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Disney Channel announces finalists of 'Start your story' contest
 
Indiantelevision.com Team
(8 February 2006 4:00 pm)
 

MUMBAI: Disney Channel has named the 10 finalists for the viewer’s voting round of ‘Start your story' contest presented by Microsoft XP. The first phase of the contest garnered more than 25,000 entries.

All the finalists have been rewarded with a HP Pavilion Media Centre PC. Vignettes of each of these winners will also appear on the Disney Channel. The top 10 schools who sent in the maximum number of entries also won a HP Media Centre PC each. Apart from this, the top 100 winners short-listed earlier, bagged a Microsoft Encarta CD each along with posters from Disney Channel.

 
 

Microsoft and Disney Channel had come together to offer Indian kids a unique opportunity to unleash their creativity with “Start your story” contest in November- December 2005. Kids across India were invited to participate in this contest using their imagination and Microsoft Windows XP to create prize-winning original stories.

The 10 winners are:

  • Shurjo Bannerjee aged 13 from Kolkata for the story- The New Computer
  • Mukulika Sisodia aged 12 from Mumbai for the story- Computer’s Day Out
  • Shachi Priya Sinha aged 13 from Kolkata for the story- Shattered Bliss
  • Tanya Ramola aged 12 from Delhi for the story- The Haunted House
  • Samruddha Canpadee aged 10 from Chennai for the story- Leafy and Friends
  • Sohini Saha aged 13 from Kolkata for the story- The Trauma
  • Aditya Pramod aged 8 from Bangalore for the story- The Naughty Chimp
  • Vikram Kamath aged 15 from Bangalore for the story- Lucy in My Sky like a Diamond
  • Shreya Sheth aged 8 from Kolkata for the story- Home for a Common Cat
  • Mayank Makhija aged 15 from New Delhi for the story- Greed can make you a Mushroom

The contest enters the second phase this week in February 2006, where viewers get to exercise their vote for the best entry out of the chosen top 10 stories. The lucky five viewers whose choice matches that of the jury will also win big prizes along with the contest winners.

The stories are being featured for 12 days (4 to 15 February) on Disney Channel’s website, www.disneychannelindia.com to be reviewed by the viewers. To participate in the contest kids have to log on to the channel’s website and vote for the best story or sms <Story> followed by the <Name> of the contestant to 4646. The best story chosen by the jury will fly the lucky winner of the grand prize to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, USA, while five viewers whose choice matches that of the jury will win HP Media Center PCs.

"Storytelling is an important part of Disney’s heritage. We aim to encourage storytelling and creativity in kids by nurturing their love for fantasy and imagination. Through this contest on Disney Channel, we have been able to provide an exclusive platform that empowers kids to express themselves. The initiative has inspired kids to demonstrate talent while fostering the creative usage of latest technology. I am certain that it has been a unique brand experience for the viewers and marketers alike," said Walt Disney Television International (India) director marketing and communications Tushar Shah.

Microsoft India director Windows Client Rishi K Srivastava said, "The magic of software is in redefining the computing experience today, enabling more and more individuals across age groups to do more things with their PC and explore new ways to ultimately realise their full potential with technology. In sync with this belief, while conceptualizing this innovative contest with Disney our singular focus was on encouraging greater creativity and imagination by young minds and introducing them to the rich and collaborative environment of Windows XP which enabled them to bring their stories to life."

 
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