CineCoup - The Canadian Competition

Indie Film Makers in Canada

Filmmakers of Canada now have a great opportunity to get noticed with the help of CineCoup. 

A new marketing for Film Makers by CineCoup Film Accelerator using social media to invite Fans to participate with Canadian Independent filmmakers to help push their favorite film to win a grand prize of one million dollars and a guaranteed release in Cineplex theaters in 2014.


With the use of twitter, Facebook and other social web platforms, CineCoup started with 90  Indie Filmmaker participants throughout Canada, from British Columbia to as far east as Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Cinecoup Film Excellator Logan: BE BRAVE!

Fans and Superfans help vote their fave filmmaker project,  the Top 90 chisel down to the Top 5. It's here where the Top 5 Canadian Teams will participate in the Banff Media Festivals from June 9 - 12 2013.


The Process started back in Feb 3 2013 where filmmakers were offered a $150 early bird registration fee to upload their trailers with a finally deadline date of Feb 24.

90 Filmmakers entered to participate for their chance to get  1 million dollars in financing and a set guarantee into Cineplex theatrical release.

The 15 week competition narrowed its way from:

1. Top 90
2. Top 40
3. Top 15
4. Top 10 - The top 10 Filmmakers Films will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival
5. Top 5 - Finalist filmmakers battle it in Banff during the Banff Media Festival June 9 - 11 2013

At the time of writing this blog 10 Top Filmmakers have been picked (In no particular order):

1. BAD ( Vancouver, B.C.)
2. Red Horizon ( Halifax Nova Scotia)
3. Alien Abduction (Vancouver, B.C.)
4. Interstate 90 (Toronto, Ontario)
5. The Mill and the Mountain (Vancouver, B.C.)
6. Wolfcop ( Regina, Saskatchewan)
7. Grade Nine (Vancouver, B.C.)
8. Scam The Movie ( Vancouver, B.C.)
9. Uprising (Edmonton, Alberta)
10. The Fall (Vancouver, B.C.)

SUPERFAN and UBERFAN:

The top 10 Fans are also in their own competition with CineCoup. And this is where I have a chance to participate as a Superfan.  

Out of ten Superfan finalist one will be picked to participate and rub shoulders with CineCoup and the Top 5 Filmmakers in Banff. The finalist fan is called a Uberfan where he or she will help in the decision in who will become the winning Filmmaker with the grand prize of $ 1 Million and most importantly distribution of their film throughout Cineplex Theaters.

Superfans are required to submit a one minute video telling CineCoup why they should be the CineCoup Uberfan who gets to travel to the final event at the Banff Media Festival. 

On May 30 2013 at 9 pm EST the winning Uberfan will be announced. 

THE TOP TEN CANADIAN FILMMAKERS:

As a Superfan I've had the opportunity to give my reviews of the Top 10 Canadian Filmmakers, check out my reviews (In no particular order):

1. Red Horizon
2. Alien Abduction
3. Wolfcop
4. Bad
5. Uprising
6. Scam The Movie
7. Interstate 90
8. Grade Nine
9. The Mill and the Mountain
10. The Fall

Congratulations to the Top 10 Filmmakers and the chance to the finalist pick in Banff - BE BRAVE! And it's not too late to vote for your favorite Canadian Film - Come and participate and be part of the fun with CineCoup.

Written by Bari Demers

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Bari is in no way related to the film industry or works for any major film companies. He's an independent freelance writer.