Budding filmmakers listen up - if you want to make it to Sundance to rub shoulders with industry people and try to make some connections, the Beastie Boys may be your ticket. They’ve announced a contest in ocnjunction with MySpace, Gen Art and Capitol Records wherein the creator of the best Beasties video for “Shake Your Rump” or “Sabotage” will be heading to the famed film festival. The best part is that th winner won’t be going to simply see the sights, they’ll be attending a Beasties concert to top the weekend off.

…Beastie Boys started making their own videos over a decade ago with classics like “Pass The Mic” and “So What’Cha Want” and now there’s a MOVIE: “Awesome; I F**kin’ Shot That!” to be released by ThinkFilm in March 2006. “Awesome…” is a first not only for Beastie Boys but for the concert film genre: a Beastie Boys concert shot by 50 fans on hand-held cameras at the band’s sold-out 2004 Madison Square Garden homecoming event. Sounds like a truly momentous occasion right? It’s a shame you weren’t there, but now here is your shot.

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