Show us a thriving Missoula Downtown

We know the past few months have been trying for everyone and people are concerned about our Missoula community. We want Missoulians to see that their community is still pressing on and continues to be vibrant despite the challenges and changes it has had to make.

Call to Action: We want to see Downtown through your eyes. Create a 60-90 second video that inspires people to come Downtown, support our local businesses, and find new ways to experience Downtown. Make sure your video showcases downtown Missoula positively and that many aspects of Downtown are represented – businesses, people walking about, surfers on the river, etc. Your video submission should show that life is continuing Downtown and we are here to welcome the community with open, and safe arms. Also be sure that folks in your video footage are adhering to social distancing recommendations, wearing masks, etc. Your video can be polished, or self-made. For DIY videos, use your smartphone (hold it horizontally) and edit with free video editing software. 

Here are some key phrases to use as inspiration for your video submissions:

1. Missoula Downtown, Connecting Our Community
2. Make it Memorable. Make it Downtown.
3. The Heart of Missoula Hasn’t Missed a Beat

The Downtown Missoula Partnership wants to discover new, fresh filmmakers/videographers to hire for future projects and to recommend to its members for work. This is your opportunity to show off your best work. 

How It Works: You have until September 30, 2020, to create and submit your video and you may only submit one video. Submissions are judged for admittance into the video contest before voting opens. Acceptance into this video contest is based on adherence to the assignment. Your video must be accepted into the contest in order to compete. Accepted entries will compete in the video contest which is hosted in two rounds. The top 5 videos with the most audience votes and 5 videos selected by the preliminary jury will advance to the finals round. From these top finalist videos, a jury panel made up of the Missoula Downtown Partnership will choose and award 1st place - 3rd place winners.

Film submissions are evaluated based on the following judging criteria:

• Creativity 
• Technical Merit 
• Adherence to the Assignment

Prizes for the Winners:

1st Place - $200 Missoula Downtown Gift Card

2nd Place - $100 Missoula Downtown Gift Card

3rd Place - $50 Missoula Downtown Gift Card

Winners will be announced around October 14, 2020. 

About Downtown Missoula Partnership: Nestled in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, there’s no place like Missoula, and its Downtown is certainly no exception. With its unique shops, restaurants, cafes, art galleries, events, and even a river running through its core, Downtown Missoula is a place where everyone can find something to connect with. You’re sure to feel as if you’ve been here a hundred times and you’ll want to return a hundred times more. Welcome to the Heart of Missoula. Welcome to Downtown.

About AudPop: AudPop is a video entertainment platform connecting filmmakers, brands, and consumers globally, powered by 75K diverse, global filmmakers. AudPop collects and curates great video/film content for our partners from global, diverse filmmakers. Founded in 2013, we are a collaboration of filmmakers, designers, marketing strategists, writers, and dreamers. We believe that stories can change the world and our sweet spot is connecting storytellers to create change.

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Sep 30, 2020 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Sep 30, 2020 at 1:00pm MDT (America/Denver)