Hula Hoops - Golden Hoop film awards

Win a camcorder
If you want to have a chance to win a camcorder every week, you just need to vote for your favourite films.

There are five stars under each film.

Click on the number of stars you think each film deserves. Five is an Oscar winner, one star
is straight to DVD! Remember every day you visit the site and vote, you will be entered into
the prize draw to win a new camcorder.
So keep voting daily to increase your chances of winning!

You may wonder how our lucky winners will be chosen. Voting will close at midnight
on November 29th and the votes will then be frozen. From the top 100 rated films,
the one with the highest rating will win the coveted People’s Choice Golden Hoop
Film Award. And the next 99 films will be judged by experts into four categories
- Best film, Best costume design, Best actor/actress and Best use of sound.
Each winner in these categories will win a Golden Hoop Film Award and
a fantastic family holiday to Hollywood!

Your vote really counts so get voting on your favourite films and come back
and vote every day - it gives you a new chance to win and you get to see
all the great new films being nominated in the Golden Hoop Film Awards.

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FAQ's
Here are a selection of question and answers that may clear up any little queries you might have.

Q. Who is eligible?

A. Residents of UK, CI, IoM and The Republic of Ireland.
• Promotion is only open to participants who are aged 16 or over
• Those who are registered users of www.hulahoops.com
(the “Promotion Website).
There is no limit to the number of people that may appear in your video but the following conditions apply:
- Persons between the ages of 12 & 16 can appear in films without an adult. However, a parent/guardian (over 16) must enter them and tick a box upon entry to say that they give parental permission for the 12-16 yr old to appear on their own. (By entering the film on their behalf)
- Persons under the age of 12 must have a parent / guardian (over 16) in the video with them and that same adult must enter the promotion.

Q. Can children take part in the film?

A. Yes, but an adult over the age of 16 years must enter them
– see details above..

Q. How will the top 100 films be selected?

A. The films are ranked by their score and if there’s a tie, we will take the number of film views into consideration.

Q. What happens if I win?

A. If you win you will receive a Golden Hoop Film Award and a family holiday to Hollywood, USA.

Q. How do I vote for a film?

A. Move your cursor over the five stars under the film, the stars will change colour on roll over to indicate the score, then just click to confirm the score.

Q. What is the maximum amount of prize draw entries I can have in
one day?

A. The maximum number of entries is dependent on your voting power, not on the number of films you vote on. So if your voting power is 2 and you vote on 10 films in one day, you still get just 2 entries into the draw on that day, not 20!

Q. Is there a maximum per day that I can increase my voting power?

A.You can only increase your voting power once per day. This is up to a maximum voting power of 5. So if you return to the site for 5 days and vote on 5 films on each of these days, you will be rewarded with a stronger voting power of the maximum – 5.

Q. If I haven’t visited the site for a while, will my voting power decrease?

A.No, your voting power will never decrease, only increase to a maximum of 5.

Q. Are there any restrictions on music that I include in my film?

A. Any music used must be either music or sound effects provided by the Hula Hoops website or be your own original composition & recording. You cannot use any material where the copyright is owned by another party in any of the following capacities: i) any original recording of the copyrighted material, ii) your own recording of any copyrighted material owned by another part, iii) any elements of copyrighted material owned by another part be it the original recording, lyrics or melodies, iv) any music that plagiarises another parties copyrighted material

Q. What should my film be about?

A. The theme of the film is up to you and you can use whatever props you fancy but you must use your fingers and your Hula Hoops. However, the top 100 rated films will be categorised and judged within the following film categories:-

BEST FILM
The funniest, scariest or stupidest film could win. Just pop a few Hula Hoops on your fingers and give it your best shot.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
It could be a hat made of tinfoil, a three-eyed monster or a glow in the dark wig that takes the prize here.

BEST ACTOR/ ACTRESS
You don’t have to go quite as far as method acting, but the performance that stands out as being the most entertaining will win here. It could be a song, a dance or just a great bit of acting.

BEST USE OF SOUND
Silly voices, whistles, creaky doors, use whatever you can get your hands on and be creative to take the gold. Visit the ‘inspiration’ section on this page for a few sound effects you can use to get you started.

THE PEOPLES AWARD
You’ve got to hand it to the winner of this category. It’s the film that is awarded the highest rating by the voting public & has the highest number of views

Q. What are the prizes?

A. There are 5 x Golden Hoop Film Award Statuettes & 5 x family Hollywood holidays to be won. The 5 x winning films will be aired at an awards ceremony on hulahoops.com. Each holiday prize is for a family of 4 and comprises economy class return flights from London or Dublin and 5 night’s accommodation in LA, USA. At least one of the passengers must be a responsible adult aged 18 or over.

Q. When is the deadline for uploading a film?

A. Entry for the uploading of films closes at midnight on 22nd November 2009. Entries received after this will not be eligible for the contest.

Q. What prizes are available when I vote?

A. There is 1 Flip Camcorder to be won every day between 08/06/09 and 30/09/09 inclusive. The daily draw will happen at 12.00am (midnight). There is 1 Flip Camcorder to be won every week between 01/10/09 and 29/11/09 inclusive. The weekly draw will happen every Sunday between those dates at 12.00am (midnight).

Q. How do I know if I can enter the promotion?

A. Refer to the terms and conditions.

Q. How many times can a user vote for one particular film?

A. Once per day.

Q. What’s the deadline for voting on a film?

A. The deadline for voting on a film is midnight on 29th November 2009.

Q. Why can’t I vote at the beginning of a film?

A. Your vote can only be cast after the first ten seconds of the film has played, or at the very end of the film. This is to deter users from misusing the community to enter the prize draw. But at least you don’t have to watch the whole film if it’s a bad one!

Q. What happens after I have scored a film?

A. You can watch another film and vote again or login/register to be entered into the prize draw.

Q. How can I increase my voting power?

A. Vote on at least 5 different films in one day.

Q. When I increase my voting power,
how much does it increase by?

A. 1 point per day. This makes your vote worth more for each film you vote on. So if you have 2 points, your vote will be worth double that of someone with no increased voting power. If you have 5 points, your vote will be worth 5 times as much.

Q. How does this affect my entries into the prize draw?

A. The number of entries into the prize draw is increased by your voting power. So if you have a voting power of 2, you will get 2 entries into the prize draw that day when you vote on a film.

Q. Are there any restrictions on what I can include in the film?

A. Your entry must be your own original work, your creation and cannot incorporate or include anything that is; i) owned by any third party or entity or which would require the consent of any third party or entity or ii) violates any law, copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right or any other right of any third party. No entry should contain any copyrighted materials, including but not limited to images and music. Any images or statements cannot have been previously published.

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