FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Announcing Prize for “America Meet World” Global Comedy Contest, Winner to Meet with Executives from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Submissions will be accepted for America Meet World from 9 October to 10 November 2013. New York, NY (9 October 2013) – Single Palm Tree Productions announces that the Grand Prize for America Meet World, global comedy video contest, is a trip to New York City for a meeting with these award-winning executives of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: • Steve Bodow, Executive Producer, Former Head Writer and nine-time Emmy winner • Adam Lowitt, Executive Producer, Stand-Up Comedian and four-time Emmy winner • Ramin Heyadati, Senior Segment Producer and Director of “Boxing Lessons with Eric Kelly” Video submissions to America Meet World will also have the opportunity to be reviewed by a panel of expert judges including: • Rebecca Paoletti, former Head of Video at Yahoo! North America and CEO of Cake-Works • Tim Rosta, Senior Vice President, E! Entertainment Network • Baratunde Thurston, CEO & Co-Founder of Cultivated Wit, former Digital Director of The Onion; and • John Vorhaus, best-selling author of The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. Finalists may be approached by Single Palm Tree Productions to further develop their content or create additional content. Comedians, filmmakers and comedy writers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East are invited to submit their stand-up, sketch, satire or reality comedy videos to the contest for a chance to win. Submissions will be accepted beginning today, 9 October, through 10 November at www.americameetworld.com, where more information about the competition is also available. About Single Palm Tree Productions America Meet World is a project of Single Palm Tree Productions (SPT), a New York-based media company and production house dedicated to taking Americans around the world through laughter and entertainment. SPT produces and curates comedic, short-form, digital video content from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East designed to both entertain and introduce Americans to new voices from these regions. The short videos are distributed across digital channels, such as YouTube. SPT’s core belief is that comedy is an excellent Trojan Horse strategy to help build global understanding. For more information, please visit singlepalmtree.com. CONTACT: Megan Mulholland, Single Palm Tree Productions +1.917.825.6342 [email protected] .