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20th Oct

Holiday Kick Start – Trip to N.Y. – Over 18 y.o. – 30 seconds – Due: October 21st, 2009

 

Show Us Your Rockin’ Dance Moves and Win a VIP Trip to New York City to Kick 
Off the Holiday Season with the World Famous Rockettes!
Hilton Garden Inn is searching for your best dance moves this holiday season.
Tap, spin, twirl, groove, rock, step,and of course, KICK your way to New York City to meet the Rockettes, attend this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and see a VIP performance of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the World Famous Rockettes!
So, lace up those dancing shoes and show us what you’ve got!
This Contest is open only to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (except the province of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Void in the province of Quebec and where prohibited by law.
Submission period ends at 11:59 pm CST on October 21, 2009. 
A panel of judges will select ten (10) finalists (the “Finalists”) by October 25, 2009 based on the following categories: 
(A) 1/3 creativity
(B) 1/3 originality
(C) 1/3 appropriateness to theme. The Submissions of the Finalists will then be posted on the Site for five days for the public to vote on their favorite video submission.
At the conclusion of the Voting Period, the Finalist with the most number of votes during the Voting Period is the Grand Prize winner. The remaining 9 Finalists are First Prize winners.
One Grand Prize winner will win a 5-day/4-night trip for winner and three guests to New York City to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Trip includes: round trip airfare to/from major airport closest to winner’s residence and the New York City metropolitan area; two standard hotel rooms at a Hilton Garden Inn in New York City (double occupancy each); four credentials to ride on the Radio City Rockettes bus to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Rockettes on November 26, 2009; four tickets to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; a meet and greet with the Radio City Rockettes; and $1,000 in the form of check to the winner which may be used as spending money. Approximate retail value of Grand Prize: $9,000. Any expenses not mentioned herein are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Nine First Prize winners will receive one $100 Macy’s Gift Card and one Be My Guest gift certificate, valid for one night’s stay in a standard room at a Hilton Garden Inn (does not include gratuities or incidental charges). Certificates expire within one year of award. Gift certificate restrictions apply. Approximate retail value of each First Prize: $215. Any expenses not mentioned herein are the sole responsibility of the winner.
To enter this Contest click here

Show Us Your Rockin’ Dance Moves and Win a VIP Trip to New York City to Kick Off the Holiday Season with the World Famous Rockettes!  Hilton Garden Inn is searching for your best dance moves this holiday season.

Tap, spin, twirl, groove, rock, step,and of course, KICK your way to New York City to meet the Rockettes, attend this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and see a VIP performance of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the World Famous Rockettes! (more…)

14th Oct

Poptent and VidOpp Second Chance Contest – $500 – Open to All – Under 2 minutes – Due: October 31, 2009

 

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Seems like everybody gets a second chance these days — politicians who cheat on their wives; pro football players who abuse animals; drug addicted talk show hosts.

So what about talented video makers? OK, you didn’t win that big brand’s video contest. Doesn’t mean the work wasn’t good. Maybe it just didn’t quite fit their marketing message. Or maybe their budget cuts just sliced out your great video.

Well, the folks at Poptent and VidOpp still believe in you. We wanna give you that second chance. We want to recognize great video that those contest sponsors missed. (more…)

14th Oct

Keepin Halloween Alive – $1000 – Over 18 y.o. – Duration of Song – Due: October 31st, 2009

Alice Cooper, the King of Halloween, has a brand-new single celebrating his eternal love for the infernal holiday: “Keepin’ Halloween Alive.”

Alice Cooper’s “Keepin’ Halloween Alive” is available for purchase exclusively on iTunes, along with bonus digital booklet and “Cooperoke” vocal-free version. 

Join in on the fun by entering the Cooper-oke Video Contest!  (more…)

13th Oct

Reel Insights – $1500 – Open to all – 3 to 5 minutes – Due: October 23rd, 2009

How is a family in your community trying to go green?  Are there any conflicts among family members about what actions are environmentally-necessary, or whether such actions are needed at all? Going green costs money and time (composting, for example, or buying organic foods and clothing) and can be less comfortable (smaller cars, for example).  How does the family make these choices? What’s the decision process? What are the biggest motivators for green behaviors? The biggest deterrents? Where do family members get their information from about green products and actions? (more…)
12th Oct

Twirl TV Fall Season – $1000 – Over 13 y.o. – 15 to 30 seconds – Due: October 16th, 2009

The core theme of the contest is centered around both the new and returning TV shows this fall.  Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to pick one or more of your favorite shows and make it the topic of your own entertaining video.You could do a 15 second promo or a 30 second plug or even a 3 minute parody.  Just be entertaining.   (more…)

10th Oct

Footagehead Marquee Mini-Movie – $500 – TBD – Under 60 seconds – Due: October 15th, 2009

Using stock footage from the footagehead website, students are invited to create a short film of up to 60 seconds. footagehead is looking for unusual and innovative presentations that will appeal to contemporary media makers and be used to promote footagehead to clients across the entertainment, advertising, corporate and web media sectors. Students are invited to compose and edit a one minute movie using only footagehead clips. (more…)

9th Oct

Home Run Inn Pizza – $2500 – Over 14 y.o. – Under 2 minutes – Due: October 18th, 2009

Create a 2 minute horror video featuring Home Run Inn Pizza for a chance to win cash and prizes!

Open only to residents of the 50 United States and D.C., who are 14 years or older as of 08/31/09. Any persons under 18 who live in Maine are not eligible to participate. Void where prohibited.

Submission period ends 11:59 pm CST on 10/18/09.

Round 1 includes selection of ten finalists based solely on online audience voting which will take place from 12:01am CST on 09/21/09 to 10/18/09 at 11:59pm CST. The ten contestants with the most votes from Round 1 will advance into Round 2 (the Finals), where the votes are reset at zero.

Round 2 voting begins on 10/19/09 at 12:00 PM CST (noon) and all finalists may begin encouraging votes for their entry. Voting ends on 10/25/09 at 11:59pm CST. 

Prizes

The Grand Prize winner wins $2,500 in cash and a Home Run Inn Pizza “Party in a Box” (decorations, free pizza, party supplies, etc)

 All 10 finalists will win Home Run Inn Pizza for 1 year and a Flip Ultra Digital Video Camera

Each entrant will receive a FREE Home Run Inn gift!

To enter this Contest click here

8th Oct

Where’s My Bailout? – $1000 – Over 18 y.o. – 30 to 60 Seconds – Due: October 23rd, 2009

Tired of seeing major corporations get bailouts while you struggle to make ends meet? Well, here’s your chance to ask for your own bailout. 

The Brown Bailout public education initiative is giving away $1,000 bailouts to five winners in our new Where’s My Bailout? Contest. We invite you to grab a video camera, shoot your own video, and in 30 to 60 seconds, tell us why you deserve a bailout. (You can even download your own Brown Bailout Guy mask to use if you want.) (more…)

7th Oct

International Student Travel Video Contest – $3500 – Students Only – Under 5 minutes – Due: October 30th, 2009

InternationalStudent.com is excited to announce the launch of the fourth annual Travel Video Contest!  Prizes are bigger than ever – the Grand Prize is $3,500 and there will be other great prizes, like an iPod Touch and a video camera.  Not to mention worldwide fame and fortune in the international education community with your very own blog on InternationalStudent. Break out your video cameras, your creativity and get to work . . . (more…)

7th Oct

Wirefly’s Video Challenge – $1000 – Over 16 y.o. – No duration specified – Due: October 30th, 2009

As part of our anniversary celebration, we here at Wirefly — America’s trusted source for cell phones — are looking to you, our customers, to inspire our next TV commercial.

We’re asking anyone and everyone to create a short video that communicates the essence of the Wirefly brand. (more…)