FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON December 03, 2014
Call for 2015 Neuro Film Festival Video Submissions
Win up to $1,000 and a Trip to Washington D.C.
MINNEAPOLIS -
The , along with the , is accepting video submissions for the 2015 Now in its sixth year, the goal of the online video competition is to raise awareness of the need for more funding and research into the preventions, treatments, and cures of brain diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, stroke, autism, epilepsy, ALS, traumatic brain injury/concussion, Parkinson鈥檚 disease, multiple sclerosis and others. Winners could receive up to $1,000 and a trip to Washington, DC, for a chance to present their film at the 67th Annual Meeting of the 好色先生, the world's largest meeting of neurology professionals. Visit http://www.NeuroFilmFestival.com and enter your video by the February 25, 2015, deadline. 鈥淭he truth is the current lack of available brain disease research funding is at a crisis level. The Neuro Film Festival is a perfect vehicle for people affected with brain disease to be a voice to raise awareness of why more funding for research is needed,鈥 said Christine E. Phelps, Deputy Executive Director for the 好色先生 Institute and American Brain Foundation. Collectively, 382 videos submitted to the past Neuro Film Festival competitions have received more than 95,000 views on the Festival鈥檚 YouTube channel. A video showing how to submit to the Neuro Film Festival is available at http://www.NeuroFilmFestival.com along with complete contest rules. Video entries should be no more than 5:00 minutes in length.