War of Films

About War of Films

The War of Films is an online film contest that rewards the most popular film on Film Annex's network with $2000 and the most active voter with $400 (US, Canada, and UK only) at the end of each month.



Viewers can vote on their most and least favorite films once a day by using the plus (+) and minus (-) symbols on top of the player.

You can also embed the War of Films WIDGETS on your website to increase your views and spread the word about the contest!

How do you put your film in the contest?

If you're uploading a new film, check the War of Films box under the "Available Contests" section on the upload form.

If you already have a film that you want to include in the War of Films, go to "MyPage" and click on "Admin Your Movies" and then "Edit Movie Data" for a specific movie. Scroll down and check the War of Films box.

RULES AND GUIDELINES

FILMMAKERS:

1) The winner of the $2000 will be the the short or the feature film that has the highest number of votes by the last day of the month at midnight (EST). Only full-length films (shorts or features) are eligible to win the War of Films and the $2000 monthly prize. If you're only uploading trailers, interviews, or b-rolls, these clips will not get you to the prize even if they receive the highest number of votes. That said, if you upload a trailer on the same profile as your full-length film, the votes received on the trailer will count towards the movie itself.

If you are participating in the contest with a web series, you are eligible to win ONLY ONCE with one of the episodes.

2) PAYMENT: The winning filmmaker will be paid TWO WEEKS after the last day of the month. So if you win the January contest, you will get paid on the 15th of February, if you win the February contest, you will get paid on the 15th of March, etc. For international filmmakers, the best way to get paid is through PayPal. It’s the safest and most efficient way to receive your prize. If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can create one today http://www.paypal.com. If you’re in the United States, we can send a check to your address or pay you through Paypal.

3) The votes will be refreshed at the beginning of each month and all films will start from 0 (zero) for the following month's contest

4) The filmmaker who wins the $2000 can join the contest again with a different film, but will not be eligible to win the prize again with the same film.

5) The winning filmmaker will benefit from increasing page views, advertising revenues, and film sales.

VOTERS:

1) The winner of the $400 (US, Canada, and UK only) will be the user who casts the highest number of votes by the end of the month.

2) The user must be registered on Film Annex with valid information and logged in to Film Annex when voting. This is the only way we can keep track of the voters.

3) PAYMENT: The winning users will be paid TWO WEEKS after the last day of the month. So all the winners in January will get paid on the 15th of February, the winners of February will get paid on the 15th of March, so on and so forth. For international users, the best way to get paid is through PayPal. It’s the safest and most efficient way to receive your prize. If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can create one today http://www.paypal.com. If you’re in the United States, we can send a check to your address or pay you through Paypal.

4) The user who wins the $400 (US, Canada, and UK only) is eligible to win again. There are no restrictions for the voters in terms of winning the monthly prize multiple times.


The War of Films will start over at the beginning of every month, so every filmmaker has a chance to win! Make your film the most wanted film on Film Annex! Let the battle begin!

Viewers can also go directly to http://www.waroffilms.com to watch the most popular films.

See our news releases below for further details. For updates on Twitter, follow us at @waroffilms.

DISCLAIMER: Film Annex reserves the right to deny prizes to winners who use inadmissible and illegitimate ways to collect votes, such as click fraud, unauthorized ads, etc.