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ITVS and Independent Lens announced that Kylee Darcy, a 19-year-old attending UC Berkeley, is the grand prize winner of their first annual Filmocracy mashup contest. She wins $1000 for her short film King Corn Takes Over the World, which incorporates clips of the Independent Lens film King Corn. Her film will also play in various cities as part of Community Cinema, ITVS’s free monthly screening series. Based on response from site visitors, the mashup “And So It Is” by Ananta was the most popular Filmocracy video and “The Politics of Food,” by Brandon Savoie, was the highest rated.

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