VOTE NOW: Montana’s Best

The Audience Awards and Montana Office of Tourism Real Montana competition now open for voting – awarding $40,000 to 142 1-minute videos about Montana

(Missoula, Mont.) – The Audience Awards has launched the Real Montana competition sponsored by The Montana Office of Tourism. 142 1-minute videos were submitted to compete. The films are competing in five categories:

Food & Beverage

Artists, Culture & Events

Montana Places

Montana Outdoor Adventure

Montana Wildlife & Scenery.

Voting is open now, and concludes April 21, 2015. The competition will award $5000 to 1^st-3^rd place most voted films in each of the five categories. The top two videos from each category will compete in a finals round for two weeks from April 22-29, 2015 for $15,000.

The entries come from all over Montana, including some (including "The Circle Comes Together", which is entered in the "Artists, Culture & Events" category) are filmed here in the Golden Triangle....not that that should influence your vote.

Real Montana is run by The Audience Awards, a networking platform connecting filmmakers, film festivals and audiences through online short film competitions where the audience chooses the winners.

Audiences worldwide can sign up for free to watch and vote for their favorite films. The audience is allowed to vote for all of their favorite films once a day.

To view the Real Montana Competition and learn more about The Audience Awards, including upcoming competitions, click HERE.