Heineken, the official beer sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), announces #15secondpremiere, which the brewer calls "a social call-to-action that challenges people to get outside their comfort zone at TFF."
From now until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, March 7, Heineken is accepting film pitches via Twitter and will select one to produce as an epic 15-second short to premiere at a private event at the Festival. People can enter by sending their movie pitch in a single tweet, using #15secondpremiere.
The winner of #15secondpremiere will be thrust into the limelight at Tribeca Film Festival, where they will serve as the face of the film, introducing the movie before industry influencers and media, and fielding questions from the audience after seeing the end result of their 140 character screenplay for the very first time. By bringing the biggest production of a15-second film to a private event at the Tribeca Film Festival, the brand will create a stage for Tweeters alike to answer for their tweet in front of a capacity crowd.
"At Heineken, we're always looking for unique moments of tension to push Men of the World outside their comfort zones," says Pattie Falch, brand director, Heineken Sponsorships & Events. "We thought #15secondpremiere provided a unique opportunity to bridge the online behavior of tweeting from the comfort zone of your own home – with a really interesting, albeit nerve-racking, offline experience at Tribeca Film Festival."
