WE LOVE NASHVILLE VIDEO CONTEST EXTENDED – PRIZES TO TOP ENTRIES
October 26, 2011 by filmnashville
Filed under FilmNashville
New deadline extended to November 15 — see Mayor’s PSA for We Love Nashville..
FilmNashville is extending its “We Love Nashville”, Short Film Contest to November 15th. Launched last month, the contest invites students, artists, professionals, and just plain folk, to submit a one-minute video that tells the world what they love most about our city. Submissions will be accessible to viewers around the world, via the web; and an array of ‘Nashville-grown’ prizes will be awarded to five finalists.
Chosen by a panel of celebrity judges, the winning video will receive a Grand Prize package of some of Nashville’s best and beloved entertainment & activities. Prizes to date include:
* $100 Bongo Java Gift Certificate
* 4 passes to Music City attractions provided by the Convention & Visitors Bureau
(attractions include the Country Music Museum)
* a VIP tour of the Fontanel Mansion
* 2 tickets to the Fontanel’s Holiday Show
* 2 tickets to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
* a one-night stay for 2 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
* an all access VIP laminate to the 2012 Nashville Film Festival
* 2 tickets to the Nashville Symphony
* 2 tickets to a Predators game
“I’m excited and grateful for the support of our prize sponsors,” said Carolyn McDonald, FilmNashville board president. “They have contributed some wonderful and dynamic prizes representing the best of what Nashville has to offer. So everybody better grab their minicams, iPads, iPhones, Canons or Kodaks and start shooting to show their love.”
Also, contestants who capture a Metro Arts’ Artober event going on around the city until the end of this month in their We Love Nasvhille” video, will be eligible for a special prize from Metro Arts via their Artober Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/artobernashville.
Contestants must go online, create a standard/free Vimeo.com account, and join the “We Love Nashville” Vimeo group. Once they’ve completed these steps, contestants can upload their video to the “We Love Nashville” group for submission. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the FilmNashville Holiday Soiree on December 6th at NuMynd Studios.
No profanity, obscenity or offensive content is allowed; and any video with such content will immediately be removed and disqualified from the competition. See rules and guidelines of the contest, for more info.
