Columbia Pictures to Pay Off Mortgage of One Deserving Family, Grand Prize Winner Will Receive Mortgage Pay Off
CULVER CITY, CA, June 24, 2008 - In keeping with the spirit of their upcoming film Hancock, Columbia Pictures is launching a contest to pay off a family’s home mortgage.
Hancock’s Helping Hand Mortgage payoff contest was inspired by the film. Hancock is a misunderstood superhero who is encouraged to improve his public image when he meets a good-hearted public relations executive.
Columbia Pictures will pay off the mortgage debt of one deserving family, with a grand prize worth up to $360,000. To enter and find the official contest rules, log on to www.Hancockmovie.com. Entrants will write a 200 word essay explaining why they are deserving of the grand prize. The program begins immediately and runs through July 6.
Hancock, the action-comedy from Columbia Pictures, opens in theatres everywhere July 2, 2008, with special advance screenings beginning nationwide at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 1.
About Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures, part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
I NEED to enter this Helping Hand Mortgage Payoff contest more than anyone I know….but….having WebTV, I cannot log on to the rules for the contest…can anyone send them to my email address? I want so desperately to tell our story and enter. This is an opportunity that I don’t want to pass up. Sincerely, Pamela Galindo, sweetbaboo1@webtv.net
July 15, 2008
Our local papers have just run an article about the contest but they said the deadline is July 30th!!
Wish I had known earlier.
who won the contest?
According to the Hancock movie website, the contest has ended and if you’d like to find out who won, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Hancock’s Helping Hand Mortgage Payoff Contest Winners List
c/o West Coast Marketing
22287 Mulholland Highway
#396
Calabasas, CA 91302
ALL WINNERS LIST REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 30, 2008.
http://www.hancock-movie.com