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"The second\u00A0Vimeo Festival + Awards\u00A0is fast approaching,\u00A0celebrating the most creative and original films that have premiered\u00A0exclusively online.\u00A0Now, Vimeo has just announced its official 2012 program and is simultaneously opening voting to the public.\r\n\r\nThe event, taking place on June 7-9, 2012 in New York City, gathers together the likes of\u00A0Mike Figgis, Ted Hope, and Lucy Walker to watch the winning films from this year's submissions, as well as the premiere of\u00A0Limbo, a new film by\u00A0last year's grand prize winner,\u00A0Eliot Rausch,\u00A0made using grant money from his award. Check out his trailer below:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn addition to the screenings, a ton of workshops and presentations have been tied into the event. This includes a\u00A0Keynote Address with Dr. Reginald Watts,\u00A0Failure FTW (For The Win),\u00A0Animation Creation Station,\u00A0Beginning for Beginners,\u00A0The Right Camera for the Right Job,\u00A0Sound:\u00A0The\u00A0Other\u00A0Half\u00A0Of\u00A0Your\u00A0Video,\u00A0Vimeo Tips &amp;amp;amp; Tricks\u00A0and\u00A0Vimeo Developer Workshops.\r\n\r\nFrom Jeremy Boxer, Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards:\r\nThere has never been a better time to be creator. The Internet has created a leveled playing field, so that now everyone now can fundraise, shoot, edit, and distribute their projects. What's next for online video? Well, that's what we will be exploring at this year's festival with the help of our awesome speakers.\u00A0We have designed the festival to have something for everyone from any level of experience.\u00A0Now that the barrier to entry has come crashing down perhaps we can find new creators with ideas yet to be seen and encourage so many others to start using their imagination so they too can start to create.\r\nTo get a better idea of what 2012 will be like, you can check out the recap from Vimeo's first festival below:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe event kicks off with the Vimeo Awards Show at the\u00A0NYU\u00A0Skirball\u00A0Center, where Vimeo will reveal its 2012 winners. If this is your bread and butter, Festival attendees can choose from a two-day ticket package for $60, a one-day package for $40, or a screening pass for $20. Also, a limited number of tickets to the Awards show are available for $25 each.\r\n\r\nEven if you can't attend, voting is open to the public via the link below:\r\n\r\n\u27A4\u00A0The Vimeo Festival + Awards"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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