buzzz worthy. . .
The First Annual Online Christian Movie Tournament, Connecting Fans and Filmmakers
SAN ANTONIO, TX –ChristianCinema.com, part of the FrontGate Web Network, is hosting the First Annual CHRISTIAN MOVIE MADNESS TOURNAMENT.
The first of its kind in history, audiences can vote for their favorite
films in a bracket-style tournament competition. Based on the NCAA
March Madness tournament, ChristianCinema.com aims to bolster the
Christian movie industry by creating an industry-wide buzz about
audience-favorite films. Voting is open now!
Since
1999, ChristianCinema.com has made deliberate efforts to connect
filmmakers with the fans that love and buy their movies. “We thought a
social-media-driven competition would engage viewers, letting them show
support for their favorite films as well as learn about new films they
have not yet seen,” says Bobby Downes, President and co-founder of
ChristianCinema.com.
The contest will be promoted on ChristianCinema.com’s website, Facebook page, and via Twitter, but it will also have its own site, www.ChristianMovieMadness.com,
which is dedicated to promoting the tournament’s movies. Filmmakers,
production companies, and distribution companies will be provided with a
Facebook meme at each stage of the contest to encourage fan
participation and friend shares in support of the film. Memes will link
to that film’s voting page, so that their fans can make an immediate
impact on the results and advance the film to the next round.
The
tournament will have an industry-wide reach, across multiple genres.
For the first few rounds of voting, movies will be divided into
“conferences” based on theme: Faith
and Theology, Bible Stories and Epics, Love and Romance, Comedy,
Sports, Action/Adventure, Hot Social Topics, and True Stories. Fans can vote in a single head-to-head or continue clicking through to vote for multiple titles.
“We
understand that audiences have not seen every movie in the
competition,” says Jared Geesey, Senior Vice President of
ChristianCinema.com, “so we are providing links to trailers and story
synopses on each voting page, as well as the option to buy the DVD or
watch eligible films immediately with Digital on Demand. At the very
least, audiences will be exposed to more movies, meeting our goal to
bolster the entire Christian film industry.”
“With
our uniquely designed website, we have made voting as simple as
possible for fans. We want voters to have fun with the competition and
share it,” says Geesey. ChristianCinema.com is also sweetening the pot
for voters by offering an immediate discount on the purchase of any film
in the Christian Movie Madness tournament. Voters can also be notified
each week of the winners by email so that they can continue to vote and
share as films make their way up the tournament bracket.
Tournament dates will be as follows:
Round 1 – Now through March 12
Round 2 – March 19
Sweet 16 - March 24
Elite 8 - March 28
Final 4 - March 31
Round 2 – March 19
Sweet 16 - March 24
Elite 8 - March 28
Final 4 - March 31
Championship - April 2
For more information about the tournament, visit Christian Movie Madness or ChristianCinema.com.