“Speed Chaser” wins Mofilm’s Chevy contest and airs during the Academy Awards
For probably the 10th year in a row, I forgot to watch the Oscars. I went out to dinner and then I went home to watch the Walking Dead. During the first commercial break, I flipped channels and...
View Article“Dumb and Dumber To” cameo winner
Did you know there’s going to be a new Dumb and Dumber movie? Well there is. Hopefully “Dumb and Dumber To” will resolve all the mysteries and unanswered questions of the original. I’ve been waiting...
View ArticlePetco’s “Great Ones” video contest winners
Humanity’s best friend Consider this; a dog is man’s best friend. But diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Ergo, David Bowie’s 1974 album “Diamond Dogs” is everyone’s best friend. Unfortunately my...
View ArticleIndependence Blue Cross video contest winners
Hey did I ever post the results of the Independence Blue Cross “90 Second” video contest? I don’t think I did. I probably should since I was one of the winners. For this contest, people were...
View ArticleRecent winners from Mofilm, Poptent, Project ED, UserFarm, Tongal and Zooppa
Today I’m launching a new feature; The Recent Winner Round-Up! Every few weeks I’ll post some of the best recent winners from all the top video contest/crowdsourced video sites. I’m going to post all...
View Article“My RØDE Reel” film contest winners
Last week RØDE announced the winners of the first “My RØDE Reel” short film contest. The goal of the competition was simple; RØDE wanted filmmakers of all skill levels to go out and flex their...
View ArticleFla-Vor-Ice picks their “Pop Star”
July is a really slow time for video contests. Actually, July is a slow time for everything on the Internet. VCN always sees a like a 30% dip in traffic this time of year. And maybe that’s good...
View ArticleRecent winners from Mofilm, Poptent, Project ED, Tongal, and Zooppa
Wondering what types of videos are winning online video contests these days? Well aren’t you a curious kitty!? Just for you I’m gonna post a semi-random selection of entries that have recently won...
View ArticleSome dude raps about how much he loves Dry Cleaning and wins $5,000
Paradise Lost. My parent’s had big plans for me when I was a kid. They had always hoped that I would grow up to be a Professional Dry Cleaner with a chain of stores all across the Chicagoland area....
View ArticleDQ’s “S’mores Music Video Contest” winners
Wait…what? I first heard about Diary Queen’s “S’mores Music Video Contest” about two months ago. DQ asked their fans to “create the next verse” in the theme song for their new S’Mores Blizzard. The...
View ArticleMofilm rocks Chicago!
Mofilm’s 2014 Lollapalooza winners There are two types of Chicago-landers; those who love Lollapalooza and those who try and avoid it at all costs. The music festival draws about 300,000 people to the...
View Article5-Hour Energy’s Yummification winners
I didn’t have much time for video contests this summer so I only entered two; the Tripdavisor 15 Seconds of Fame contest and the 5-Hour Energy Yummification contest. I’m still waiting on the...
View ArticleTripAdvisor’s “15 Seconds of Fame” winners
A few days ago I was watching Hardball on MSNBC when I suddenly found myself mesmerized by a particularly weird TripAdvisor commercial…. - - I was momentarily gobsmacked! I couldn’t understand what I...
View ArticleDoritos’“Legion of the Bold” winners
- We’re still waiting for FritoLay to announce their picks for the Crash the Super Bowl semi-finals so I figured I could kill a little more time by posting the results of a DIFFERENT Doritos contest....
View ArticleHey now, I’m a Crock-Star!
- I am the Crock-Pot king. I’m not great cook but I’ve learned that Crock-Pots are pretty much fool proof. I actually own two of them and I probably use my big one 6 times a month. Hell, I just...
View ArticleHark! Let glory (and cash) be upon the winners of USA Today’s Holiday Lights...
Merry Christmas Eve everybody! I’ve got some time to kill before I go over to my grandma’s house for pierogies and presents so I thought I’d do a quick post and share the results of Christmas-themed...
View ArticleRecycling footage for fun and profit
I was poking around the Internet today searching for some recent video contest results that I could post when I saw an ad for the “Heaven Now” video contest. For this competition people supposed to...
View ArticleMofilm’s 2015 “Las Vegas” winners
Let me tell you something, I love Last Vegas. I love it. I hate to gamble but I love the city. I even lived there for a while after college. I love it there because there’s always a million things...
View ArticlePaintCare’s $10,000 video contest winner
I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never recycled a can of paint in my life. I usually just pour old paint into milkshake glasses and leave them in weird places like on bus benches and in public restrooms....
View ArticleBehold the 4K glory of Snapdragon’s Video Contest winners
I used to try and stay on top of the hot new video camera trends and releases but the future is just moving too fast for me to keep up with that stuff. Did you know that people are running around...
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