Video Contest Prizes
WHY CHOOSE between great prizes? The lucky winner who best captures the spirit of the WHY CHOOSE? video contest will receive a trip for 2 to MacWorld 2008 in San Francisco as well as with a fully-loaded filmmaker’s kit!
Grand Prize: Trip for 2 to MacWorld 2008 & Filmmaker’s Kit
Estimated Retail Value: $12,000Number of Winners: One
| 1st Prize – Trip to MacWorld 2008: A 7 day trip for 2 to MacWorld 2008 in San Francisco in January 2008, including air-fare and hotel and 2 MacWorld full-conference badges and $500 in spending cash. In addition, the winner will be presented with a special award and their video will be highlighted at the Parallels booth in the exhibit hall to be viewed by over 45,000 attendees!
2nd Prize – Filmmaker’s Kit: A fully-loaded 17” MacBook Pro (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB memory), with Mac OS X and Windows XP Pro running on the award-winning Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, as well as a Sony HDR-SR7 HD 60GB Handycam Camcorder and a bundle of filmmaking software that includes, Apple’s Final Cut Express HD video-editing software and Final Draft screenwriting software, to create more great WHY CHOOSE? videos. |
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COLLEGE, FILM, ART & HIGH SCHOOLS:: In an effort to attract some of the brightest and creative minds out there, Parallels is allowing college, film, art and a high schools to register their students for the WHY CHOOSE? video contest. Simply have a school official email videocontest@parallels.com stating that they would like to register their school (or department). If the grand prize winner is a student enrolled at your school, your school will receive a $10,000 technology grant.
1st Runner Up Prize: 13” MacBook with Mac OS X Leopard and Windows XP Pro running on Parallels Desktop
Approximate Retail Value: $1880Number of Winners: One
| WHY CHOOSE between a Mac and a PC? The 1st runner up winner won’t have to with a 13” MacBook (2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2GB memory) running Mac OS X Leopard and Windows XP Pro running on Parallels Desktop. Get the best of both worlds with the freedom to run Windows-only software and Apple’s iLife ’08, iMovie and iPhote software suite side-by-side without rebooting. |  |
2nd Runner Up Prize: 8GB Apple iPhone
Approximate Retail Value: $399Number of Winners: One
| WHY CHOOSE between an mp3 player and a phone? Phone meets function with the Apple iPhone. Browse the web, make calls and texts, listen to mp3s or watch a movie – it’s all possible with technology’s most must-have item! |  |
People’s Choice Award : Nintendo Wii
Approximate Retail Value: $299Number of Winners: One
| Recognized by your peers? Have your own fan-base or loyal followers? The most popular WHY CHOOSE video on YouTube with the most views will receive a Nintendo Wii! Experience a whole new way to play with Nintendo’s next-generation gaming console! |  |
Top Finalists: WHY CHOOSE? Starter Kit featuring Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac with Windows XP Pro
Approximate Retail Value: $379.99Number of Winners: Ten
| The top ten finalists will all receive a WHY CHOOSE Starter-Kit that includes a copy of Windows XP Professional and Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac – Parallels award-winning virtualization software that was recently ranked as PC World magazine’s #6 Top Innovative Product of 2007 – so they get started experiencing the best of both worlds! |  |
The deadline for submissions is December 9th, 2007. Parallels will judge all entries and select the winners based on creativity and originality to determine the best WHY CHOOSE? video. Finalists will be notified on December 16th and the winners will be announced on December 28th. Please read the complete contest rules before summiting your video.
