Create a sweded version of your favorite holiday film. Use live action, cardboard, stop-motion, CGI or a combination to reimagine a holiday classic in a funny 30 – 120 second Video.

What’s the best part about coming home for the holidays? Seeing old friends? Getting gifts? Sharing the Christmas spirit? Nope! It’s binging on all those classic holiday movies airing on TV. So what better way to celebrate than a little yuletide sweding?

If you’re not exactly sure what a swede is, look no further than these amazing examples from past Tongal Projects. We want to see your clever DIY riffs on Christmas classics, so if you have a great Arnold impression or have access to a Building and Loan or if your uncle kind of looks like Macaulay Culkin, then this is the project for you.

And how’s this for a Christmas present? The 1^st place filmmaker will be invited to the 2015 Tongies! That means you and a friend will get to attend the 2^nd Annual Tongies. We’ll fly you out, put you up in a hotel and let you strut your stuff on the red carpet! Click the objectives tab to find out more.

The goal of this project is create a sweded version of your favorite holiday film. There's no set length but make sure your holiday swede comes in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes. Use live action, cardboard, stop-motion, CGI or a combination to reimagine your favorite holiday movie in a funny and entertaining way.

--Target Audience: Holiday movie lovers of all ages.

--Executional Mandatories:

• Please don’t use any assets from the movies you are sweding. So don’t use any audio tracks, music or video clips in your submission. You may mimic the music by doing an a cappella version (see this for a great example).

--Tone: Fun and hilarious.

--Exposure: Tongal’s YouTube/Facebook channels and other social media platforms.

This Project will be worth a total of $750 and consists of a Video Phase. Be sure to read the following information carefully as well as the Official Rules.

NOTE: The Contest is open only to residents of the United States.

PHASE 1: VIDEO – All creators are invited to enter a Wildcard (What Is a Wildcard?) submission. The Judges will score all Wildcard submissions and the three highest scoring Wildcard Videos will be scored to determine the standings for the Video Phase.

--Video Phase Payout: Winners of the Video Phase will earn the following prizes: 1st place $250, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place $250. The 1st place Video Winner will also receive two invitations to attend the 2^nd Annual Tongies in Los Angeles, two round trip plane tickets and a two-night hotel stay in Los Angeles.

--Music:  Tongal has partnered with three premiere music providers: Audiosocket, Killer Tracks and Epidemic Sound. Any of which can be used to source music for your Video submission to this Project. You may use up to THREE total tracks per Video submission, and they can come from any of the three providers listed above. Music from these providers is available to registered Tongal members at no charge solely for their incorporation into Submissions to this Project and will not require a separate Music Release Form. To learn more about using each of these music providers, click on any of the provider’s names above.

If you are selected as a winner and choose to use custom/original music, you must fill out and submit our Music Release Form. If you obtain music from other catalog providers, you must purchase the appropriate license at your own expense and submit it with our Music Release Form when you turn in your Video paperwork.  

--Referral: Any Tongal member who refers one of the winning Video creators in this Project using the Tongal “Invite Friends” functionality will receive a referral fee equal to 5% of the amount won. That’s a potential $37.50 in bonus cash just for telling all of your talented friends about this Project! Check out more about our Referral Program in FAQ.

1. The Video MUST not exceed 120 seconds in length. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is HD 720p 16x9. Acceptable file formats are .mov, .avi, .mp4, .wmv. Acceptable codecs are H.264 (MP4), MPEG-4, H.263, MPGV, WMV, DivX. Should you win, you will also be required to provide a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec

2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.

3. In the event you utilize any third party materials, such as music provided by a third-party music provider not provided by Tongal, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal.

4. BY SUBMITTING A VIDEO ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.

5. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

6. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.

7. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.

8. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.

9. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.

10. The Contest is open only to residents of the United States.

11. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.

12. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Videos without providing additional compensation. Remember it's easier to re-edit than re-shoot so try to get as much coverage as possible.

13. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, winning Video creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their winning Videos, as well as a photograph/headshot  OR copy of a photo ID for all On-camera Talent releases. You must also provide all project files, editing sequences and a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec to claim your prize.

14. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.