ATOMFILMS' "KUNG-FU ELECTION" TURNS POLITICS INTO A BLOOD SPORT
Exclusive New Game And Music Video Urge Voters To Get Primal With The 2008 Presidential Contenders At www.kungfuelection.com
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 3, 2008 — Just in time for 2008's primary season, AtomFilms (www.atom.com), a division of MTVN Entertainment Group, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B, has released an exclusive new online game and music video, "Kung-Fu Election" at www.kungfuelection.com. The game lets pundits and voters alike soothe their election-induced anxieties and put some punch behind their political convictions.
The "Kung-Fu Election" game invites players to choose their favorite candidate and take them into battle against a political enemy. Options include Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards and Bill Richardson as well as their Republican counterparts Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mike Huckabee. The would-be presidents duke it out with an array of special weapons and Kung-Fu moves that will leave only one man — er, person — standing. (If you thought that McCain was too old for the rigors of a grueling election, wait until you see what he can do with a bo staff in his hands!)
Preceding the game is the "Kung-Fu Election" music video, an animated rap about the 2008 election and thorny political issues such as global warming, the Middle East and health care. This particular debate ends more conclusively than most however, because in "Kung-Fu Election" the candidates do not get a chance to pontificate — they go straight to hand-to-hand combat. After all, as the music video says, "All we really wanna' do is Kung-Fu, baby."
"Kung-Fu Election" was created by Jason Oda in collaboration with BrandFirst Entertainment, the branded content division of The Martin Agency. It can be played on AtomFilms' "Kung-Fu Election" microsite: www.kungfuelection.com.
About AtomFilms
Since 1998, AtomFilms (www.atom.com) has evolved from an online video pioneer into one of the world's leading brands for independent entertainment. AtomFilms has been responsible for unleashing many of the Internet's most popular online videos and web shows, including JibJab's 2004 election parody "This Land," "Angry Kid," "Star Wars Gangsta Rap," "HellHoles" and more. A 2007 Webby Award winner, AtomFilms empowers creators by licensing their content, sharing revenue, funding and developing new programming and providing distribution to extensive audiences on the Internet, mobile phones, and television to partners including COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, Verizon and BellSouth. AtomFilms is a division of VIACOM Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks.