LPWire: 'Finding Nemo' on STARZ! in May

LPWire: 'Finding Nemo' on STARZ! in May

Dive in to the Excitement of the Disney Presentation of a Pixar Film 'Finding Nemo' on STARZ!

'STARZ! Disney/Pixar 'Finding Nemo' Sweepstakes' Features Grand Prize Trip To Nemo's Home in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz) makes a double splash with a new sweepstakes that complements the exclusive TV premiere of the Academy Award® nominated Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios Film "Finding Nemo." "Finding Nemo" will premiere on STARZ! May 22, 2004 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

Washing ashore at the same time is the "STARZ! Disney/Pixar 'Finding Nemo' Sweepstakes," where entrants have a chance to win many exciting prizes based on the film. The sweepstakes features a grand prize trip for two to Australia where the winner and a guest get a chance to swim with the big fish on the Great Barrier Reef. The sweepstakes runs March 1 through June 1, 2004.

"Not only are we awarding a trip to the Great Barrier Reef, we have many unique prizes to distribute all based on 'Finding Nemo,'" said Jennifer Winzerling, director of national promotions for Starz. "We're giving 'Finding Nemo' fans two ways to win in this sweepstakes. In addition to completing the entry form at www.starz.com for a chance to win the trip and other prizes, viewers should tune in to the STARZ! premiere of 'Finding Nemo,' answer the trivia question at www.starz.com and they'll also be entered to win a 3' Nemo plush character!"

Eligible entrants will have a chance to win:

  • One (1) Grand Prize #1: airfare for two to Australia, six nights hotel accommodations, a Great Barrier Reef snorkeling tour and $500 in spending money;
  • or five (5) first prizes: filmmaker autographed 'Finding Nemo' art book (signed by Pixar filmmakers);
  • or four (4) second prizes: one (1) giant 'Finding Nemo' plush character. Each plush of Nemo, Bruce, Crush and Dory is approximately 5' tall;
  • or two-hundred (200) third prizes: 'Finding Nemo' gift pack with a t-shirt, hat, key chain and movie soundtrack;
  • or five (5) Movie Watcher Trivia Question Prizes: 3' Nemo plush.

Enter to win the "STARZ! Disney/Pixar 'Finding Nemo' Sweepstakes" at www.starz.com or be automatically entered when you sign up for STARZ! with a participating cable or satellite affiliate during the sweepstakes period.

The "STARZ! Disney/Pixar 'Finding Nemo' Sweepstakes" celebrates the STARZ! premiere of the highest grossing animated film of all time after floating to the top of the 2003 box office with an estimated $339 million gross domestically. The Academy Award®-winning creators of "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters, Inc.," dive into the breathtaking world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef with this underwater adventure.

"Finding Nemo" follows the comedic and eventful journey of two fish -- Marlin and his son Nemo -- who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly-but-forgetful fish named Dory, the overly cautious father embarks on an epic journey that leads to encounters with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish and hungry seagulls.

Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Allison Janney, Barry Humphries and Alexander Gould are featured in the talented voice cast. The film is directed and co-directed, respectively, by Pixar's Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and the script and screenplay credits go to Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds.

The "STARZ! Disney/Pixar 'Finding Nemo' Sweepstakes" is sponsored by Starz.

Starz is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 144 million pay units. Starz offerings include the Starz Super Pak®, with up to 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz On Demand®, the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on cable, satellite, and broadband platforms, and a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ! HDsm , STARZ! Hi Ressm, and Starz On Demand HDsm. Starz is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, www.starz.com .

--Posted February 23, 2004
Source: Starz Encore Group LLC