Ft. Lauderdale

This page is designed to compile all known ways to attend a free advanced movie screening, both online and offline. If you live in Ft. Lauderdale 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..."

Not living in the area, it's unclear to us which radio stations in the South Florida area are local to Ft. Lauderdale. So navigate to the Miami page instead.

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

2. Local Print

The Palm Beach Post has a contest page that is not updated very often. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel doesn't even have that.

You should also look for any weekly or community papers that you might find in libraries or in colorful boxes along city sidewalks. The New Times of Broward-Palm Beach has a Free Stuff page. The Promenade does not.

Remember to flip through the print versions of the above papers for any additional offers.

3. Local TV

As we said with the Local Radio section above, navigate to the Miami page for a list of TV stations in South Florida.

4. Local Internet

Edge Ft. Lauderdale has a great contest page with frequent and consistent movie offers. Understand that the site addresses gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender culture, so it's important to keep an open mind. After all, a contest is a contest, and anyone can enter. Besides, Edge is just one of several sponsors of a single screening -- they get some passes, and maybe a radio station gets others. So if you win passes, you'll be in a diverse crowd; it's not like they check your sexuality at the door.

5. Regional and National Internet

Film Metro has gone national and may offer screenings just about anywhere. Take a look and see if your city is included. (In the past, screenings have appeared in Hollywood and West Palm Beach as well.)

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)

Edge Ft. Lauderdale screening
Date, time, and location unknown

CLOVERFIELD (otherwise opens January 18)

Edge Ft. Lauderdale screening
Date, time, and location unknown

Film Metro screening
Tuesday, Jan. 15, time and location (in West Palm Beach) unknown

HOW SHE MOVE (otherwise opens January 25)

Edge Ft. Lauderdale screening
Date, time, and location unknown

MAD MONEY (otherwise opens January 18)

Edge Ft. Lauderdale screening
Date, time, and location unknown

THERE WILL BE BLOOD (already in limited release)

Edge Ft. Lauderdale screening
Date, time, and location unknown