[NOTE: Facebook RSVP does not guarantee entry. Please see below for details about how to enter to win two (2) free All-Access passes to the 2011 NYC Food Film Festival. Entry form here:
http://goo.gl/4o7Ce. Full details below. Entry deadline 10/11/11]
What’s better than attending the NYC Food Film Festival with a friend? How about getting the VIP treatment at every single Festival event, with a friend, for free-- courtesy of Google Places?
As you may know, Google Places (
http://www.google.com/places) is the new personalized local recommendation engine powered by the reviews of users and their friends. The NYC Food Film Festival (
http://thefoodfilmfestival.com/) is a truly unique annual festival we love, where you get to ‘taste what you see on the screen.’ Hosted by and benefiting the Food Bank for New York City, the Festival showcases the best, and the most memorable, of the world’s favorite foods through documentaries, features and short films. Along with a heaping helping of mouth-watering films, the Festival serves up the food that guests are watching on the screen for a multi-sensory, full-bodied experience. This year, it will be held October 13-16, 2011 at Tribeca Cinemas in Manhattan.
We want to give you the opportunity to win TWO (2) ALL-ACCESS PASSES to the NYC Food Film Festival, just for sharing your opinions about your favorite places in New York City.
How it Works:
1. Go to Google.com/Places and select “Start Rating” (you’ll need to create a Google account if you haven’t already).
2. Fill out this form by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, October 11:
http://goo.gl/4o7Ce.
3. Review as many NYC places as you like (especially your favorite movie theaters, cinemas and restaurants) by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, October 11. Each quality review you write will be judged as a new entry.
4. We’ll go through all the reviews you write during the contest period and give them points. The entrant with the highest scoring reviews will win a pair (2) All-Access passes to the 2011 NYC Food Film Festival. The winner will be notified via email on Wednesday, October 12th. Remember to keep October 13-16th (Thursday-Sunday) open in case you win!
What’s included in an All-Access pass to the festival?
- VIP access to all of the events at the NYC Food Film Festival, including:
*A Cheers to Burgers & Beers, Thurs., Oct. 13. Screening, 7 p.m.; VIP preparty, 6:30 p.m.
* Edible Adventure #3: Mistura + More, Fri., Oct. 14. Screening, 7 p.m.; VIP preparty, 6:30 p.m.
* The Tribeca Taco Takedown, Sat., Oct. 15. Screening, noon; VIP preparty, 11:30 a.m.
* The Food Porn Party, Sat., Oct. 15. Screening, 8 p.m.; VIP preparty, 7:30 p.m.
* Farm to Film to Table, Sun., Oct. 16. Screening, 7 p.m.; VIP preparty, 6:30 p.m.
- Perks such as exclusive preparties with drinks and snacks and VIP seating at the first screening on each day.
- A voucher for a free snack at Saxon + Parole (good anytime Sunday through Wednesday).
- An armful of foodie schwag.
- A chance to mingle with filmmakers, nosh on preparations by top chefs and culinary personalities, and see more than twenty short films about what you came for: the food.
So, what are you waiting for? Start writing those quality reviews today so you and your +1 can join us for what promises to be an amazingly delicious film festival.
Note: You must be 18 to enter. To read the full official rules, click here:
http://goo.gl/iKp2S.
