By Cheryl Currid

Are you an undiscovered movie producer? Do you have a screenplay written that delivers more power than ``War and Peace,'' but no agent to sell it and no money to fly to Los Angeles and pitch it?

Well, thanks to actor Kevin Spacey and a team of benefactors, there's a place to show off your masterpiece. Triggerstreet.com, a new and free Web site, has opened its virtual doors to let anyone share a great idea.

In an effort to encourage the creative process of filmmaking and screenwriting, people can upload their work to be seen and reviewed by other people. What they get back is hands-on, peer-to-peer, objective criticism that lets the material be judged on its own merit.

TriggerStreet allows movie viewers and producers to review and rate short films and screenplays. Ultimately, the ratings of the viewers will create the 10 best entries that will be reviewed by a panel of celebrity judges. The judges initially include top name celebs such as Mike Myers, Annette Bening and U2 lead singer Bono.

The judges will select the top slot. Although Spacey hasn't revealed the prize for the best work, for most people it's not about the gift - the reward is having their work publicly viewed and recognized.

Before this site was opened, if you wanted to share an idea, you had to go through hoops before industry professionals would be able to see it. If you sent an unsolicited work to an actor or movie production company, you'd get it back - unopened. They couldn't read or see it for fear they'd risk a lawsuit if they ever used a similar idea to yours.

But TriggerStreet changes that. It provides a demilitarized zone between the people with ideas and the people who want to see them.

In the first week of operation, TriggerStreet.com brought in 10,000 new registered members. Over 150 films were posted, and the ratings process is up and running.

At the recent Comdex show, Spacey showed off some of the work submitted already. It's amazing to see what someone can do with a video camera, computer, editing software and a little imagination.

The site offers an engaging avenue of exploration for first-time and veteran film directors, writers, enthusiasts or anyone at all. If you have a great idea, you can bring your vision to the screens of industry members.

This site isn't for or about money - but it did take money to create it. Budweiser backed the site financially as an extension of its efforts to showcase its products. This extends the brand into a new forum - not a commercial or a TV placement.

The people at Real Networks lent a few hands to support the video streaming for the site. All movies are compressed and delivered with Helix, the latest streaming software from Real Networks. Yahoo also brings support from its site.

For my take: This site will unearth people who have talent but not the right connections. It will also help those with the ideas and skills to hone them. It's likely to encourage people to keep going when they would have given up. And, ultimately, give great actors like Kevin Spacey more unique stories and characters to bring to life.