Lee lends hand to online fest

September 02, 2007 Director Spike Lee was on hand at the Venice Film Festival Saturday to support the launch of an online short film festival set up by web portal Babalgum. Lee will make the final decision on who wins what from the festival categories, which come complete with cash prizes. The creation of the festival throws up several ethical issues facing the judges, including the stipulation that "offensive" material is ruled out in the contracts drawn up for submissions from the movie's producers.

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