Case study

New Belgium Brewing Voodoo Ranger Pint Size Film Festival

New Belgium Brewing and Fact & Fiction launched a national user-generated short-film contest featuring Voodoo Ranger action figures and an Adult Swim collaboration.

Quick Facts

Industry

Capabilities

UGC / Photo & Video Contests, Moderation, Voting, Winner Verification

Case study

From objective to outcome.

Purpose

New Belgium Brewing Company, through its agency Fact & Fiction, came to Contest Factory looking to launch a user-generated video contest in collaboration with Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. The promotion was designed to engage fans of New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger brand by inviting them to create original short films featuring a Voodoo Ranger action figure. Contestants would be able to request or order an action figure and submit a film in one of three creative categories: Stop Motion, Live Action, or Vertical Shorts. The campaign would combine branded content creation, expert judging, and public voting, with the grand prize winner receiving $5,000 and the opportunity to have their short film featured on Adult Swim.

Plan

Contest Factory worked with New Belgium Brewing and Fact & Fiction to develop the Voodoo Ranger Pint Size Film Festival, a digital UGC contest built to manage the full participant journey from action figure request through finalist voting. Once contestants received their Voodoo Ranger action figure, they could create and submit an original short film in their selected category. All eligible submissions would first be reviewed and scored by a panel of expert judges. The top 10 highest-scoring entries would advance to the finalist round, where the public could vote to determine the winners. The grand prize winner would receive $5,000 and have their film featured on Adult Swim, while the second- and third-place winners would also receive cash prizes.

Solution

Contest Factory developed and launched the complete Voodoo Ranger Pint Size Film Festival contest site and administered the promotion from beginning to end. In addition to managing the contest technology, Contest Factory handled several important operational components of the campaign. The team packaged and shipped Voodoo Ranger action figures to participants on behalf of the client, moderated all video submissions received, and provided the independent judges responsible for reviewing and scoring entries to determine the finalists. After the finalist round opened for public voting and the winners were selected, Contest Factory also managed winner notification and secured the required signed affidavits of eligibility from the winners. By combining contest technology, UGC moderation, judging administration, physical product fulfillment, public voting, and winner verification, Contest Factory provided New Belgium Brewing and Fact & Fiction with a comprehensive solution for managing the promotion.

Results

The Voodoo Ranger Pint Size Film Festival gave New Belgium Brewing an innovative way to encourage consumers to create and share original branded content while extending the personality of the Voodoo Ranger brand into film and entertainment. The campaign successfully brought together user-generated content, physical product fulfillment, expert judging, public voting, and the added visibility of an Adult Swim collaboration. Contest Factory’s end-to-end administration allowed New Belgium Brewing and Fact & Fiction to execute a complex national UGC promotion while providing participants with an engaging and highly creative brand experience.

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