We're excited to announce the Red Hot+ video contest, a joint project of Amplify and the Red Hot Organization.

Red Hot+ is an opportunity for young artists and filmmakers to explore our unique experiences growing up with and being impacted by HIV and AIDS. More than two decades after the HIV/AIDS crisis began, our generation has its own stories to tell. Love stories and elegies, as well as tales of quiet defiance, stigma, and public confrontation. Through original short films and PSAs, we hope that the Red Hot+ contest will help spark a new conversation about HIV and AIDS.

We have some great prizes lined up for this contest. Four winners will receive a $2,500 cash prize and a trip to New York City, where their films will be featured as a part of the Red Hot Organization's 20th anniversary celebration during World AIDS Day 2011.

Click here to learn more and enter the contest. Submissions are due on August 31, 2011.

We're honored to be working with a wonderful partner and supporter on this project. The Red Hot Organization is the leading international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture. Since 1989, Red Hot has produced fourteen groundbreaking albums, related television programs, and media events incorporating the talents of leading performers, visual artists, producers, and directors to raise funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS.

To date, these efforts have donated more than 10 million dollars for AIDS relief around the world. Earlier this month, Red Hot released its latest album, entitled Red Hot + Rio 2. You can download it right now on iTunes.