competition, Mr. Flores, 28, will receive a prize package
  valued at more than $350,000 to produce “Touchback.” The award includes a
  $150,000 cash production grant funded by Netflix, a camera package donated by
  Panavision, 25,000 feet of Kodak Color Negative Film or 10,000 feet of Kodak
  Color Intermediate Film courtesy of Kodak, dailies and release prints donated
  by Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, and a digital intermediate package
  provided by EFILM Hollywood, a division of Deluxe. FIND will provide advice
  and mentorship to Mr. Flores.

  “We’re so excited to be working with Philip and eagerly await the opportunity
  to introduce ‘Touchback’ to an international audience at next year’s
  festival,” said Dawn Hudson, executive director for FIND. “Through the
  generosity of Netflix and our sponsors, we’re able to dramatically expand the
  level of support given to filmmakers. We also hope that the added visibility
  this contest brought to the other finalists and semi-finalists will help them
  move their films closer to production.”

  After the initial announcement in January 2009, the “Netflix FIND Your Voice”
  competition received more than 2,000 applications and scripts from aspiring
  filmmakers. FIND identified 10 semifinalists, who were each asked to submit a
  two-to-three-minute video short related to the project they were proposing.
  The applicants had to be first-time filmmakers who had not yet created and
  publicly screened a full-length, narrative feature film of at least 70
  minutes. Through a public voting process on the competition’s Web site, the
  six films with the highest number of votes were selected to go to the final
  round. A winner was selected by a judging panel of accomplished filmmakers
  and entertainment industry veterans, including Mr. Brolin, John Sayles, Dustin
  Lance Black, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks and Stephanie Allain.

  The “Netflix FIND Your Voice” Blue Ribbon Committee had this to say about the
  competition and the winner:

  “We were very impressed with the quality of this year’s finalists, standouts
  from over 2,000 submissions. The discussion was not about loves and hates and
  unhappy compromises, but of the relative merits of a group of films we hope
  get made and filmmakers we hope can keep at it and continue to grow. Given
  this, we eagerly await the premiere of director Philip Flores’ ‘Touchback,’
  and encourage film professionals and investors to visit the competition Web
  site to consider some other outstanding projects and filmmakers worth
  supporting.”

  “Touchback” tells the story of Bug, a high school freshman who reluctantly
  engages in a contest based on the sexual conquest of female classmates.
  Things go badly awry when Bug’s first love becomes another tally on the
  contest’s growing scoreboard.

  “I’m thrilled and honored to win the ‘Netflix FIND Your Voice’ filmmaking
  competition, and it’s only been possible with the support and belief of my
  friends and family,” said Mr. Flores. “I feel blessed that the judges, all of
  them filmmakers that I respect, FIND, and Netflix have given me this
  once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make this very personal film my first
  feature. Winning the competition has also given me and my collaborators the
  huge challenge of actually making a good movie, and while it’s daunting, I
  can’t wait to tackle it.”

  About Netflix, Inc.
  Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world’s largest online movie rental
  service, with more than 10 million subscribers. For only $8.99 a month,
  Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed
  to their TVs and computers and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to
  their homes. There are never any due dates or late fees. Netflix members can
  exchange DVDs as often as they want using a postage-paid return envelope.
  Members can choose from a vast selection of DVD titles and a growing library
  of movies and TV episodes that can be watched instantly. Netflix is
  partnering with leaders in consumer electronics to bring to market a range of
  devices that can instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix directly
  to members’ TVs. These devices currently include Blu-ray disc players and new
  Internet TVs from LG Electronics; Blu-ray disc players from Samsung; the Roku
  digital video player; Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console; TiVo digital video
  recorders; and, soon, Internet TVs from Sony and VIZIO. For more information,
  visit http://www.netflix.com/.

  About Film Independent
  Film Independent is a non-profit arts organization that champions independent
  film and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and
  uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies,
  builds an audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film
  industry. Film Independent’s Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, and
  constituents, is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across
  ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Anyone
  passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker,
  industry leader, or a film lover.

  With over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access
  to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film
  industry. Film Independent offers free Filmmaker Labs for selected writers,
  directors, and producers; provides cut-rate services for filmmakers; and
  presents year-round networking opportunities. Film Independent’s mentorship
  and job placement program, Project: Involve, pairs emerging culturally diverse
  filmmakers with film industry professionals.

  Film Independent produces the Los Angeles Film Festival, celebrating the best
  of American and international cinema and the Spirit Awards, a celebration
  honoring films and filmmakers that embody independence and dare to challenge
  the status quo.

  For more information or to become a member, visit FilmIndependent.org.

  SOURCE Netflix, Inc.

  Catherine Fisher of Netflix Inc., +1-408-540-3847, cafisher@netflix.com; or
  Alice Zou, azou@mprm.com, or Janeal Bernhart, jbernhart@mprm.com, both of mPRm
  Public Relations for Netflix, Inc., +1-323-933-3399; or Elise Freimuth of Film
  Independent, +1-310-432-1287, efreimuth@filmindependent.org

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