All you have to do is create a 3-minute long spoof of any film from the list below. Keep it PG rated and very hilarious, and you could be headed to Los Angeles with a friend to attend the awards and leave with a coveted golden bucket! We'll also give you a supercool Flip Video camera to record your moment in the sun.
Finalists will be featured on MTV.com for users to vote and the most popular will be the winner of the 2008 MTV Spoof Award, given live on stage!
Entries are judged by a panel of Funny or Die staff using this criteria:
25% creativity
25% fits the theme
25% humor
25% audience appeal
Score your film with music from Pump Audio for free! Click here to download free music for use in your spoof.
what you need to know:
The contest is open for entries on April 16th and closes May 18th.
You must be a member of Funny or Die to enter. Click "join" at the top of this page--it's easy and free.
You must be over 16 years old.
Contestants cannot submit to multiple MTV partner sites--if you upload your spoof to Funny or Die, don't upload it anywhere else.
No copyrighted or unoriginal work without clearances (this includes music). Please keep your original source file on hand.
3 minutes maximum length.
Once your entry has been accepted, we'll be sending you a followup email to get details like your full name, date of birth, mailing address, credits for your video, artist names, and Pump Audio track IDs.
One finalist from Funny or Die will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 2008 MTV Movie Awards and will also receive the new Flip Video Camcorder as well as their shot at winning an MTV Movie Award during the show's live broadcast on Sunday, June 1st.
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(Need some inspiration? Check out all the submitted entires here.)
Please Note:
- Certain dates in the Official Rules have changed, as follows: (1) The deadline for submissions of Spoofs has been extended to May 18, 2008, (2) The approximate date of notification for potential Finalists and Alternates has been changed to May 21, 2008, and (3) The voting period for Spoofs on the MTV Movie Awards Site will commence on May 23, 2008 and end on May 28, 2008.
- All eligible submissions (Official Rules) will receive 2 movie ticket vouchers.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
Contest open to legal residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 16 years of age at time of entry.
Contest commences at at 12:00:01 AM ET on April 16, 2008, and ends at 11:59:59 PM EDT on June 1, 2008, and the deadline for submissions of Spoofs is on May 14, 2008, at 11:59:59 PM ET
Contest is subject to Official Rules.
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