Contest is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anthony Joseph Giunta and starring Kenton Duty, Daniel Flaherty, Katherine McNamara, and Mary Beth Peil. The film premiered at the 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival, and aired on Cartoon Network on October 6, 2013, as part of their Stop Bullying, Speak Up promotion.

Contest
Directed byAnthony Joseph Giunta
Written byAnthony Joseph Giunta
Produced bySteven N. Lerner
StarringKenton Duty
Daniel Flaherty
Katherine McNamara
Mary Beth Peil
CinematographyGiacomo Belletti
Edited byRobert Larkin
Music byRobert J. Cornejo
Production
companies
Contest, LLC.
Percolate Productions
Distributed byArc Entertainment
Release date
  • October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05) (MVFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A bullied teen chef wants to save his grandmother's business by entering a TV cooking contest to win the prize money, only to find his worst bully, Matt Prylek, suddenly pushing to become his new friend—and contest teammate. Meanwhile, Matt's brother Kyle wants him to do some villainous stuff.

Cast

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Production

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The film began pre-production on February 1, 2012 and ended pre-production on June 12, 2012. Production occurred in Liberty, NY and Fallsburg, NY on June 13, 2012 through July 13, 2012. Post-production concluded at the end of September 2013 shortly before the movie's October 5, 2013 debut at Mill Valley Film Festival and the premiere the following evening, October 6, 2013 on Cartoon Network.

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 2 reviews listed, both positive.[1]

The movie won an Audience Award at Mill Valley Film Festival.[citation needed] It also won a Family Choice Award.[citation needed]

Trivia

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Maria Ciuffo, known as Barstool Sports' "Ria", auditioned for and was offered a role in Contest. She ended up having to turn it down so as not to miss high school exams.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Contest". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. ^ AYG Comedy Podcast: Ria from Barstool - Italian Girl, July 18, 2021, retrieved July 29, 2021
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