Indianapolis

This page is designed to compile all known ways to attend a free advanced movie screening, both online and offline. If you live in Indianapolis and know of other providers or offers in your area, please leave a comment and help us out.

General Providers

When you attend enough advanced screenings, you start to notice that the same providers keep sponsoring them. So it's in your interest to find out more about these providers.

1. Local Radio

Generally, local radio stations can give out screening passes six ways:

• Listen to win: "Our 29th caller gets tickets for two to see.."
  
• Pass pick-up: "Drop by our station office and pick up passes..."
• Expo or festival: "Stop by our booth and be sure to grab tix..."
• Follow the van: "Our wacky afternoon DJ has driven the prize van over to some local business and is giving away free hot dogs and movie passes!"
• Point system: "Join our listeners club, and when you earn enough points..."
  
• Online contests: "Enter by Monday. We'll select five winners then to attend..."

B105.7 usually has a screening to offer. Z99.5 has movies for its listeners club. WFMS 95.5 and Hot 96.3 have offered screenings in the past.

Also visit Sports 1260, WIBC 93.1, Q95, and X103.

Feel free to find other local stations by using Radio Locator or your favorite Internet search engine.

2. Local Print

The Indianapolis Star does not offer contests, at least online. (Be sure to take a look at the print edition.) They also power Indy.com, which has a small contest section.

You should also look for any weekly or community papers that you might find in libraries or in colorful boxes along city sidewalks. NUVO is an alternative weekly with screening contests on its website. Also flip through the Indianapolis Recorder, maybe.

3. Local TV

ABC 6 offers movie-related prizes, but not screenings. Then check out The CW 4, CBS 8, NBC 13, My23 TV, and FOX 59.

4. Local Internet

The front page of Indy Moms will, on occasion, include a screening. There's also a print magazine version that appears as an insert in the Sunday newspaper.

5. Regional and National Internet

Movie Jungle, which is based out of Lexington, spreads into other cities in the Midwest, including Indianapolis.

Film Metro has gone national and may offer screenings just about anywhere. Take a look and see if your city is included.

Be sure to check the national forums at Fat Wallet and Slick Deals as well. THE MOVIE OUTSIDER has a representative that posts offers on each of those forums, and compiles a list of screenings by city that links back to here. More importantly, other members in the forums will relay info about multi-city screenings sponsored by the movie studios and PR firms. Use these sites in tandem, and you'll get about as much publicly available information as possible.

Specific Offers

THE BUCKET LIST (already in limited release)

B105.7 screening
Wednesday, Jan. 9, time and location unknown