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Nickelodeon Announces The Winners Of The First-Ever SpongeBob SquarePants Global Short Film Competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes

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Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has today (Friday 9th August 2013) announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers, the winners in two categories (under 18 years of age, and 18 and over) for the first-ever global "SpongeBob SquarePants"-themed short film competition, "SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes"!


Receiving more than 1,000 submissions from more than 70 countries, winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprised of Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.

The winners for the inaugural SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition are:

Winner in the "under 18 years of age" category - "The Krabby Commercial" by David (United States)

Winner in the "18 and over" category - "Finally Home" by Nicole (South Africa)

A huge congratulations to David and Nicole! You can watch their winning short SpongeBob films now here on spongebobsquareshorts.com!

In "The Krabby Commercial", Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star the task of making a commercial to advertise the world famous Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism. Click here to download a MP4 video of "The Krabby Commercial."

"Finally Home" follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home. Click here to download a MP4 video of "Finally Home."

Winners from each category will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a screening of the winning films at the first-ever "SpongeBob Fan Shellabration", held over Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2013 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR FIRST-EVER SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GLOBAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION, SPONGEBOB SQUARESHORTS: ORIGINAL FAN TRIBUTES

Nickelodeon announced today the winners in two categories (under 18 years of age, and 18 and over) for the first-ever global SpongeBob SquarePants-themed short film competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes. Receiving more than 1,000 submissions from more than 70 countries, winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprised of Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.

The winners for the inaugural SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition are:

Winner in the "under 18 years of age" category
"The Krabby Commercial" by David (United States)

Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob and Patrick the task of making a commercial to advertise the Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism.

Click here to download “The Krabby Commercial.”

Winner in the "18 and over" category
"Finally Home" by Nicole (South Africa)

A short film that follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home.

Click here to download “Finally Home.”

Winners from each category will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a screening of the winning films at the first-ever SpongeBob Fan Shellabration, held Sept. 7-8 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.

SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes is a global short film competition that encourages SpongeBob fans to celebrate the positivity and optimism of SpongeBob. Short film submissions featured original storylines and highlighted SpongeBob’s endearing attributes: humor, overflowing happiness and persistent positivity.

SpongeBob SquarePants is a world-renowned and beloved character-driven cartoon that chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. The series is seen in more than 170 countries and territories and in more than 35+ languages. The series consistently ranks as the #1 program in its time slot vs. all other kids’ channels in Brazil, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, and the Netherland, and is a top 10 program on Nickelodeon in markets including the UK, Russia, Australia, Germany and Italy. It is the most widely distributed property in Viacom Media Networks history.

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