Young Fans Can Win a Voice Part in the Animated Boxcar Children Film!
August 16, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michelle F. Bayuk
847-232-2811
mbayuk@albertwhitman.com
ALBERT WHITMAN, CHILDREN’S BOOK PUBLISHER, CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY The Boxcar Children® Mysteries WITH NATIONAL CONTEST
Win a Voice Part in the Animated Boxcar Children Film!
(August 16, 2012) For seventy years, young readers and families have followed the adventures of the Alden children in The Boxcar Children® Mysteries written by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Spanning more than one-hundred titles and with over fifty million copies in print, the series is one of the most popular and beloved series of all times. Release of an animated film, developed by Hammerhead Productions, is scheduled for 2013.
Award-winning children’s book publisher Albert Whitman & Company and award-winning animation studio Hammerhead Productions celebrate this auspicious and important anniversary and upcoming film release with a nation-wide contest. Young fans (ages 5-14) are encouraged to enter for a chance to win a small voice part in the animated DVD version of The Boxcar Children.
Contest submissions will be accepted between August 15th and October 31st, 2012 at 11:59 pm (central times). One winner will be selected at random from all complete entries.
The Boxcar Children Mysteries is one of the longest-running, most popular children’s series published today. Join the hundreds of thousands of young reader fans and help spread the word about this amazing, fun opportunity.
IT’S EASY TO ENTER:
Online: http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/265482
Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/sweepstakeshq/contests/265482
Twitter: http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/twitter/233/contests/265482
Detailed contest instruction, additional rules, eligibility and conditions can be found at the following link: http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/265482/rules
Contest Instructions:
1. Fill out the registration form, including a one line (25 words or less) answer to the question, “What is your favorite scene from The Boxcar Children?”
2. Contest submissions will be accepted starting August 15, 2012 through October 31, 2012 at 11:59pm Central Time.
3. One winner will be selected at random from all complete entries.
4. Entry form must be completed by the parent or legal guardian of the participating child. There is a limit of one entry per child participant.
5. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Contest registration is free.
5. The winner’s role will be taped in late Fall 2012 to Spring 2013 and will be within driving distance of the winner’s home.
PRIZE ELIGIBILTY:
Only persons residing in the United States may enter. Entry form must be completed by the parent or legal guardian of the child participant.
SELECTION OF THE WINNER:
Contest submissions will be accepted between August 15th and October 31st, 2012 at 11:59 pm (central times). One winner will be selected at random from all complete entries.
OPERATORS:
This Contest is operated by Albert Whitman & Company and Hammerhead Productions LLC. To contact the Operators, write to Albert Whitman & Company, 250 South Northwest Highway, Suite 320, Park Ridge, IL 60068; mail@albertwhitman.com
ABOUT ALBERT WHITMAN & COMPANY
Albert Whitman & Company has been publishing children’s books since 1919. Best known for the classic series The Boxcar Children® Mysteries, its highly praised picture books, novels, and nonfiction titles succeed in delighting and reaching out to children and teens of all backgrounds and experiences. Albert Whitman’s special interest titles address subjects such as disease, bullying, and disabilities. All Albert Whitman books treat their readers in a caring and respectful manner, helping them to grow intellectually and emotionally.
ABOUT HAMMERHEAD PRODUCATIONS LLC
Hammerhead Productions (www.hammerhead.com) is a premier digital effects and animation studio founded in 1994. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hammerhead has offices in Seoul, Jakarta, China, Mexico and Colombia with a new studio set to open in Brazil in 2013. Hammerhead is dedicated to the production of high quality, photo-real visual effects for major motion pictures and the creation of animated content based on important branded characters and iconic stories from around the world. The company has produced work on over 100 major motion pictures including their work on Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” for 20th Century Fox and “Gangster Squad” for Warner Bros. The company has produced seven independent animated features through its Animation Picture Company division, including the just completed “Outback” starring Rob Schneider, Tim Curry, Alan Cumming, Bret McKenzie and Yvonne Strahovski. Past work includes films for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., Activision, Mattel, Fox, Sony and The Weinstein Company.
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