If you’ve been watching Movie Extra (only on cable I think), you might have spotted the increasingly famous John – formerly only famous for being my cousin Nad’s squeeze, he’s now one of the top 8 contestants on Project Greenlight!

You’re probably thinking "What’s Project Greenlight" right?

Project Greenlight is a filmmaking competition for aspiring writer/directors. Over 700 feature scripts have been whittled down to just 8, with the top 8 now going head to head for the opportunity to win 1 million dollars in film funding and theatrical release for their feature film. The competition is aired on Foxtel’s Movie Extra, and videos are available from the official website.

And perhaps "Why should I vote for John?":

Because he’d vote for you … and because he’s writer of the most original screenplay in the competition, ‘One Night in Canberra’. As the youngest contestant in the competition, and the only one from outside Sydney or Melbourne, John is dedicated to making a film thats different from the same old cliched ‘Aussie’ comedy. If you want an Australian film thats actually worth your fifteen bucks to see, then vote for John!

And I might add, because John’s script was so good that freakin Bud Tingwell appeared in his film! That’s Bud ‘The cool old Lawyer dude from the Castle’ Tingwell in case you’ve been living under a rock!

How do I vote for John?

From October 12 you can text ‘John’ to 1999 7222 (cost of text is 55c) or vote for free online here.