Receiving more than 1,000 submissions from more than 70 countries, winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprised of Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.
The winners for the inaugural SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition are:
Winner in the "under 18 years of age" category - "The Krabby Commercial" by David (United States)
Winner in the "18 and over" category - "Finally Home" by Nicole (South Africa)
A huge congratulations to David and Nicole! You can watch their winning short SpongeBob films now here on spongebobsquareshorts.com!
In "The Krabby Commercial", Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star the task of making a commercial to advertise the world famous Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism. Click here to download a MP4 video of "The Krabby Commercial."
"Finally Home" follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home. Click here to download a MP4 video of "Finally Home."
Winners from each category will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a screening of the winning films at the first-ever "SpongeBob Fan Shellabration", held over Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2013 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA!
Original Nickelodeon Press Release:
NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR FIRST-EVER SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GLOBAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION, SPONGEBOB SQUARESHORTS: ORIGINAL FAN TRIBUTES
Nickelodeon announced today the winners in two categories (under 18 years of age, and 18 and over) for the first-ever global SpongeBob SquarePants-themed short film competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes. Receiving more than 1,000 submissions from more than 70 countries, winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprised of Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.
The winners for the inaugural SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition are:
Winner in the "under 18 years of age" category
"The Krabby Commercial" by David (United States)
Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob and Patrick the task of making a commercial to advertise the Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism.
Click here to download “The Krabby Commercial.”
Winner in the "18 and over" category
"Finally Home" by Nicole (South Africa)
A short film that follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home.
Click here to download “Finally Home.”
Winners from each category will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a screening of the winning films at the first-ever SpongeBob Fan Shellabration, held Sept. 7-8 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.
SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes is a global short film competition that encourages SpongeBob fans to celebrate the positivity and optimism of SpongeBob. Short film submissions featured original storylines and highlighted SpongeBob’s endearing attributes: humor, overflowing happiness and persistent positivity.
SpongeBob SquarePants is a world-renowned and beloved character-driven cartoon that chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. The series is seen in more than 170 countries and territories and in more than 35+ languages. The series consistently ranks as the #1 program in its time slot vs. all other kids’ channels in Brazil, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, and the Netherland, and is a top 10 program on Nickelodeon in markets including the UK, Russia, Australia, Germany and Italy. It is the most widely distributed property in Viacom Media Networks history.
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Also, from MU: Media Update:
South African Nicole van Schoor wins Nickelodeon's global short film competition
21-year-old Nicole van Schoor from Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape has triumphed in the global SpongeBob SquarePants themed short film competition SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes organised by Nickelodeon, channel 305 on DStv.
A Graphic design student, Van Schoor took home the prize for the “18 and over” category thanks to her film, Finally Home, a whimsical, live-action film that follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home.
The SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition received more than 1000 entries from more than 70 countries. Winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprising Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.
Van Schoor receives a $2500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a special screening of the winning films at the first-ever SpongeBob Fan Shellabration, to be held from Saturday, 7 to Sunday, 8 September at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.
The winning entry for the “under 18 years of age” category was The Krabby Commercial by David (United States). In the animated short, Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob and Patrick the task of making a commercial to advertise the Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism.
SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes is a global short film competition that encourages SpongeBob fans to celebrate the positivity and optimism of SpongeBob. Short film submissions featured original storylines and highlighted SpongeBob’s endearing attributes: humor, overflowing happiness and persistent positivity.
SpongeBob SquarePants is a world-renowned and beloved character-driven cartoon that chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. The series is seen in more than 170 countries and territories and in more than 35+ languages. The series consistently ranks as the number one program in its time slot versus all other kids’ channels in Brazil, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, and the Netherlands, and is a top 10 programme on Nickelodeon in markets including the UK, Russia, Australia, Germany and Italy. In South Africa, SpongeBob SquarePants has won the Coolest Cartoon Character Award for six years at the Sunday Times Generation Next Awards. SpongeBob SquarePants is the most widely distributed property in Viacom Media Networks history.
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