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The First Annual Online Christian Movie Tournament, Connecting Fans and Filmmakers
SAN ANTONIO, TX – March 26, 2015 – ChristianCinema.com is hosting the First Annual CHRISTIAN MOVIE MADNESS TOURNAMENT
and the field of 64 has been narrowed to the final eight films in Round
Four. The first contest of its kind, audiences have been voting for
their favorite films in a bracket-style tournament competition since
early March. ChristianCinema.com aims to bolster the Christian movie
industry by creating an industry-wide buzz about audience-favorite
films, and give exposure to lesser known, but qualified titles. Voting
continues until March 28 to determine which films will compete in the
upcoming two rounds to reach the final favorite film.
ChristianCinema.com is part of the FrontGate Web Network.
The inaugural Round Four features The Passion of the Christ versus God’s Not Dead, Love Comes Softly versus What If, Soul Surfer versus Kirk Cameron presents Monumental, and The Chronicles of Narnia versus The Blind Side.
Whether it’s the highest grossing R-rated film of all time, or an
independent documentary, these films represent the final eight films of
the first tournament.
Since
1999, ChristianCinema.com has made deliberate efforts to connect
filmmakers with the fans that love and buy their movies. With this
round, it’s obvious that the filmmakers and fans have taken to the
competition. “This competition shows that fans care about independent
films as well as big ticket ones,” says Bobby Downes, President and
co-founder of ChristianCinema.com. “There’s a real diversity in the last
eight films standing.”
The Christian Movie Madness contest is promoted on ChristianCinema.com’s website, Facebook page, and via Twitter, but has its own site, www.ChristianMovieMadness.com, where votes in each round are cast.
The
tournament has an industry-wide reach, across multiple genres. For the
first few rounds of voting, movies were 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 voted in a single head-to-head or continue clicking through to vote for multiple titles.
“While
we know that not everyone has seen every film, we’re excited by the way
voting has progressed with over 85,000 votes cast in the first 3 rounds
alone,” says Jared Geesey, Vice President of ChristianCinema.com. “Fans
have shown that it’s easy to vote through and we’re looking forward to
seeing who will be voted the winner on April 2nd.“
ChristianCinema.com
has also sweetened 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.
The remaining tournament dates are be as follows:
Round 4 – through March 28
Round 5 – through March 31
Championship – through April 2
For more information about the tournament, visit ChristianMovieMadness.com or Facebook.com/ChristianCinema.