Currently YouTube is running two contests to promote up and coming YouTube stars. The YouTube Creator Institute will send video producers to two of the US’s leading film and television schools for an advanced 4-8 week program to train alongside industry leaders, helping them take their skills to the next level. And YouTube NextUp asked members of the YouTube Partner Program to make a video application outlining the future direction they’d like to take their content, with the strongest submissions receiving $35,000 in funding from YouTube and a spot at a special boot camp for them to learn new skills.
YouTube is running these programs because they believe that the next superstars of music, film, comedy, animation, and whole new content genres are practicing their craft on YouTube today. "Every day we come across extremely talented creators of all ages and from all walks of life, and we want to see them succeed and reach bigger audiences. We’re also aware that you, the YouTube community, are often the best judges of talent! You’ve already made stars of people like MysterGuitarMan, the Annoying Orange, and Dave Days, and we want to ask you to help pick the next generation of leading creators" said YouTube representatives.
The top-scoring eligible entries to the YouTube Creator Institute and YouTube NextUp have moved on to the public voting stage, and we’re inviting you to go to youtube.com/creators to vote for the people you’d like to see advance to the final round.
VOTE for your favorites, once a day until Friday April 8th, 2011 5pm PST
Finalists will move on to the next round of voting!
