Nickelodeon Announces The Winners Of The First-Ever SpongeBob SquarePants Global Short Film Competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes

Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has today (Friday 9th August 2013) announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers, the winners in two categories (under 18 years of age, and 18 and over) for the first-ever global "SpongeBob SquarePants"-themed short film competition, "SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes"!

Receiving more than 1,000 submissions from more than 70 countries, winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprised of Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.

The winners for the inaugural SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition are:

Winner in the "under 18 years of age" category - "The Krabby Commercial" by David (United States)

Winner in the "18 and over" category - "Finally Home" by Nicole (South Africa)

A huge congratulations to David and Nicole! You can watch their winning short SpongeBob films now here on spongebobsquareshorts.com!

In "The Krabby Commercial", Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star the task of making a commercial to advertise the world famous Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism. Click here to download a MP4 video of "The Krabby Commercial."

"Finally Home" follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home. Click here to download a MP4 video of "Finally Home."

Winners from each category will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a screening of the winning films at the first-ever "SpongeBob Fan Shellabration", held over Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2013 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR FIRST-EVER SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GLOBAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION, SPONGEBOB SQUARESHORTS: ORIGINAL FAN TRIBUTES

Nickelodeon announced today the winners in two categories (under 18 years of age, and 18 and over) for the first-ever global SpongeBob SquarePants-themed short film competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes. Receiving more than 1,000 submissions from more than 70 countries, winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprised of Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.

The winners for the inaugural SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition are:

Winner in the "under 18 years of age" category
"The Krabby Commercial" by David (United States)

Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob and Patrick the task of making a commercial to advertise the Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism.

Click here to download “The Krabby Commercial.”

Winner in the "18 and over" category
"Finally Home" by Nicole (South Africa)

A short film that follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home.

Click here to download “Finally Home.”

Winners from each category will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a screening of the winning films at the first-ever SpongeBob Fan Shellabration, held Sept. 7-8 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.

SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes is a global short film competition that encourages SpongeBob fans to celebrate the positivity and optimism of SpongeBob. Short film submissions featured original storylines and highlighted SpongeBob’s endearing attributes: humor, overflowing happiness and persistent positivity.

SpongeBob SquarePants is a world-renowned and beloved character-driven cartoon that chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. The series is seen in more than 170 countries and territories and in more than 35+ languages. The series consistently ranks as the #1 program in its time slot vs. all other kids’ channels in Brazil, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, and the Netherland, and is a top 10 program on Nickelodeon in markets including the UK, Russia, Australia, Germany and Italy. It is the most widely distributed property in Viacom Media Networks history.

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Also, from MU: Media Update:

South African Nicole van Schoor wins Nickelodeon's global short film competition

21-year-old Nicole van Schoor from Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape has triumphed in the global SpongeBob SquarePants themed short film competition SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes organised by Nickelodeon, channel 305 on DStv.

A Graphic design student, Van Schoor took home the prize for the “18 and over” category thanks to her film, Finally Home, a whimsical, live-action film that follows a dedicated SpongeBob fan and her quest to find her ultimate dream home.

The SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes competition received more than 1000 entries from more than 70 countries. Winners were chosen by fans via social media and online voting at www.spongebobsquareshorts.com, as well as a panel of judges comprising Nickelodeon executives from all corners of the globe.

Van Schoor receives a $2500 cash prize and a trip for four people to a special screening of the winning films at the first-ever SpongeBob Fan Shellabration, to be held from Saturday, 7 to Sunday, 8 September at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

The winning entry for the “under 18 years of age” category was The Krabby Commercial by David (United States). In the animated short, Mr. Krabs assigns SpongeBob and Patrick the task of making a commercial to advertise the Krabby Patty. When SpongeBob's initial attempt falls flat, Patrick picks up the slack and teaches everyone a lesson about optimism.

SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes is a global short film competition that encourages SpongeBob fans to celebrate the positivity and optimism of SpongeBob. Short film submissions featured original storylines and highlighted SpongeBob’s endearing attributes: humor, overflowing happiness and persistent positivity.

SpongeBob SquarePants is a world-renowned and beloved character-driven cartoon that chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. The series is seen in more than 170 countries and territories and in more than 35+ languages. The series consistently ranks as the number one program in its time slot versus all other kids’ channels in Brazil, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, and the Netherlands, and is a top 10 programme on Nickelodeon in markets including the UK, Russia, Australia, Germany and Italy. In South Africa, SpongeBob SquarePants has won the Coolest Cartoon Character Award for six years at the Sunday Times Generation Next Awards. SpongeBob SquarePants is the most widely distributed property in Viacom Media Networks history.

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Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand To Start To Show Nick's Brand New Musical Comedy Series "How To Rock" From Tuesday 13th August 2013

Nickelodeon Australia has announced and revealed the exciting Nickelodeon news in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new live-action comedy series "How to Rock" from Tuesday 13th August 2013 at 5.30pm!

How To Rock - Meet the Characters (7 photos)
The stage is set for our BRAND NEW show How to Rock! But, before the show begins, we wanted to introduce you to the characters.

Don't miss How to Rock - Tuesday 13th @ 5.30pm. http://ow.ly/nJUD2.

Nickelodeon's brand new live-action comedy show "How to Rock" follows Kacey Simon (Cymphonique Miller), a popular girl who was once mean, and whose status goes down after she must briefly wear braces and glasses. Ignored by her fellow mean girls, Kacey finds a new way to express herself through music by becoming the lead singer of the pop/hip-hop band Gravity 4 with Stevie Baskara (Lulu Antariksa), Zander Robbins (Max Schneider), Nelson Baxter (Noah Crawford), and Kevin Reed (Christopher O'Neal). The success of the band, now renamed Gravity 5, begins a rivalry with Kacey's former group The Perfs, a rival band featuring her former friends, and now archrivals Molly Garfunkel (Samantha Boscarino) and Grace King (Halston Sage).

Nickelodeon Europe Unveils Events And Promotions To Celebrate Summer 2013

The licensing industry news website Licensing.biz is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon Europe news in the following article that, to celebrate Summer 2013, Nickelodeon Europe has revealed a number of Nick-themed activities and events which will take place across Italy, Spain, France and Portugal this summer!

In Italy, Nickelodeon Spain (Espana) has again partnered with Geona Aquariam, following on from their successful partnership the companies enjoyed in 2012. The deal sees the creation of dedicated SpongeBob SquarePants areas in the ocean and reef environments, suitably recreated and branded in authentic Bikini Bottom style.

Costumed Nickelodeon characters will also be making a splash in other parts of the country throughout July and August 2013, including at the Zoomarine adventure park near Rome and the Aquafan water park in Riccione.

In addition, Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) has inked a summer partnership with car rental company Hertz for a promotion called "Family On Board". This has seen the creation of a fleet of 100 cars branded with key Nickelodeon characters. They will be available from mid-July for six months from Hertz locations in Rome and Milan.

The firm has also signed a partnership in Spain with Madrid's Parque de Atracciones for the third year running to stage two shows based on popular Nickelodeon properties. Krabby Patty Party and Baila con Nickelodeon will run until September 2013.

In France, La Tournee Nickelodeon (The Tour Nickelodeon) will run from Wednesday 31st July 2013 to Saturday 17th August 2013, featuring eight shows across the country:

Nickelodeon reveals Euro summer events

Promotions planned across Italy, Spain, France and Portugal featuring top characters.

Nickelodeon has revealed a number of activities and events which will take place across Italy, Spain, France and Portugal this summer.

In Italy, Nickelodeon has again partnered with Geona Aquariam, following on from the successful partnership it enjoyed in 2012.

The deal sees the creation of dedicated Spongebob Squarepants areas in the ocean and reef environments, suitably recreated and branded in authentic Bikini Bottom style.

Nickelodeon costume characters will also be making a splash in other parts of the country throughout July and August, including at the Zoomarine adventure park near Rome and the Aquafan water park in Riccione.

In addition, Nickelodeon Italy has inked a summer partnership with Hertz car rentals. This has seen the creation of a fleet of 100 cars branded with key characters. They will be available from mid-July for six months from Hertz locations in Rome and Milan.

The firm has also signed a partnership in Spain with Madrid's Parque de Atracciones for the third year running to stage two shows based on Nickelodeon properties. Krabby Patty Party and Baila con Nickelodeon will run until September.

In France, La Tournee Nickelodeon will run from July 31st to August 17th, featuring eight shows across the country.

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Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand To Start To Show Nicktoons USA's New Sci-Fi Comedy Series "Alien Dawn" On Saturday 10th August 2013

Nickelodeon Australia has announced and revealed the exciting Nickelodeon news in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia, and on the channels official website, nickelodeon.com.au, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will start to premiere and show Nicktoons USA's brand new American/Canadian science fiction/comedy series "Alien Dawn" from Saturday 10th August 2013 at 5.30pm until Saturday 31st August 2013!

Nick OZ & NZ's all-new mystery sci-fi show, "Alien Dawn", follows the adventures of 16-year-old skateboarder Cameron Turner (portrayed by actor Aaron Sauter) as he races to uncover clues of a mysterious conspiracy hidden in the animated pages of a comic book series created by his missing father.

To celebrate their brand new mystery series and the winter holidays, Nick Australia and New Zealand is also giving Aussie and Kiwi NickHeads the chance to win a personalised airbrushed skateboard by spotting the right classified fact during the series debut on Saturday 10th August 2013 at 5.30pm and then visiting Nick Australia's official "Win Win Winter" watch & win competition webpage to enter!

"Alien Dawn" also stars actor Kenny Sosnowski as Boris Walleyska, a slacker who loves to skate, loves everything and anything science fiction and a huge fan of Brady Turner, actress Christina Caradona as Lucy Condon, a girl who keeps a lot to herself, mostly about her father. But she is kind and never hesitates to help Cameron and Boris out of a sticky situation. She also attended Orion Academy, but doesn't remember anything about her experience, and actor Nick Wincenc as Pierce Rockwell, the school bully. He claims that doesn't believe in aliens or anything extra-terrestrial. He likes Lucy mostly because she is always around Cameron. Later in the show it's revealed that Pierce is actually a robot working for Lucy's Father, Hugh Condon (Clark Beasley Jr.), plus Alex Shimizu as Rock, Andrew Lemonier as Roll, Hilary Greer as Ruby Turner, Michael Forcan as Brady Turner, and Zineb Oukach as Stella.

Filming for the show began in August 2012 in New York City, and is the first live-action series created by and for NickToons USA. A total of 26 episodes were ordered for season one. The show was produced by Crook Brothers Productions, FremantleMedia Enterprises, and Larry Schwarz and his Band.

Unfortunately, Nicktoons decided to cancel the show after the first season after a dispute resulting in a lawsuit on June 27, 2013.

Love a good mystery?

Discover a mystery as big as the universe in our BRAND NEW show Alien Dawn - This Saturday @ 5.30pm.

Be watching for your chance to WIN - http://ow.ly/nHgU7 ‪#‎WinWinWinter‬

First Look At "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Season 2, Premiering Fall 2013 On Nickelodeon USA

To celebrate Nick USA premiering and showing the one-hour (two-part) season finale episode of the networks hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, called "Showdown", on Thursday 8th August 2013 at 8:00pm ET/PT, and debuting "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season 2 during Fall 2013, the pop culture news website MTV Geek has unveiled a fantastic brand new online streaming video clip featuring a exclusive sneak peek preview of the second season of Nick's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which you can watch below here on NickALive!

In season two of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", the fearless Heroes in a Half Shell - Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael - will face off against more new mean major mutations, all-new vicious villains, and butt cannons, and meet a new ally in the form of the menacing hockey player and maniacal vigilante Casey Jones, who will be voiced by Nickelodeon Star Josh Peck ("Drake & Josh", "The Amanda Show", "Snow Day")!

Nickelodeon recently revealed the news at their Nickelodeon Animation press event that Nick USA is planning to premiere the season 1 finale episode of Nick's new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series in August 2013, and start to show brand new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season 2 from September 2013!:

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Transcript of Nick USA's TMNT Season Two promo:

Coming this Fall, in a brand new season, the brothers are back, and bringing the action!

[Leo: No more time to waste. Let's do this, boys.]

There will be mean major mutations

[Raph: Mother of Mutations!]

[Mikey: Now can I scream in horror?!]

New vicious villains

[Donnie: Butt cannons? It has butt cannons?!]

And a new friendly face

[Casey: Yeah-Yes!]

That will change everything!

[Raph: Since when have you been wearing tighty-whities?]

[Mike: That, my friend, is a story for another day.]

The brand new season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, coming this Fall, only on Nick!

Get A Sneak Peek At Nickelodeon's 'TMNT' Season 2 [EXCLUSIVE]
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Watch: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season Two Sneak Peek

Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 is coming just in time for back-to-school, and we've got your exclusive first look at more mutations, action, and...butt canons!

Going back to school usually means doing some cool science stuff, but it ain't got nothing on the Turtles. Stay tuned for more Ninja news, and don't forget to tune in to the Season 1 Finale 'Showdown', airing TONIGHT at 8:00pm ET/PT on Nickelodeon!

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