Robbie Williams Recruits Emerging Film Talent

Everybody from BMW and Coke have used film shorts to get both young emerging film talent involved in the company's product as well as give film makers a platform to showcase their artistry. Hoping to do the same, more so for the latter reason, musician Robbie Williams, recently announced that for his new album, 'Rudebox,' he will ask a handful of new young guerilla film-makers to make seven short films to compliment the album. Told that they could use as much or as little from the different album tracks, seven treatments were selected, including Ken Wardrop (Venom), Jim Field-Smith (Idiotlamp) and Joel Wilson (11 Film).

An eighth film, which is yet to be made, is an open call to budding directors and will be judged by Williams himself, Lord Puttnam, Jonathan Ross, and a prominent film commissioner. The winner will be given £7,500 and have their film considered for broadcast and possible inclusion on a full-length DVD. A £7,500 'audience award' will also be awarded for the video which attracts the most votes on www.robbiewilliams.com/rudeboxshorts.

Filmmakers can upload their entries here with the competition closing date on Monday 13th November.