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Focus around the world

Focus around the world

The past 5 days has seen a tremendous interest in our film comp with viewers and voters coming from around the world.

Most come from around Australia with the USA in second place (we are big in California, Texas, Florida and New York. The United Kingdom is in third place with a whole bunch of Londoners getting involved. Next comes the Philippines with Manila and Makati City being home to a large number of voters.

There are 8 days to go before we close off voting take off our socks and get counting before the ‘Main Event’ on the 15th.

If you don’t have a seat booked there is still time although places are limited.

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