Oct 16, 2007 6:04 AM

Suzuki Auto is teaming with the New York International Latino Film Festival and Cinedulce.com to call for entries in its first national animation contest.

The contest, dubbed “La Vida Suzuki,” is tied to the auto maker’s sponsorship of the New York Latino film festival. The submissions must be no more than three minutes long and feature Suzuki Auto branding and a specific Suzuki model.

Aspiring animators can get more information and make submissions at www.cinedulce.com through Feb. 29. The grand prize winner, to be revealed in March, will receive an expenses-paid trip to next summer’s NYILFF. The winning animation will be featured at the festival, and the winner also gets a $5,000 grant to produce two webisodes for Cinedulce.com for June and July.

Suzuki became the official automotive sponsor for the NYILFF last summer and is committed as a sponsor of the film festival through 2008.

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