'Fringey Awards' offers Fringe artists a new, viral way to promote their performances through online video
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 1, 2010
For the second year, an online video contest called the "Fringey Awards" gives the public a sneak preview of various Minnesota Fringe Festival artists' performances and enables those who visit http://www.fringeyawards.com to vote for their favorite three videos until August 4th. The contest, sponsored by VISI, Minnesota's premier cloud computing, data center, and managed hosting provider, invites all performers from the Minnesota Fringe Festival 2010 to submit 60-second videos that best capture the essence of their different productions and that encourage attendance to the August 5 - August 15 performances.
The 'Fringey Awards' video submissions can be excerpts from actual Fringe Festival performances or simply teasers. The trailers will be funny, dramatic, shocking and whimsical. They'll be scripted, improvised or even stream-of-conscious. Many will feature live actors, original animation and music, and maybe even puppets.
"'Fringey Awards' offers Fringe artists a new, viral way to promote their performances through online video," said Gary Elfert, Director of Products and Marketing for VISI. "All Fringey video submissions will live on http://www.fringeyawards.com and YouTube, so contestants can send video links to their networks by email, Facebook, Twitter and other digital channels. VISI is bringing the power of technology and social media networking to the Minnesota Fringe Festival for the second year in a row. "
The general public will be able to vote for their favorite videos from July 1st-August 4th. The top three videos with the most votes will each receive one year's worth of free Web site hosting ($240 retail value) from VISI. The grand prizewinner will receive $500 in cash along with a year of Web hosting service ($240 retail value) from VISI.
More information about the 'Fringey Awards' can be found at http://www.fringeyawards.com, on Facebook and through Twitter.
About Minnesota Fringe Festival:
Minnesota Fringe Festival is an annual eleven-day performing arts festival held in Minneapolis-St. Paul. This year, 169 productions will present more than 800 performances at 19 venues. Between the festival's opening on August 5 and its close on August 15, well over 40,000 tickets will be issued. Ticket prices are $12 for adults plus the one-time purchase of a $4 festival admission button; kids' tickets are $5 (12 and under); passes and discounts available. The full festival schedule goes live July 1. To learn more about Minnesota Fringe go to http://www.fringefestival.org.
About VISI:
Founded in 1994 and recently acquired by Fortune 500® telecom leader Telephone and Data Systems Inc., VISI Incorporated (VISI) is one of the upper Midwest's fastest growing data center services and managed hosting providers. The company offers cloud computing, colocation, and managed hosting services. VISI serves more than 10,000 customers with products and services provided through its world-class SAS 70 Type II data centers, in St. Paul and Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company provides a full range of Web and application hosting services, first-rate Internet services and support, and personal, expert advice. To learn more about VISI, follow us on Twitter or Facebook, call us at 612-395-9000, or visit http://www.visi.com.
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